Duh

It is always fun when you drive 35-40 minutes to work, only to realize that you left your computer and work papers at home.

Almost the weekend!

It feels like Friday at work this morning. My boss is out for the week. Many of my co-workers are also out for the week. It is just me and a small group of fellow employees churning out client documents today and likely, tomorrow. As noted in previous posts, I actually enjoy when the office is quiet. I can work in peace, and be productive, without a ton of people stopping by to chat. I am especially happy that my boss is not in today. He pulled a little Robin Hood move on me yesterday. Basically my boss took a portion of my June billable hours and allocated them to someone who "needed" them more than I do. WTF? Last I checked, I am the one who produced the client deliverables and interacted with the client...This had better not happen again!

Overwhelmed again....

I went from being bored out of my mind at work to totally overwhelmed again. Why is there never a happy median? I have three non-billable projects due this week (which are not my favorite type of projects). Additionally, I have four billable projects and a business proposal also due this week. It is going to take a lot of coffee and late nights at the office to get my work done this week!

On a happy note, I bought a new desk for my home office this past weekend. Now I do not need to push all of my husband's papers, books, and pop cans off of his desk to get some work done! It looks awesome, and I love it! Unfortunately, I have already made use of my home desk. I spent all day yesterday verifying the data in a client report. :(

Alright, back to work I go..

Work Anniversary

I started working at my present job exactly one-year ago!

Playoffs and everything else..

Well, apparently the fact that my kickball team has not won a game does not prevent us from being in the playoffs. We play some undefeated team tonight. My quad is starting to feel better, so I should be able to play. However, the only way I can kick without pain is by keeping my leg straight when I kick the ball (which means I can not swing it back at an angle). I am sure I will look ridiculous tonight!

Work is still going well. Things are pretty slow here this month, which means that I spend most of my time writing articles that we can forward to clients. It is a lot easier to write articles now that I have a specialty and I am somewhat competent in it. Compare that to when I first started and my boss asked me to write an article about a subject I was clueless about. It was a ton harder to draft something back then.

Additionally, I am taking some PTO in two weeks. One of my sisters and one of my husband's friends are flying out to visit us. We plan on taking them all over Chicago. It should be a blast.

Alright, I am done rambling...

Ouch!

Well, I pulled one of my quadriceps muscles playing kickball last night. And if that was not embarrassing enough, I fell flat on my face while diving to catch a ball. Last night did not go well for me or my team, haha. The highlight of the night was when our college intern scored our first and ONLY run of the night!

Anyway, my leg is beyond sore this morning. I thought the burning sensation would go away, but it has not! Getting older sucks! I pole vaulted on a broken ankle in college. Now, I strain a leg muscle and I can barely walk...Kinda funny.

Double Header

I am participating in a double header at kickball tonight. Yup, I am on the corporate kickball team. My team never wins. We are very similar to the Bad News Bears. Wish us losers a bit of luck, cause we will need it.