- The aforementioned mandatory meeting we had at work wasn’t as bad as we all suspected. We’d gotten this rather micro-managey email earlier last week about time and stuff and my coworkers, who have all been here a lot longer than me, were not happy. But in the end, our boss told us to just manage our time appropriately and be smart about leave as we come into our busy drafting/editing season. So that was good. I think everyone went into it worried. As the newest hire, I don’t know the places where you can and cannot get away with stuff yet anyway.
- Thursday took a turn for the worse when I did not get a second course for one of my online jobs and got reprimanded for not participating in a discussion. I was unaware of it since it’s a brand new course. Felt like an ass but I took it and tried to move on. I will be fine but heading into the Christmas season, I always stress a little. Is it always ok in the end? Yes, always. But do I worry nonetheless? Of course. I have been saving and saving but financials always give me anxiety. Especially now that we’ve added a new car and driver to our insurance. And of course, since my son isn’t an individual but a statistic (to insurance companies), he’s going to cost me a bit. Though, a lot less than I had anticipated. Still, upped my monthly enough to make a difference.
- Knowing that this and next month will be slowly ramping up my workload until it gets INSANE in November and December is mostly what has me on edge emotionally right now. Usually when I get like this, I sink myself back into things like music or fanfiction. Still really into Sleep Token but finding a lot of good stuff in the Knocked Loose songbook. There’s a lot of talent that goes into screaming like Bryan Garris does, to be honest. I’ve also rediscovered the magical pairing of Bagginshield (or Thilbo, if you’d like). Thorin and Bilbo from the Hobbit. So when time permits I read fix-it fics (where no one dies and everyone is happy.) And why not? I need some happy endings when I am stressed and sad!
- This morning was cool and breezy and I just love how, even though I live in Florida (albeit pretty north) we get Fall at the actual start of the season. Sure, it’ll be 88 later but for now, the humidity is down and we begin our mornings on a good note.
- I remember this time of year now: busy almost every day of the week and weekends are jam-packed. I find myself longing for some of the days we had this summer when I got home from work, cracked a beer, and played Golden Tee. It was relaxed, fun. We put on music and just hung out. You can’t do nothing forever and it’s a balance, but I am still feeling stretched thin. We are hosting a bottle share tonight, have an 8 am soccer game tomorrow, we’re canning the rest of the group’s wee heavy at 1:30 then we might go to an Oktoberfest thing at a local restaurant. We’ll see how tired I am! For now, I am going to grade and see how the day goes. Out at 3!
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All will be well….