While it's been a long week, so much has happened. For starters, I got a new job. But before I left my old job, me and another co-worker (who recently left also) felt that we needed to chronicle this momentous occasion by creating a few lists of sorts documenting the things that we have both learned over our time at our last job.
Here is one of the lists:
MEMORIES (and YES, these are ALL TRUE stories)
1. Hearing a colleague use the words anti-toxin (instead of antioxidant), dampner (instead of damper..."that really put a damper on my day"), irregardless (that's not a word), supposably (that one either...not a word) and Chicargo (is that a real city? Come on!!) on a daily basis.
2. Incorrect usage of the word proud..."I am so proud you found your glasses" or "I am so proud your headache is gone."
3. Use of the location Breckenridge at least 50 times in one 5-8 minute phone conversation.
4. Being asked to get on my hands and knees to clean the carpet, with a DISH BRUSH...Yes,...what we also use to clean the dishes; and Yes, also put right back on the sink for others to use on dishes AFTER it was used on the carpet.
5. Being asked to use a staple remover to get staples out of the carpet since I am done with my work. (Sorry, I won’t be able to get to that until after I finish scrubbing the carpet with the dish brush.)
6. Best job search advice EVER given to me: "the grass isn't always greener on the other side." Oh it might be purple, pink, orange, or yellow, but I don't care. I'll take that over this because I am just that miserable!
7. Serious overuse of the phrases "It's like..."and "I mean..." from someone over 60.
8. Having 3 bosses. Well, I take that back. I have 2 bosses and 1 supervisor. The funny thing is boss=legitimate, supervisor=self-proclaimed. Apparently no one cares to inform her otherwise. HELLO ...she is a (glorified) SECRETARY.
Secretary <> 9. A colleague stealing my file cabinet keys because I wouldn't take them home with me...to teach me a lesson...well, there's nothing the file cabinet so why should I be concerned with people getting into my cabinet...literally, it's empty.
10. Spending $10,000 and a week’s vacation on lasik eye surgery for a diabetic dog that you don’t think will survive the year. (Yes,... you read all of that correctly!)
11. Having your boss tell you who you can and can't be friends with. (“I’m not going to tell you who you should be friends with. I am going to tell you to be careful though. You never know who you can trust.”)
12. Nothing says crazy like a coworker who has a cage full of monkeys in their backyard, who smokes Cattails, gets q-tips stuck in her ear and has dogs who ride in carseats.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Somewhat Controlled Chaos
Justin and Ashley came to visit this weekend and they brought their dogs Sophie (German Shepard) and Bella (Bijoun). We had SO MUCH FUN and so did the dogs. Maggie spent all weekend playing with those two. We went to the gym, toured beautiful Port Arthur (HA) and Beaumont and then had dinner and went to a hockey game.
Just a few pics highlighting the fun that was had by all...
Maggie and Sophie playing ball together...It took three days for Sophie to finally want to play with Maggie. She felt the need to guard her family from Maggie instead of play with her. This ticked Maggie severely off. Maggie just sat and barked at her for the longest time until Sophie would finally pay attention to her.
Maggie waiting her turn to play fetch.
All of us after dinner at Johnny Carino's.
Justin played ball with the dogs for a while. Maggie and Sophie loved this.
After they were done playing ball, here are all of the tired puppies.
Me and Ash with the Southeast Texas Wildcatters Mascot!!
Just a few pics highlighting the fun that was had by all...
Maggie and Sophie playing ball together...It took three days for Sophie to finally want to play with Maggie. She felt the need to guard her family from Maggie instead of play with her. This ticked Maggie severely off. Maggie just sat and barked at her for the longest time until Sophie would finally pay attention to her.
Maggie waiting her turn to play fetch.
All of us after dinner at Johnny Carino's.
Justin played ball with the dogs for a while. Maggie and Sophie loved this.
After they were done playing ball, here are all of the tired puppies.
Me and Ash with the Southeast Texas Wildcatters Mascot!!
New Job
Back and better than ever...
Well, I started my new job on Monday. I was a little out of sorts when I was practically greeted at the door with a list of 25 things to do...talk about stressful. But I think it will gradually get better with time. You all know how it is...the better you are at your job, the more fun you have and more satification you get from your job. I am still a long way from that but completely relieved that I am in a new atmosphere.
After talking with a former co-worker yesterday, I realized that I am not AS emotionally UN-balanced as I thought. That old atmosphere affected me more than I realized. This new opportunity has helped me to realize just how miserable and affected I had become. Thanks to E for keeping me sane during the insanity, thanks to Andrea for your support and advice, and thanks to all my other friends and family for your prayers and thoughts...It was completely worth it.
I am so thankful that the good Lord has a better plan for me. This is me breathing a sigh of relief on my last day.
Why I’m happy I have a new job:
1. Being hired, not to work and be an employee of the state, but to be the friend to your co-worker and talk to them all day long.
2. Coming home crying on the third day of work and at least bi-monthly after that.
3. Waiting 9 months for your bosses to find you a new promised job opportunity, and then when it finally arrives, it's really just more job responsibility.
4. Being told by another co-worker that I am not allowed to go back to school.
Well, I started my new job on Monday. I was a little out of sorts when I was practically greeted at the door with a list of 25 things to do...talk about stressful. But I think it will gradually get better with time. You all know how it is...the better you are at your job, the more fun you have and more satification you get from your job. I am still a long way from that but completely relieved that I am in a new atmosphere.
After talking with a former co-worker yesterday, I realized that I am not AS emotionally UN-balanced as I thought. That old atmosphere affected me more than I realized. This new opportunity has helped me to realize just how miserable and affected I had become. Thanks to E for keeping me sane during the insanity, thanks to Andrea for your support and advice, and thanks to all my other friends and family for your prayers and thoughts...It was completely worth it.
I am so thankful that the good Lord has a better plan for me. This is me breathing a sigh of relief on my last day.
Why I’m happy I have a new job:
1. Being hired, not to work and be an employee of the state, but to be the friend to your co-worker and talk to them all day long.
2. Coming home crying on the third day of work and at least bi-monthly after that.
3. Waiting 9 months for your bosses to find you a new promised job opportunity, and then when it finally arrives, it's really just more job responsibility.
4. Being told by another co-worker that I am not allowed to go back to school.
Monday, March 10, 2008
Break Time!
Everyday Bailey is taking a small break to settle into a new job and new schedule. Will be back soon!
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
What's Cooking Wednesday - Spinach Quiche
I love quiche. It can be packed full of peanut butter and jelly and I would still eat it because I love quiche. I love quiche so much that I think I might marry it, and then eat it at the reception. I think I should also have a cool nickname like "Quiche Queen"...alright maybe that's not a "cool" nickname but I could still live with it.
I have been on a search for the perfect quiche lately and found this Spinach Quiche. It's not the "perfect" quiche, but it was still pretty tasty and mucho easy! If you have some chopped spinach and a frozen pie crust in your freezer, you can make this tonight. And, if you don't like the filling, change it up. I always put in extra bacon, tomatoes, onion and mushrooms in mine. And I always swap out the cheddar for swiss cheese.
Monday, March 3, 2008
New Job! New Job! New Job!
You are looking at a changed girl!! (Well, maybe you aren't actually looking at me...you get the point) After 8.5 months of 95% torture, I finally got a new job doing something remotely interesting.
I think I have been on 20 interviews during that time period, 2 or three 2nd interviews, a site tour and a job tryout (??). I got word last Tuesday that I had a new job with new pay, in a new department, with a new office, with a new boss, and a new group of students on the complete other side of campus. How wonderful is that.
I will be the Instructional Technician Support Specialist (say that 5 times fast) for the Superintendent's and Principal's Academy here on campus. YAY!!!!! However, human resources didn't call me until today (Monday) and they want me to start next week. No 2 weeks notice, not even 1 weeks notice. My previous employers have asked that I stay through the week to tie up my loose ends but they still don't realize that I HAVE NO JOB RESPONSIBILITY TO TURN OVER!!!!!
Anyway, for all of you who know how hard it has been over the last few months, thanks for your support and I appreciate all of your encouraging words. I really needed consolement, a shoulder to Boo-Hoo on at least twice a week, and a person there that I can vent (unfiltered) towards.
As soon as I have all of my new information, I will send it out. New Job...YaY! (If I had a pic of me silently partying (since I am still at work) it would go right here!!!)
I think I have been on 20 interviews during that time period, 2 or three 2nd interviews, a site tour and a job tryout (??). I got word last Tuesday that I had a new job with new pay, in a new department, with a new office, with a new boss, and a new group of students on the complete other side of campus. How wonderful is that.
I will be the Instructional Technician Support Specialist (say that 5 times fast) for the Superintendent's and Principal's Academy here on campus. YAY!!!!! However, human resources didn't call me until today (Monday) and they want me to start next week. No 2 weeks notice, not even 1 weeks notice. My previous employers have asked that I stay through the week to tie up my loose ends but they still don't realize that I HAVE NO JOB RESPONSIBILITY TO TURN OVER!!!!!
Anyway, for all of you who know how hard it has been over the last few months, thanks for your support and I appreciate all of your encouraging words. I really needed consolement, a shoulder to Boo-Hoo on at least twice a week, and a person there that I can vent (unfiltered) towards.
As soon as I have all of my new information, I will send it out. New Job...YaY! (If I had a pic of me silently partying (since I am still at work) it would go right here!!!)
Race Results
So Saturday went well...the race was fun. They posted a few pics online for people to purchase and these are the 2 I bought for me and E. They are really low res so that's why they aren't that big.
We ran the whole thing and finished in 31 minutes. We were very proud especially since we didn't train like we were wanting to due to cold and rain and other things that always seem to pop up when you least expect it.
My iPod sensor, that tells you how far you have run and what time it is, broke earlier in the week. So Friday night before the race, I went and bought a new one. I put it in my shoe to get ready for the next day and ...ugh!...the new sensor wouldn't work either. So I had no clue where we were in the race or how long we had run.
All in all, the race was great. We have both decided that when we retire, we are moving to the Woodlands. However, I think I am going to have to get a job making 8 figures for the next 25 years to make that happen. For those of you that missed it, we had a really great time and hope you can join us for one of the races coming up. They are alot more fun when there are more people you know. Even if you just come to hang out.
We ran the whole thing and finished in 31 minutes. We were very proud especially since we didn't train like we were wanting to due to cold and rain and other things that always seem to pop up when you least expect it.
My iPod sensor, that tells you how far you have run and what time it is, broke earlier in the week. So Friday night before the race, I went and bought a new one. I put it in my shoe to get ready for the next day and ...ugh!...the new sensor wouldn't work either. So I had no clue where we were in the race or how long we had run.
All in all, the race was great. We have both decided that when we retire, we are moving to the Woodlands. However, I think I am going to have to get a job making 8 figures for the next 25 years to make that happen. For those of you that missed it, we had a really great time and hope you can join us for one of the races coming up. They are alot more fun when there are more people you know. Even if you just come to hang out.
Eggplant Update
Well, I told everyone on Friday that I was going to make the Eggplant Rigatoni and that you can't make a bad pasta dish. I am here to tell you that I was wrong.
It didn't matter how many times I dumped loads of Parmesan cheese on the dish...There was just no taste to it. The recipe called for just a little bit of red pepper flakes and pasta water. The pepper was incredibly overpowering and had I put all of that pasta water in, it would have been pasta soup. I don't recommend this recipe.
I still have 2 servings of it in my fridge. I hate to waste food so I am trying to figure out something to add to it to make it good!!! If I come up with anything, I will let you know.
It didn't matter how many times I dumped loads of Parmesan cheese on the dish...There was just no taste to it. The recipe called for just a little bit of red pepper flakes and pasta water. The pepper was incredibly overpowering and had I put all of that pasta water in, it would have been pasta soup. I don't recommend this recipe.
I still have 2 servings of it in my fridge. I hate to waste food so I am trying to figure out something to add to it to make it good!!! If I come up with anything, I will let you know.
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