....it's Tuesday again. And I've been less than stellar at posting my antics here.
Let's see...
Truth is... Youngest and I finally got around to cleaning his fish tank and putting in all the new roman column decorations he got for Christmas. We did an 80% water change since the water quality was horrendous, but so as to not shock the fish any further, we used warm water to replace the old. Except Youngest took that to mean water piped straight from the depths of hell, skyrocketing the temp in the tank to nearly 100 degrees. So we did the only logical thing... we gathered snow from outside and dumped it in by the bucketful.
Yes my friends, we made indoor icebergs. It was awesome. Even more awesome... the fish seem to be doing fine and loving their new decor. Youngest opted to use some stacked stone from the yard and made multiple level tunnels and caves. As his red tipped shark swam through the stone caverns, he looked at me and said "It's like the tunnels of the Mexican drug cartels.".
*sigh*
Truth is... yes, you are not mistaken, I said SNOW outside. We had the pleasure of dragging out the snow blower yesterday and digging through the garage for the long put away shovel for an unexpected 8 inches of snow. Delivering mail in it? Awesome. Sticking my fingers in the vent of the car to regain feeling because I have no idea where my good gloves are? Even more awesome. I still have no idea where the ice scraper went. But on the plus side, we did not lose power and we'll be seeing the grass in about a week.
Truth is... we went through a count at work. A count is when the Post Office literally counts every piece of mail, scan code, parcel, and every step we take during the day to determine how much to pay us. It's tedious, antiquated, and a giant pain in the a$$. Which is why it's only done office wide every 4 years or so. I was opted into this count since my route is heavily over burdened. And, as expected, my route came back about 5 hours over what they can pay me. Which means that while I will subject to another pay cut, my workload will also be lessened... just in time for summertime sunshine.
Awesome right? Except on the day everything was finalized, Boston decided to automate all of our catalogs. Which means another count in 5 weeks. And a GIANT pay cut. One that there is no way I can prepare for. And while we are all keeping our fingers crossed that it turns out for the best, I must admit I am not really looking forward to having over a thousand customers.
Truth is... my vacation can not come soon enough. It's days away my friends. Yes, it's badly timed and involves thousands of dollars being spent on a location I'd rather not go. But man oh man, I can not wait to walk away from work for ten days regardless of the reason.
Truth is... Youngest and I are headed to the island shortly for a 50 mile bike ride with the Scouts. I will not be camping unless you count staying in a Spa on the other end of the island. I want to ride the entire 50 miles, really I do. But there comes a time in every mom's life when she must say to herself, "What the hell am I doing? I'm not earning a badge.... I should stay in and eat a nice breakfast and just meet them half way. It's my vacation too." And that's just what I intend to do. :)
Truth is... I am at the point where I just don't even care what happens at work while I am gone. I'm considering it practice for when I go out for my carpal tunnel surgery and then later for my abdominal surgery. Three weeks for one, and 6 to 8 for the other. It has occurred to me that while I've been trying to make things easier for my sub that he's never actually doing anything for himself, and therefore leaving a giant ass mess for me to clean up the next day. So it's time for a bit of tough love.
Truth is... we lost two of my favorite people this past weekend. One to adult CF, the other to ALS. Funny thing about obituaries, there's so much more to a person than what you think you know. I met them both in the last 13 years of their lives, completely forgetting that they had an entire life before that, when they were young and full of opportunities.
Truth is... that abut sums it up here.
.....What's going on for your Tuesday?
Sorry to hear about the losses. Good to hear that you will be away from work, even if it may not be where you might want to be. Sad with the pay cut too; I feel for you. Its like in my profession, they find every way to cut your pay, but yet expect you to work the same, if not better. Don't they realize we have bills to pay? I bet the fish were bored so they are enjoying their new surroundings.
ReplyDeleteAS for me, settled in at our new place. My work window (where I have my computer for work) looks out the front window. I see the mail person delivering our mail daily (they still drive up in their truck, get out of it to put mail into the mail box). We are having fun writing on the mail "not at this address" on the mail that is not ours.
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Yeah, that snow thing. You can have it. I may remove the snowthrower from the tractor this weekend, but I may not because I don't trust the weather. You know. It's a snow thing.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear of your losses. And for the pay cut. I really don't understand management - why they just can't pay people what they are worth and for the amount of work they do. If they did that some people's pay would skyrocket and other's would plummet. That's how it would work in a fair world. Unfortunately, we don't live in a fair world.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your vacation and your Spa! Even if it's not where you want to be, it's better than being at work!
We didn't get snow (thank GOD!) but it went down to freezing last night - I am SO over being cold.
I don't pretend to understand you job. I remember when the USPS was hiring here years back and was giving the test. My nephew and I studied half-heartedly for it for a week. Went to the test building saw the line wrapping around the place. Went home, got high. Looks like a good choice.
ReplyDeleteGlad you're not doing the full 50. Do the first bit, then bail to the spa about the time the boys' "bits" start to hurt from the seat. (On that note, the cheap gel cushion seats from Walmart work wonders. It's worth it, especially if they ever want to have children some day.)
ReplyDeleteHow'd the nerve conduction studies go?
Thinking of you. Hugs!
I had carpal tunnel surgery on one had about 5 years ago. Went great. It's a relatively simple procedure these days. Having that done at the same time gut surgery though...that seems rough. Your job sounds so hard, and I'm sure no one thanks you for bringing their mail. Postal workers and those in trash pick-up, we take them for granted. And we sure gripe when those jobs go undone. So, I THANK you for what you do. And I hope your time off is restful!
ReplyDeleteReally? SNOW??? Sorry you have to get surgery...but it sounds like maybe your workplace will figure out just how much you do while you're gone!
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