The one good thing was today went by quickly

(Well, and stitch and bitch was good, too. But you get my point.)

People with office jobs know that taking a day off generally means you can't see the top of your desk when you get back. That's not just me, right?

Last week was a busy one for me; at the beginning of the week I was catching up from having the previous Friday off, and then I was trying to get as much as possible done before having the coming Friday off. (I've learned to make a list before I go of things I need to do/work on/talk to people about/follow up on when I get back. Thinking I will remember them all is a pipe dream.)

I worked about an hour late last Thursday, just to get organized, and still there was a lot to sort through this morning. And I did get a lot done today, especially considering the half-a-freakin-day I spent at a company-wide meeting that was hugely boring, I'm sorry but it was. They were telling us a lot of what they recently told the sales people at meetings, and I don't sell our products, so I really don't need the level of detail they do. (I would totally suuuuuck at sales, just by the way.) They did give us a nice lunch, but after three hours* of "here's how '09 financials compared to '08" and "here's where we think we'll be in five years" (surprise, they're optimistic!), cold pizza would have been good.

*with no breaks

So! Though I did stay half an hour late before hustling off to stitch and bitch, I didn't get all caught up, but I made a good dent. If tomorrow goes well, I'll be close to normal by the end. And I am not off this Friday, which makes me sad but also means that the gear-up/catch-up cycle is off for now.

Boy, do I want to find a proofreader job soon, though. Just saying.

Carlos wants that for me, too. He's very easy-going. Not just not aggressive, but non-confrontational. Placating, even.

Cute, too. Right?





Tomorrow, I may talk knitting, I may talk books. Or possibly about something else altogether. Can you bear the suspense?