As some of you may have noticed, I have been in a crazy-busy fog for the past couple of weeks. I haven't even had time to let most people know why, so now that it's Saturday (and I feel pressured to get 100 things done but am TRYING to chill), I thought I'd write and let everyone know what's up.
Two weeks ago, my company did its third round of layoffs in two years. I have now made it through all three, and you can't understand how lucky I feel about that. I am in the Atlanta office of a nationwide company of aroun 500 employees. There have always been about 20 people in our office here. The first round cut three people from our construction department. The second didn't hit us. But this recent one laid off 7 of 17 of us, so it was a big hit, and a painful one, as people we are friends with lost their jobs. Both of my bosses lost their jobs, so I figured I was next on the block. But someone felt like I was worth keeping around, and I am now filling 3 roles instead of 1. Thus - the nutso two weeks I've had. I am not complaining at all. My days seem to go by in an hour. I am constantly busy. But I am learning whole new areas of the company, and in the end, I will be able to do several types of jobs well. So even though my brain feels like mush, I know this is making me more valuable in the end.
It's the rest of my life where I'm noticing the toll....
I got a cold...not a bad one. I've worked super hard this year to keep myself from getting sick. I drink a lot of water. I have consumed a lot of orange juice (FYI: Florida's Natural is the best stuff out there, in my opinion). I take zinc to keep my immune system up. I stay more active. I've done a few massages (discounted ones...I love Groupon!) - these really help your lymphatic system and therefore, your immune system. With all this effort, I still got a slight cold and I'm fighting it off.
I have not had the quality time I love with my husband. We usually spend our weeknights eating dinner we've cooked and watching our favorite TV shows. This week, we were so busy that we were eating Wendy's and even forgetting to even record our shows. Ugh!
I miss my friends. Even the couple of times I've seen you guys lately, it's been zip in/zip out. It sucks. I need quality time to talk and chill out and be together. I am a cheeseball, I know. I just loooooooove you.
So this week, my goal is to work hard and learn a lot, but leave work by 5:30 each day, make some dinners for my sweetheart (burgundy beef, chicken stroganoff and baked spaghetti, to be exact), get caught up on some TV, read some of my current book ("The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide" - Sarah, this is for you!), see "New Moon" on Friday night (and love it!), and celebrate the 3-year anniversary of the group that has brought me so many wonderful memories and friends on Sunday - I can't believe it's been three years.
Speaking of the Magnolias, we have some super fun stuff coming up....New Moon, anniversary potluck party, Avon party, going to see "The Road", Girls' Night In, and our Holiday Party - fun!
Random other things I've thought lately:
1. I love The Limited. clothes, jewelry, etc. new development.
2. New Zealand is coming up really soon! Ahhh!
3. The regular cold medicine you can grab from the medicine aisle does nothing for me. The Sudafed behind the counter = awesome.
I need to clean my room and get organized, but I might take a nap, as today's my only chance for it.....
Here's hoping this week is a little more relaxed!
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