Stressful Week

This is such a stressful time for me. One of the big projects we are working on right now is strategic planning for next year. This project is so hard on me. I feel the weight of the world on my shoulders during this time. This year is extra hard as they have added a few new catagories to the project. This is also the time of year when they do our performance reviews. I just wish they would do mine. I have heard a couple of comments about my review and it makes me nervous. I don't think there is much more I could have done this past year. I practically lived at the office, especially the first 3 -4 months after the merger. Next we have the fact that I have a ton of account type things to work on! Probably the most I hve ever had to do in one week. That being said, we are going to have one employee gone today and one on Thursday. Yipes!!!! And my last stress for this week is the fact that for some reason they feel the need to do an assessment of how well I know my job. Sometime this week I need to take a test (51 questions) that will gauge how much I know. I am not sure where this is coming from. They don't do a teller assessment or anything - only the FSR's. Can't figure that out. Well, I want to get to the office early so I better get going.

HOliday Weekend

It has been a very quiet holiday weekend! I worked Saturday morning, but that is okay. I got a lot of things done. I got one big project completed and got a lot done on another. Spent the rest of the afternoon cleaning house. It really needed it too. I had not had a chance to clean for a couple of weeks. The floors were really dirty and so was the bathroom. Saturday evening we spent on the patio. The weather was perfect. A nice night to just enjoy the end of a Minnesota summer.

Yesterday we took Millie to church. It didn't go too bad. She got around better than I thought she would. After lunch I spent time working in the gardens. PIcked tomatoes and beans. There were actually enough beans to can another batch. I think I have canned 60 - 70 pints of beans so far! NO MORE!!!!!! I also refuse to can any more tomaotes. What ever we pick from now until the first freeze is only for fresh eating. Last night we spent on the patio again. The weather was perfect, but the bugs drove me in around 9:00.

Today was cool and it rained off and on all day. Since I couldn't be outside, I spent the day with my sewing machine working on the wedding quilt. I was nice to cacoon myself in my sewing room. I kind of feel relaxed and refreshed. But on the other hand, I haven't had any outside contact with people so I feel lonesome.

Well, I suppose I better get some stuff done to be ready to go back to work tomorrow. I need to get my outfit picked out and pressed, some laundry done and some snack foods picked out. Not really looking forward to going back to work. It is going to be really wild. We are always busy on the day after a Monday holiday. Put that together with having 2 employees gone - let's just say it has potential for a very long day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!