Back to Work

Well, my days of being on vacation are done. I got a lot done while I was at home though. The fridge and freezer are clean and organized. The closet in our bedroom is clean and organized - I purged a lot of old clothes I haven't worn for awhile. I got bathrooms cleaned, floors scrubbed and laundry caught up on. I even found time to make Lauren a Halloween costume! It was very healing just to be away from the office for awhile.

It was back to work this morning. I was a little stressed about getting caught up again, and then my boss called in sick! More stress! I will probably be there late today trying to get the essential things caught up on as I will be gone again tomorrow. This time I will be at an all day meeting out of town. Always something!!!!!

A Little Less Stress

Well, the Deadwood trip is done. It went very well!!!! Many of the comment sheets have come back and it appears everyone had a great time. That makes me feel like all the stress was worth it. I went back to work for one day - today. i tried to get caught up on the piles on my desk and the 50 emails that were waiting for me. I think after 11 hours I got most of it done. Now I have 4 days off. Ahhhhhh it feels good. I am going to clean house, organize closets, clean out the freezer and few other wonderfully exciting things. It will be great just to get away from the office for awhile. Actually I am rather excited about cleaning and reorganizing! Imagine that!! I just feel like I don't have enough time at home. so now when I do have time at home, I am really going to relish it.

LIfe is Stressful

This time of the year is very stressful. Management likes to have us do everything this time of year. Performance reviews were due to management yesterday for review before we do them with the staff. Our tactical plan is also due right now. It is the end of the quarter so all of my monthly and quarterly reports are due by Wednesday. And to top it off, the VIP Club person in Fulda scheduled our travel show for Tuesday and then decided to schedule her doctor's appointment for that day. I am suppose to handle it for her. I am not even suppose to be a VIP Club rep anymore!!! Well, the performance reviews are done, the tactical plan is nearly done, and I have some of the work done on my reports. Calgon take me away!!!!! I will be so glad when next week is over. I don't like to wish my life away, but when I am under a lot of stress like this, I don't sleep at night. Last night I slept okay until about 2:30 - then I was wide awake! I end up coming out and laying on the couch and watching TV until I can turn my brain off. Well, after Wednesday I should be able to sleep. Then the week after that I have to take the VIP group out to Deadwood. I wasn't suppose to have to do this trip, but the person we hired to take over VIP Club quit already! We just hired someone new, but she just started, so it isn't fair to send her out on a 4 day trip right now.

Speaking of performance reviews, I wonder how mine will turn out. I am curious as to what they are going to say on mine. I'm not nervous, just curious. I have worked my a@@ off since the merger nearly 2 years ago. I hope they recognize how hard I have worked since then! Oh well . . .

After the Deadwood trip I finally get to take some time off. I get back from Deadwood on a Friday, work Saturday and Monday then I am taking 4 days off. I have so much planned for that time off. Cleaning, purging, etc. I hope I can get it all done. I probably won't though. I will probably do stuff with friends and the grandbabies. I guess that is more important anyway. Cleaning house etc can wait. Counting the days until I can sleep.