Waitin' on the Thunder...
Nov. 16th, 2015 08:58 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lydamorehouse Woke last night to sound of thunder/How far off, I sat and wondered....
Actually, I woke this morning to thunder and lightning, which was pretty spectacular, though mostly the rain has been a steady pitter-pat/drizzle instead of the wild storm the thunder seemed to promise. I have a few places I need to go in the rain, but not many so I'd say this is a pretty good start to my birthday week.
Alas, my birthday this year is being overshadowed by the fact that we're having a lot of guests (some from overseas) this year for Thanksgiving, which Shawn keeps a running count down of the days until. I keep saying, hey, this week, we should be counting down until my birthday! (Three days in case you're wondering. Nov. 18.)
Plus, since we fixed up the space for the loom in the basement, we've been working on making the other half of that downstairs area into a LEGO repository/gaming space for Mason. We have actually removed MOST of the LEGO models from our dining room and the next big push is going to be to move the sorted and unsorted LEGO pieces downstairs as well. But, that was all work that Shawn and Mason did this weekend.
My jobs involve re-painting parts of the kitchen that I'd started to shift to green (we're going back to black, until Shawn finds the exact right match to the color she wants.) My other big job is going to be to take the rag rugs to the laundromat. I took a couple on Friday and I'm going to take a few more today after my chiropractic appointment at 10:15 am.
Speaking of, my shoulder pain is down to mostly a dull ache, which I'm considering a win. I'm going to keep the rest of my chiro appointments in the hopes that they're the difference to making me ALL better. Considering how sore I was after working five hours yesterday at Maplewood, the problem clearly isn't SOLVED. I still don't know what I did. I should not have this much problem from... sleeping. I mean, I know our mattress is old and I'm old, but dang.
The library called twice just now to try to get me in for more hours. I had to say no to both. I kind of hate that. But, Shawn has blocked off much of December with notes that say "no library," so I'm pretty sure my boss is starting to think I really don't want to work at all in December. I think I'm scheduled for all of two days. Oops. On the other hand, this is why I will be a sub for the rest of my life and never take a full-time position. I LIKE the flexibility of being able to say no (and to say yes spontaneously, too.) I once showed up to work covered in blue paint because they were so desperate for a sub that they said, "JUST COME NOW PLEASE" so I stowed away the stuff I was working on (the downstairs bathroom) and showed up. I like being able to be that person, too, though I did have to say no to the other one today because I would like to keep my chiropractic appointment, like I said, and they really needed someone to start at 10 am. Ah, well. Flexible employee is flexible. :-)
Okay, well, I should pack up some rugs and other things to take with me to the laundromat.
God my life is exciting. Thank goodness I write this stuff down for posterity.
Actually, I woke this morning to thunder and lightning, which was pretty spectacular, though mostly the rain has been a steady pitter-pat/drizzle instead of the wild storm the thunder seemed to promise. I have a few places I need to go in the rain, but not many so I'd say this is a pretty good start to my birthday week.
Alas, my birthday this year is being overshadowed by the fact that we're having a lot of guests (some from overseas) this year for Thanksgiving, which Shawn keeps a running count down of the days until. I keep saying, hey, this week, we should be counting down until my birthday! (Three days in case you're wondering. Nov. 18.)
Plus, since we fixed up the space for the loom in the basement, we've been working on making the other half of that downstairs area into a LEGO repository/gaming space for Mason. We have actually removed MOST of the LEGO models from our dining room and the next big push is going to be to move the sorted and unsorted LEGO pieces downstairs as well. But, that was all work that Shawn and Mason did this weekend.
My jobs involve re-painting parts of the kitchen that I'd started to shift to green (we're going back to black, until Shawn finds the exact right match to the color she wants.) My other big job is going to be to take the rag rugs to the laundromat. I took a couple on Friday and I'm going to take a few more today after my chiropractic appointment at 10:15 am.
Speaking of, my shoulder pain is down to mostly a dull ache, which I'm considering a win. I'm going to keep the rest of my chiro appointments in the hopes that they're the difference to making me ALL better. Considering how sore I was after working five hours yesterday at Maplewood, the problem clearly isn't SOLVED. I still don't know what I did. I should not have this much problem from... sleeping. I mean, I know our mattress is old and I'm old, but dang.
The library called twice just now to try to get me in for more hours. I had to say no to both. I kind of hate that. But, Shawn has blocked off much of December with notes that say "no library," so I'm pretty sure my boss is starting to think I really don't want to work at all in December. I think I'm scheduled for all of two days. Oops. On the other hand, this is why I will be a sub for the rest of my life and never take a full-time position. I LIKE the flexibility of being able to say no (and to say yes spontaneously, too.) I once showed up to work covered in blue paint because they were so desperate for a sub that they said, "JUST COME NOW PLEASE" so I stowed away the stuff I was working on (the downstairs bathroom) and showed up. I like being able to be that person, too, though I did have to say no to the other one today because I would like to keep my chiropractic appointment, like I said, and they really needed someone to start at 10 am. Ah, well. Flexible employee is flexible. :-)
Okay, well, I should pack up some rugs and other things to take with me to the laundromat.
God my life is exciting. Thank goodness I write this stuff down for posterity.