Too Cute
Okay, you have to go to this web address for some dog tricks. You can type in commands--tell him to sit, roll over, playdead, shake, fetch, etc. And of course save this one for last--tell him to "kiss." Worth a look at.
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Friday, August 17, 2007
Almost a Month at the New Job
Okay I have been at my new job for almost a month now and I have not blogged about it (or so Lacy so kindly pointed out last night). It is going great. It has a few draw-backs (smokers in the office, slight mildew problem and hot in my front office area). But that is just the space. The actual job, going great. I know, I know--I've already said that. But it is. I now have a job that I get off at 4:15 and it ends at 4:15. I used to dream about my job before, I used to worry about my kids and what they would have to go home to in some cases. (I still worry about those kids), but with this job, I am not adding more worries to the pile daily.
As far as the workload--very doable. We get a lot of sales calls, but the official position on that is put them on hold until they give up. It almost seems mean, but talking to them seems worse, it is so time consuming. Besides change is not something this office embraces, so I doubt that a saleman would be able to convince them to buy a product they have been doing just fine without, thank you very much. Apparently I worked something of a miracle by getting them to buy and strategically place Ionic Breezes around the office (my own tabletob Breeze sit pointed directly into my breathing space. Nice, huh?) Oh, my other official office duties include payroll (who wouldn't like to print their own check) and accounts payable (okay, I know, paying bills--but at least it is not my own or with my own money). So besides doing some other reports, I am also the glorified errand runner. I have made bank runs and lunch runs and snack runs, etc. At first I didn't like it so much, but what do I care. It breaks up the day, making it pass very quickly. It gets me out of the office. And I get to take a company car. Speaking of company cars, my favorite would be the Lincoln. Air conditioned seats. I mean who wouldn't want cold air on their rear end in this weather (and for winter the seats are heated).
I still have my private practice and have been adding a couple of clients each month I am there. I hope that it keeps growing as I will be losing the group-home gig at the end of the year. And that was my bread and butter for covering the rent at my office. If my practice keeps growing though, I should be quite okay (recommend all your friends to me).
So that is the update. Sorry that I have been so remiss about blogging, I have recently become slightly addicted to facebook.
Okay I have been at my new job for almost a month now and I have not blogged about it (or so Lacy so kindly pointed out last night). It is going great. It has a few draw-backs (smokers in the office, slight mildew problem and hot in my front office area). But that is just the space. The actual job, going great. I know, I know--I've already said that. But it is. I now have a job that I get off at 4:15 and it ends at 4:15. I used to dream about my job before, I used to worry about my kids and what they would have to go home to in some cases. (I still worry about those kids), but with this job, I am not adding more worries to the pile daily.
As far as the workload--very doable. We get a lot of sales calls, but the official position on that is put them on hold until they give up. It almost seems mean, but talking to them seems worse, it is so time consuming. Besides change is not something this office embraces, so I doubt that a saleman would be able to convince them to buy a product they have been doing just fine without, thank you very much. Apparently I worked something of a miracle by getting them to buy and strategically place Ionic Breezes around the office (my own tabletob Breeze sit pointed directly into my breathing space. Nice, huh?) Oh, my other official office duties include payroll (who wouldn't like to print their own check) and accounts payable (okay, I know, paying bills--but at least it is not my own or with my own money). So besides doing some other reports, I am also the glorified errand runner. I have made bank runs and lunch runs and snack runs, etc. At first I didn't like it so much, but what do I care. It breaks up the day, making it pass very quickly. It gets me out of the office. And I get to take a company car. Speaking of company cars, my favorite would be the Lincoln. Air conditioned seats. I mean who wouldn't want cold air on their rear end in this weather (and for winter the seats are heated).
I still have my private practice and have been adding a couple of clients each month I am there. I hope that it keeps growing as I will be losing the group-home gig at the end of the year. And that was my bread and butter for covering the rent at my office. If my practice keeps growing though, I should be quite okay (recommend all your friends to me).
So that is the update. Sorry that I have been so remiss about blogging, I have recently become slightly addicted to facebook.
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