I get up at around 6:30 and take a shower. The 8 o'clock start time for work was an invention of my predecessor, with the understanding that everyone will take an hour lunch. I take a lunch less than once a week, but don't feel like I can move the start time without being seen as lax. It sure would be nice though, coming in at 8:30 or 9 like I ( Read more... )

I had three overly ripe bananas hanging out in my kitchen, so I mooshed them up and made some banana bread with a very simple recipe I found online. Got sugar, an egg, flour, salt, baking soda, and bananas? You have bread! It was very satisfying to be able to make something out of fruits that I would normally just throw out (or really, compost ( Read more... )

The majority of the staff isn't in today, so the halls are emptier than usual. It makes it hard to concentrate without people filtering in and out all day long. It makes it seem boring and quiet, as if I shouldn't be here ( Read more... )

( New Years Meme )

Wausau is supposed to get a lot of snow today. At least three inches, which also makes it a record-breaking snowfall for the month of December. So much for the thought that last year's winter was really bad, so this one can't be as bad. So far, they're all bad. Equally ( Read more... )

Various troubles at work, got major promotion, bought new house, moved.

FYI to those who've seen those Aqua Globes on tv and wanted one...my friend has one and it doesn't work at all.

Today I am wearing an outfit that just barely works. Separately, they are all pieces that are business casual. I have on nice pants and boots and a cashmere sweater. But somehow the pieces just don't look right together, and yet, I wore it anyway. I figured that I am not meeting with anyone today anyway, so I can look a little odd without ( Read more... )

Rob and I went to Cleveland for Thanksgiving. We had some kind of stomach bug, food poisoning or flu or something, which was terrible and not great for a food holiday, but we were able to recover fully by Thanksgiving. I watched a good portion of the parade before I got sick of it and moved on to doing other things. Highlights of the trip ( Read more... )

Practically everyday I go into the archives of my journal to find out what I may have written on the same day 1 to 4 years ago. This often provides me with something to do as well as a sense of crushing nostalgia. Example: Four years ago today I was offered a job as a patient educator in Chicago. Three years, I was doing TPAN work, and loving ( Read more... )