Changes

So I changed up the format, layout and design of the blog. Kind of like the new one. And really sad thing I just noticed, I actually matches my living room! WOW, sad. But that's ok.
I've had a good night tonight doing much of nothing, but that was the goal. I watched a little tv, read a magazine, cleaned out an old box of nothing. And now I'm on the laptop. I plan on getting to bed pretty early and possibly catching up on my sleep. I have a list ready for tomorrow of things I would like to accomplish. I'm ok if I don't even do half on the list. It is a pretty far reaching list! :) But as long as I get a few things done and get some of the more major cleaning things done... the floors and the fridge are the priorities right now.
Tomorrow afternoon I'm meeting a friend of mine who I haven't seen in a year. She's actually my boss's daughter who used to work with us. She was a work friend and since she stopped working there, we've emailed a bit, but that's it. I have never seen her outside of work. I'm meeting her at 3 where she is house sitting and hanging at the pool. Then we are getting ready there and going to see Bon Jovi tomorrow night. This will be interesting. Again... my boss's daughter. So the conversation about the office will be muted a bit. We'll see.
Thing is, I love her dad! He's a great boss. Him and I get along REALLY well. We just click. I really like and respect him. He told me that someone who we fired around March said she thought that he favored me. Whatever. We just get along and I like him. So that part of it, I can be honest to her about. But the bs office politics crap? That's the part I have to watch.
I realized I just don't do office politics very well. I don't like. I don't play it. I don't do games. I am who I am. That's it.
I'm really happy for the weekend. It was a long week. I need the break. It was long, but very productive. And I'm just tired! I'm spent. I'm here on Friday night at almost 10pm on my sofa in my pj's and looking forward to going to sleep! :)
Sunday I'm heading up to my parents house for the day again. Not sure on the weather, if it will be a beach day or not. Need to wait until tomorrow to find out for sure. If we can do the beach, that'll be the choice (only so many weekends in a summer for the beach!). If not, I asked mom if the 3 of us can golf at the par 3 near her house. I'd like to go with my dad there too. I'm not sure if he'd be up for it, but I'd like the practice and I'd like his pointers and opinions on how I'm doing.
Overall, this was a really good week, just the normal ups and downs. OH... work signed my up for a 2 day team leader training. My boss had mentioned it to me. Now, we are currently in mid July. There are 5 1/2 months left in the entire year. I have 2 schedule vacation days for those 5 1/2 months... my birthday and the day after. What 2 days would that training they signed up and paid $400 for fall on? Yup, my birthday adn the day after. Nice, huh? I told them no. I told them my friend has already requested the day off of work and I have plans that day. SO now, the only other time this class is offered in the state (not in RI, CT or NH at ALL!) is the 2 days before my birthday in Worcester. My not favorite HR person told me, so I guess you're driving to Worcester. Fun! Labor day is the 6th, the class will be the 7th and 8th, then I'm off the 9th and 10th for my bday. I won't be at work that entire week!
My biggest concern with Worcester that week? The week of Labor day, traffic is always INSANE. With summer over, it'll be nuts! So the 60 or so mile one way trip will be a minimum of 90 minutes, if not more each way. I'll have to leave my house at 7am to get there and hope to be home by 6pm! :( At least they will pay for gas and for 240 miles? I don't remember what the IRS pays but I think it is at least 40 cents a mile, so that's roughly $100. Not too bad, I guess, for 3-4 hours of my life gone in traffic! :)
Tomorrow 2 other things I want to try to do (beside the cleaning and organizing at home, before I meet my friend at the pool) is to go for a run and also check out the square down the street. I know there is a yoga place around the corner, but I don't drive right in front of it. I want to know if I can take a yoga class that close to home!
That's it! Time for bed!