Thursday, April 28, 2011
can this week be over
what a shitty week at work. my boss is so condescending and patronizing and it's embarrassing to listen to him talking to the staff. he insults them and could care less. he randomly hands out extreme orders and then disappears for the rest of the day making it impossible for the staff to follow his new directives. he has no idea how dependent the business is on the staff and how awful it would be should his support system no longer be in place. i feel bad for the employees and am completely helpless to do anything. my boss isn't interested in my suggestions or advice and so unreceptive to feedback that if i were to attempt a conversation it would only end up being an argument. i hope one day he'll learn...or maybe i should just find a different job!!!
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Saturday, April 23, 2011
holi-daze
So Easter is upon us. to me this means spending too much money, biting off more than I can chew, over accepting invitations, cooking for like 5 hours, stressing about clothes and drinking. Sounds fun, right! I am fortunate enough to have a bunch of enthusiastic people around me who like any excuse to do the above mentioned activities. Today I cooked 3 Quiche for the family dinner tomorrow. Spinach feta mushroom, Loraine and a Chicken Sausage green chile with no Cheese for my friend Sheryl.
Social activities can't be ignored, though. Tonight I'll go dancing with my girlfriends and beat all odds when I get up bright an early tomorrow to have a pancake dinner at my parent's house. My daughter is excited to wear white gloves and I'm excited to see her marvel over another mysterious holiday figure and eat chocolate at 8 am!
Social activities can't be ignored, though. Tonight I'll go dancing with my girlfriends and beat all odds when I get up bright an early tomorrow to have a pancake dinner at my parent's house. My daughter is excited to wear white gloves and I'm excited to see her marvel over another mysterious holiday figure and eat chocolate at 8 am!
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
A#1
to quote my sister.
So this is my first blog post...and i wonder how many blog posts start out with those exact words! something for tim to look up later. I'm not really sure what my purpose of this is and hopefully it stays off the radar for a while. i'm just testing out the idea of speaking my mind, no matter what it is, on line instead of chewing someone's ear off. nothing i like more than seeing someone literally lose interest before my very eyes! sheesh
anywho, my first thought is about being a parent to an elementary school kid. i'm a room parent. this means that whenever someone needs the participation of the parents of my class i am the point person between the requesting party (pta, etc) and the 'rents. it's a job that requires literally no effort but for 1 or 2 times a year. of course this pending task is mentioned up front but when the time actually arrives to be the leader to a bunch of parents you've only waved hello to in the morning the pressure sets in. coordinating a bunch of strangers to pony up money/effort/time or whatever is fairly awkward. of course the anxiety is all in my mind and things always turn out just fine but when 1 (or sometimes 2) individuals feel pressure like this it makes me wonder if the teachers appreciate the effort some parents go to in order to help out. i mean, i can't even imagine what i'd do if i couldn't afford to drop 50 bones on some teacher lunch once the time came. the guilt i'd feel for failing as a participant when i'd vowed to be one from the beginning. again, i can see the eyes rolling but that's really how i feel about things like that. when i say i'm going to do something that others are relying on i beat myself up about really coming through. i get so little back sometimes that i wonder if the teachers/administration really appreciate the individual parents' efforts. and how do they show that in return??
So this is my first blog post...and i wonder how many blog posts start out with those exact words! something for tim to look up later. I'm not really sure what my purpose of this is and hopefully it stays off the radar for a while. i'm just testing out the idea of speaking my mind, no matter what it is, on line instead of chewing someone's ear off. nothing i like more than seeing someone literally lose interest before my very eyes! sheesh
anywho, my first thought is about being a parent to an elementary school kid. i'm a room parent. this means that whenever someone needs the participation of the parents of my class i am the point person between the requesting party (pta, etc) and the 'rents. it's a job that requires literally no effort but for 1 or 2 times a year. of course this pending task is mentioned up front but when the time actually arrives to be the leader to a bunch of parents you've only waved hello to in the morning the pressure sets in. coordinating a bunch of strangers to pony up money/effort/time or whatever is fairly awkward. of course the anxiety is all in my mind and things always turn out just fine but when 1 (or sometimes 2) individuals feel pressure like this it makes me wonder if the teachers appreciate the effort some parents go to in order to help out. i mean, i can't even imagine what i'd do if i couldn't afford to drop 50 bones on some teacher lunch once the time came. the guilt i'd feel for failing as a participant when i'd vowed to be one from the beginning. again, i can see the eyes rolling but that's really how i feel about things like that. when i say i'm going to do something that others are relying on i beat myself up about really coming through. i get so little back sometimes that i wonder if the teachers/administration really appreciate the individual parents' efforts. and how do they show that in return??
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