Showing posts with label Job. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Job. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

An Update

Sorry, sorry! I have been reading all of my blogs but I have been so tired lately I haven't had the energy to update my own blog.

The Man is still looking for a job however K-Pooh just gave him a lead so we, of course, jumped on it. Please cross your fingers, toes and send up some serious prayers please. I do appreciate it and so does The Man.

I just got Consent on a competing party adoption and it made my day! The state worker assigned to the case was putting up numerous road blocks because she wanted the foster parent of the siblings to adopt the baby even though the older siblings are all sexually acting out on each other and the two younger brothers refuse to speak to the older brother because he scares them. The oldest sibling is 12 and the youngest is 2. Yeah good idea to place a non mobile baby with significant developmental delays in that home. OY!

The Mommakins retired on July 1. Her health is absolute rubbish and I terrified when she doesn't answer a text within an hour of me sending it. I am constantly in contact with her doctors to arrange the appointments and tests and what have you. The Man is the one that has to take her to the majority of her appointments since he is not working yet so at least that is helpful. It will be a struggle to schedule her appointments when he does get a job because he won't be able to take any time off but we will manage something when that time comes. She can at least take her short bus to two of her doctors. She hates it but if she can get there I can pick her up after work.

So two weeks ago I met The Man and Mommakins at the doctor. I placed my planner, also known as MY LIFE thank you very much, in the pocket of the wheelchair. That is where I left the darn thing! I didn't even realize it until Oatmeally called me on Saturday asking me a question. I panicked!!! I called the hospital and there was nothing in the lost and found and the medical building was closed until 7:00 am Monday morning. Me and my chubby bum was at the medical building at 7:03 on Monday morning. It wasn't in the medical building so I walked over to the hospital and as I approached the information desk a beam of sunshine hit my beautiful planner. It was a glorious sight and as I reached the desk a choir of angels started to sing!!! It was kind of funny because I have my business card and my name plastered all over the planner and no one thought to open it and call one of my numerous numbers. Maybe they would have if I hadn't claimed it so fast. Anyhoo my baby is back where she belongs and I know where I am supposed to be:-)

Did I ever tell you that my planner is color coded? It is and I am not ashamed to admit it!! I would take a picture but I haven't figure out how to alter photos yet and I have it coded by clients too.
My system? Why yes I will share it with you:-)
Pink is personal
Orange is court
Green is home visits
Blue is meetings
Yellow is my second job

I have an alien nation setting up camp on my nose and being the goofball that I am I had The Man take a picture of it and I sent it to BunnyButt. You need friends that you can do that to and she is looking forward to performing a minor operation on Saturday when I see her to celebrate Oatmeally's birthday.

This no job thing is getting on The Man's nerves so I have been praying very hard that he finds something soonest. Lately I swear I have been hearing "Around the corner". So me being me I feel that this could mean one of three things:
1. I am experiencing positive symptoms of schizophrenia
2. G-d is telling me chill out and just trust Him
3. The Man is getting a job at Dairy Dan's

I think that is it for today my loves:-)
Hugs:-)

By the way: CONGRATULATIONS TO MS. MINDLESS!!! She got married last Saturday and I can't wait to see the wedding pictures:-)


Thursday, February 19, 2009

Yeah so ummm HI there!

My life is a mess so what do I do? I BLOG about it of course:-)
So yeah The Man and I are making plans and circling the wagon. I think we will be ok for a year and then? Well let's hope there is not a "then" mmmkay?
I am so lucky to have the posse that I have to send me jokes and purses and make silly comments about my status on FB ( the new yuppy crack).

Yesterday I was talking to a friend and she made the comment that I will have to tighten the shoelaces a bit now and I replied "yeah since The Man and I have such an extravagant life?? She replied well you always talk about the new sweaters you bought and I just cut her off right there. I was not in the mood to hear how my ability to find sweaters on clearance (ten bucks peeps) will be the end of our financial lives. Yes I know the Target trips will have to become a monthly or every other month thing now and I will not be checking out TJMax whenever I am around that part of Livonia but really did you find it necessary to point that out to me on the day my husband lost his job??? Really you think I am that slow that I was not aware of that small fact?!?! Yes I realize I might just be a bit sensitive right now and the emotions were right on top yesterday but all I wanted was some support and I felt that she chose to rub salt in the wound.

Oy

So K-pooh is working on winning the lottery and then all of our problems will be solved. I think she may even buy a ticket this week as the first step of her grand plan. I will keep you all posted on our stimulus plan:-)

Hugs:-)

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Well at least we know...

He at least got some bit of a severance package and we have health care through my job. The way they handled this whole situation sucks however we must move forward now.
I am positive with his skills and experience he will find something soon. If we have to move out of Michigan then we have to move out of Michigan. We are married and we are a team and we will get through this together.

But damn this sucks.


The ax fell

We are now a single income home. We will get through this!

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Bleck, Blah, Yeesh

Bunny Butt has reminded me that I need to update my blog and load pictures however I don't have it in me right now. The Man may or may not find out if he has a job this week. Ironically it's National Engineers Week. Ha flipping ha.

They announced layoffs in December and they said it would happen the first part of February. It's now the third week and there a bazillion rumors flying around however nothing concrete has happened. More people than they expected took the buy out and that changed their plans which ok whatever but for the love of G-d you know there are people who are on pins and needles waiting to find out what is happening to their jobs.

At this point I just want to know one way or another what is going on. We have made plans and if we are careful we will be ok for a year if The Man does lose his job. Until we know for sure I am just not in the mood to blog:-(

Hugs

Monday, February 02, 2009

Still here

The Man came home today with the news that they have started laying off people this week.
Lovely
Send prayers PLEASE!

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Excitement!

So I told you that The Man may lose his job in Feb. I am taking it as a good sign that he was just assigned a co-workers projects. That co-worker opted to take the buy out.

I am excited that Vera Bradley has announced their new colors for Spring 2009! Whoo Hoo!!!
Check them out ladies:-)
Hugs,

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Another day at the mine

Today was a good day. I had court in the morning and then we went to my favorite sub shop that The Man doesn't like to go to so I tend to drag friends there.
Court was good. I saw my favorite AG who is pregnant and got married a day before me. BLECK
I had my first crazy person call me today and now I feel like I am back in the field. This woman called my supervisor and told her that she was moving to Nevada and she told me South Carolina and her other worker Florida. Hmmmm

Now I have to paint my nails and change purses:-)
Tomorrow is causal day and I am way too excited.


Wednesday, October 22, 2008

New Girl on the Block

I really don't like being the new girl on the block. I just hate feeling like I have to be "on" every second of the day and the constant feeling of having to prove myself is a bit tiring. At my previous job I knew where everything was and which form to use and how my supervisor wanted something done. Here I know nothing. I am not privy to the little inside jokes and everyone seems more serious than at my previous job. I have been talking to another adoption worker, there are 3 in my department counting me, and the chick across from me but eh I don't have a JT here or a Ruthie or a BlondieDee or a Nicole Marie and I miss them. The other adoption worker is nice but she sits across the office and I haven't figured out our phone system so its a chore to look up her extension and by the time I find it the joke is gone. I always thing of writing it down after the fact because I am a quick but a second too later thinker:-)

I know that its a settling in period and soon I will be one of the gang but until then I miss my old agency:-( I keep telling myself that it takes time and just to relax but Oy.

Also? The old agency had a Target a building away. This agency has homeless people and shady fools on the corner:-(

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

New Job and things I am bitter about

I started last Monday and I must say its odd working at a really small agency. I am working on getting my desk all set up and case book organized. I finally got my direct number and my email is all set up. I had my first home visit today and K-pooh and I had a blast trying to find the apartment building in a shady part of town. I was talking to her on the phone the entire time I was driving and cursing the Map**** chuckle heads for not realizing that streets in Detroit are one way and they change names depending on what side of the street you are on.

Things I am bitter about:
1. I still can not find my flipping degree WHERE IS IT??? I even went through boxes at my Mommakins apartment and its not there
2. Ok long story a couple of years ago Scrapbook Girl either went to a Tooperware party or had one or something and I couldn't go so she called me and told me that those cereal container things were buy one get one free. I asked her to get me two and she did. They have red tops and they would go beautifully in my red kitchen. So now that I have a house and a need for them I can't find them.
3. Asthma is kicking
4. I am working but I won't get paid for another week BOOOO

Ya know the way my life is going my degree is probably in one of the cereal containers:-P

Friday, October 10, 2008

Just wondering..

Do you know where your degree is?
I need mine for Monday and I can't find it.
So here is the plan: I need one of my lovely readers to mail me their degree. Yep any of you lovely ladies who graduated with a BS in Psychology over night your degree to me and I will tape over your name, slap on my name and show it to the HR people on Monday. You will it back by Wednesday. Pinkie swear:-)

Thanks and kisses

Wednesday, October 08, 2008

In other not depressing news...

I got the adoption specialist job!!
I start Monday and I am making more at this agency than I did at the previous agency:-)
I found out two minutes before The Man found Allie Cat.


Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Patience is not my middle name!

I am waiting to hear about a job since the week before last. I have been driving The Man and Oatmeally crazy with my worrying and wondering. I called the agency last Wednesday and again on Monday. No call back. I decided today I would not call back because really? I didn't want to beg for a job. So they called today. I should know by Friday and I am definitely in the running for the job.

Yeah my friends can use a bazillion adjectives to describe me and most of them would be flattering:-) However if any of them tell you that I am patient? They are lying!

Wednesday, March 05, 2008

Great News

I got the job in Ann Arbor!!
More later
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