Can you believe it?? I'm running the air conditioner and it is only February! Ok, so I only run it for about 2 hours each day to cool things off. Today it was 78, yesterday was 80. The only thing I like about Dallas is the warmer weather! HA!
I haven't posted for a while. I'm still working 12 to 14 hour days and I am exhausted when I get home. The good news is that I hired a Supervisory, Inventory Management Specialist who is dynamite! He started on Monday but spent the first 3 days in orientation. Thursday was his first day in SPD. He has already developed some great ideas for improving the service from our department. Once I get him trained on the software program I think I will be able to slow down....ALOT! Then I can post more often and you won't see such long posts when I do post on a regular basis (was that confusing to anyone else???).
Speaking of work...we have had a tough few weeks at the Dallas VA. Apparently there were two suicides by outpatients and then last week we had one commit suicide inside the hospital. Unfortunately....all were OIF/OEF (Iraqi war) veterans. Seems the men of this ware are having a difficult time adjusting. It is surprising since every morning we discuss the steps taken to help the returning vets....it just doesn't seem to be enough. I heard that CBS is putting together a documentary on the situation and have interview staff from the Dallas VA.
So, the diet. Well, I haven't done very well the past couple of weeks but I haven't gained anything back so I'm still ahead. I have been working with a friend who is the Chief of Human Resources (a good friend to have!) and got her kick started last week. She and I walked everyday at lunch but we both had to attend a mandatory managers meeting on Thursday and she wasn't in the office on Friday so that was the extent of my exercise program. I will vow to try better this week!
Wednesday, February 6th (the date is important to point the silliness of what happened) I came home from work to find an eviction notice on my front door for non payment of my February rent and oh, by the way I had to be out by February 10th. Of course I paid my rent...even hand delivered it! So, I had to wait around on Thursday for the office to open so I could give them a piece of my mind. To date I don't know if has been resolved because they were suppose to call me and so far they have not. Not that unusual...they haven't returned any call I've made to them...including when I complained about getting high from the fumes coming out of the apartment across the courtyard from me. Ah, apartment living...IT SUCKS!
Next weekend I'm off to Jacksonville, NC to see Matthew. Ok, so maybe to see Thom and Heidi too! HA!
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I'll take your texas heat anytime! It's BUUUURRRR cold here- wind chills you right down to the bone. We saw Dad last night and we don't know what he was thinking- he was out in ZERO DEGREES with bitter cold winds with only a short sleeve polo on smacking his tires or something. So if he gets sick this week- I just ratted him out on why. :)
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