On a Wing and a Prayer ...

May 19, 2006 – 23:48

I got the job with the Census people. I’m not sure if I’m excited about it or not yet … but I’m glad to be bringing some money in. It may mean that the sale won’t be happening though. I just won’t have the time. I’ve got a new job to worry about … and the stress of looking forward to working two FT jobs at the same time. This census job will go until I leave for San Diego (or until I have a nervous break down – which ever comes first.) I’m also still working at the client’s place … Well, that will end soon. Joyce is the one who is supposed to be doing it. I only offered to work on it during the month of May. So, she can take it over when the Thoroughbreds come in … and I’ll be left with the two jobs.

I already know that I’m going to fry myself. I suppose that if it comes right down to it, I can quite the census one … it’s a temp contract anyway. The extra money will be very nice though … so I will hang onto it for as long as I can. I’ve already adjusted my schedule to reflect the time I need off to work the track. I’ll just have to arrange to miss out on the evening races.

We’ll see … I tend to get the babies anyway. DragonLady says that I am very good with them …

I’m for bed … will write more tomorrow before work.

May 29, 2006 – 15:50

Crap, where was I?

Darn me, and my “journal-in-my-head” writing …

Well, let’s see … What’s happened?

The job at the Census office isn’t too bad. Serious diversity of personalities up there though. Last shift I was sitting next to a guy who had a definite ‘what can I do to get fired’ attitude. I asked him why didn’t he just quit if he didn’t like the job. He just shrugged. I listened to him work and there’s nothing wrong or sloppy, so it’s not a matter of not wanting to working there so much as he wished he were someplace else.

Or something like that.

Lynne has horrible timing. She really does. What is it about people who don’t (or can’t) plan ahead that it seems like every time I have my time all planned out so that I’m getting as much done as possible – because it all NEEDS to be done NOW - Lynne has a crisis that she needs me to help out with? Not that I really begrudge her my time. I don’t. I’m very glad that I can help out. But I end up stressing myself trying to fit in what I can in the time that’s left to me.

Not her fault, really … I stress most of the time. Jade says so. He also thinks I need to say ‘no’ more. Then I’d feel better. I told him it would be six of one, and half a dozen of the other …

Got my flowers planted at last … at my place and at my clients’! YES! At last! I’m very happy, and proud, with the way things have turned out over there. I remember when I first started working with their flower beds. There was no real soil. It was all dust. And now? Good dirt. You can feel the life in that yard now.

I tried to tell Lynne how proud I was, but she talked over top of me. She’s been doing that a lot lately. In person and on MSN. When we drove her home the other day, I barely got a word in edgewise. It’s a little frustrating when you consider that half the stuff she tells me will just be repeated later because she’ll forget that she told me already.

So Spot and I were out in the rain today. Crazy cat. Only cat in the world that I know that will ignore the rain on his head as he sits and dips his paw into the water can for a drink. My excuse for staying out there was that I had already been rushed out of my client’s yard by a small spit shower. I didn’t believe this one would last much longer. I opened the door to the garage for Spot, and kept working. I was right. The shower lasted about 5 minutes. I kept working until I realized that I was hungry.

So tonight I’m going to go downstairs into my little sanctuary, and work on my projects. I have about four or five crafts done for my sale. I would have liked to have had more done, but I knew I wouldn’t manage that in the couple of months that I gave myself. I doubt anybody else managed to get much done either. They certainly haven’t been keeping tabs with me about it. I don’t mind though. It’s going to have to be put off until next year anyway. With my new job, there is now a scheduling conflict … not to mention the financial conflict. I don’t have the money for the license. It can wait though. I’m not in a rush. Pity though … all those seeded flowers that I’ve got to sell … how the heck am I going to get rid of them now?

Anybody need some flowers?

So, yeah. Breathe easier, those of you who made promises and then forgot about them. Try and get some things done for next year … Lots of time now.

Gotta get to work … I know I haven’t said much, but there’s just too much to get done. I’ll write more when I can.

Love you all!

Sweet Dreams!