January 29, 2008 - 02:49
Been a while since I wrote last ... but I've haven't been gone as long as I have before, so I guess all is good with that.
Happy New Year to those I haven't spoken to already. May this be your luckiest year so far!
I've been updating here mentally, but it occurred to me, as I sit here on break at work, that nobody else can read those updates. (*You Dolt!*) So, here I am, sitting at work with yet another stretch of time on my hands unless somebody comes in from the street to keep from freezing.
Yep, I'm still at the hotel, doing the Night Audit thing. It's working fairly well. There are some good girls working here with me. No major personality clashes, but nobody I want to hang out with much either. That's okay too though. Allows me to keep my personal and my professional life separate ... sort of. I guess it's harder to do that with PartyLite, but I can leave the hotel when I go home for the day. I'm thinking of renting out the breakfast room for an open house when the Summer catalog comes out. I'm not sure I'll get involved with the Product Launch again. We'll see. I might just do it for kicks. (Which is apparently what I did for this month, because nobody showed ... I lose money when nobody shows, people!! I don't get in that room for free!!)
I was bad about my Yule cards last month. I sent out business greetings, but not personal. I don't know that anybody noticed though. They didn't seem concerned about doing theirs either. At least, I didn't get any. *looks for guilty faces in the crowd*
I've asked my god-daughter to be my bridesmaid. She is completely stoked ... especially about the fact her dress is coming from Scotland. Beej, I'll get that pic e-mailed out to you tonight when I wake up.
I've gotten a few of the small things settled, but we're gonna have to make larger decisions soon. The guest list is only about 100 people, so, armed with that info, I'll be calling around to places. then we'll find a JP. I think I found one that I like ... will have to confer with Jade though. (Still trying to talk him into a kilt ... he'd look SO sexy in one ...)
Other than that, the search is on for my shoes and corset for the dress fittings. That gets a final payment this weekend. (I've had the money to do it before now, I've just been lazy about coming into the city!)
Sleeping during the day has been fun ... not. Dona only give me until noon before she comes upstairs to "do things". She says it's very hard to wait that long. I pointed out to her that she's only giving me 4 hours sleep (I'm home and in bed by 0800) but that doesn't seem to concern her. Meanwhile, I'm suffering by the end of the week. Especially if I can't get an evening nap in before work (which almost hurts more than it helps!) I had lots of good rest this weekend though, so hopefully I'll make it for the next couple of nights.
Just about lost my fingers from holding the steering wheel yesterday morning. My poor truck was so cold that the door latches froze and I couldn't get the doors to close properly without a lot of effort. Jade was less than enthusiastic about my mentioning that I had to use some "foot force" to get the passenger door shut. Harder to do with the driver side door from the inside though, so I locked it and listened to it rattle and shift as I drove home. I can handle that. What doesn't thrill me is that no matter how warm the engine gets, I can't get into the last gear when it's this cold. So I'm losing gas driving home at 3000 rpms ... *sigh*
Other than that, the cold doesn't bother me at all. Beats sitting behind a horse's rear at 0530 in a metal cart going about 30km with nothing to keep you warm but what you're wearing. I still find it amazing that my nylon balaclava kept me warm. Certainly kept my glasses from fogging. Eventually just started wearing my contacts though. Wearing shades on sunny days was a nicety I wanted to utilize!
Damn, I miss my horses though.
If you haven't heard by now, by the by, I'm trying to earn points for a Cruise Trip! It'll be an all expenses paid trip. All I'll have to spend my money on is the souvenirs I get for myself (and others). SO! Please make orders, no matter how small, or suggest names to me of people that you think could use extra money and would like a truly flexible sschedule to get it, or would be great at doing PartyLite. I get 1 point per dollar value sold, and 1700 points per person who decides to try PartyLite and qualifies in their first month. I also need names for recommending so that I can get a few free goodies for myself! I need a Rolling Tote Kit ... Jade wants his sports bag back. :)
What else is there? Ah, yes, Dona has been sick lately so she hasn't been coming upstairs very often. In fact, very little as possible. Which suits me just fine. It's been quite nice. I'll have further breaks from her too. She goes to Jasper next month for a week, Kamloops in March for at least a weekend, then she'll be having hip surgery in April ... that'll lay her low for a bit. And I'll be riding high. Her latest thing (well, it's not new, just more often) is to talk to me like I'm a three year old playing house whenever she sees me doing something. Especially if she sees me cleaning. And people wonder why I do it quietly or while she's out of the house.
Deep breath. Yup. Again ... she's leaving in less than two weeks. We can deal with this. Me, myself, I and the other voices crowding in my head.
"The voices in my head like you." - still remains the most romantic, and the nicest, thing anybody has ever said to me. Most original too.
Okay, this is enough for now. I have to get on to the next phase of my shift soon and I need to get some blood pumping in the meantime. ;) Can't fall asleep - I'm all alone and somebody might steal the hotel!
Sweet Dreams!
