I woke up this morning with a sore throat. It didn't last but it left me with very little voice.
My daughter said I sounded like Grandma - in other words, like someone who had been smoking for 20 years. Well, not exactly, but really a cross between that and an adolescent boy's voice changing.
This is not new to me. I lose my voice each year at one time or another. It will last for a few days and then be gone.
This one is freaking out my dog though. I talk to her and she just looks nervously at me. Well, more nervously than usual. She's a Chihuahua after all.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Moving Day
Yesterday, because of the undecided nature of what exactly this approaching snow storm was going to do, our movers asked if we were ready and would we mind getting moved that afternoon. The boss said yes. Since I was the only one without evening plans (as usual) I volunteered to stay late - until everything was moved in.
They were nice guys and were no trouble at all - but they didn't want to read the diagram of offices to determine which was one and which was five - so I spent a few hours running back and forth directing traffic. Room two? The one with the yellow chair. Room nine? That's the kitchen. And so on until 7:00 pm.
And now, comes the really time-consuming part - we have to unpack.
They were nice guys and were no trouble at all - but they didn't want to read the diagram of offices to determine which was one and which was five - so I spent a few hours running back and forth directing traffic. Room two? The one with the yellow chair. Room nine? That's the kitchen. And so on until 7:00 pm.
And now, comes the really time-consuming part - we have to unpack.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Guess What I Did
Yesterday did something that I'd never done before - I went the wrong way on a one-way street. Really!
I was traveling to a new part of the town where my office is - and as I got off the exit ramp it said "Keep Left" and I guess I kept a little too left. I turned onto what I found out was a divided part of the road. The second I turned I saw cars up ahead at the light and they all were facing me. Uh Oh!
There was no possiblity of backing up - behind me was a very large intersection of people coming off the highway. Up ahead of me - no more than 10 yards - was an opening in the road where I could swerve back over to my side. There was just one problem, there were four cars coming straight at me. I stayed as close to the side where the opening was and just stopped and turned on my signal to let them know what I was trying to do. But the old man directly in front of me decided he would rather NOT drive around me, but instead sit in his car and mouth what I'm sure was horrible obscenitiees and wave a fist at me. And when I say old man, I meant old!
Well, eventually he swerved around me - all the while still shaking his fist and mouthing words I was glad I couldn't hear. The 3 cars behind me just shook their head - they felt sorry for me.
And I will never forget how that exit ramp is set up.
I was traveling to a new part of the town where my office is - and as I got off the exit ramp it said "Keep Left" and I guess I kept a little too left. I turned onto what I found out was a divided part of the road. The second I turned I saw cars up ahead at the light and they all were facing me. Uh Oh!
There was no possiblity of backing up - behind me was a very large intersection of people coming off the highway. Up ahead of me - no more than 10 yards - was an opening in the road where I could swerve back over to my side. There was just one problem, there were four cars coming straight at me. I stayed as close to the side where the opening was and just stopped and turned on my signal to let them know what I was trying to do. But the old man directly in front of me decided he would rather NOT drive around me, but instead sit in his car and mouth what I'm sure was horrible obscenitiees and wave a fist at me. And when I say old man, I meant old!
Well, eventually he swerved around me - all the while still shaking his fist and mouthing words I was glad I couldn't hear. The 3 cars behind me just shook their head - they felt sorry for me.
And I will never forget how that exit ramp is set up.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Dinner
Guess what I had for dinner last night. Give up? Pudding. Yep I had pudding for dinner.
I know, it's not the most nutritous meal. Probably not even in the to 1000. But sometimes you just don't care. I was tired and wasn't in the mood for cereal. But sitting there on the refridgerator shelf was a tub of chocolate pudding. It was practically calling to me. So, I had pudding for dinner.
That's one of the things that I like about no longer having kids at home - you don't have to worry about dinner if you're tired.
I know, it's not the most nutritous meal. Probably not even in the to 1000. But sometimes you just don't care. I was tired and wasn't in the mood for cereal. But sitting there on the refridgerator shelf was a tub of chocolate pudding. It was practically calling to me. So, I had pudding for dinner.
That's one of the things that I like about no longer having kids at home - you don't have to worry about dinner if you're tired.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Moving
Our office is moving this weekend and so this week, in addition to trying to get my regular work done, I have to pack. It is such a pain to take everything in your office (out of the cabinets and desks, of course) and pack it in boxes. It's even more of a pain to unpack it or live amid the clutter afterward.
But what I really find disturbing is as we're cleaning out storage cabinets, we're finding things that don't work or are clearly broken. Now, why, when faced with an office object that breaks, would someone decide to buy a new one and just put the old one in storage? My first thought, but it may just be me, would be to throw it away. But we have at least a pickup truck worth of stuff to toss - broken, outdated, or otherwise replaced items.
It's a puzzle.
But what I really find disturbing is as we're cleaning out storage cabinets, we're finding things that don't work or are clearly broken. Now, why, when faced with an office object that breaks, would someone decide to buy a new one and just put the old one in storage? My first thought, but it may just be me, would be to throw it away. But we have at least a pickup truck worth of stuff to toss - broken, outdated, or otherwise replaced items.
It's a puzzle.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Sleep
Lately all I've wanted to do is sleep. I am yawning on my commute home. I barely make it through dinner. I am totally ready to go to bed by 8:00 pm! What is with this?
Maybe it's because it's winter. Something about the sun going down makes me begin to think about bed - and the sun is definitely down before I make it home. It's the same in the morning. I can get 8 hours of sleep, but if the sun hasn't come up yet, I have a hard time waking up. On the flip side, I might have only had 4 hours of sleep, but if the sun comes up I can't go back to sleep.
Winnie, however, is having no problem with my going to bed early.
Maybe it's because it's winter. Something about the sun going down makes me begin to think about bed - and the sun is definitely down before I make it home. It's the same in the morning. I can get 8 hours of sleep, but if the sun hasn't come up yet, I have a hard time waking up. On the flip side, I might have only had 4 hours of sleep, but if the sun comes up I can't go back to sleep.
Winnie, however, is having no problem with my going to bed early.
Monday, January 25, 2010
One of Those Days
Ever have one of those days where you just feel like you could lay your head on your desk and take a nap? I'm having one of those days today.
I woke up with a headache - which I promptly took something for - but since the headache left I've just felt blah. I'm not sleepy. It's just that draggy feeling. Like when your arms feel too heavy to hold up.
I'd like to go straight home and crawl into bed, but I've got errands to run. Then when I finally get home I'll have to make dinner. Then I'll check my e-mails. Then I'll cuddle the dog a little. THEN I'll crawl into bed.
Well, it's good to have a plan.
I woke up with a headache - which I promptly took something for - but since the headache left I've just felt blah. I'm not sleepy. It's just that draggy feeling. Like when your arms feel too heavy to hold up.
I'd like to go straight home and crawl into bed, but I've got errands to run. Then when I finally get home I'll have to make dinner. Then I'll check my e-mails. Then I'll cuddle the dog a little. THEN I'll crawl into bed.
Well, it's good to have a plan.
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