Weather made me cancel another flying lesson today (yes, first world problems). And I needed to stay a little late at work to take care of some things, so it's just as well that I didn't have to run out the door to drive to the airport. Now I have a headache and feel generally low. But I expect it'll be better tomorrow.

Pix, I'm sorry about the perception problems. And I hope the newbies get up to speed about what's actually happening, soon.

Hmmm. Dinner might help with the headache. Maybe pizza.

The other huge thing I learned is that I can't trust everyone I thought I could trust, so I'll be a lot more careful about talking about any of this at work. I'll vent here instead. Aren't you all lucky?

Well, yes. Yes we are. I'm sorry about the workplace dramas, like you need any more stress in your life. At least your own higher-ups are on-side. Hopefully it'll improve with time and they realise that you're not secretly bathing in the blood of middle schoolers as part of your daily beauty regimen. (It's actually a morale-building exercise.)

My entire department is just a snakepit of politics right now. Both inside the group and in terms of where we sit in the organizational structure.

I'm anticipating basically a hostile takeover by a department that we reported through but were independent of. They have little or no understanding of what we do or how challenging it is. (To be fair, I know little of what they do except that it involves leaving regularly by five and turning into a ghost town on Friday afternoons all summer.) It's not gonna be good.

And meanwhile the group itself is a freaking powder keg, with a lot of new and not very mature people stirring up trouble all over the place and man, something's going to blow soon. I'm able to stay above the fray more there, thank god, because my position right now is kind of a hybrid where I don't report to the head of the group, I report one level above that, and kind of control my own workflow.

But both of these things are coming to a head and jebus, it's gonna get ugly.

(And meantime, our contract with our largest client is getting ready to expire so I've been tapped to lead that whole effort with everyone in the freaking world wanting to throw themselves into it and the highest levels of firm leadership watching like hawks. I spend so much time managing the personalities I don't even know how I'm going to manage to actually do the work.)

This is a question specifically for msbelle, but is posed to anyone who feels any level of competency with selling things. (I feel no such competence, thus, the request)

Should a person like myself...okay, I...be in a position that requires putting a PLAN in place to sell most of my stuff...like in the event of a move...what are the best strategies?

This has been a huge challenge to me in the past and I just can't let it get me down anymore. Practicality demands turning stuff into cash!

By stuff, I mean books, vintage fine jewelry, vintage clothes, vintage decorative stuff, a Spin cycle, vintage postcards and travel slides, a few pieces of smallish furniture, and small appliances. The miscellaneous houseware stuff will go into a yard sale.

In the past, I have been completely intimidated by ebay, struck out on craigslist and have no idea which avenues are best for which type of item.

I need a game plan.

What has worked best for you? What would you avoid?

I'm going to be around until later this evening, but will be completely away from the computer Fri-Mon...working on the PLAN.

I would deeply, deeply appreciate email at profile addy with any specific suggestions.

Are you moving, bonny?

I may have to. It seems that my landlord is moving to sell the building...and is being very cagey about it.

I figure it is better to be prepared than get caught out.

I have lived here for 12 years and have ZERO desire to move. At the same time, back in the days when I DID move, it was a great opportunity for off-loading.

I'm not a collector, so don't have that much, but what I DO have, I want to make the most of.

msbelle doesn't post in Bitches, bonny.

Thanks so much ita!

Off to cross-post.

The other huge thing I learned is that I can't trust everyone I thought I could trust, so I'll be a lot more careful about talking about any of this at work. I'll vent here instead. Aren't you all lucky?

I'm in favor of pretty much anything that will bring you here at any given time. I am also in favor of everyone feeling safe to vent here, because that means it is ok for me, too. However, I'm not in favor of you feeling so stressed out. So thbbbbpt on the new teachers.

Pix, I'm really sorry to hear about the work politics. I was assistant head of a department for a while, which was a total politics nightmare, so I can relate. I hope it improves.

Huge yay for the job interview, smonster! Much interview~ma for the day itself.

Wedding Day #1 of 2. Today we do the legal bit (which isn't particularly romantic, but LGBT people in the UK did fight for the right to form civil partnerships, so yay that!), then our families meet (I may be sick). Should be an interesting day...! Happily, I have a hotel room with (another) massage and a manicure awaiting me in between.

Keep up the no-rain~ma! They've changed the forecast from thunderstorms to scattered showers, so it's working!