Thanks, msbelle. She's been good this afternoon. When she is still tired in the morning there is just no reasoning with her.

I had my performance evaluation... last week? It was a positive review and I was told that I was irreplaceable, which is both a good and a bad thing to hear. Sure, I have job security, but that means the work fairy constantly is taking enormous shits on my desk. I have a gaggle of new people I'm trying to train. I'm starting to make threats every time someone tries to give me anything new to do this quarter. For work stuff and non-work stuff, I have people chasing me down to do stuff that is important to them but not a priority for me, and I'm too exhausted to figure out how to communicate that kindly.

And yet I still chose to sign up for Yuletide.

When she is still tired in the morning there is just no reasoning with her.

I resemble this.

yikes shrift. that sounds like a lot and your job has been A LOT for several years.

Ugh, Shrift. That sounds very stressful.

Timelies all!

SO Mr. S has been getting up the same time as us the last few days, where he used to sleep a little later. I blame the time change, and the fact that it is no longer pitch black at 6:30.

Time change is an unnatural abomination.

Somehow it's got me sleeping later, so I'm all for it! (Sorry.)

I now kind of can't stop cleaning, but I think that is just still anxiety

I am trying to do the insides of things. One thing at a time.

Sophia, you're a wonder. And the city should get its butt over and inspect and remount alarms and replace your damn lock. You've certainly done an enormous amount to meet your part in this--and continue to do so. Now it's their turn to step up and end your suspense and tension. Pfaw!

Parenting is only for the strong, and I salute every damn one of you heroes.

msbelle, I vote for the group thing. Money is definitely a conscience-assuager, but shopping and getting to the PO is a thing I can't promise.

I feel like my work must be adjacent to yours, and I feel you and your old boss, and I love "Horton hears a Whoing it."

I remember you doctor wrangle and I used to nurse/professor/student wrangle. I am good at wrangling. I might be good at my new job, I don't know. Also I just found out a couple of professor feel that the secretary we are hiring just to take meeting minutes (which I think is ridiculous) thinks we should only look at Masters prepared candidates because otherwise they can't understand enough.

I think they should take their own damned minutes. The reason everything is bad is that they talk in circles and jargon and only my old boss pauses to summarize for the minutes. They have huge fights they don't want recorded. Then no one reviews them, they get mad and pick the minutes apart in the next meeting

They need someone with a thick skin, discretion, and the ability to speak up and ask questions in the moment.