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This past week...
Nov. 15th, 2023 11:08 pmIt's been another mostly good week, but some unpleasantness is starting to creep in lately (more on that in a minute).
My first Friday off was a good way to get things started. I got a few chores done and made some meals for the freezer, and then took the afternoon to relax. Spreading out the weekend chores over three days is really nice, and I found that I didn't have to try and "schedule in" some downtime - it just happened. I'm looking forward to many more of these long weekends to come.
Curling is going well so far. We had our second win last week, and my new teammates are pretty decent folk. I even had a spectator - my good friend that I usually have lunch with was on day shift last week and was able to come out and watch. We got to hang out afterward as well, which is always great.
We've been spoiled with nice weather all week, and I've been getting outside and taking advantage of it as much as I can. My walks at lunch have been a bit more leisurely - partly to enjoy the stroll (what's five extra minutes?), but it's also helping me get out of my own head. As I mentioned at the beginning, a few things are starting to bug me again.
More changes happening at work. There's been another resignation, one other person is still interviewing regularly, and another is probably getting let go at the end of the year - which would leave only three of us remaining in the department. I still don't have a boss (not one that I'm aware of anyway), and it doesn't really seem like anyone in the new organization even knows I exist. I've been saying all along that I don't expect to be kept around, and nothing that's happened in the past couple months is making me feel any different. Time will tell I guess.
And if that wasn't enough, a couple of the gremlins that pop up in my head every once in a while have made a return. It's not a surprise really - I mean, I've never actually done anything to deal with them other than shove them back in their cage and hope the lock holds (which it never does). Maybe I should get them separate cages so only one can get loose at a time?
Anyway, that's about all for now. It's looking like sleep will be minimal tonight, but at least tomorrow is the last day of the week! =]
My first Friday off was a good way to get things started. I got a few chores done and made some meals for the freezer, and then took the afternoon to relax. Spreading out the weekend chores over three days is really nice, and I found that I didn't have to try and "schedule in" some downtime - it just happened. I'm looking forward to many more of these long weekends to come.
Curling is going well so far. We had our second win last week, and my new teammates are pretty decent folk. I even had a spectator - my good friend that I usually have lunch with was on day shift last week and was able to come out and watch. We got to hang out afterward as well, which is always great.
We've been spoiled with nice weather all week, and I've been getting outside and taking advantage of it as much as I can. My walks at lunch have been a bit more leisurely - partly to enjoy the stroll (what's five extra minutes?), but it's also helping me get out of my own head. As I mentioned at the beginning, a few things are starting to bug me again.
More changes happening at work. There's been another resignation, one other person is still interviewing regularly, and another is probably getting let go at the end of the year - which would leave only three of us remaining in the department. I still don't have a boss (not one that I'm aware of anyway), and it doesn't really seem like anyone in the new organization even knows I exist. I've been saying all along that I don't expect to be kept around, and nothing that's happened in the past couple months is making me feel any different. Time will tell I guess.
And if that wasn't enough, a couple of the gremlins that pop up in my head every once in a while have made a return. It's not a surprise really - I mean, I've never actually done anything to deal with them other than shove them back in their cage and hope the lock holds (which it never does). Maybe I should get them separate cages so only one can get loose at a time?
Anyway, that's about all for now. It's looking like sleep will be minimal tonight, but at least tomorrow is the last day of the week! =]
