Archives
7:18:00 PM PDT
Hearing fan blowing...
Stop the Clock...
Oh my gosh time is flying... the days are anyway, by the minute... For the last few weeks I have felt so stressed and grumpy and just plain angry... And I am just racing the clock trying to find a minute of peace... I go to work all day not feeling any sense of accomplishment and just being angry at the other co-workers and me and supervisor just grumbling, everything negative that we have decided to not speak to each other, lol... we still do though of course... Then just driving home I am angry at other drivers for not following the rules of driving.... Pick up the boys, race through making dinner while checking email and catching up on the boys day all at the same time... Race through eating dinner to get to homework so we can get done to get showers to hubby getting home to getting the boys in bed, to watch five minutes of TV, to fall asleep and wake up and do it all over again... And don't forget some dishes and laundry and feed the cat and water the plants, which all don't get done every day...
The view from my computer desk....
Today was family breakfast and hubby off to work... Son3 had a bday party to go to at the neighbors... I read the invitation wrong though and thought he was to be there at 11:30 but it was 1:30-3:30, although he got home about 4:30... He had fun but while eating dinner had a bit of sadness after all the excitement and then it was over.... Son2 and I did a bit of shopping online for hubby for Father's day and his bday next month, he'll be 50... I've also been looking to see where we want to go on vacation next month but most everywhere is already booked for the week we are on vacation... Hmmmmm... I am really needing a beach fix.... And I made a few cards for the month, and did a few loads of laundry and fixed chicken quesadillas for dinner and vacuumed and now it is already 7pm... I didn't even make it outside today to mow the lawn or work in the yard or just go outside...
Haven't heard from son1 all week, glad he is busy with his new job.... Son2 and son3 had state testing all week so no homework, yeah right... Son2 didn't anyway except finish up his projects and he had early day all week and then a carnival at school on Friday... We had Cloverfield and Alien vs Predator 2 come in the mail and I told him he could not watch them til his school projects were done... Came home Thursday and found he had watched Cloverfield, so he was sent to his room for the rest of the day... Safer for him anyway as I was grumpy, lol.... And he did get his English project done while he was in there... And son3's no homework was to right 24 sentences each night for his sight words and study all 226 sight words... argh then I was really grumpy.... and it's not even my grumpy week.... Then Friday I was actually in a bit of a good mood knowing I had today off but of course came home to phone call from vice principal for son3...... Talked to son3, vice principal hadn't left reason for call, just to call him, it turned out son3 and a friend were sword fighting with their pencils and son3 accidentally poked friend but no harm done, and he lost his fun Friday privileges, but must tell parents because of zero tolerance at schools....
Hubby has not even got back to the patio with his work and dentist appointments... they haven't even fixed his broken tooth yet, he goes back again on Monday.... I think too I am having trouble adjusting to hubby's new schedule of working earlier and being home by 8pm... I feel like I have to have everything done by time he gets home and or there is no time for me cause my me time use to be from 9-10pm and now hubby is home... Poor hubby he understands but yet still hurts his feelings... And now since they have had some people quit and move at his work again, he has to go back to closing at 10pm for the month of May except now on Thursday he will be home at 6pm... And even though he has been home early we still don't get to watch all our shows... or our Netflix movies... So seems they are all saved for the weekend to watch and it becomes a chore to hurry up and watch everything instead of enjoying them... Of course also hubby works Saturday and I work Sunday so we don't really have the weekend off together and Monday is spent catching up and running errands instead of just sitting around watching our shows.... We still have Fingerprints, Shrooms, and now Cloverfield and Aliens vs Predator, and CSI, Smallville, Numbers.............
Son3 off to his party today....
And work... Everyday I go to work and say ok I am going to relax and just do what I can and ignore all the negative and not get mad at the customers and let the other associates worry about their own selves.... But no..... The floor is a mess cause one, the customers don't care and don't pick up after themselves, two, the associates don't care and just wait for the time to pass and then pick up their paychecks and three, even if we did all care, we cannot get it all done on the amount of hours and associates we have.... Our shoe department is a million dollar department with 26 aisles of shoes and only one person usually scheduled at a time to take care of cleaning and assisting the customer and then me in the back opening all the boxes and covering breaks and lunches... So yes I am a bit stressed, and when a customer starts banging on the wall/door and yelling hello into the stockroom, I tend to get a bit annoyed, lol.... Where does it say bang/yell/ring bell for service.... It's self serve, all the shoes are on the floor..... or they will be if I stop getting interrupted all the time.....
Ok I thought a rant would be good but I am getting a headache....
I'm fine really, just wound a bit tight lately....
Tomorrow it's back to work at 6am but I think I get off at 12:45.... So maybe then I can do a bit of yardwork and make some ribs for dinner and watch a movie or two....
Now I am off to get the boys in the showers and hubby will be home in forty five minutes...
Happy Journaling....
Written by fasttrack58 Blog about this entry |
Add to del.icio.us | 
digg this
-
We all need a good rant from time to time! And it sounds like what you need is a small escape ... like to the beach. :-)
Sonny and I have been wanting a small escape ourselves and I'm thinking a small camping trip is in order as soon as we get some good weather!
I was in a shoe store the other day with my daughter and I was looking at all the shoes scattered on the floor. The employee was sitting at the register talking on her cell phone, the customers obviously couldn't be bothered to put the shoes back. I couldn't take it and left the store, my daughter followed me shortly after and we went to another shoe store where she found some helpful employees and all the shoes where they belonged instead of ALL over the store.
Anyway, wishing you the best!
Monica who's been in a rambling mood today ... sorry.
http://journals.aol.com/monicasmemoirs/midnight-conversatio ns/
http://journals.aol.com/photographybymon/Mamarazzi/
-
Oh I am feeling for you on the day after day work run of the mill thing... yessss never enough help or time!! I can so relate. We are under so much pressure for donations right now... then they complain if we don't get enough and put all this pressure on us and we are all doing our best. Sometimes I am so bored with my job I want to run to work anywhere but here.... and I am working in the middle of my mess and dishes and laundry and can't seem to get to them all.... and it's not enough money LOL then the double shift is getting to me at times... I can't start anything because I have to go back to work in a few hours so it seems pointless to try to start a project and then stop again for the evening round. LiIsten to me complaining. I like this complaining session LOL Can I go to the beach with you?????? Sounds lovely!! Oh my gosh you are making me so hungry talking about making ribs!!!!!!
Lisa -
I know it takes abit to adjust to changes in the schedule. I decided a long time ago that work is just that...work and try to never take it home with me. Sometimes you just can't help it. I do think you need a BEACH day for sure. I'm in 7th heaven having my camper to go to now every weekend. It is hard to go back to work come Monday morning though. Hope your Monday is a great one!
'On Ya' - ma -
((((((((((((((((((((HUGSTOYOU)
)))))))))))))))))))Loos like you got your work cut out for you.I know you do all of it on your own and you dont get any time for yourself.I hope you get some Me time soon.
5/8/08 8:23 AM
As for ranting, we all need to get it out of our systems from time to time. It rarely helps but it's nice to know someone else relates to our frustration, which we all do. Here's to hoping your co-workers get it together, your son's get their homework done in a timely manner and you can get used to hubby's new hours, most of all you get some "me" time to yourself. (Hugs) Indigo
http://journals.aol.com/rdaut