Tagged: thedayjob

31
Aug
2006

ALONE AGAIN, NATURALLY

A few years ago, at my previous job, I was forced by circumstances to move from an office of my own into an open landscape cubicle environment under very crowded conditions. I hated it. I hated it so much it colored everything about my day, my week, my life. It made me grumpy and sad. After about 7 months in hell, our company closed down and we were all thrown on the job market where I, happily, was extremely fortunate in finding not one but TWO jobs that were perfect and ended up having to make a choice. The only...

05
Jul
2006

AND THEY PAY ME FOR IT, TOO!

Today I had what is called in Swedish my P U samtal with my boss. It stands for Personlig Utveckling and translates literally as Personal Development Discussion. What it boiled down to was she’s happy, I’m happy, go forth and prosper. We have these conversations twice a year, and that is in addition to the salary discussions that take place every December. I have been at this job for just under 2 years and I love it more than ever. In the entire time, there has been only 1 day that I did not want to get out of bed...

08
Mar
2006

CONTENT? WHAT IS THIS CONTENT YOU SPEAK OF?

Work has me by the neck and is shaking me hard, every day. Shake-a, shake-a shake-shake! go the sounds of each day, as my brain starts rattling between my ears. I put my hands over them sometimes to keep my brain from falling out, but then people walk by my office and wonder what the heck I am doing, and I grimace and put my hands back on the keyboard where they belong. Couldn’t Have Said it Better Myself: “I do not see how I will ever in my life get back on top of…my life. My life is currently...

03
Dec
2005

NO PREACHING, JUST PRACTICING

A lot of what’s been on my mind lately has been work-related and not in a good way, and since I won’t talk about work here, I feel like my not being able to talk about work here has been sort of blocking my being able to talk about ANYTHING here. I could lock up the post, I suppose, and get it out, but to be honest, I’m still chewing several things over in my head, and I don’t really want or need advice, because it’s not that kind of thing, it’s more general observations and a bit of discomfort...

16
Aug
2005

HI HO HI HO

I worked until 9:20 p.m. tonight. But you don’t have to feel sorry for me because I left at 12:15 earlier in the day and went home to have lunch and pick up the kids (releasing Anders to go to work) and then went to Angie’s to hang out for a couple of hours, and then after dinner I went back to work at 6 p.m., because jeez louise do I have a lot to do, and I can’t get it done when there are 42 million people coming in asking me if they could please, please? just add one,...

15
Jun
2005

IN WHICH LIZ POINTS AT THE SKY AND LOOKS AMAZED

Last spring and summer I walked every day. I had big plans for this year. Big, I tell you! Then I de-railed completely with a severely sprained ankle in February and I have not walked except once. It’s only now that my foot is starting to feel closer to normal than it has for a long time. I know, I’m lame. (haaaaaaaaa) I need a kick in the seat of the pants, a motivating word, a kick start. KICK! START! My son is in the middle of a project that has me totally floored. I can’t wait until he’s done...

31
May
2005

IF YOU DON’T LIKE THE WEATHER IN SWEDEN, JUST WAIT FIVE MINUTES

You know that song I was singing a couple of posts ago? The one about summer? Yeah, well, we had it. It’s apparently over now. O Summer, you tease! It’s been pouring rain, grey, lowering cloud cover and FREEZING COLD for 2 days with no end in sight. We have transitioned from summer, summer, summer, summer to November in one fell swoop. Maybe not freezing, exactly, but DAMN, it’s cold. And you thought I was kidding when I put ‘sweden’ as one of the season choices on my last poll. Interesting* info from my poll: A WHOPPING 32 of you...

20
May
2005

MISS-MARY-POPPINS-SPOONFUL-OF-SUGAR-SACCHARINE-SWEET-LIZARDEK-LIVING-MY-PERFECT-LIFE*

I love this country. I just found out that my company is bringing in an on-site massage therapist every other week for 3 occurences before summer vacation. If it goes well, they’ll continue in the fall. AND the company provides 1500 kronor in friskvårdsbidrag, healthcare subsidy, per year per employee, which can be used to pay for them. (It can also be used to pay for most any other sport or exercise costs) How cool is that?? Mmmmmmmmmmmm…massage! I really do love this country. 🙂 My Favorite Tongue Twister of All Time: A tree toad loved a she-toad Who lived...

04
May
2005

YOU DON’T DROWN BY FALLING IN THE WATER

Today was a half day of work, but I ended up staying until 2 because I was trying to get as much done as possible due to having tomorrow OFF. woot! Sleeping in, here I come! Anders took Friday off, but I have so much to do still (with no end in sight 🙂 that I didn’t feel it was an option. Tomorrow is “Christ Flew Up to Heaven Day” as literally translated from the Swedish Kristihimmelfärdsdagen.* One of the reasons that I sometimes think about dropping out of choir, aside from the fact that it’s a weekly-plus commitment is...

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