Out of my System

I’ve been whining a lot this week on Facebook and Twitter, so I’m going to take a moment to get it out of my system. Here goes:

FIRST, my mother-in-law had major back surgery yesterday, so that has been on my mind.

AND, this week I’ve had to be at work at 7:30, 7:00, 7:00 and 6:30. I’m really, really tired. Like REALLY. I fully recognize that many people get up much earlier than me, but when I’ve spent almost 9 years arriving in the 8:30-9:30 time frame, anything that starts with a 7 is a rude awakening. I’ve been getting to bed fairly early, but I’m still tired. And when I’m tired, I’m cranky. On top of the early arrivals, I’ve also had meetings late in the afternoon, so I can’t even leave early. Normally a 7:00 meeting would mean I can leave at 3 or 3:30, but this week I’ve been here until almost 5:00 every day. Boo.

AND, this morning my computer wouldn’t fully boot. Instead, it just told me it was “loading my personal settings” and never went any farther. I gave up and resigned myself to working on the group laptop today where I only had access to about 25% of the items I needed. I let my computer just let it sit there, and after an HOUR, the “loading settings” screen disappeared and it magically started. So ok, it wasn’t broken, it just took AN HOUR to start. Because THAT’S normal. In the end, apparently a software update the IT guys pushed yesterday went bad for some users, and I got to be one of those lucky users. Because a morning without my computer was exactly what I needed today. (Can you hear my sarcasm? Side note: it’s rather scary how little work I can do without my computer.)

AND, my nose is sniffly and I feel like I’m getting a cold. I’ve felt this way for 2 weeks now, so I guess it’s just the weather.

AND, it’s freaking cold outside and this building is not well insulated, so I’m currently typing this with gloves on. The guy who came to fix my computer this morning asked if it was hard to type with gloves on. I told him it’s also hard to type when your hands are numb from cold, so gloves seemed like the better option.

Ok. Now that I’m done, I can be a little more positive!

FIRST, Jose’s mom’s surgery went really well. It was basically a repeat of a surgery she had in mid-2008, but 24 hours later she’s already doing much better than she was at this point last time. Recovery from back surgery is slow, but so far she’s doing great. Yay!

AND, yes, I’ve had a lot of early meetings, but they’ve also been pretty good meetings. I’ve gotten information I needed and asked questions I want answered. Having to stay late in the afternoon just means I’m racking up credit hours that I can use sometime in the future to take a day off. And this weekend I get to catch up on all my sleep.

AND, my computer is fixed now.

AND, here are my race photos from the half marathon. They are not actually all that bad! Even in the picture of me with Kelly and Melissa, I don’t look TOO gigantic, and that’s saying a lot because they are tiny. 🙂

AND, it’s supposed to be warmer this weekend and even into the 70s next week, so hopefully today’s windchill in the teens is that very last time we’ll see that this winter.