I was worried about being laid off. It looks like that won't be happening for a while. We have had some clients that have made payments on old amounts that they owe and an estate close and were paid for a new probate case.
The problem is that my boss doesn't know for sure what bills he owes, but he will have to work that out with our bookkeeper/office manager. All I know is that he sees that I'm doing my part and someone would have to be here every day to type and answer the phones. He may be able to answer the phones if transferred to his phone, but I get the impression that my office manager didn't have a list of outstanding bills ready for him.
Next - I was pretty upset that my daughter was going to be going out of town this next weekend from Thursday to late Saturday and it's supposed to be my weekend next weekend right before Mother's Day. She doesn't want to, so I don't think she will be. She is staying the night at her dad's tonight (Friday) and going ice skating, then it's his weekend, then she is going to his ward's mutual Tuesday and night and her's/mine Wednesday night.
Anyway, that is the update.
Back to reading, I finished rereading Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites and Gadiaton and the Silver Sword. I will be starting Tennis Shoes Among the Feathered Serpent (or whatever #3 is called) this weekend. I am also reading "Shakespearean Whodunits" edited by Mike Ashley and started "Rhett Butler's People" that Don and Rachel bought a copy of for me when they went on a trip and I babysat their dogs and had to break into their house.
I am also in 3 Nephi. Our Stake President wanted us to read the Book of Mormon by our Stake Conference last month, but I didn't quite get it done even though I had started it before Stake Conference. I'm trying to do better.
Like everyone else, we are experiencing worries here about the "Swine Flu" or whatever they are now calling it. There have been two cases in Kansas, but not in Wichita. Our paper is suggesting people stock up on food items, etc., but not to panic. They are suggesting stocking up because if the flu is spreading, people might not want to be going to stores and such.
My boss offered to let me leave early if we didn't have clients, but we did. He thought I might want to hits the stores, but I told him I have already got a small food storage due to the teaching of the church. It's not a lot, mind you. He bought two gallons of milk, a loaf of bread and four or five flats of canned goods.
We are limited in refrigerator storage, but I know we have some canned goods and such. Even in Mexico where the outbreak started they think, the stores aren't closed, but some businesses are closed and the subway, I think is shutdown.
Rachel asked what I thought about keeping the kids home from school, but I told her I don't think it is necessary at this time. I guess that would be a point in support of home school, but I don't think she is in danger, and I know she doesn't want to be at her dad's all day, every day.
I am still knitting socks for soldiers. I did a baby sweater and several hats and baby booties when I was still pregnant. I also have a pair of socks for myself out of a purple yarn that I'm making.
Friday, May 01, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
Laid Off ?
Okay, we have four days next week without clients having appointments. This is potentially a problem. I have been working on probate and such, but things are tight around here, and I was extremely worried that my boss would have me again not come in to work a day without pay.
He recognized, and I told him, that I have worked a lot on probate the last few days. Probate doesn't get paid until the end of the estate, but we have one that if he or my office manager will review the billing is ready to get closed. I gave the billing to my office manager a couple of weeks ago, but she hasn't had time.
I have been in much prayer over this problem. I have been working really hard to get caught up and needed a couple of days without constant new work to accomplish this. I am just about there, but we aren't getting a lot of new calls.
The main thing is that if my boss closes the office, nobody makes any money because there isn't anyone here working on anything, and he can't operate the computer well. If he closes the office, he was planning on having calls forwarded to his cell, but this doesn't work well if he decides to stay at his property in Mulvane.
Anyway, if I can just get the estate closed by next Friday, we should be okay.
He recognized, and I told him, that I have worked a lot on probate the last few days. Probate doesn't get paid until the end of the estate, but we have one that if he or my office manager will review the billing is ready to get closed. I gave the billing to my office manager a couple of weeks ago, but she hasn't had time.
I have been in much prayer over this problem. I have been working really hard to get caught up and needed a couple of days without constant new work to accomplish this. I am just about there, but we aren't getting a lot of new calls.
The main thing is that if my boss closes the office, nobody makes any money because there isn't anyone here working on anything, and he can't operate the computer well. If he closes the office, he was planning on having calls forwarded to his cell, but this doesn't work well if he decides to stay at his property in Mulvane.
Anyway, if I can just get the estate closed by next Friday, we should be okay.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Stress Management - What NOT to Do
Okay, if anyone is still reading this, I'm a huge worry wort. I woke up on 4/21 at 2:00 a.m. or so after not falling sleep until midnight and couldn't go back to sleep worrying about deadlines I MAY have missed on stuff at work. After tossing and turning, I finally got up and drove to work at about 3:00 a.m. to get these things checked on.
1. I didn't miss any deadlines.
2. There wasn't nearly as much undone that I thought was going to be.
My office manager was talking again about bringing her friend in to work once a week to Supervise the collection case work I was doing. Didn't happen and may not. Last but not at all least, I was worried we would lose some of the bankruptcy work we were doing due to temporary staff assignments at a company. Again, I worried for nothing.
Lastly, after worrying about getting a forced day off again, I have worked a full week without that happening. I have been tithing for the last six weeks, and I think I am getting blessed for trying to be more faithful. Now, I need to work on trusting Heavenly Father more will all aspects of my life, work included.
The miscarriage is for the most part over. I have started my first cycle post miscarriage. It has been very painful, but getting better. Ironically enough it began on 4/17 a month after the bleeding began on 3/17.
1. I didn't miss any deadlines.
2. There wasn't nearly as much undone that I thought was going to be.
My office manager was talking again about bringing her friend in to work once a week to Supervise the collection case work I was doing. Didn't happen and may not. Last but not at all least, I was worried we would lose some of the bankruptcy work we were doing due to temporary staff assignments at a company. Again, I worried for nothing.
Lastly, after worrying about getting a forced day off again, I have worked a full week without that happening. I have been tithing for the last six weeks, and I think I am getting blessed for trying to be more faithful. Now, I need to work on trusting Heavenly Father more will all aspects of my life, work included.
The miscarriage is for the most part over. I have started my first cycle post miscarriage. It has been very painful, but getting better. Ironically enough it began on 4/17 a month after the bleeding began on 3/17.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Miscarriage, etc
We found out we were pregnant on 2/5/09. We then miscarried on 3/17. I then had to be reexamined on 3/26. My HCG was 42. On 4/2/09 it was 24. On 4/10/09 it was 12. I have to go in again in a couple of weeks and have more blood drawn.
I have had a whole range of emotions, but I will have to add more later from an email I sent someone else. It was a natural miscarriage.
We are going to try again after I have two normal cycles per what the doctor suggested. However, I won't have the first one until 2-6 weeks after the level is a 0.
We are going to try only one more time. If I miscarry once more, we have decided not to try again.
I went back in on 4/27/2009 - My level is a 7, so now I have to go back in about three weeks and do it again. The worse part is that they thought I had a period, but they aren't sure and will need to keep checking my levels to make sure. Just when I think the whole experience has ended, yet another reminder. Another visit to see happy women with their husbands, and when I think we are on the road to trying again, nope!!!
I have had a whole range of emotions, but I will have to add more later from an email I sent someone else. It was a natural miscarriage.
We are going to try again after I have two normal cycles per what the doctor suggested. However, I won't have the first one until 2-6 weeks after the level is a 0.
We are going to try only one more time. If I miscarry once more, we have decided not to try again.
I went back in on 4/27/2009 - My level is a 7, so now I have to go back in about three weeks and do it again. The worse part is that they thought I had a period, but they aren't sure and will need to keep checking my levels to make sure. Just when I think the whole experience has ended, yet another reminder. Another visit to see happy women with their husbands, and when I think we are on the road to trying again, nope!!!
Thursday, January 22, 2009
January Blues
I also get the blues in January, and this year is going about the same except for a minor thing making it at little, um, more difficult.
I turn 40 this year. I'm not looking forward to his. Not because I'm half over the hill, but 30 wasn't my best year at all, and I'm hoping 40 isn't going to be anything like 30 was.
That being said, the Lexapro withdrawals are much less intense, but the PMS, more intense. I've grounded myself to my room twice in the past week. If I were a cartoon, I would have a thunder cloud over my head. Oh well.
I'm reading, "The Proving Trail" by Louis Lamour because my husband strongly suggested it for the library program this year. Strongly means nightly interrogations on where I am in the book. He read it in one day, he says. I explain he did it over a weekend, had read the book before, reads a lot of westerns, and didn't keep getting interrupted.
We also had a debate about there being more than one Georgetown in the U.S. If you, like my husband, don't believe me, there is. Check out wikipedia. (I printed them out for my stubborn husband). You see the main character goes to Georgetown to find out about his now murdered father. That Georgetown is in Colorado. Now the problem is that I was thinking Georgetown back east because in the beginnings of the book, he says something about his father being from back east. This confused the heck out of my geographically challenged brain because I could figure out why he was going the directions he was going. Anyway, dear readers, there are multiple Georgetowns. The Georgetown in this book is very small, but has a Louis Dupuy museum. My husband's cousin/uncle, my boss, took pictures of him at various parts of the museum, which I have now seen.
I turn 40 this year. I'm not looking forward to his. Not because I'm half over the hill, but 30 wasn't my best year at all, and I'm hoping 40 isn't going to be anything like 30 was.
That being said, the Lexapro withdrawals are much less intense, but the PMS, more intense. I've grounded myself to my room twice in the past week. If I were a cartoon, I would have a thunder cloud over my head. Oh well.
I'm reading, "The Proving Trail" by Louis Lamour because my husband strongly suggested it for the library program this year. Strongly means nightly interrogations on where I am in the book. He read it in one day, he says. I explain he did it over a weekend, had read the book before, reads a lot of westerns, and didn't keep getting interrupted.
We also had a debate about there being more than one Georgetown in the U.S. If you, like my husband, don't believe me, there is. Check out wikipedia. (I printed them out for my stubborn husband). You see the main character goes to Georgetown to find out about his now murdered father. That Georgetown is in Colorado. Now the problem is that I was thinking Georgetown back east because in the beginnings of the book, he says something about his father being from back east. This confused the heck out of my geographically challenged brain because I could figure out why he was going the directions he was going. Anyway, dear readers, there are multiple Georgetowns. The Georgetown in this book is very small, but has a Louis Dupuy museum. My husband's cousin/uncle, my boss, took pictures of him at various parts of the museum, which I have now seen.
Thursday, January 08, 2009
New Year - New Me (I Hope)
This is going to be the year for the following:
1. I'm going to try and deal more proactively with my mental health.
2. I'm going to knit an average of an inch a day for Socks for Soldiers.
3. I'm going to get my home prepared in case of emergency.
4. I'm going to do my best to get out of debt except for my home loan.
I'm now reading a book I checked out for my husband called, The Bandit Kings. It's about Jesse James through John Dillinger. He said it was easy reading, and it does seem to be. I'm also participating in the Wichita Public Library's reading program. I've done it and completed it every year since it started. This year is six books in different catagories, but it's pretty easy to fit any book into the categories.
So far, after last year, this year is looking up. I'm grateful to Heavenly Father and the Savior for blessing me.
1. I'm going to try and deal more proactively with my mental health.
2. I'm going to knit an average of an inch a day for Socks for Soldiers.
3. I'm going to get my home prepared in case of emergency.
4. I'm going to do my best to get out of debt except for my home loan.
I'm now reading a book I checked out for my husband called, The Bandit Kings. It's about Jesse James through John Dillinger. He said it was easy reading, and it does seem to be. I'm also participating in the Wichita Public Library's reading program. I've done it and completed it every year since it started. This year is six books in different catagories, but it's pretty easy to fit any book into the categories.
So far, after last year, this year is looking up. I'm grateful to Heavenly Father and the Savior for blessing me.
Friday, December 12, 2008
Updating the Blog
For those two of you who may read my blog, you may be wondering where I've been.
Still at work, although things have really slowed down with the economic problems. (Sigh!). I'm dealing with middle school angst with my daughter (and being soooooo glad I'm not that age again). She's got great grades and loves to read and excell at school, but of course, she's growing older.
My husband just got hired on at the place he was working as a temporary employee.
I'm still reading. I'm in a Sherlock Holmes phase and a Harry Potter fan fiction and/or related essays phase. The good news about fan fiction is that I've found some great ones on www.mugglenet.com. Why is this good news, you ask? Well, because I have a ton of knitting I need to do for SFS and Christmas presents, so I can knit and read at the same time. If I try to listen to books on tape, they put me to sleep. It's not the books, it's the sound of someone reading out loud. Created lots of problems in high school.
Okay, that is the brief update in blog land.
Still at work, although things have really slowed down with the economic problems. (Sigh!). I'm dealing with middle school angst with my daughter (and being soooooo glad I'm not that age again). She's got great grades and loves to read and excell at school, but of course, she's growing older.
My husband just got hired on at the place he was working as a temporary employee.
I'm still reading. I'm in a Sherlock Holmes phase and a Harry Potter fan fiction and/or related essays phase. The good news about fan fiction is that I've found some great ones on www.mugglenet.com. Why is this good news, you ask? Well, because I have a ton of knitting I need to do for SFS and Christmas presents, so I can knit and read at the same time. If I try to listen to books on tape, they put me to sleep. It's not the books, it's the sound of someone reading out loud. Created lots of problems in high school.
Okay, that is the brief update in blog land.
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