Check please

It’s 4:15 PM and I’m wishing it was time for bed already. It was the busiest day I’ve ever seen at work today and only two of us to handle it. On top of that there was something wrong with my connection to work and everything took 5 times longer than it should. It (the [...]

Benefits - “Quack”

Today was the deadline to get our benefit choices turned in at Jack’s work and we got it in just in the nick of time. I always hate this because it’s always bad news:
1. Premiums went up.
2. Co-payment went up.
3. Deductible went up.
This year was no different. We pay almost $200 a month for health [...]

My brain is going to explode

Yesterday ended week two at my new job. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday I was trained on a bunch of new stuff. Some of the stuff I was familiar with already. Some was totally new to me. But it was still a lot to learn in a short time and I ended my work day with [...]

It’s been one of THOSE days

It’s been the kind of day where at 4 PM you’re wondering if it’s time to put the kids to bed yet.
It was the second day on the job for me. I made the mistake of logging in a half hour early, before I rubbed the sleep out of my eyes or even had a [...]

First Day… Success?

I started my new job today. As with the first day at any new job, it was exciting, confusing, and at times flustering. I think this is going to be a great fit for me though. The people are friendly, the atmosphere is relaxed, and people seem to really enjoy their work. Exactly my kind [...]

Bullet Sunday #8 Football Anyone?

As I started to prepare for today’s post, I realized today’s Bullet Sunday is the exact opposite of last Sunday’s Lazy Days post. There was definitely nothing lazy about our weekend this time around. In fact as we crawled into bed last night sore and tired I kept thinking it was Sunday night. It [...]

I’ve accepted a job offer

… And I couldn’t be happier. Except I’m doing the hurry up and wait thing. I accepted the offer to work part time and am waiting on the confirmation of my acceptance. I’m checking my email every 30 seconds. I’m sooo excited to finally receive an offer that will work for us! The hours are [...]