Oh, Supervision

I hate being micro-managed. Even more, I hate having to micro-manage the staff I have.

So why, praytell, do I have to every other day? Why is it that they don't GET that their paperwork has deadlines for reasons, that I'm not asking for all these stupid forms for ha-ha's, but that they do have a purpose.

Annoyed. I don't get it.

Urgh.

I'm tired of yelling at students to stop being stupid. Turn your bass down, the entire north side of the building does NOT need to hear Rihanna all night long. Get off your skateboard, you kind of deserved it when I shoved you off of it the other night. Just stop being stupid! End of story.



I also wonder why our live-in graduate assistant can't walk out of her own doorway to tell them to be quiet, but instead texts me to tell my RA on that floor to go talk to them. Um, no. You're the GA for Student Conduct, do it yourself.



I'm really glad this week is over, but really dreading the start of next week too. Two all-hall meetings to discuss the almost-$2,000 worth of damages and cleaning fees my 390 kids have accrued in just two weeks is going to be a blasty blast.



Urgh. I also need to go invest in potty pads 'caus Molly isn't understanding that when I let her out of the crate, she needs to go to the door to tell me she needs out. Hooray for needing to mop the entire house again...







It's Friday. :)

Grown Up

Trying to say hi... from the both of us.

I feel like such a grown up this weekend. Up on Saturday morning by 9 without an alarm, straight to Petsmart with Molly for Advantage, then to Walgreen's refill my allergy medication, then to the car wash (where Molly got lots of love).

Then home, lunch, and to Target for lots of cleaning stuff. Then the outlets, a nap, and now Molly and I are finishing dinner and the laundry is going. I need to vacuum and Swiffer tonight, do the dishes, and put away clothes.

When did I become a grown-up?

Also... my little girl is 10 pounds! Holy moly.

Puppy!

Introducing.... MOLLY!

New Year's

I'll write again too. Christmas was good, nothing super special. Pictures on Facebook. :) I got to see Kim for a day, which was FANtastic and made my life. *gush* Doug got a puppy for his birthday, so I spent the better part of two weeks playing with him. That's Nick and me, to the left. Nick as in Saint Nicholas. Precious. I was hoping to get a dog this month, but with a few unexpected financial things, I am not sure if that's feasible (financial nonsense below). Sad day.

So I got back to Texas on Saturday, and at first was actually pretty down about it. Part of it though, I think, was feeling super isolated since I saw no one at all. Now that we're back in the swing of things, socializing and what not, it's kind of okay. Just gotta get in the groove since my new RAs move in on Thursday and returners are back on Friday. Yay, woo. Training is Friday-Monday, then students slowly start trickling back. Yay.

So the recent news is that my face exploded. Ugh. So just before Thanksgiving, the tooth I have a crown on was giving me problems, then it went away by the time I went to the dentist in December, he said no biggie. Last week, it started hurting again, but I could never pin-point it on that tooth. New Year's Day or so, my gums started really hurting and I thought 'Um, okay, weird.' It gradually kept hurting, got a little worse, but I just prayed it'd go away! Come Saturday, combined with pressure from flying back, it got real bad, and by Sunday morning my left cheek and jawline was swelled. I thought it was in my head until this morning, when I yawned and thought 'Oooooh, that's no good.' The first thing our admin assistants said to me was "Is your face swollen? Did you have surgery? What happened?" Then I realized it wasn't in my head. One of them told me she thought it was an abscess. Ew. So I raced down to the minor emergency clinic, confirmed it was an abscess, got yelled at for not really taking my allergy medications, and got 3 prescriptions. Yay. Anitibiotics, a steroid nasal spray, and Singulair (to take every day. Ugh).

So fast forward, I'm at Walgreens picking up my stuff. The guy inputs my new insurance info, and says he'll just need to call Blue Cross to confirm. Okay, sounds lovely. Spends like 20 minutes on hold with them, who eventually tell him that my coverage ended at the end of August. I say no, that's not possible considering it just started in the middle of August! So I go out to the car, call HR here, who tells me that our prescription drug carrier switched, did I not get my new card?, gave me all the info, and then marched back inside for my $110 worth of drugs. On the plus side, I met my prescription drug deductible on just the fifth day of the year! Woo, yay me.

So dentist tomorrow, though it was supposed to be re-filling 7 cavities and now looks like it will be analyzing my abscess situation, consdering a root canal (God I hope not), and re-scheduling my re-fillings. Sigh.

Other than that... no news. Love you, miss you. <3

The Holidays

So, I have a lot to say, but I'm completely wiped out, so I don't know how long it will actually be.  I went home to Dallas for Christmas for 4 and 1/2 days.  We only had one yelling and screaming match (which is very good odds for my family), and we watched Marley and Me and I cried lots.  Youshi is going to have to live forever...I'll be sure to let him know this.  Lee and Chelsea finally decided on a wedding date...Dec. 19th of next year, which (if they keep it) means that I will have entirely too much family time.  Chelsea also asked me to be her maid of honor...awww.  Other than that nothing exciting. New Years was fun but not as much fun as spending time with you guys last year!  We just chilled at my house with lots of fattening food and watched Mama Mia.  Amanda and her b/f, Josh, also came over to play.  Patti was in town from Arkansas, so she was also here.  THEN! (this is my favorite part :) ) we skied yesterday and the day before.  I absolutely love it!!!! My body contorted in ways I never knew possible.  At one point in time, I looked to my left and saw my foot right beside my head....it is not supposed to be there. :)  I'm really really super sore now, but it was totally worth it.  I think I'm going to pick it up as a hobby.  I would totally live here just for the skiing.  Ok, I think that's the quick debriefing.  I hope you both are doing well!! Love you and miss you lots!!!

Merry Christmas!!



(PS. Kim, you suck at posting.)

Almost There

I am one [work] week away from surviving my first semester as a hall director. Hot damn, where does the time go?

The building closes, essentially, on Wednesday. I have one dumb kid who didn't ask for an extension but is going on a school trip, so he might not get to move his stuff to his new hall until Friday. Damn him! But I told my staff to plan on being here until Friday anyway, so that's life. My flight is at 6:45 am on Saturday-- then home! Yay!

So my week:
Monday/Tuesday: 6 judicial cases-- yay beer pong. With study room furniture! Smart kids.
Tuesday/Wednesday: checking out kids for my floor that currently has no RA.
Wednesday: staff ice skating! I think. Yay.
Thursday: Finishing up around the builiding... RD Tacky Holiday Sweater Progressive Dinner!
Friday: Finishing up, sending my staff on their merry way
Saturday: Home!! Doug's birthday, concert
Sunday: KIM!! :)

Yay. More reflections later. This turned out different than I planned.

P.S.

Kim, I totally just noticed that Megan kicks our butt at blogging.  We should work on this!

Snow!!!

This is me blogging! I miss you girls mucho!  I will now update you on my life! :)

1.  It snowed today!!! It was really pretty but ended up only being like an inch...very disappointing.  However, the ski resort that is like 20 min from my house opened last Friday, so I think I might take lessons this weekend.

2.  The snow is now melted.

3.  I can't wait to go home for Christmas; however, I might be going home sooner than that.  Todd's (mom's fiancee) dad is in a coma, and the doctor advised them to start making funeral plans.  Todd's dad lives in NY, so I might be flying out to watch the kids while mom and Todd go to NY.

4. Tomorrow is my 6 month anniversary at my job!! Woo!!  Have I mentioned that I love my job?

5.  That means that it will be basically impossible to fire me with Utah laws.  I'm thinking about going in a bathing suit just for fun.

6.  Tomorrow,  I take the written part of my Spanish final!!!

7.  I am SO over Spanish and will be taking strength training next semester.

8.  Dang, it's actually hard to come up with 10 things today!

9.  The guy I was talking to is not in a relationship; however, he appears to be a big flirt.  We never actually went out...we've just been emailing, but I think I'll steer clear.

10. I totally hung Christmas lights all around the perimeter of my office today.  They complement my tree and gingerbread house!!

Love you and miss you guys!