Dia, I have dropped by your thread to ask for help. I have had the opportunity to read through all of your posts (it has taken sometime) and now find myself in a sitch where my wife is having an EA and probably a PA. Could you stop by and take a look and provide some fo your great advice. I believe we are closing in on the end of the marriage as she says divorce papers are ready .
FYI - work is still intense. No (maybe minimal) OT, but my days will be chock full this week just getting everything done. Continued apologies for my infrequent posting.
And yeah, that idea that I had that this would be a nice quiet week of uninterrupted work time? NOT!! Last two days the printer in FL has called me as soon as their doors open in the morning despite my reminders that I am on PST. Sigh!
The trouble with having an open mind is that people put things in it.
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Can I refill your coffee? How about something from the deli?
More than one actual conversation: "So what time is it up there in AK?" "4:00am"
"My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground upon which I stand." Thich Nhat Hanh
OMG! Venti Latte Breve, half-caff and a chocolate croissant! No, wait - if they have the gingerbread latte, get that. And maybe a chicken salad sammich....
I don't know about all women, but when I'm stressed and overwhelmed, if someone offers to take care of me like that it's a godsend. I'm ok stress-wise this week, though my morale is a bit down after 4 weeks of crunch time.
Dia's guilty secret - When I had to prep for my field exams or work on my dissertation, I did it at a local coffee shop where the staff knew me and fussed over me. Alternatively, if I need to write for something like 8 hrs a day for several days, I hop on a Holland America cruise ship going up or down the coast. Sooooo productive, and so relaxing at the same time.
The trouble with having an open mind is that people put things in it.
My sitch - Divorce Busted! http://www.divorcebusting.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1804137#Post1804137
"My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground upon which I stand." Thich Nhat Hanh
Dia, I am with you on that one, feeling the stress at work at present setting up a new department, overwhelmed is an understatement. I too like to be looked after when in those situations. But alas, I am not.
My CEO and VP just got back from a week and a half of combined trade show and vacation travel. 5 mins after they walked in the door, we had the following convo:
VP: Did you ship the materials to the training location?
Dia: No. When I called the client to confirm the address, they told me to ship to their office instead.
VP: But their office isn't the training location.
Dia: Yes, I know. They told me not to ship them to the training location. They wanted them in their office.
VP: But we always ship to the training location!!
Dia (sycophantically): Ok, we always ship to the training location.
So we hang up.
10 mins later he calls back.
VP: OMG OMG - There's a voicemail from the training coordinator. The training address in the printed materials is WRONG! There's a different building/room number but she didn't give it to me. Get her on the phone first thing tomorrow.
Dia: Gee, I'm glad I didn't ship the materials to the training location...
H and I are currently ignoring the kidlet who is in full-blown tantrum mode. His previous school had not yet taught cursive handwriting. His new school taught it two years ago and now expects everyone to write in cursive. So we've been working on cursive at home. This morning was the first where he was supposed to do a particular assignment in cursive, and he is having a meltdown over it.
Now that the meltdown is in progress, H feels that we can't back down and need to ignore the tantrum. My position is that a stressful and unpleasant task which is already known to provoke balky behavior should not be saved for the morning when everyone is getting ready to go out the door.
Sigh.
I absolutely do not approve of the tantrum, but this was so preventable.
The trouble with having an open mind is that people put things in it.
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