I am going to start filtering some of my more private musings. Since blogger does not have a tool for that, you will need to visit my Live Journal and ask to be friended there. I will continue to post Daily Gratitude and other subjects here. There is also a FAQ for my Journal at the same link.
discipline & a few updates
| Sunday, December 14, 2003 @ 09:20 I'm not doing very well in the realm of discipline of late. I haven't finished the website revamp. I haven't been good at maintaining this or my Spirituality journal. I started an offline "Master's journal" and haven't been keeping it as well as I'd like -- more spurts than consistency. I have a "to do" list that's very long. I haven't been able to formulate new protocols for boy that I've wanted to put into place for several weeks. I can't get my mind to focus on an appropriate penance for a glaring mistake he made last Monday. I'm not sure if it's the holidays or the pending visit to my foo (family of origin) or the stress I'm experiencing at work or boy's and my injuries or what. (maybe it's just an ingrained character flaw?) injuries update: I have a heel spur. I saw the podiatrist on the 5th (right before the SW Leather Conference) and got an explanation for the sharp pain I'd been experiencing for months when I walk. I also got orders to always wear shoes and am taking some prescription to reduce the swelling. If this doesn't work, a shot will be the next course of action when I see her again on Friday. She assured me that less than 10% of such cases require surgery. I'm hating having to wear shoes at home, but I sure as hell don't want to take up to three shots or have surgery. boy discusses his medical status on his journal, but the short version is he's walking more on the ankle and waiting for authorization of physical therapy. he saw the dermotologist again on Thursday and has more pills to fight the fungus on his hands. As happened last time, the fungus is fighting back and they are much more painful and cracked than they have been. We are hopeful this means the course will cure it this time. He also got advice from his LD Mistress on holistic treatment that we'll be looking into today. work surprises: Wednesday I found out that one of my bosses is transferring. It sounds like something she needs to do for herself and I wish her the best, but it's going to put a lot of strain on our office -- esp. since her last day will be right before Xmas. Friday was a series of surprises starting with the announcement of required overtime next week (we have to convert 3 times as many files as we thought -- while continuing to process new submissions). Then at the branch Xmas party I found out we've hired a new account exec and are losing one of back office people due to medical concerns (she'll work from home for months under doctor's orders). I have never worked for a large corporation. When the AEs handed out Xmas presents, I saw an envelope in with the bag of goodies. I opened it expecting a gift certificate for a movie or dinner or something --it was the right size for a gift certificate (forgetting that anymore, they take the form of credit cards), but inside was a cash bonus. Later the two bosses handed out their presents to the staff and in addition to a lovely Ty angel bear, there were several more bills. My last job didn't believe in bonuses and at my previous job they were small and not on a regular schedule. Apparently this is a regular "thank you" and I'll have that to look forward to next year. I'm still processing this concept even though we spent 2/3rds of it yesterday on much needed clothing and shoes for both of us. My job may not be intellectually challenging or furthuring my career path, but the people are truly generous, supportive, and loving. Hearing my boss talk about how much she'll miss us, seeing the care the coordinators took to match both bosses' personalities in the presents we got them, seeing how accepted and appreciated our spouses & significant others are by my employers and co-workers -- I'm very blessed in my workplace. There's more, as always, but it's time to attack some housecleaning and a quick run to whole foods before this afternoon's MAsT meeting. I will try to post a little something everyday until our trip to Kansas.
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