Peppy's Dream Moving Adventure Blog

I was SO tired this morning.  Really tired.  VERY tired.  I have to stop staying up for LENO with Eric.  I need to go to bed by 11:30pm the LATEST.

When I got to work my boss was already there, because he had a meeting upstairs at 8:30am.  So, he gave me a few things to do and disappeared.  The most fun I had all morning was tracking the package I sent to Geneva yesterday via UPS.  It was sent out yesterday afternoon and, by mid-morning, it had already been to Louisville, Kentucky, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  I tracked it again this afternoon and it was already in Cologne, Germany!  Wow!  I’m impressed.  At this rate, it should be in Geneva tomorrow.  And they told me it would take a week!

Of course, you know if we waited until Friday to send it, something awful would have happened and it wouldn’t make it there until after the conference.  So, better safe than sorry, I say.

I am very proud of myself, because there is usually some kind of food or candy around the office, but the last few days have been really tempting.  First, someone brought in a box of mini cupcakes – just a bite or two each.  There was also a box of bakery cookies and some kind of chocolate cake with a striped white and chocolate icing.

Today, I walked by the area where the sweets are displayed and there was a huge, gorgeous, moist, decadent chocolate cake.  I said, “What the hell is going on here!” and everybody who heard me laughed.  They knew right away what I was talking about, because there’s been so much to eat lately.  It turns out it was a birthday cake for one of the employees on the floor.

Meanwhile, I haven’t touched one thing.  I am kind of an all or nothing girl, so it has to be nothing.  If I started to taste one thing, I’d be tempted to try everything, and would want a little every day.  So, I resist.  It ain’t easy, but I do it.  I’m no saint, by any means, but at least I can resist the fattening sweets and candy at work.  There's a woman who has a big dish of peanut butter M&Ms in her office; another guy has a big bowl of regular M&Ms by his cube.  People walk by and just grab a handful as they go.  I have never had ONE!

My work training this afternoon went great.  We worked on two PowerPoint presentations that will be used at the end of June.  The boss thought it was a good idea for us to start working on them now, so my trainee can get used to the editing process, and learn what slides need to be used for each type of presentation.  She catches on to everything so fast.  She’s really a pleasure.  Today I told her that the boss was lucky to have her coming on board, and she just beamed.  It’s true!

When I got home I just relaxed for a while and Eric made me the most delicious dinner.  We had a Boca burger with low-fat swiss cheese, sautéed mushrooms, and some MORNINGSTAR veggie bites, which are really delicious.  Eric makes a sauce with low-salt ketchup and mayo that really is delicious on the burger and the veggie bites.  It was so nice to come home and have him cook for me.  He also did the dishes.  Wow!

After dinner I watched TV and Eric worked out.  I was surprised, because he hasn’t been feeling well lately and I haven’t noticed him working out (although I’m not home all day), but he did his weights tonight, which was great to see.  He also told me he went for a ride today.  I know it’s very frustrating for him when he rides, because he’s out of shape, and it’s no fun, so there’s really no motivation to go out and do it again, except that he knows he should.

I try to explain to him that it’s like people who go to the gym, or work out at home – it’s not like they love working out (I think most people hate it).  It’s just that they do it because they want to be in shape, or lose weight, or just be strong and healthy.  Meanwhile, I'm the last one who should talk or lecture, because I don't work out at all, but I don't complain about it.  He does.

I got to read a lot of my book today.  It’s really, really good and I’m enjoying it thoroughly.  I’m hoping to finish it tomorrow.  This training has really cut into my reading time.  Today my boss left right before 3:00pm (when my trainee was still with me).  She said, “What are you going to do after I leave at 3:00pm?”  I said, “I have to read my book!” and she said, “I know how important THAT is!”

She is SO looking forward to this job, because where she is right now she gets around 200 emails a DAY and is pretty much chained to her desk the whole day.  She is so happy that she’s going to have more of a work/life balance and will get to enjoy her day more, be less stressed, and even get to read her personal emails!  I told her I was afraid she might actually get bored after a while (like I did), but she said she’s looking forward to it!

I know they’re planning to give her a lot more responsibility than I currently have (and I think it’s a lot more than the woman in this spot before me had).  They’re actually combining an admin role with an associate role, so she’ll be assisting my boss, but also will have other responsibilities.  Even so, it’ll still be a breeze compared with what she now does.

Everyone keeps expressing dismay that I’m leaving this group, but then they’re happy when I tell them I’m pretty sure I’ll be staying with the firm a while longer.  I just hope it all works out.  I have no guarantees from them.  They don’t owe me anything.  I was lucky to work for 5 months straight at one job.  That’s just not common.  I just hope I can make it last – at least through the summer!