At 3:05am Conrad had another “midnight flight” and decided to go crazy in his cage. He never did this before Saturday night and now he’s done it twice in 3 days. Again, I had to take the perch and help him back up to his swing. He jumps right on, grateful for the assistance, and then is quiet again. I don’t know if I should take him out of the room at night, or cover him with a sheet, or just hope it doesn’t happen again.
I had a hard time falling back to sleep (naturally), so I lost at least an hour, but then slept right up to the alarm. I had a great morning. My boss asked me to fill out a “Requisition Justification” which is the form needed to prove another employee is necessary to be hired. The others on the team had already filled it out, and I just added my thoughts. I honestly believe this position needs to be held by a full-time employee who can devote eight hours a day.
Also, a full-time employee is much better than a temp, because the job has a lot of responsibility and I think that most temps (myself included) just don’t have the same devotion to the job as someone who’s actually on the payroll. I hope it helps, because I REALLY want to work full time in HR.
Today is the last day before the woman who has been training me comes back from vacation. I had a few emails to send out, but I was a little nervous to push the button without someone reviewing them, so I asked the guy on the team to come over. He kept saying he would, but never did. He has this big clear plastic orange cup from SAN DIEGO ANIMAL PARK with zebras and giraffes on it. He’s always carrying this cup around and drinking water from it. This morning he left it on a file cabinet near my desk, so I took it and hid it. Then, I sent him an email telling him I was holding his cup for ransom and if he ever wanted to see it again he better come over and help me “or there’s no telling what I might do.”
He laughed so hard and came right over. He helped me get the emails out, then I gave him back his cup and he laughed and said, “That’s the way to get me!” It was funny, but at the same time – I got my work done!
When I got down to HR I got right to work as I ate my salad, plugging away on the database project. I’m almost completely up-to-date. The girls keep finding more and more older resumes in their offices, which need to be input, plus I’m inputting all the new resumes received daily. It’s really a never-ending job, but the bulk of it is certainly finished.
I was so sleepy this afternoon. I was working, but I think I did a few “head drops” where you fall asleep for an instant and then are awake again. I got up and went to the Ladies’ Room, and was able to keep working, but I promised myself a nap when I got home!
Eric and I watched a little of Judge Judy and then he went out to watch CASH CAB (his new favorite show!) and I took a nap. He woke me at 7:00pm and asked me if I wanted to get up, or sleep another half hour. I said I’d just lay there and see if I fell back to sleep, and he was back in what seemed like 60 seconds saying it was 7:30pm! I got up and he had dinner ready. Steamed edamame (with Ilene’s gift of “Melissa’s garden herb sea salt.” You grind it fresh. She also brought us “Melissa’s Organic Rainbow Peppercorns.” Apparently, this Melissa knows a thing or two about herbs and spices!).
We used both of them last night on our asparagus and fish, but I forgot to mention it. The spices are fresh-ground each time and delicious and really added a lot to everything, but especially the edamame, because you could really taste the difference from the ordinary sea salt.
We then each had ½ veggie latke and a corn dog. Eric’s so sweet when he prepares dinner. He really is a very creative cook and will always try to make everything special.
There isn’t much on TV these nights, due to the Olympics. I guess the other stations know no one’s watching much else (except us!), so they don’t put anything new on. Eric and I watched this silly show called WIPEOUT, where people go on these crazy obstacle courses with mud, foam, water, and many, many obstacles. The contestant with the best time wins. WIKIPEDIA says it’s the world’s largest obstacle course! It’s fun to watch and is a lot like FEAR FACTOR, which was a favorite of mine.)
I worked on the computer for a while, paying bills, answering emails, and blogging. I feel pretty tired, even though I had a nap, so I think I’ll be able to go to sleep at a decent hour. There’s an article in this month’s MARTHA STEWART LIVING magazine about getting a good night’s sleep. I just may take it to bed with me and read it before turning out the lights!