A Friday Off :o)

I took a vacation day, today. I needed to get 'that place' out of my head. I had forgotten about the game of politics that is played in a large company. My present job affords me the luxury of being part of a 3 person team, with the other 2 being management. That means I compete with nobody in my unit. HA!! There are still others in the company that tend to torpedo me and make things difficult for me. I am very blessed that both of my bosses 'have my back'. They know what I can do and that I generally mind my own business. It's all that piddley assed crap that gets to me. I know I should just let it go - that's why I've taken a 3 day weekend.

Speaking of 3 day weekends, the management is introducing a pilot program called FlexWeek. We would work 8, 9 hour days, one 8 hour day and have every other Friday off. The one bad thing with that is that the approved hours start at 6:30 and I'd have to work till 4:00. I don't really like the 4:00 out time, but like everything else, I'd get used to it. The 6:30 start time is no biggie because I usually get to the office around 6:40-6:45 anyway, so I'd just have to adjust by 15 minutes. And the pleasure of having a 3 day weekend twice a month is glorius. I've filled out the request form and passed it along to our VP who has it 'under consideration'. I don't know what's to consider. I am my department and my being away impacts only me. But he is fighting a corporate battle to hold onto his power, so let him consider..........and I thought women were wierd in Corporate Management.

I'm loving this day off. I've got some laundry running now (that way I don't have to do it tomorrow), I'm reading the last edition of Harry Potter and I'm enjoying the day. It's hot and t'storms are forecast, but right now it's sunny and looks lovely outside. I have a dinner date at 6:00 with my former coworker Catherine. Her hubby and 2 sons are going away for the weekend and she emailed me asking if I wanted to meet up. Of course I do. I love to spend time with Catherine. She's a breath of fresh air to me.


On Tuesday of this week I had the pleasure of having dinner with my lovely niece Sandy. She was in town for a conference and we met in Arlington. Her birthday had been on Saturday so I had a little gift bag for her and she was delighted. I love being with her and miss her so much when she goes back home to Atlanta. She had an interview on Wednesday for a position that has the opportunity for advancement. She would have to move back to California, but she says that's no problem. She loved living in LA when she moved East, and I think secretly she has always been a California Girl. She would be a lot closer to her Dad and brother and could be spending more time with them. She also had kept in touch with friends so she really wouldn't be alone. She said the interview went well and that the interviewer even asked her to meet with the CEO, which lasted for about 30 minutes. That's a good sign. I hope, that if it is God's plan for her, that this opportunity works out for her. She's getting stale in Atlanta and I think she's really very lonely there. She is very busy, but she misses family being close to her and the comfort of a 'squeeze'. (Boy do I ever know that feeling).

I'm looking forward to Sunday and going to Floris Methodist again. I want to investigate their programs and see if there is something that might interest me. I'd like to see what their mission program is like too.

So that's what's going on with me.

God bless you all.