A Day OFF at last!

I finally got a day off. I had everything all caught up when I left the office last night, so Tim said that I could take the entire day off. I had an appointment for my hair and nails already so I wasn't going in until 11AM so I got the afternoon too!

Good thing, because I have a book due tomorrow at the library and I have to finish it today because we have bridge tonight. Off to my reading!

Change vs. no change?

I'm the type of person who understands people who like to remain in their own little comfort zone. After all, I am one of them most of the time. But sometimes, change is good. The question is - when should that change be considered and when should change be avoided?

I'm working in my husband Tim's, office filling in for a worker on maternity leave. She will be out until at least the end of June. I have noticed that a form that is used every day is not designed in an efficient manner. The form is used to gather the info for data entry but the fuelds on the form are not in the same order as the data entry screen. So I suggested that the form be redesigned. (One of the reasons Tim wanted me to work there was a fresh pair of eyes to possibly identify things that could work better.) However, when I presented my suggestion, Tim said it wasn't necessary that the form worked fine. I explained that while keying from this form, gong from the middle to the top then to the bottom - did not make the data entry flow as speedily as it could if the fields were in the same area and order as the screen.

Should I have pushed a little harder in trying to get this change made or learn to live it for the time that I will be there? Apparently, comfort zones win out.

He can still surprise me.

I spent the day in the office with Tim, there was no one else... they had all taken the day off or were gone because of babies entering the world. Needless to say, it was quiet. No matter how loud I spoke, Tim didn't seem to hear me. I got more done today that most normal workers on the second day would have managed , and what did I get? A drink at happy hour.

Go figure, every once in a while he can be sweet!

Back to the workforce!

Okay, I'm back to work!

I went into the office today to fill in for Georgia in Tim's office.
She had a baby Boy, Zachary, last night - and I found out today that she had to have a C-section, so I'm stuck working for at least 3 months!

Oh, well. I guess I'll just have to talk to the boss and get some frequent time off.
It wasn't the most exciting day - I stapled, paper clipped, key punched and stuffed envelopes. I did at least get some reading done on a book on audio while I did all my fun jobs.

I managed to check frequently on the progress of the baseball game, but no luck on the sweep against the Yankees.