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I am trying to be better at recording what's going on in my life, but so far I've been kind of failing at that.
Things are chugging along here.
I got a good evaluation at work, which I am choosing not to question but am nonetheless perplexed about. It's not that getting a good evaluation is surprising in and of itself, because I am quite competent at my job. However, my new manager has been making my life super unpleasant for the better part of seven months, implying that I am incompetent and also allowing rumours to that effect to keep circulating, to the point where it has thoroughly undermined my job as a supervisor here. I've been having to work twice as hard to get half the results of the other supervisors, because some employees refuse to take me seriously as a direct result of management's attitude toward me, which is super frustrating. So to say I am surprised at getting a good evaluation from her is a hell of an understatement. I mean, she'd be hard-pressed to put her insinuations on paper, since I actually perform my job satisfactorily, but still, you'd think she'd be able to invent something that sounded negative, at the very least. *shrug* Whatever, I will take it.
I am still in the midst of de-cluttering my home. I kind of slowed down after the overhaul of my kitchen, although I *did* clean up the whole living room so that it would look more like a living room than just a place where I stack boxes. :P I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out, and I got many compliments from my mother when she visited, so I am taking that as a win. I got a small shelving unit for the kitchen, too, which has freed up some cupboard space and actually looks quite nice. My next step in the kitchen will be getting rid of a bunch of glassware and maybe one set of plates/bowls so I can free up even more cupboard space. Eventually I will have that space completely functional, I am sure of it.
The last time I updated this journal, I hadn't heard back from university admissions. I have now heard back, and have been accepted to the Master's program without reservations, which is very happy news indeed! Less happy news is that my university profile hasn't been changed to reflect my new status, which has made it impossible for me to register for graduate classes starting in the fall. Urgh. I emailed several times this week, but so far have not received a response. I will have to telephone on Tuesday (Monday being Canada Day, and therefore everything will be closed) and see if I can get that fixed. It might be temporarily unfi-able, as I am finishing up an undergraduate class. My working theory is that I will have to wait until this class' grades are posted before my profile changes. Maybe. I'm still doing well in the class: mostly A+'s and one A-, so I should be able to pass without too much trouble. The class finishes in two weeks, if memory serves, and all that's left is one quiz, one group discussion, and one short paper (3 pages or so). Nothing too terrible.
I am mildly concerned about my finances these days. It's been an expensive few months (vet bills, car repairs, random things), and I've ended up accruing a bit more debt than I had, after well over a year of paying it down, which is a little disheartening. I'm hoping to turn it around soonish, but it feels like every time I have a plan in place, something messes it up, and right now I am kind of worried about not being able to afford the more expensive graduate school tuition come the fall. That's probably not the case, but still, I am antsy about the whole thing.
Peggy continues to be a delight and an utter pain in my ass. XD She is the puppiest puppy to ever puppy, and she has SO. MUCH. ENERGY. This is fine on my days off and even during my day shifts, when I can take her out in the evening for a decently long walk, but so far it has proved killer on my night shifts. She sleeps through the night, and then is full of vim and vigour just as I need to sleep for at least five hours, and understandably she starts losing her mind long before I'm in any shape to take her out. She's now old enough to go to doggie daycare once she gets her Bordetella vaccine (I need to check her certificates), and I think I will be taking her there when I need to sleep for most of the day. She loves other dogs (and people, and kids, and babies, and bicycles, and cars, and basically *everything*), so if I can get her to blow off a bunch of steam that way, we'll be all set. Another reason to try to switch away from shift work: I want to be home with my puppy more, and actually spend time with her, and not be cranky when she does normal puppy things like try to eat my table cloth. :)
Otherwise, she graduated from Puppy Kindergarten I yesterday (I was a tiny bit afraid she'd be the first puppy to ever flunk out of that class), and we start Puppy Kindergarten II in two weeks' time. I need to carve out more time in the day to work on her training. I've been a little lax of late, and it's been showing in her behaviour. She's still a sweetheart, she's just extremely excitable and prone to trying to jump on the cats. Her house training has also not improved in the slightest, in spite of my best efforts. I feel like my best efforts are maybe not as good as they should be, too, so I'm going to try new things. This is one of the few times in life that I regret being single or at least not having a roommate who can tag-team me with the puppy. I don't want to keep her in her crate all the time, but I also need to get things done, and when I get things done *and* let her run around, she a) has accidents and b) gets into all sorts of mischief. Having a second body in the house to wrangle the puppy while I do my chores would be super useful, but, alas, it is not to be.
That's actually it for now. I have other things at the back of my mind, all of them relating to changes I want to make in how I'm living my life, but most of it is percolating in the back of my mind, still, so I shall hold off on posting about it for a few days more, at least, until thoughts have properly coalesced.
And now, I must away back to my actual job.
Things are chugging along here.
I got a good evaluation at work, which I am choosing not to question but am nonetheless perplexed about. It's not that getting a good evaluation is surprising in and of itself, because I am quite competent at my job. However, my new manager has been making my life super unpleasant for the better part of seven months, implying that I am incompetent and also allowing rumours to that effect to keep circulating, to the point where it has thoroughly undermined my job as a supervisor here. I've been having to work twice as hard to get half the results of the other supervisors, because some employees refuse to take me seriously as a direct result of management's attitude toward me, which is super frustrating. So to say I am surprised at getting a good evaluation from her is a hell of an understatement. I mean, she'd be hard-pressed to put her insinuations on paper, since I actually perform my job satisfactorily, but still, you'd think she'd be able to invent something that sounded negative, at the very least. *shrug* Whatever, I will take it.
I am still in the midst of de-cluttering my home. I kind of slowed down after the overhaul of my kitchen, although I *did* clean up the whole living room so that it would look more like a living room than just a place where I stack boxes. :P I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out, and I got many compliments from my mother when she visited, so I am taking that as a win. I got a small shelving unit for the kitchen, too, which has freed up some cupboard space and actually looks quite nice. My next step in the kitchen will be getting rid of a bunch of glassware and maybe one set of plates/bowls so I can free up even more cupboard space. Eventually I will have that space completely functional, I am sure of it.
The last time I updated this journal, I hadn't heard back from university admissions. I have now heard back, and have been accepted to the Master's program without reservations, which is very happy news indeed! Less happy news is that my university profile hasn't been changed to reflect my new status, which has made it impossible for me to register for graduate classes starting in the fall. Urgh. I emailed several times this week, but so far have not received a response. I will have to telephone on Tuesday (Monday being Canada Day, and therefore everything will be closed) and see if I can get that fixed. It might be temporarily unfi-able, as I am finishing up an undergraduate class. My working theory is that I will have to wait until this class' grades are posted before my profile changes. Maybe. I'm still doing well in the class: mostly A+'s and one A-, so I should be able to pass without too much trouble. The class finishes in two weeks, if memory serves, and all that's left is one quiz, one group discussion, and one short paper (3 pages or so). Nothing too terrible.
I am mildly concerned about my finances these days. It's been an expensive few months (vet bills, car repairs, random things), and I've ended up accruing a bit more debt than I had, after well over a year of paying it down, which is a little disheartening. I'm hoping to turn it around soonish, but it feels like every time I have a plan in place, something messes it up, and right now I am kind of worried about not being able to afford the more expensive graduate school tuition come the fall. That's probably not the case, but still, I am antsy about the whole thing.
Peggy continues to be a delight and an utter pain in my ass. XD She is the puppiest puppy to ever puppy, and she has SO. MUCH. ENERGY. This is fine on my days off and even during my day shifts, when I can take her out in the evening for a decently long walk, but so far it has proved killer on my night shifts. She sleeps through the night, and then is full of vim and vigour just as I need to sleep for at least five hours, and understandably she starts losing her mind long before I'm in any shape to take her out. She's now old enough to go to doggie daycare once she gets her Bordetella vaccine (I need to check her certificates), and I think I will be taking her there when I need to sleep for most of the day. She loves other dogs (and people, and kids, and babies, and bicycles, and cars, and basically *everything*), so if I can get her to blow off a bunch of steam that way, we'll be all set. Another reason to try to switch away from shift work: I want to be home with my puppy more, and actually spend time with her, and not be cranky when she does normal puppy things like try to eat my table cloth. :)
Otherwise, she graduated from Puppy Kindergarten I yesterday (I was a tiny bit afraid she'd be the first puppy to ever flunk out of that class), and we start Puppy Kindergarten II in two weeks' time. I need to carve out more time in the day to work on her training. I've been a little lax of late, and it's been showing in her behaviour. She's still a sweetheart, she's just extremely excitable and prone to trying to jump on the cats. Her house training has also not improved in the slightest, in spite of my best efforts. I feel like my best efforts are maybe not as good as they should be, too, so I'm going to try new things. This is one of the few times in life that I regret being single or at least not having a roommate who can tag-team me with the puppy. I don't want to keep her in her crate all the time, but I also need to get things done, and when I get things done *and* let her run around, she a) has accidents and b) gets into all sorts of mischief. Having a second body in the house to wrangle the puppy while I do my chores would be super useful, but, alas, it is not to be.
That's actually it for now. I have other things at the back of my mind, all of them relating to changes I want to make in how I'm living my life, but most of it is percolating in the back of my mind, still, so I shall hold off on posting about it for a few days more, at least, until thoughts have properly coalesced.
And now, I must away back to my actual job.
