Aug 19 2008
A Day in the Life
Oh mah holy hell, it’s 4-oh-freakin’-9 in the afternoon! Where did the day go?!?
Wait, I can probably figure this out.
- 7:50 am - 8:00 am: Eating cereal at my desk and trying to keep the cat hair out of the bowl.
- 8:01 am - 8:30 am: Catching up on emails from my non-blog email address. See one from Mr. Hot’s ex-wife (she only communicates with me) asking when she should expect the $3500 for the 20-year-old’s Junior year at that school in Morganhole.
- 8:31 am - 10:37 am: Fume. Not because she only communicates with me. Not because I have to pay this bill (because I knew what I signed up for when I married this man). Not because of the cost (because, let’s face it, y’all, $3500 for a year’s worth of a 4-year-University means that my stepdaughter is getting scholarship money out the wazoo…and this is much cheaper than it could be.) No, I fume because I fume every fuckin’ time I have to deal with this woman. It’s a gut instinct and I’ve tried for 17 years to NOT feel this way, so it’s unlikely that it’s going to change now. (Oh, I also read blogs to try to regain some sense of humor.)
- 10:38 am - 11:15 am: Try to balance my checkbook. Repeatedly. Am out of balance by $241.57
- 11:16 am - 11:17 am: Find out that although the balance on the online banking screen has updated, not all of the cleared transactions have. Find $241.57 worth of transactions. (Have I mentioned I work for a Financial Institution?)
- 11:17 am - 11:45 am: EAT. (nom nom) Good thing it still hurts to go up and down the stairs or I’d have eaten more. But I carried my bowl of leftovers up to my office and didn’t want to go down and then up again to get seconds (and possibly thirds.)
- 11:45 am - 12:30 pm: Try to work. Y’know, at the job they pay me for. I mean, follow-ups and answering emails and shit.
- 12:30 pm - 12:45 pm: Have meeting to discuss some of the follow-up items.
- 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Listen to conference call. (While listening: Read blogs. Worry about Shortman’s class schedule. Think about hiring a Spanish tutor. Watch everyone leave the house to go do physical things. Curse my painful foot.)
- 2:01 pm - 4:00 pm: Write summary on some issues for my boss. Plan dinner with Nancy and MommyTime for tomorrow.
- 4:01 pm - 4:07 pm: Talk to Mr. Hot about dinner tonight. (No thanks, I’m feeling a little fat.) Talk to Mr. Hot about the shapely asses on the U.S. Women’s Water Polo team (Thanks again…now I’m definitely feeling fat.)
- 4:08 pm: Realize I don’t have a post ready.
- 4:09 pm - 4:30 pm: Tell Shortman that he’s NOT dropping Spanish before school even starts. Remind him that he just finished playing tennis and ewwwwwww….a shower may be in order. (But that’s okay - appetite sufficiently killed.)
- 4:32 pm - Hit Save and preview.
- 4:41 pm - Finish fixing typos. Think of closing line.
—- 4:42 pm. Hit Publ —-
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ahahahah - this is better than Twitter. I admire you for taking on your Mister’s past - it’s not something a lot of people can do with as much class as you seem to have.
Take care of that foot and go have a nice evening.
Jenny’s last blog post..Sunday
Go with your gut instinct. It’s very rarely wrong.
Unless you’re a paranoid schizophrenic, of course.
Solomon’s last blog post..Things I’m Grateful For on Monday 18 August
May I suggest the Rosetta Stone software for Shortmans spanish. Best $200 ever spent.
As far as the banking? it took me a while to figure out to check the “available” balance as opposed to the ledger balance. I used to be so happy thinking I had more money than I did!
Shania’s last blog post..Weekly recap
I so hear you on dealing with the ex,but it’s not his, it’s mine ! I try very hard not to have a freakout everytime I have to talk to him…it’s very hard and to make matters worse he dates someone 5 years older then our oldest girl. Not good,not good at all to ride the bus with your dad’s girlfriend to school ! But I’m the one that needs to grow up,funny I didn’t find my new husband at the playground !
Jenn’s last blog post..What Do You Like Better ?
Since she’ll only communicate with you … you must have the patience of a saint … or lots of vodka.
See you tomorrow night … looking forward to it!
Nancy’s last blog post..Analyze This (or not)
Are you channeling me? That was my day!
Seriously, coming in on the train this morning (ahh, the joys of commuter rail), I got to the city station and heard announcements for a train going back home.
Have you ever had a day when you just wanted to turn around and go home again?
And yet here I am at 8pm, just getting ready to leave.
Hank’s last blog post..Distracted
*pats* well, I would fume too…and I agree with the other person who suggested Rosetta Stone for Spanish!!!
Carrie’s last blog post..Meme and Taggie….EEP!
You’re always good for a smile. Thanks for blogging.
just bob
We are thankfully done with Spanish, but Precious Youngest has already decided she is ging to have “major problems” with her math teacher. sigh.
Seriously? She’ll only deal with you? That’s just strange.
I’m like you — I have NO IDEA where the day went.
Jen on the Edge’s last blog post..Re-entry
Wow. That is a mostly shitty day. Hope you had lots of vodka in the freezer. Better luck tomorrow.
Pamela’s last blog post..the (mis)adventures of wee man
Wow! Your “workday” is even more stressful than mine. BTW: Your blog is one of the ones that my company’s new web censoring block catches. Which means that I can’t comment between, *cough*, work, *cough* any more. I’m heartbroken.
charlotte’s last blog post..The trip: Installment One
If this makes you feel any better, you are still more organized than I will ever be. I think my kids sold my brain while I was napping from exhaustion…..Gosh, and we have an ex-wife too that seems to show up whenever I plan to buy something bigger and important.
Goddess in the Groove’s last blog post..Win some MUSINGS!!!
Want to swap days? Just for a bit?
Veronica’s last blog post..You’ll Find Me in the Corner, Rocking
That IS weird that she will only communicate with you. I would think she would like you LESS than Mr. Hot. But whatever. You are definitely a saint for putting up with her.
Shelly’s last blog post..Rumors of My Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
I just have to laugh, because yesterday felt like one of the longest days EVER! But I have had your kind of days before too!
Wbppsh7’s last blog post..SBD Day 15?
My guts churn just at the thought of somebody else having to deal with an ex-wife. I think I’d throw up if I actually had to do it.
So the sore foot gets you out of running for, like, 2 weeks right?
We walked for an hour this morning and I thought for sure I was going to pass out. Or have an aneurysm.
Hyphen Mama’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesday–Tarantula
Where does the vodka drinking come in? Should we read between the lines here? Is vodka consumption to be assumed?
Dingo’s last blog post..New Addition
A full day indeed. Time for vodka and cheese.
melissa’s last blog post..Burning Questions
OK, this:
“1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Listen to conference call. (While listening: Read blogs. Worry about Shortman’s class schedule. Think about hiring a Spanish tutor. Watch everyone leave the house to go do physical things. Curse my painful foot.)”
Totally cracked me up! I really hate conference calls, we have so damn many of them. I end up doing other stuff and then I’m totally lost when someone asks me a question. So this made me laugh out loud.
Sorry your foot is still hurting.
Kat’s last blog post..Dead Man Walking
Sounds likea busy day!
Marylin’s last blog post..Another post where I have nothing specific to say?
I feel the exact same way about having to talk to my ex about anything. Good thing I haven’t had to talk to him about anything in about 16 years.
Karen’s last blog post..Counting Cactus, or The Day I Was An Environmental Consultant