Thankful for what?

Hey there Friends of Shermie (or as we say in Ireland “Friends O’Shermie”! It’s been a while - too long!!! Long time no write, so there is a lot to talk about. Unfortunately I started talking quite a while ago and then lost everything due to not knowing how to work this computer. It’s tiny, so I think I hit something and all of a sudden it shut down and goodbye and goodnight! Anyway, we won’t waste time or energy worrying about that right now.

I must say, as long as it’s been, I am going to talk about today. Right now I am hanging at my local Borders. I had a blueberry scone (dry, but I think they’re supposed to be since they are European) and a most delicious beverage called the Sugar & Spice Latte (to which the nice girl added a touch of chocolate, making it the ultimate , most best tasting ever!) At first I was feeling very conspicuous amongst the students who look so cool with their Macs and big laptops, and me with my tiny purple netbook. The problem isn’t really my computer though; it’s more my wardrobe. Here I am in my maternity looking sweatpants and matching sweat jacket, although I must say my striped scarf is pretty cool (Target $10). So maybe I’m not too much of a lost cause. I don’t think people are looking at me disapprovingly, and I must say there is quite an assortment of folks who have wandered in to take a seat. Okay I feel better because some kid (kid being in his 20s) just came in wearing what I think are South Park pajama bottoms, so I’m feeling pretty good. Hold on while I save what I have written thus far, so as not to make the same mistake! Those who do not have a good memory tend to repeat their mistakes, or whatever that saying is…

So I’m not a big fan of my day today. Of course it is Monday, and oh joy of joys I am off from the full time job tonight! Whew…it was a busy weekend, so I am grateful. Anyway, the girl I work with at my part-time job in the mornings (Tracy – you’ve heard me mention her before…the friendly Republican) had her baby on Friday, which is great in itself because all are happy and healthy!

But of course we’re talking about me here, so my drama is just beginning. The Most Organized Tracy left me a detailed list of what to do with certain emails, forwarding them appropriately, etc, and I am a nervous wreck. So I go in and log on to her computer to get into her email. Another lady comes over to say that so-and-so is looking for an email from Friday that Tracy ALWAYS sends out on Friday morning…then, carefully following my list, I forward an email that is to be sent to certain people, correctly I thought, until yet another lady, Diane, comes over to say that I did it different than Tracy does it because she can’t get into it without a password. Great. So I figure out what I did wrong and re-do it. Being me, I added a cute little note in the subject line saying that now it should be able to be opened (by cute I mean friendly sounding). I have to send these from Tracy’s computer, so it won’t let me put my name in the line about who is sending it, right? Anyway, I get a response from a guy who I would say is pretty far up the food chain in our office. In the past I’ve had trouble figuring him out…I know he voted for Obama (according to Tracy because he’s Jewish and I’m not sure what that means) and he seems to have somewhat of a sense of humor… I always think I can get him to crack a smile, but so far not and I always chalked it up to his having one of those “dry” senses of humor. Well, see how you would interpret this email…it’s from him and it says, “Uh…who is sending this email? Is it Tracy or somebody pretending to be Tracy?” I took it to be humor, beings that everybody knows Tracy is not in and won’t be for 3 months. And as far as the pretending to be Tracy remark, I took that as me being a Tracy “wannabe”…I thought it was funny! So I respond to him, “Watch it mister.” I felt pretty lighthearted about my spirited and good-natured response, but about 30 seconds later I heard his door open and heavy footsteps (he’s a big guy). Not so funny I guess. He said it was too “confusing” to be receiving emails from Tracy’s address and that we needed to set up a way to send them from mine. Oh boy…really? Confusing? Okay…she JUST had a baby like 48 hours ago. She is not here and I can’t put my name in the line to say it’s from me. Just TAKE IT EASY MAN! So Day 1 is already a disaster in my mind.
Between the deal with the big guy, the first guy complaining, and the unopenable attachment sent to everyone, my lighthearted mood disintegrated to the point where I was plotting my resignation the minute Tracy walked back in the door from maternity leave. Oh yes I would show THEM. Anyway, day 1 is behind me and hopefully day 2 will be better. Luckily it’s Thanksgiving this week, so it’s a short week and there is less chance of me screwing anything up majorly.

Of course then I came home and after shoveling in some ice cream, I decided it was nap time. My naps (oh and I guess the ice cream shoveling too) are coming to an end though, people, because it is time to get serious about fitting into those cute clothes in my closet. It is time to become the person that fit into those clothes…don’t get me wrong, I am not saying I am not comfortable in my own skin, but actually right now I have more skin than I need. It’s time. I got the cool Skechers tennis shoes with the rocker bottoms that are supposed to really help tone up the butt while walking, and I am going to try a product called Nexagen which is supposed to help curb cravings and appetite, not to mention boost my energy (which really my naps never did because I took too long of naps) so I am ready to hit it! I will keep you, my friends, up to speed on how that goes. Please feel free to add your comments, advice, stories, etc. I’d love to hear from you!

Well friends, I’ve listened to about as much Christmas music and Norah Jones overhead as I can take in one evening, so I am going to close up shop here and head home. With my new transportable way to write, I will be adding more daily, so please come back and visit! Next time I’ll try somewhere else to check out the folks there so I can talk about them to you, and possibly there will be a good story that unfolds before my very eyes!

Remember, if you’re bored with your life…YOU’RE NOT PAYING ATTENTION!

Bye for now friends!