After almost a month without blogging, I am back! Over the last month, so much has happened yet NOTHING has happened! Both Ryan and I are working 50-60 hour work weeks and barely see each other. He works until about 7:30 or 8:00 at least 3 nights a week, while I am typically at home finishing up work that could not get completed during my normal day. Because of this crazy schedule, we rarely get to spend any time together. Which kind of sucks!
So some updates on my life...
New Employee!
HP rewarded my hard work and long hours with an employee! She started work about a week ago and things are going swimmingly! I am ecstatic to have someone be in the office to cover for me if I would like to take some time off.
I was fairly nervous to have this new person start, because I have never really been responsible for managing another person this closely. Most of my staff members are self sufficient and out of the office the majority of the day. This employee is in the office, full time, and thus requires more of my managerial expertise! My nervousness began when couple of months ago my boss gave me and the rest of the HP managers a book to read about leadership. After taking the online test to learn about my management skills, I learned that my top skill for managing employees is my ability to "woo" them! Since Webster's states that "woo" is another word for "courting" I was rather uncertain as to if this was a good talent to have. Frankly, I was flooded with images of court room hearings of a sexual harassment case. No cases pending, currently! :o)
New Baby!
Not for me, thank God! But my brother and sister-in-law are expecting their first baby! It is due towards the end of October, and I do not think that I have been more excited about anything in a very long time! I am completely thrilled to be an aunt, but completely devastated that they live so far away! They are not yet sure of the sex of the baby. I think it's a girl!!!
Ryan and I are getting very excited to make a trip to North Carolina to see the baby at Thanksgiving! I have never been to North Carolina, either has Ryan, and we are excited to see what its like!
Cait the Cheapskate?!
Turns out, I am a lot more of a cheapskate than I thought! I never really noticed how tight I am with money, until recently. Ryan and I are saving up for our first home, which I think has spun me into the final stage of insanity! I am constantly watching our money, making sure that things are all accounted for. We have already saved lots, which infuriates me more.....where was all of this extra money going before?!? Yikes! This new lease on money has now started to bleed into my work life. I can hardly justify any expense, even if it is not my money that is being spent! The other day my boss asked where my paper shredder was, and I responded by reaching for his papers and starting to tear them into pieces. He smiled and said, "its ok, buy a shredder". It took me several days to bring myself to actually make the purchase...
Now that things are starting to get a little less frantic, at least for me, I am hoping to return to my blog more frequently!!!
Feels good to be back! :o)
