What the WHHHEEEEE?

I just don't get some people. I'm sure some (if anyone really does read this) will judge me for being judgy, but if you won't have a roof, why are spending a benjamin getting your hair done? NOT THE PROPER USE OF FUNDS PEOPLE. I will admit I have splurged where inappropriate at times, but not to that extent.

On another note, I won, I won, I won!! Thank you HRH!!! I won a set of scent diffusers in a blog giveaway. As stated before, unless I get some followers, I don't see the need/don't have the desire to give away anything on my birthday. But minds change. We'll have to see. I am honored, my friend, and I can't wait to stink up my house good. :)
WHHHEEEEE

MAD PROPS WHHHEEEEE

I must give a quick shout out to my ladies once again for coming through for me.
I actually wanted to break down in tears at work for the first time at work in at least 2 years and my ladies held me together, stepped in, rose to the challenge and lifted me up. They are my heroes and I think they are looking for another lunch! lol
I love them dearly and Regina, Ladidadi, Banana, and I believe I've called the other one by another name but from here on out will be known as DW, thank you for being there in my hour of need. For holding me up, for holding my hand (literally), for letting me scream, for letting me walk away, for understanding the look of despair on my face and just doing what had to be done. Thank you, and to you I say WHHHEEEEE

HRH WHHHEEEEE

I have NEVER done this before, but what the heck!

My dear friend who I have known since high school (whee?) her birthday is today and she is having a giveaway-apparently it's the thing to do on a blog (I don't think that will be happening here this year unless I get some frackin followers) ANYWHO, if you go to troystweets@blogspot.com you can enter to win a set of 3 diffusers. She is giving away 2. It ends on Wednesday at noon (the 25th.) She is super cool and I've known her forever and in my opinion she will always be......FORVEVER YOUNG...WHHHEEEEE
Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday HhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh,Happy birthday to you!!WHHHEEEEE

QUICK WHHHEEEEE

Can I get a 'whhheeeee' for Ross? She graduated with honors from ITT last night...WHHHEEEEE!!! I am so super proud of by bestist friend. She is so amazing and I know there are going to be excellent things in her future-there just have to be. So whoever reads this, give my girl a huge round of WHHHEEEEE-she needs all she can get :) Way to go, I am so honored to know you!
And can I get a 'whhheeeee' for howit? She had to come with me to the graduation at the last minute. What a trooper. We were gone for 10 hours (ITT is a long way from here) and then the waiting around, then the ceremony, then going to a restaurant, waiting for a table, getting served-she didn't eat for like 8 hours-this kid is amazing. No bad attitude-she trooped right along with the rest of us. I am so in love with her! She was just added enjoyment instead of stealing focus from the guest of honor. It was the first time the group had met her and they were impressed with her well behavedness (it's a word when you are as tired as I am lol)
I could rave and gush all night but that would defeat the purpose of a quick WHHHEEEEE!

TOUGH WHHHEEEEE

Well, I got 'word' my boss was on her way in today (I told you, my girls rock). I can safely say I was overtly and overly confident in my job with the old system. I knew it. I knew it well. I could do my job, I could show someone else how to do it. I had it down. Then the new system came. Nothing like something like that to knock you down a few (thousand) steps to get you feeling like you don't know squat. My whole world at work as I knew it changed. Everything I had been doing for 4 years-throw it out the window-we're starting all over. I mean patient care and customer service should stay the same if not better, but technicality wise, we're changing it ALL! SCARY. Anyway, I've been feeling on edge wondering if the powers that be in the business office hate me or whatever. I know the docs at least seem pleased with me and they have the MOST power, but the ladies who have to basically check all my work. I don't want to make their job harder. I guess someone got smart and assigned an office to each lady. I LOVE the lady I got assigned to. LOVE HER. And apparently I've been frustrating the tar out of her. I'm very approachable-I think I am anyway, so I was sad to hear I had been frustrating her for awhile, without knowing it. But my boss wanted to come out and observe me and try to figure out why I have great days and not so great days. GREAT NEWS: The not so great days aren't my fault (whhheeeee) and are fixable (whhheeeee). Too much to explain other than the system is failing to populate fields it needs to to make my lady's job eaiser. I can fix it when it doesn't and I wrote down specifically how to do it because this system is easy ( I need to tell myself that) their are just A LOT OF STEPS and it's easy to forget one.
I have loved having Wednesdays off forever. Nice break in the week. Great time off with howit. The money would also be great and in this world to get MORE hours is practically unheard of. We are going into allergy season (i.e. we are about to get our butts beat) and did I mention the money would be great? I still would have half day Thursdays and the weekend too. The person who fills in on Wednesdays is from another office. I get consistent complaints. By consistent I mean 2 or more a week ( too many in this world, too many at all-our office is better than that) and complaints of bad attitude, ineffiecient (sp?), grumpy, these are words I hear all the time. The back staff can hear worse if it isn't the same thing. I take great pride running my office and I take great pride in my work and I take great pride that my patients are happy because it ALL starts with me. I know I make the first impression. If someone is my stand-in they better have my standards!!! I asked my boss today if she would like me to work Wednesdays and I barely got 'WED' out before she said "yes". Then I said 'hypothetically, if I were getting complaints about someone would you want to know?" again, yes. I prefaced with no one likes getting their faults rubbed in their face and everyone has been under a lot of pressure. And I also said the truth: this started before the new system, it just got more consistent after it started. My boss said I'm certainly entitled to more hours; it's my office first, they took away hours a year ago by closing a half day, and if I want more, I am entitled to them in my own office. I am a HUGE believer in karma and have had a hard time with this information about this person. I don't want to take away someone elses hours; fair is fair and I was there first. I have the highest quality care for howit and she is older now-I'm not missing the big 'firsts'. There are a lot of things we want for our house. How do you get them without going down in a blaze of debt? Make more money? OK! The tough whhheeeee part is I think they may be looking for a way to let this person go, and I realize she has done it to herself, but I also can't help feeling like if I kept my mouth shut......but from the way my boss sounded, a little more documentation and that's all they need. I didn't start anything. These people are scary-they know EVERYTHING-I'm glad I do my job well and I look forward to doing it better now that I know better. I want to excel where I spend my time from home. They are paying me-they deserve my best. I don't have to work, I get to work. I like that feeling. I appreciate it. I think I appreciate it more since I couldn't work for 18 months. Finding a place like this makes you feel blessed. I know I am, and even though I have mixed feelings on some levels, ultimately, WHHHEEEEE.

Random Whhheeeee

It's been too long. I have had so many whhheeeee moments-good and bad and no time to chat. Honey and howit were ill, and the lady got it, too. Now that it's over we are starting to return to normal. The BNE took howit for the afternoon/early evening to play so honey and I got some good alone time together today. It was nice since the weather has finally been tolerable to play outside. At least when howit was ill the weather was crudy so it was a wash. But boys when they are sick....UGH...nuff said. I have had more episodes falling of late and that totally is a bad whhheeeee. Bumps, bruises, burns, oh my. My doc has changed my meds again and we'll see. She put me on the one that made me lose lots of weight quick last time, so it's a side effect I will take! I am getting more comfortable with the new system at work. Boy is it work. And I was told something that I really wanted to laugh at, but cursed at because it was so beyond ridiculous. The key players who know what it is know what I mean (they heard the cursing), and the rest of you, just know it has to do with $ and I shouldn't discuss it. Sorry :( But it's been noted for future reference just in case. I've said it before and I'll say it some more, my peeps at work totally rock and I can't wait to thank them. I am preparing lunch and I hope they know how much love I am putting into it. I want it to reflect the love I feel from them by their support and understanding. Puke, right? Well sometimes that's just the way it is, so whhheeeee the other way if you can't take it. Whhheeeee for my girls!!
I finally got to clean today for the first time in longer than I can admit. But my house smells nice and the laundry is (finally) finished for another 2 days and now I can goof off tomorrow if I want to and not feel bad. The past few weeks I felt bad and worse because I was too sick/lazy to clean. I love that honey just doesn't care. He lets me slack if need be. Boys can't see their messes most of the time, but that comes in handy because they usually can't see other messes either :) My step-father bought howit princess soup when she wasn't well, and that touched my soul to no end. I emailed him a thank you and he said it was the best love letter he's ever received. I know it sounds weird to say that, but I just let my gushiness fly and I have the gift of word sometimes. He felt the love as much as I did, and that's all I really wanted. He loves howit sooooooo much, and he should know it's appreciated. People don't appreciate things they way they ought to anymore. I'm just trying to do my best to break the cycle. Whhheeeee for MOD (my other dad).
Howit has been testing the waters lately and I have officially declared we are so up a creek. That girl will keep us on our toes till she is out of the house. She is the best and we love her dearly, but she is soooooo quick and sharp and seems to have gotten my memory. (those who don't know me-it's very good) It takes a village to raise a child, and I got mine and thank the lord for them. We will need to come together as a tribe to do this. We will be each others best resource when it comes to nurturing her growth, and mind and abilities. By that I mean she will take us down one by one if we dont' band together and stand our ground! lol She is already trying to pit honey and I against each other, but luckily for us and not for her we've been together long enough that we know what the other would do even if the other isn't present. We have also learned the phrases "let me think about it" and "I'll talk to your mom/dad about it" Score Whhheeeee for the parents!
Regina Phalange has been away for awhile and I can't wait to see her again. She is my other half at work and I miss her dearly. There is so much to share about the gossip (you all do it so don't judge me) at work and the personal stuff too. I have been spending more time with banana and she is great. She gets me in a lot of ways. We have differing opinions on many things, but part of that is generational and part of that is personality. She raised her girls in many of the same ways I was raised-people had different views on life then. But it's like having some of the best of my mom at work-gotta love that. Ladidadi is just the little sister I never had. I've never had a friend so much younger than me, but she is a great fit for our office. And for our circle, so WHHHEEEEE.
Many more things are swirling but I think that's enough for now. I've whhheeeee'd enough for today. Thanks for stopping by-this is for you...WHHHEEEEE