Embarrassing Moment

We've all done things to embarrass ourselves. All I can do is thank God no one was around to see the mistake I made yesterday.

I was on my way to the restroom and was trying to devise a plan to escape from work early. Since I started my new job, I leave at 4:00. I was wanting to escape around 3:30, just a few minutes early. I was thinking about how to evade the boss and get out without anyone realizing I was gone. I opened the bathroom door and immediately thought to myself, "this isn't familiar!" I took one step into the bathroom and then realized I was walking into the men's restroom. Yes, I said "men's." I could hear someone (I can only assume it was a man) washing his hands. I began to pray to all that is holy that he couldn't see me. Thank goodness there were no mirrors. I cringe to think what I might have seen. The women's restroom is right next door to the men's. I back tracked out of the men's restroom and proceeded into the appropriate restroom. No one was in the hallway to see what I had done. I managed to walk in and out of the men's restroom without anyone noticing. I was so embarrassed I was shaking. I can only imagine what would have happened if my boss, who is a man, had seen me or even been in the restroom. Dear God the trauma. I would have definitely needed some therapy!

Gas Fairy, Thank You!

We haven't seen gas prices this "cheap" in about two years. I can't believe it. I put 3/4 of tank in my Explorer yesterday and it "only" cost $27. I almost did a little dance! Mike and I can now fill up both of our tanks for what it was costing to only fill up the Explorer. The Gas Fairy has taken her wand to every gas station. It's awesome!! Still a little sad that we think $1.94 is cheap, but, hey, it's half of what we were paying just two months ago. I say keep it up, Gas Fairy. I hope this lasts for a while cause it's really helped our financial struggles.

A couple of years ago there was a car commercial that got taken off the air. There was a little fairy that went around changing things, including a manly man into a girly man. Apparently it offended some gay, I mean, homosexual, people and they had it taken off the air. But, I think the saying at the end of that commercial is very fitting for the Gas Fairy! "Silly little fairy!" Keep up the good work! My wallet thanks you!

New Job

I got a new job and today is my first day. I had been looking for a job that didn't require me to travel 40% of the time. I couldn't stand to think of leaving Jake for 3-4 days at a time. I was very selective in what I applied for. If you know anything about the state employment system, you know job postings never really tell the truth. You never really know what you're getting into until you've already gotten into it.

I applied for only two positions, both in the same unit, under the same person. It took FOR-EV-ER for them to call me for an interview and even longer for them to offer me the job. Slow going around here. I was excited to accept, but have been wondering what's really going to happen to me. I got here bright and early this morning (at 7 AM) and have been sitting here picking my nose ever since.

At my last job, I pretty much didn't do a damn thing. For the past month I've been working on things from home...like sewing Jake's stocking. (Shhhhh!) There's been, literally, nothing for me to do. I knew my new job would probably be boring at the beginning and it's way too early to tell how it's really going to be...but, when someone comes in, hands me a book and says, "read this", it kinda makes me think I'm doomed.

Also, my new supervisor took me on a tour to meet some folks this morning. Afterwards we came back to my desk and he said, "that's enough for now. You did real well." Huh? I didn't realize meeting people and saying, "Hi! I'm Angie! Nice to meet you!" was a tough thing. Apparently I was being graded. I found it to be very strange.

It's a job and I should be thankful for it. I just hate having to mix with a new group of people. It also sucks to not have a clue what's really going on and wondering if I'll ever have a clue. I, for one, am not going to get a clue from reading a binder full of crap. So, once again, here I sit!