Workin' Hard

So, today. Today I got up and did all the normal getting-ready-for-the-day stuff and sat down to start my paperwork for my new job. That's right, this one got a job! No, it's not the one I was interviewed for, I still haven't heard from them about that job. They did tell me, however, that they first need to hear from all my references. Hey, references... get back to my interviewers! But anyway, I received an email yesterday saying thanks for applying and here's some paperwork and orientation dates, just show up to one of them with all of this filled out and some I.D. Okay, I can do that.

Well, I got this email yesterday, and the first orientation date that applied to me was today. Ok, I'll just print it and fill it out quickly. Printer malfunction... printer malfunction... printer malfunction. What it is with modern technology today?? All it would print was random symbols at the top of page after page, and it wouldn't stop! When we hit the "stop" button, it told us, "invalid function." So we turned it off and turned it back on. It started right back up with the random symbols. Sometimes just one exclamation mark in the corner of the page. Dear printer, you were very naughty yesterday and wasted too much paper. You are now on probation.

With some help from that dear man I married we finally got the packet printed. Just about in time for bedtime. Yeah, nice. So I got up with my husband this morning thinking I'd get it done before orientation started and didn't get it done in time. Luckily, though, there is another session in a week, and I emailed the lady who sent me the packet saying I will be there for that one. I suppose this just gives me another week to see what happens with the other job. But either one is fine with me, they're both with the schools.

I did not use the day to slack off, however, even though I missed my orientation. By noon today, I had finished everything on my list of things I wanted done this week (and neglected to do until today). Birthday cake for my sister-in-law and husband's birthday extravaganza this weekend? Check. Bank account nearly $20 lighter, check. Cleaned the bathroom, check. Swept and mopped the kitchen, dining room, and bathroom floors, check, check, and check! Feed thyself, check. Yup... what's a woman to do when the housework is done? In this case, have free-time, will blog. Apparently.

Dinner tonight: Peppery pork chops! Couscous. Sweet potato fries (as a treat for my father-in-law). And steamed vegetables of whatever variety is currently in my freezer.

Here's how they turned out:

  Yum!

Enjoy another beautiful autumn day! Blog #7, done!