Going back to work...

There's only a weekend away before I have to front up to work (that is if I would like teh cash used for eking out the sydney spartan lifestyle to which I've grown accustomed)...

Right now I so just want to be on holidays forever... watching dvd's all day, spending time with friends and the bf, no need to subscribe to the bourgy wake up/bedtime thing to get a full 8 hours sleep in time for work, spending time with the cat... and most of all reading!

So is there any job that will pay me to do those things? I should put in a proviso - I'm not prepared to be on "reality" tv shows of any kind or receive payment for the performance of sex acts and related industry... (I do understand that people do these things voluntarily, however they are not for me. And I find "reality tv" shows disturbing, and don't watch them.)

How else will I be able to follow the cat around for a couple of hours just to discover what it's like to be a cat (the catching things thing is a little bit morally and ethically difficult for me if I were a cat, and icky - I HATE mice & rats and can't stand to be around them etc, but I quite like lizards, spiders, reptiles and couldn't stand to catch &/or kill any of them)...

How else can I spend hours reading for pleasure?

Anyway, in a miniscule way I am kinda looking forward to going back to work. I work with a lot of great people, and the day goes by fairly quickly!

the new year - bring it on!

I'm back from the family shindig... and I was incredibly surprised! there was no snarly moments between members of my family... WOW! It seemed to go quite well, and there was only one awkward moment when mum said something she shouldn't have... but as I said no snarly moments...

I spent some time with various members of the family, and it was a lot of fun... though I also understand why it is I live further away from the family - it's good to have space.

Officialness - Holiday mode is now on...

Well it's now official - I am on holidays... that is a rather smiley moment!

It's been a strange year work-wise - difficulties with the boss (individually and collectively), not liking work very much, a new boss, going for a promotional opportunity which I didn't get but did result in a changing focus in my job, more enjoyment at work...

I hope 2009 keeps on being good at work.. but for now I am looking forward to holidays and not having to think about all those work-related things for a couple of weeks...

Teh weekedn

To be honest, I find this time of year very very very stressful... In my childhood, the whole family together thing can induce expectations that often are not met and wind up causing issues/fights/grrrrness. That's before you even introduce the personality conflicts and include the extendedness of my family now.

Surprisingly, spending the 25/12 with the bf's family is not stressful at all. There's the panickyness of gift buying, but that's about it. There's food, games, gifts, tv watching, sleeping, and spending time together.

In a smiley way, I'm looking forward to it.

Quick List

Smile:

• being thanked for doing my job by a colleague (nice to be recognised...)
• having mid week wind down drinks at home with friends for a days debrief (I'm liking daylight savings more and more)
• winding down for the end of year close down (close to 3 weeks off - yee hah!)

Snarl:

• silly discussions that lead to people being cranky with each other!
• contemplating going home for a family meet and greet, and realising it is my family that will be the weird one (we'll need someone to be the ringmaster to at least divert attention)
• things to do list at work getting longer and longer and longer
• not knowing bureaucratic decisions I need for closure on certain things