Friday, July 22, 2005

2 Down, 3 To Go

Well week 2 of class was about the same as the first. Busy but interesting. Work is letting up more now too. We're almost completely cut over to the new system and the auditors are now gone.

I passed my first test with flying colors, as they say. A big 'ole 96. I imagine the next test (Monday) will be the same. Or I hope it is. If I study the same way, I don't see how it could be worse.

I need my weekend to be relaxing, but it's not going to be. Honey and I are meeting my father tonight after work for a bike ride. I have a feeling when we return I'll collapse and not rise until late in the morning. Then I'll be off to class to dance and after that I'm going to lunch with R.A. We're going to relax in the pool and after that I plan on spending some time in game. (World of Warcraft)

Sunday I plan to go to my brother's house for more swimming, but at this point I'm not sure I will. I think I'll make that decision when I wake up on Sunday. I'll have to spend the morning studying (3+ hours) if I plan to go there in the afternoon. So if my motivation is hiding, I may not make it out there.

As of right now all I can think to do is sleep. Maybe I can take a day off next week.

Monday, July 18, 2005

1 Down, 4 To Go

Well I somehow made it through last week without dying. Heh. *drama queen*

My 12 hour days have turned into 16. The system implementation is still in the works and I'm working half in the old system and half in the new. I've got 10-15 phone calls about past due payments that I can't send because I can't print checks... or at least I haven't been able to the last 2 weeks. I'm hoping to get some out this week.

The auditors had us running around like crazy people again all last week and one of them is back today. I already have a task to complete for her.

I had 4 full 2 hour classes last week. We covered a chapter or more each night. My first test is tonight and I spent 3 hours yesterday preparing for it.

This week doesn't look any easier. But we're 1 down, 4 to go. I look forward to this weekend coming already so I can go soak in my brother's pool with the kids and relax.

*still treading water*

As a side note…. Aunt Flo tore into the driveway about 7am this morning, made her fat ass comfortable on my couch and started hollering for pork rinds and beer. >:(

Tuesday, July 12, 2005

The Adventure Continues

School starts tonight. I've fretted and whined and moaned to R.A. and Honey. They volley back words of confidence and truth. I know I'll do fine if I have the motivation and put my mind to it, but my fear is the motivation.

I procrastinate and cut corners whenever I can, or at least when I'm not passionate about something. So I'm not sure the surge of passion will come with this class. All I can do is hope that it does, or hope that I pay attention enough to keep my 4.0 for the next 5 weeks.

I'm mostly worried about being tired. I'm exhausted when I get home from work, and now I have to go to class at 8pm till 10pm. I'll be beat!

Anyway, it starts tonight. We'll see how sour of a mood I'll be in by the end of the week. That is, if it can get any worse than it already is.

Tuesday, July 05, 2005

Implementation and Audit and School, Oh My!

Lots and lots to do. Work is very busy right now with a new Accounting/MRP system implementation plus an annual audit. Not to mention normal course of work, plus the month end duties and payroll this week!

We've been in system implementation mode for many many months now. In a nut shell, the project managers suck and we're way behind. I've busted my ass and bitch and moaned and baffled at how badly the wheels have fallen off of this project for weeks and weeks and I'm literally burned to the wick. I'm so worn by it all I just really don't care anymore. Eventually it will work itself out and hopefully we'll be able to make some sense of this circus and move forward. In the meantime, I've washed my hands of it as much as I can.

It's also annual audit time. Actually we're about 6 months behind, but they are here now and we're in full swing. I've been scurrying around all morning gathering files and binders of data, printing reports and explaining processes to get things moving in the right direction. I just unloaded a bunch of data on the 1 person who is here doing this audit. I like to call it a paper bomb. Give them what they ask for and then some and it'll keep them busy most of the day.

I need to make sure payroll gets in smoothly this week. We had a few changes, so my brain gets to work some numbers, more so than normal. Certainly not difficult, just one more task on my plate. One more responsibility. But hey! That's why they pay me.

I'm hoping most of this extra work is done and out of the way by the end of the week, because next Tuesday I start school again. It's only 5 weeks for the second summer semester I enrolled for, but the class hours are tough and I'm going to be beat down by the end of it. My "me" time is going on the back burner for the next 5 weeks, and honestly, I've never done that before, so I'm not sure how I'm going to handle it.

I just keep telling myself that it's only 5 weeks. :) Piece of cake. I hope this teacher is as easy as the last one and I keep my 4.0 with no problem. I'll know next week!

*trying to keep my head above water*