Wow!
What a first week at the new job! I worked 10 hrs my first day and 11 hrs
the second. I managed to put in only 8.5 hrs on Wednesday…felt like
I was slacking. LOL! This was all to be expected as I'm jumping
into this roll 4 weeks before the go-live date with the health plan in
KS. There is soooo much to learn, and I don't think I've even scratched
the surface yet. Actually, I know I haven't as I've only met two of my
100+ staff. That sounds awful, but I've only had a couple hours to work
on "housekeeping" items each day as I've been pulled into important
meetings. It seems like I'll get to know Topeka very well. I was
told that I'd be there one day a week, but it seems like it could be up to 3
days a week…meetings at the State. Everyone has been really nice so
far, and it seems like it's going to be a good team! Almost everyone is
new within the last 6 months, so I'm not completely alone.
I'm
completely exhausted from this first week and looking forward to the weekend…even
though it's going to be a very busy weekend. Saturday we are taking the
cats to their first KC vet appointment. I didn't have great luck with the
groomer I chose here, so I'm hoping I chose better with the vet. Taking
the cats to the vet is always a super stressful experience for me & Chad,
as well as the kitties. They do not take well to car rides and other
people…especially those that poke and prod around on them. You'd
think that someone was butchering them in the exam room the way they howl and
carry on. Whenever we're done and walk back out into the waiting room,
everyone is usually staring. Ha! This time we're taking better
precautions. We're using Feliway, and herbal spray, to calm them down.
You're supposed to spray it on their towels in their cage, and it's supposed to
make them relax. Let's hope so! After the vet, we're heading to a wine class at Cellar Rat and the a
neighborhood event called Holidays on Delaware. This is part of the Wine
Walk on Delaware Association. This event is geared towards families and
support of the neighborhood. You walk around Delaware St., in and out of
businesses, eating & drinking…and possibly purchasing a Xmas present
or two. This event isn't supposed to have wine, but I may need to bring
some of my own after the vet business!
Unfortunately, part of Sunday is going to be spent at the laundromat. Oh how I
hate the laundromat! Our washer started malfunctioning on Sunday.
We contacted our property manager and the repair man came to look at it
today. Of course, the news wasn't good. It will cost $500 to
repair! This means that the property manager has to contact the owner,
who will need to decide to repair it or purchase a new washer. I could
care less either way…except that either decision will probably take much longer
than it should…meaning that I will probably have to visit the laundromat
more than once! We're going to have to drive to a laundromat in the burbs
as that is one establishment that I cannot fathom staying in the city for.
Update...new washer coming on Tuesday. Yahoo! Now maybe I can make the laundromat outing into necessities only!
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