12:55a

big fat blog slacker!
wow.
I can't believe I missed an entire week this time.
bad me.

so where the hell do I begin?
'gonna go with a "in a nutshell version"....

monday
from what I can remember, this day went well.
'been procrastinating for days to talk to my boss
about a conflict I was having with her.
I finally faced the music and actually had a pretty decent
conversation with her.

we were able to get on the same page and
communicate amicably. that's the good news.
The bad news is I now have solid confirmation
that her work style DOES NOT work in a social service setting.
It's truly amazing how people like her fall into
the non-profit sector.
she's a good person. there's no question there.
but her approach is totally and completely corporate.

regardless, it gave me the courage to face my challenge the next day...

tuesday
this was crap day that turned into the transformation of super me.
I faced the "big boss" of my work and gave it to her....very amicably, of course.
Expressing my concerns in a very honest, yet firm way was totally empowering.
I actually got her to receive my thoughts and concerns ...
she even offered a next step in the problem-solving process.
I was quite amazed.
Of course, the true test is if she keeps her word.

the best thing about it is that I was able to find "my voice".
situations like that are so incredibly intimidating that often times
I'm unable to thoroughly express what I want to say.
It was the best feeling to be able to articulate myself exactly as I saw and
felt things.
So what was it about this particular situation that made me do it?

Well, i think the mere fact that I was pretty pissed off and fed up
was motivation enough.

who woulda thunk it?

wednesday
perhaps the best day of this week!
Tuesday pretty much left me in survival mode.
Wednesday was all about finding another job since this one was
pushing me out the door.
I wasn't getting fired. I simply had no other options.

Essentially, they made the executive decision to change my job description
into a more advanced one. They didn't ask for my input nor did they
let me know of their plans when I was hired 3 months ago. zilch.
I'd be working full-time with no increase in pay AND
be obligated to be at the beck and call of "the big boss".

hell no!
that's not what I signed up for. but they basically didn't want to work with me on it.
they simply wanted to fill that position. so because I didn't want it,
they were ok to let me go.
Well, they didn't hire a dumb-ass...who the HELL would want to work for
a place that doesn't value it's employees?

anyhow, since it was my day off, I decided to contact a friend who was looking
to hire an assistant in her law firm. The scenario that day looked like this:
9 am - I call that friend and we talk for 15 min.
12p - I meet her for lunch in the city so we can talk more. (she paid for lunch, too)
1p - She gave me the job!
MAN, that was probably the quickest job offer I've ever gotten!

later that night...and this is the best part...WE SAW AVRIL LAVIGNE IN CONCERT!!!!
woo hoo!

(ok I'm getting sleepy. will continue tomorrow.)