tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post8362044070639015757..comments2023-11-03T06:44:41.540-04:00Comments on Wednesday whining: On your mark, get set....Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-36035814713754544232013-03-01T21:18:26.191-05:002013-03-01T21:18:26.191-05:00Yay, Liz! And yay 5 months kathy a.!
Went up the ...Yay, Liz! And yay 5 months kathy a.!<br /><br />Went up the chain to the big HR people. They were very perplexed. They had to enter us manually into the health insurance part's system. Where we won't be verifiable (covered, but not verifiable) for up to 48 hours. We will stay home and not get sick or injured, because Mama cannot deal with that kind of insurance tangle.<br /><br />W: esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-31079491531168103912013-03-01T20:24:33.068-05:002013-03-01T20:24:33.068-05:00Oh, that's great, Liz!Oh, that's great, Liz!kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-67082762322951907082013-03-01T20:22:16.176-05:002013-03-01T20:22:16.176-05:00Met the recruiter at the WIT jobs fair Monday, pho...Met the recruiter at the WIT jobs fair Monday, phone screen with VP Wednesday, in person interview yesterday. Offer today. I am pretty psychedLiz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-54966896806090529422013-03-01T18:33:21.636-05:002013-03-01T18:33:21.636-05:00WooHoo!!!!!!! Yay Liz!!!!!!WooHoo!!!!!!! Yay Liz!!!!!!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-54698688419798494552013-03-01T18:05:18.126-05:002013-03-01T18:05:18.126-05:00Yay!
Wow--so impressed!!!!
The pixies are a truly ...Yay!<br />Wow--so impressed!!!!<br />The pixies are a truly awe-inspiring bunch!!!<br /><br />:) Neighbor LadyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-63449825041193716742013-03-01T16:37:17.333-05:002013-03-01T16:37:17.333-05:00WOOOO HOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOO!! Now Liz, she is a roc...WOOOO HOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOO!! Now Liz, she is a rock star!<br /><br />Was there a second interview, or did you just wow them completely on the first?kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-9104456269612864462013-03-01T16:26:42.862-05:002013-03-01T16:26:42.862-05:00(whispering softly so as not to jinx it)
I got th...(whispering softly so as not to jinx it)<br /><br />I got the job I interviewed for yesterday morning.Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-13485030771675544272013-03-01T16:25:12.899-05:002013-03-01T16:25:12.899-05:00YOU ARE A NON-SMOKING ROCK STAR!!! WOOOHOOOOO!!!!
...YOU ARE A NON-SMOKING ROCK STAR!!! WOOOHOOOOO!!!!<br /><br />Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-86357821327089701112013-03-01T15:54:19.042-05:002013-03-01T15:54:19.042-05:00Yes, you are too a rock star!
--Neighbor LadyYes, you are too a rock star!<br />--Neighbor LadyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-90395970366996320802013-03-01T14:53:33.853-05:002013-03-01T14:53:33.853-05:00I still need my special gum, so as not to go off o...I still need my special gum, so as not to go off on anyone very badly. Not a rock star. But it's something. :)kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-16737734904641854542013-03-01T12:28:29.754-05:002013-03-01T12:28:29.754-05:00(((kathy a))) That is a lot to bear. High fives an...(((kathy a))) That is a lot to bear. High fives and "WooHoo!" for the five months of smoke-free living!! I've mentioned before that when hubby gave up smoking years ago, he started putting aside the money he would have spent in a month on smoking. <br /><br />He has purchased a few computers and three televisions over the years with his non-smoking fund. It's remarkable how Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-81978681621579133152013-03-01T12:17:35.845-05:002013-03-01T12:17:35.845-05:00Esperanza -- hope today brings a fix.
Sue -- ouch...Esperanza -- hope today brings a fix.<br /><br />Sue -- ouch! Hope you can find some relief. <br /><br />This week has been so very icky. Unbloggable work stuff. Beloved's work is giving him unbloggable hassles. A person associated with SILfH is blowing my mind for unbloggable reasons. Then there is the associated MIL problem. <br /><br />My good friend's wife's fireplacing kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-75578822027627494302013-03-01T11:43:58.931-05:002013-03-01T11:43:58.931-05:00((Sue))
Why, HELLO Aunt Flo! What an unexpected v...((Sue))<br /><br />Why, HELLO Aunt Flo! What an unexpected visit (again!). Weren't you here for a week just three weeks ago? Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-52778456266618989762013-03-01T11:40:10.585-05:002013-03-01T11:40:10.585-05:00((Sue)) That sounds terrible. I hope medical care ...((Sue)) That sounds terrible. I hope medical care has improved since your grandmother suffered. All the best<br /><br />W: I'm grumpy and whiny and I don't like it. <br /><br />KathyA - love those sentences.Sarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-83468774058427627292013-03-01T11:16:11.126-05:002013-03-01T11:16:11.126-05:00Ugh esperanza, how awful. What Liz said - use your...Ugh esperanza, how awful. What Liz said - use your power voice and hand the problem over to them. <br /><br />W: Sciatica. That explains the excruciating pain in my left hip, buttock, thigh and calf. Think of lightning, only instead of shooting across the sky, it is directed down your leg until it explodes in your foot. <br /><br />Okay, the transformation is now complete. I have become my Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-7736872576944784212013-03-01T09:38:18.068-05:002013-03-01T09:38:18.068-05:00(((Esperanza))). My suggestion is to try to make i...(((Esperanza))). My suggestion is to try to make it clear to someone at the decision making level on this that YOUR problem is THEIR problem.<br /><br />"Can I talk to your supervisor?" is a good sentence to have in your arsenal.<br /><br />"I really don't want to have to be adversarial about this." is another.<br /><br />Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-77826508801619382482013-03-01T08:15:47.403-05:002013-03-01T08:15:47.403-05:00Oh Esperanza - how absolutely frustrating! Oh Esperanza - how absolutely frustrating! Sarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-43174636837576144972013-02-28T22:20:30.097-05:002013-02-28T22:20:30.097-05:00/faint/ xoxox/faint/ xoxoxkathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-33642876633227025482013-02-28T22:12:17.832-05:002013-02-28T22:12:17.832-05:00ARGH! Insurance transition NOT going smoothly. No ...ARGH! Insurance transition NOT going smoothly. No ID cards. Can't register on website as member with any combination of numbers and names. Call and email to HR person, which is all I can do at this time of night. In the meantime, we're just not going to get sick or have a medical emergency. That's comforting, right?esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-70540611745735529302013-02-28T18:56:09.978-05:002013-02-28T18:56:09.978-05:00Then again, "power" is really not a look...Then again, "power" is really not a look I've ever pulled off. The big thing for a second interview -- aside from not wearing something totally distracting -- is to show your brains and talents. So, I stand by the black jacket wardrobe salvation.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-34441002430344477292013-02-28T18:52:14.121-05:002013-02-28T18:52:14.121-05:00Yay, Liz! Do you have a black jacket that works? ...Yay, Liz! Do you have a black jacket that works? Pretty much everything works with a black jacket and black shoes. (Black and blue is powerful; it would be good if you had a blouse similar in color to the blue skirt. I don't think women need to be all matchy on the jacket and the skirt/pants.) kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-9321254359380061352013-02-28T18:51:18.067-05:002013-02-28T18:51:18.067-05:00Yay Liz!! And I have a gray suit, but not super po...Yay Liz!! And I have a gray suit, but not super powerful. I have to look for that feeling next time. Sarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-53687912443791592662013-02-28T18:16:20.232-05:002013-02-28T18:16:20.232-05:00Yay Liz!
I'm imagining the red super-powerfu...Yay Liz! <br /><br />I'm imagining the red super-powerful suit with a glam cape. Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-63945817173250459422013-02-28T17:37:27.364-05:002013-02-28T17:37:27.364-05:00Had a couple of promising interviews today. Wore m...Had a couple of promising interviews today. Wore my super-powerful red suit. <br /><br />Need another super-powerful suit in a different colour in case I get a second interview, since my amazing blue suit has been overcome by my ever-growing rack-of-doom.Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-76612224457079787992013-02-27T21:27:00.724-05:002013-02-27T21:27:00.724-05:00KathyA - wow, yes, turnip land here too.
And tha...KathyA - wow, yes, turnip land here too. <br /><br />And thank you for the well wishes. And Liz - I'll wish extra hard for your husband to find his first. Cause that sounds like a great career path and long-term, a great idea. <br /><br />Sue - yes, naps are good.<br /><br />Esperanza - oh no, not another cold. Just too tiring.<br />Sarahnoreply@blogger.com