I need a do-over.
Feb. 11th, 2003 06:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
judecorpMy anxiety level is through the roof today. I need to do something to make it stop, or I'm just going to be a total bear to deal with. Ughness.
I was worried about leaving work early because we only have 2 case managers instead of 3. Well, when I got in at 10, I found out that the other case manager had called off work. So there was just me. And I was only going to be there half the day, because I am still going downtown. There was a list of people who were waiting to see a case manager, and I had solid appointments booked, so I couldn't see them. I tried to walk into the day room to get my clients for their appointments, and there were people yelling at me and shouting and carrying on. One resident actually yelled at me because Andrea didn't come in to work. He asked me if I was going to do his appointment since she was out, and when I said no, he started slamming on a table and shouting at me. So I turned my back on him and walked away.
I was running around trying to see people and get my appointments done, and residents were calling my extension from the resource center, and asking the resource center coordinator to call me, and it was completely horrible. People were banging on the door to case management and hollering. One of my appointments had to go do something, so I held some impromptu open hours before I had to go downtown. I saw a bunch of people, but didn't get to eat lunch. Then I was pretty busy downtown. I came back to 8th for an hour of open hours before leaving for the vet, and people wouldn't let me leave. Every time I went out to bring something to someone, someone else would be shouting at me. And the RA was still letting people sign up. It was just a completely miserable experience.
I was worried I was going to be late getting my cat because it was the end of the day, but that part went okay. And then I had to get gas and it was $1.69. And it's freezing. And it snowed again today. And I'm a big old whiner. And now I have to put ointment in my cat's eye FOUR TIMES A DAY and bring him back for a follow-up. At 8am on Saturday. I'm going to try to reschedule that, because I have the Indigo Girls the night before, and the conference all day on Saturday and Dar Williams that night. Oy.
And I'm not driving Dar to the airport. Or picking her up. But I /do/ get to pick up some dinner for her and Toshi Reagan, and bring it to where they're staying before the concert. Hopefully I won't get so flustered that I drop food on her.
I was worried about leaving work early because we only have 2 case managers instead of 3. Well, when I got in at 10, I found out that the other case manager had called off work. So there was just me. And I was only going to be there half the day, because I am still going downtown. There was a list of people who were waiting to see a case manager, and I had solid appointments booked, so I couldn't see them. I tried to walk into the day room to get my clients for their appointments, and there were people yelling at me and shouting and carrying on. One resident actually yelled at me because Andrea didn't come in to work. He asked me if I was going to do his appointment since she was out, and when I said no, he started slamming on a table and shouting at me. So I turned my back on him and walked away.
I was running around trying to see people and get my appointments done, and residents were calling my extension from the resource center, and asking the resource center coordinator to call me, and it was completely horrible. People were banging on the door to case management and hollering. One of my appointments had to go do something, so I held some impromptu open hours before I had to go downtown. I saw a bunch of people, but didn't get to eat lunch. Then I was pretty busy downtown. I came back to 8th for an hour of open hours before leaving for the vet, and people wouldn't let me leave. Every time I went out to bring something to someone, someone else would be shouting at me. And the RA was still letting people sign up. It was just a completely miserable experience.
I was worried I was going to be late getting my cat because it was the end of the day, but that part went okay. And then I had to get gas and it was $1.69. And it's freezing. And it snowed again today. And I'm a big old whiner. And now I have to put ointment in my cat's eye FOUR TIMES A DAY and bring him back for a follow-up. At 8am on Saturday. I'm going to try to reschedule that, because I have the Indigo Girls the night before, and the conference all day on Saturday and Dar Williams that night. Oy.
And I'm not driving Dar to the airport. Or picking her up. But I /do/ get to pick up some dinner for her and Toshi Reagan, and bring it to where they're staying before the concert. Hopefully I won't get so flustered that I drop food on her.
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Date: 2003-02-11 03:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-02-11 03:34 pm (UTC)Second order of business: Dar? Dar Williams? Did I miss something?
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Date: 2003-02-11 03:45 pm (UTC)I hate to see you stressed. Hopefully the Indigo Girls and Dar will help. Mwah!
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Date: 2003-02-11 04:16 pm (UTC)I need the inspiration to fold laundry, do a few more loads, and figure out what the heck to make for dinner. I am a very bad hausfrau lately.
Hooray for Indigo Girls and Dar! I heard the 'Girls on e-town on NPR this past Saturday and thoroughly embarrassed Robert by singing along. Heh. I love having a stereo in the living room. (I also love e-town because it's the only time I've heard Sweet Honey in the Rock on the radio, period.)
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Date: 2003-02-11 06:01 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-02-11 06:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-02-11 08:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-02-11 08:14 pm (UTC)Dar Williams is coming to Columbus on Saturday to play at the Midwest Bisexual, Lesbian, Gay, Transgender Campus Conference that's being held this weekend at OSU. My old job is putting the conference on, so I got a SUPER SPECIAL duty! :)
I get to meet DAR. Maybe she'll let me eat with her.
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Date: 2003-02-11 08:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-02-11 08:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-02-11 08:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-02-11 08:16 pm (UTC)ouch
Date: 2003-02-11 09:09 pm (UTC)Have you considered going up the ladder to get the RA's to stop doing that? Or has the Work Stalker thing gotten you sick and tired of going up the ladder?
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Date: 2003-02-12 03:58 am (UTC)awww.
Date: 2003-02-12 05:22 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-02-12 06:25 am (UTC)Heh.
I love "What Do You Hear in These Sounds"! And when I talk about therapy, I know what people think: that it only makes you selfish, and in love with your shrink, but oh, how I loved everybody else when I finally got to talk so much about myself.
Re: ouch
Date: 2003-02-12 06:27 am (UTC)If Andrea doesn't come in today, I'm going to tell the RAs not to put a sheet out at all (HA! They put one out at 7am!) and to tell people there will be no open hours. And then I'm going to hide in my office.
See you at Jenise's lunch!
Re: awww.
Date: 2003-02-12 06:29 am (UTC)I have a problem saying, "no." Not because I'm a pushover sort of person, but because I genuinely want to help people, you know? So unless someone /really/ annoys me, I'm always putting myself in a tizzy trying to tie up everyone's loose ends. I just want to see my clients get what they need, and in a desperate situation, it's hard to understand, "I don't have time for you right now." It sounds so cold.
Hopefully today will be better, because otherwise, I think my Jennifer's going to bash my head in! :)
Re: awww.
Date: 2003-02-12 08:04 am (UTC)And honestly, your day yesterday sounded so monumentally bad that today has to be better. Unless, of course, someone farts on a pillow and smothers your face with it.
Or worse yet...
That would suck even worse.
But, seriously, folks... Hang in there, Jude. Your day sounded totally overwhelming, and the factors that were causing you stress were not of your own making. I'm proud of you for slogging through it admirably, and I hope a nice girl somewhere gives you a backrub and a hug.
Take care of yourself!
Re: Or worse yet...
Date: 2003-02-12 06:34 pm (UTC)Love!
Re: awww.
Date: 2003-02-12 06:35 pm (UTC)Seriously, if that ever happened to me, I don't know what I would do. I would be so grossed out.
Love!
Date: 2003-02-13 07:49 am (UTC)The feeling is mutual, Jude!
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Date: 2003-02-13 12:17 pm (UTC)tell toshi i still love her. and that we can make this work.
Okay!
Date: 2003-02-13 06:04 pm (UTC)Re: Okay!
Date: 2003-02-24 10:02 am (UTC)Re: Okay!
Date: 2003-02-25 06:37 am (UTC)When she played a week ago Saturday, I was right there in the front row and my goodness, she was awesome. I totally love her now.
I'm going to see her again next week, I think. :) YAY!
Re: Okay!
Date: 2003-04-06 05:11 pm (UTC)