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judecorp ([personal profile] judecorp) wrote2006-01-10 10:23 pm

Mucho randomo

I've moved into that stage where I could blow my nose 24 hours/day and still have tons of snot to blow out. I'm not going to complain, though, because it means the crap is getting out of my system and I don't feel like my face is going to explode anymore. I almost felt like a human for most of the day, too. Amazing!

The people I babysit for asked last night if I could switch nights. Again. It is so irritating because I understand that Monday nights aren't the best night for them but I don't have a lot of options. I used to babysit for them on Tuesday nights and then they told me that Tuesdays were no good, so I switched things around to come on Mondays. And now they want to go back to Tuesdays! They obviously don't realize that I had to do a lot of schedule-dancing to switch nights for them - last time I had to switch my volunteering night and switch some home visits. I was going to try to switch everything around again, but I think I'll tell them that I can't rearrange my home visits again. It's not fair to my families.

I already had to move a couple of Monday visits because I've enrolled in a 6-month training course on infant and toddler mental health that meets every other Monday morning from 9-12 from January 23rd until June. The best parts are that it meets right at my job, it provides 28 CEUs, and IT'S FREE.

No matter what happens, whether it's Western Mass or Florida or whatever, I'm absolutely staying here until that's done. It doesn't make sense for me to leave my job before June (because I need those CEUs and training courses are expensive)... and if I'm going to stay til June I might as well stay until July 1 so I can get my yearly productivity bonus. So it looks like I'll kick it at my crazy office until then.

...even if that means Jen moves somewhere without me, which is a different crazy-ass post altogether.

[identity profile] sydneygb.livejournal.com 2006-01-11 03:33 am (UTC)(link)
Sorry that this isn't topical to your actual post, but what is that ant-carrying-a-paper icon from? It's tres cute. Also: I love your "Receive Bacon" icon. Is funny.

[identity profile] judecorp.livejournal.com 2006-01-11 04:03 am (UTC)(link)
It's an Exploding Dog icon. You can find more at [livejournal.com profile] edogicons.

[identity profile] indigodove.livejournal.com 2006-01-11 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
Oh honey. I hope you and Jen can work something out that doesn't involve long distance stuff. I'm thinking of both of you.

[identity profile] judecorp.livejournal.com 2006-01-11 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
Well, you just never know what will happen. Jen really seems set on this Florida thing... and I absolutely can't leave the area until my dad's house sells at the very earliest.

[identity profile] indigodove.livejournal.com 2006-01-11 04:09 am (UTC)(link)
*hug*

[identity profile] oxlahun.livejournal.com 2006-01-11 02:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Living apart from your spouse sucks, but it's doable (really!), especially if you know it's finite. If it happens, lean on your friends. A lot. Seriously. More than you think you should.

On the plus side, you'd be able to say stuff like "Yeah, I'm legally married, but my wife isn't."

[identity profile] judecorp.livejournal.com 2006-01-12 12:16 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't have a heck of a lot of friends to lean on here, nor a lot of time to do leaning. I suppose if it happens, I'll have to spend a lot of time with my grandparents, as much as possible, because I'm terrified that they'll get really sick and/or die while I'm gone and I will have missed the opportunity to be there for them.

[identity profile] prunesnprisms.livejournal.com 2006-01-12 03:35 am (UTC)(link)
What are CEUs good for?

[identity profile] judecorp.livejournal.com 2006-01-12 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
Oh! I should have explained.

To renew my social work license every two years, I'm required to have CEUs (Continuing Ed ?Units?). 20 for my current license, 30 if I get my independent license before October (renewal time).

[identity profile] prunesnprisms.livejournal.com 2006-01-12 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
It's not that you shouldn't have explained. The classes I take for Oracle give me 5 CEUs per class, so I was wondering what on earth they are good for. I still haven't asked Drexel if I can transfer the experience in to counteract one of the required classes (database administration I is what I would like to get out of--I think I've done that one by now!)

I think my mom has to have stuff like this too to renew HER license for teaching.

[identity profile] judecorp.livejournal.com 2006-01-12 12:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, you need Continuing Ed credits for a lot of licenses - nurses, teachers, psychologists, etc. I don't know what yours would be for, but it's definitely worth looking into if they will get you anything at Drexel, especially since you're putting out so much work.

[identity profile] prunesnprisms.livejournal.com 2006-01-12 12:23 pm (UTC)(link)
I am betting no, but it's worth asking. for one thing, I do not have tests or exams in these Oracle classes--attendance is good (and my company would probably be pissed if I said I wanted this, spent money on it, and blew it off) but the labs are not great and I usually don't completely do them. For another thing Drexel changed its rules last fall quarter changing what you could bring in for previous experience--anything done while you were in school was no longer eligible, and it is measured in years of experience, not classes. It's just awkward. But I will probably ask.

[identity profile] judecorp.livejournal.com 2006-01-12 12:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Ugh. Weird. Good luck with that.