#olw2018

[restorealexis]

pros & cons

Today was such a mix of good and bad.

The good: I woke up feeling well-rested, I was in a good mood, I had decent energy at work, work itself was alright, I only had to work 8 hours, and Ryan and I had tacos for dinner. So that was awesome.

The bad: I had to go to Publix after work (stressful as hell, always), the internet was down when I got home and I couldn’t get it to work, my brother called me and told me his band broke up, and I accidentally broke my Xbox headphones while trying to adjust them so that I could play a little bit of Fallout.

Tomorrow morning I have to go to the doctor and get a ~*well woman*~ check so I’m hoping I’ll be able to treat myself a little bit after that annual trauma. I still haven’t decided how, but I guess I’ll figure it out tomorrow.

[restorealexis]

I am absolutely exhausted

I went in to work today at 0300. The 0300-0700 time slot is very quiet and peaceful for the most part, but god was it hard to get out of bed at 0200. Plus, the day just seemed to drag on and on and on... I didn’t hate it, but I didn’t love it. And now I am super tired.

I worked on GUG’s Quickbooks a little bit during the first few hours of work today. I have absolutely no clue what I’m doing and it looks like a complete mess, so that’s overwhelming. Ryan and I are in the market for a new printer as well, so I shopped around online for those. Also stressful.

[restorealexis]

All I do is work

I was very tired this morning at work. Like, I was actually nodding off and having trouble keeping my eyes open for a couple hours. It was honestly pretty stressful because I am NEVER like that, no matter how tired I am. Thankfully I eventually woke up a little and managed to only have an 8-hour day, which was nice.

Unfortunately, though, I was mandated to go in at 0300 tomorrow and I am not happy about it. I’ve never come in at 0300 before and I’m having so much trouble wrapping my head around the thought of waking up at 0200 and going to work. I guess I’ll figure it out somehow.

It’s amazing how much my job has become a part of me. I don’t love it, but I don’t hate it, I guess. It’s at least something interesting. But I just cannot imagine myself separate from my 911 self.

I’ve been messaging back and forth with someone on Twitter and we’ve just been chatting about 911 stuff and it’s nice. Apparently I have a lot of thoughts and it’s refreshing to be able to discuss them with someone else. I’ve been using the #IAM911 hashtag on Twitter a lot and I’ve spoken to a lot of really nice people! Apparently it’s a fairly active hashtag and it’s pretty cool to be able to connect with 911 telecommunicators from all over.

I just got out of the shower and I still need to make/eat dinner, help Ryan package orders, and get to sleep at a decent time. Today is weird and tomorrow will be weird and this week feels very long.

[restorealexis]

Not the best day

Work was frustrating today. People were just extra annoying, there were a few tough calls, and 12 hour shifts suck. I’m tired and emotionally exhausted and I wish I didn’t have to go back to work tomorrow. Just knowing that I’ll surely be mandated for a 12 hour shift sometime in the next few days makes me wish I never had to go back to work.

I made the mistake of finally weighing myself this morning for the first time since January 21. I have somehow managed to gain 12 pounds, and that makes me upset. Even better - I have a doctor’s appointment next week and she’ll surely mention the weight gain. Can’t wait.

And then the house that we were looking at maybe possibly purchasing that I actually talked to a mortgage loan officer about went off the market today, too. So that’s disappointing.

I don’t really like today.

[restorealexis]

Today was stressful. Work is starting to feel more and more hostile. I’m at the point where I just want to be left alone; I don’t care about teamwork, I’d rather not risk the discomfort and conflict present in every single interaction in the comm center. My love affair with Cheetos has not waned. I even packed extra snacks today and I still went and bought a bag of Cheetos. Why can’t I stop this madness?!

[myscrappylife]

Trying to be creative. BatCat either has different ideas or he wants to help. #lifeofaneditor #batcat #unplug18 #creativity #olw2018

[worldwaker-nissa]

[apaperknight-blog]

My One Little Word for 2018 is PERSIST. I also have a goal for 2018 to practice my hand lettering. 🍻 Do you have a word for 2018? . . . #persist #olw #olw2018 #onelittleword #onelittleword2018 #handlettering #goals #2018goals #tombow #tombowbrushpen #tombowdualbrushpens #practice #apaperknight #cursive #lettering #fauxcalligraphy #calligraphy