I don't feel well today; Bob is home for his day off. The phones are driving me nuts with stupid people who don't know how to use the internet. I got two more steriod shots in my hips yesterday and one in my thigh muscle; now I have huge bruises. My head hurts from trying to get all this work done, and there's a leak under the wall in my office that's begun to mold...Oh Joy! I'm doing three jobs cause there are "government incompetents" everywhere.

Well, now that's off my chest -- I think I'm just in the lull of yesterday's excitement. I had an interview on Tuesday at Jefferson County Health Department. Sounds really great; it's only closer to home by a few blocks, but it does have better benefits like State retirement & State Health, life and dental insurance (i.e., with ten years of service, I can buy back my eight from Ohio!). So at 41, I can have 18 years in a retirement system; it only takes 25 down here to retire!!!!! I have to wait on the Appointing Board to approve me at my pay and I'll be able to put in my 2 weeks notice.

Thank goodness! I love my employees, but 11 direct reports gets old after a while. I'm definitely the type of girl that likes to sit down with her spreadsheet and crunch some serious numbers without having to deal with everyone else's dramas.