I Thought My Head Might Explode

Originally published: August 26, 2006

This has been an incredibly stressful week at the ol' Penthouse, so I apologize for not keeping updated here. I had to learn two new tasks of my now not-so-recent job change. Most people know I'm not really a number person -- so how the heck did I get a job as a business manager?!

Though seeing too many numbers (which I did this week) makes my head swim, I am surprisingly logical. I look for patterns in numbers as well as words or phrases or symbology, so I'm pretty good at finding lost dollars and cents. But creating a budget out of thin air... that really taxed me. Economics -- that sort of airy-fairy way to look at numbers is sometime beyond my grasp, and doing a grant budget (oh-so-important because it gets us more money!) was very much a struggle. However, with my boss's help we managed to get it done on time.

My other strong suit is that I'm usually pretty good with people, but I had to help with settlement for an event this week (also a new experience) with a company manager that left a lot to be desired in the personality department. I won't go into the long, gory details -- but he was rude, he was uncivil and I did not care how he treated any of us. I know that this will probably be the norm rather than the exception, but it sure doesn't mean I have to like it!

Despite that, my boss assured me that the work I did this week was good and she was pleased. It was a huge load off my mind!

Tomorrow is the annual Walk for Ovarian Cancer -- a cause that is near and dear to my heart, as I'm sure all y'all know. I personally raised about $100 and I think my sister raised another $100. We had plans to collect more than last year, but it just came up too fast (it's a month earlier this year). Plus I do hate to over-ask my friends and family to give. There are a lot of good causes out there that deserve support. I do both the Relay and this walk (renamed Turn UP the Volume), but they are fairly close together and I hate to be a pest generally anyway. Still, every little bit helps! Thanks to those who donated -- if it helps just one woman beat this disease, it's worth it!

Off to rest up for tomorrow! Sweet dreams, my dears...