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| Sat, 03-27-2010 - 3:02pm |
Good morning,
We are having a beautiful day here. It is heading for 60 and is supposed to be sunny all day. We are heading out for a hike in a bit so will get some exercise and fresh air. I really need to get in the mood to walk every day. Instead, I go from 15 minutes during the week to a 6-8 mile hike on the weekend. My knee is so much better when I am walking than when I sit at work.
I just got my computer back from the "hospital" and it is working so much better. Toward the end I couldn't even get Yahoo to load so I wasn't even trying to get on.
I am going back to my old department at work and it is going to be okay. I had left three years ago because my supervisor was driving me crazy and I needed a change after 20 years in the same area. I took a lateral transfer from the controller's office to the student accounting office. They had several programs that were out of balance plus conversion issues that needed to be resolved. Those kept me busy for the first couple of years. Also, they had replaced me in the other department with a "CPA" and she was a total incompetent. I had brought the bank reconciliation up to date once and they finally gave it back to me completely because she couldn't figure it out. I was gradually getting more tasks given to me since she couldn't get them done. It took them 2 1/2 years to get rid of her because of the civil service system/union. I was given some more duties from there and was perfectly happy because I love being busy. Then I was told that they were going to be able to replace both of their empty positions and would be taking all of those tasks back. I would have been looking for work for about 2/3 of the month. The alternative was to transfer back. I chose that route. I can retire in two years so will do that if things should go back to the way they were before. The supervisor has loosened up quite a bit since I left and he realizes what I am capable of and actually values my input now. Anyway, the last month has created turmoil in my mind and that kind of stuff puts me in a funk where I don't give a darn about what's good for my body or mind. I need to get out of that. Settling down in the job and spring coming may do the trick.
Thanks for letting me rant. I will try to be back visiting more often.
Ellen

Working is so much more pleasant when one is appreciated.
Hi Deb,
It was a wonderful hike. We went about ten miles away to Hog Canyon. I had never been there before even though it is so close. As we walked toward the canyon we could hear running water. It turns out that it is a good sized lake with very tall cliffs on most sides and a waterfall coming in one end. We walked down the hill to the lake and up a hill made of loose rocks so that we could get up to the top and see where the waterfall was coming from. It was beautiful up there with a creek about 12 feet across. There was a perfect flat rock outcropping to sit on and just listen to the water and look out over the lake. We did a bit more wandering around the other side of the lake and probably ended up walking 5-6 miles. I will probably be sore tonight but it sure seems to make my knee stronger when I have been out doing something like that.
Have a great weekend.
Ellen