Wednesday, December 8, 2010

What's for dinner

So I'm pretty annoyed that I can't figure out how to change the colors on my blog (to match my new background) because Blogger updated the dashboard. Now I'm all confused. Later I will write a letter to google complaining about my hurt pride, as I generally consider myself technologically savvy.
I'm also slightly discouraged about how the job hunt's going. However, Pandora's pleasant mix of U2, Iron&Wine, and Peter Bjorn and John is cheering me right up. Is it Peter, Bjorn and John, or Peter Bjorn and John. That bothers me. All in all, it's been a pretty good day. I just start to drag around 3PM everyday. I chalk this up to 1) the time change (yes, it's still affecting me - don't make fun), 2) the fact that I don't get to take a lunch and 3)the stream of phone calls/emails/patient visits levels off in the afternoons.
Now we've reached the point in the post where I realize that this post has no point. Usually I delete all my previous ramblings and attempt to reassemble them into something with a theme, but I'm not going to do that today. I will tell you about the new blog I found: www.imalazymom.com I'm pretty excited about trying some of these recipes. Hopefully no one finds out that I'm just plain lazy and not actually a mom. I have to stop looking at recipes now though because I'm hungry and it will be at least thirty minutes before I can leave the office.
Which leads me to my one tiny vent that I have for today: it's very frustrating not to have a set work schedule. I usually don't mind getting home late because Reese is busy doing LSAT stuff or homework, but it's finals week and he doesn't have that much going on right now, so it's sad when I get home at 7PM and he's been there hanging out by himself for three hours. It's not the worst tragedy in the world, but again, I'm annoyed because I've been sitting bored in an office chair or the car for all that time and I'd rather be hanging out with him. So that's my major complaint with the dr's office: it's pretty much impossible to have a set schedule when you have new patients wanting to come in all the time. And new business is good, don't get me wrong, but it doesn't necessarily benefit me directly. I get paid the same no matter how many patients we see. I suppose that might change eventually, but it doesn't really seem like it. I think this is partly a lesson for me to appreciate my employer's appreciation. If/when I ever have another job that offers free coffee and a working refrigerator, I promise to be thankful and not even complain about the other things that annoy me like broken printers and ugly carpet. It should also inspire me to be a better cook/housekeeper since I have even more limited time for those activities these days, but so far it seems to have the opposite effect. By the time I've eaten dinner (that Reese cooks in his free time) it's eight o'clock and I don't FEEL like cleaning the bathrooms or mopping the floor. A house has a lot of floor space, I'm not sure if all of you know that. It doesn't help that the doors aren't sealed well, so pretty much as soon as you sweep the floor is dirty again (oh THAT'S why people have grass in their yards instead of dirt...HELLO DUST BOWL!) Again, the house of tribulation is a lesson in appreciation - I can't wait to live somewhere that's sealed, small and has real grass! and working electrical outlets! and counter space in the kitchen! and a refrigerator that doesn't sound like it's possessed by Moaning Myrtle! Well it's time for me to end this post as I've just referenced Harry Potter. Wait! I found the point! I need an Austonian girlfriend so we can go to happy hour and all this stuff. Then you wouldn't have to read rambling, nonsensical posts.

2 comments:

  1. Sorry to leave a comment here, but you didn't have an email to respond to!

    Yes, French dressing is what I use and meant. Not sure why yours came out different, maybe try a different brand?? Also, some ladies have told me that they made it on the stove or in the oven and it just doesn't seem to work as well that way. Crock pot is the way to go... lots of slow hours of cooking.

    Thanks for commenting on it!
    The Lazy Mom
    www.imalazymom.com

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  2. Remember me? I've missed your posts! I'm back, though. So never fear.

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