Drama...

I finally got to sleep and in it was beautiful. When I did finally get up I it was 11:15am and I had to get to the post office by 12:30 - no prob.
I left at 11:45am got to the post office at 12:00pm - still looks good right?
I get to cashier and I needed to pay £1.36 for postage - pretty small amount no problem - right? Wrong.
I looked in my wallet and only came up with £1.23 - I left my purse at the flat and only brought my wallet so...I felt stupid but I needed to use my card - still no problem right? Wrong.
I couldn't find my card in my wallet - I needed to go back to the flat - I appologized and said that I would be right back - it's now 12:05pm I speed walked all the way up the hill back to the flat - tore apart my purse looking for my card - no card - more change though so now had enough for the postage but where the heck was my card? I looked in the shopping bag from yesterday - nope - checked my coat pockets - nope - in a last ditch effort I checked my wallet again and it was there but in the wrong spot - Man am I STUPID!
It's now 12:20pm I rush back down the hill and get to the post office by 12:25pm pay for the postage and mail it off.

I can't believe all that drama just for mail!

Bits and pieces

*For as long as I can remember my hands have been cold with the exception of when I am sick. When I am sick my hands are warm. Since I am currently sick my hands are warm however I have noticed that they are cooling down - hopefully this means that I can expect to feel better soon.
*My boss came back from her holiday and I told her that I won't be staying on after December. She took the news a lot better than I thought she would. I think that is partly because right before I told her she got an email from a previous employee exspressing interest and resuming her role in the finance department.
*I'm totally bummed out that I will be missing my mom's birthday. I can't remember ever not being with her on her birthday. I have sent her present to her already so she should get it soon - look at me being all organized and everything.
*I have totally lost my appetite. I've been trying to force myself to eat but most of the food available turns my stomach at just the thought of eating it. I hope I feel better soon.

Cold cont...

I am not the only one to afflicted by this vicious virus. Apparently two other girls called in sick yesterday and today my co-worker has also called in sick. My boss just rang me to tell me that she won't be in today either for fear that she may succumb to the nasty sniffles. That means 2 things: 1. I will have the office to myself today 2. I haven't told my boss thanks but no thanks yet.
I am sitting at my desk slightly faint and perhaps feverish but present none the less and hoping that the £84.50 that I will earn is worth it.
Money - it makes the world go round.

No show...

I called in sick to work today - I spent most of the day in bed but I still don't feel any better. I'm going to have to go in tomorrow I can't afford to miss too much work.
Colds suck!

Poor me...

I'm sick :( I woke last night with a sore throat and a stuffy nose. Now being so far away from home means that all the medicine I usually take for a cold is not available. So yes poor me - boo hoo.
I've been chugging orange juice all day in the vain hope that that would help so we shall see how I feel tomorrow but I don't think that I will be any better.

Interesting...

So the boss was in on Monday and Tuesday but she has taken the rest of this week and the beginning of next week off.
But that doesn't stop her from making my life difficult.
She offered me a permanent job here. Now I came back to this job with the clear understanding (I thought) that it would be a strictly temporary thing. It has come to my attention recently that I have never been without a job and I think I need a chance to try new things.

My jobs to date have been:
1. Stable hand (I'm not kidding)
2. Quiznos sandwich maker
3. Pizza Hut - CSR, Server, Shift Manager, Assistant RGM
4. Traveland RV - Receptionist
5. Numbers Accounting - Bookkeeper

Now my job here is ok but I don't want it - and I get this feeling that my boss is really manipulative and I kind stand that.
I see how she's trying to manipulate the other girl into staying and it makes me wonder just how much time she's probably spent manipulating me as well.
She tells me that I need to stay because if I want to travel the countries won't let me in if I don't have a permanent job which may be true but I'm not that concerned about it - plus if I take the job it's a pay cut - who takes a pay cut? When I pointed that out to her she told me that I was wrong but I figured it out - I'm making £13/hr now and if I took the job I would be making £12.08/hr - pay cut!
I'm tired of settling and I want to see what else is out there - this job holds no new things for me to learn it is time to move on - once she gets back from her holiday I'm going to tell her that she needs to find someone else because I'm not interested.
I've been fretting over this for a few days now and that's my conclusion.

The boss has returned...

So my boss didn't come in Thursday either but she did come in today.
She looked like she was ready to pass out - and she almost did at one point.
She really should not have come in today but she felt that she had to.
I hope she doesn't come in Monday because she needs to get better - I defintely don't want to catch whatever it is that she has.

Unbelievable...

She didn't show up today either!
She called at 10:30 this morning and said that she was still feeling ill and won't be in.
Now maybe she really is feeling sick - I don't know but I just find this whole situation funny now - I feel like I should start a betting pool on when she may actually come back to work.
Granted she works hard and deserves a bit of a break but I'm seriously running out of work to do - it may be hard to believe but I occasionally do work at work and now that work is just about all done. I don't know what I'll do if she doesn't come in tomorrow. Actually I don't know what I'll do tomorrow even if she does come in.
Uh oh - have I just worked myself out of a job?

So my boss has stopped coming to work...

As of today my boss has had a FIVE day weekend!
She is supposed to have Fridays off and therefore only have a 4 day work week but I've noticed that since I came back to work here in September that she has started taking both Monday and Fridays off.
She generally calls on Monday to say that she won't be coming in because she thinks that she will have to work Friday - fair enough she's only supposed to work 4 days - but when Friday rolls around she calls and says that she isn't coming in because she has some things to do. Fine whatever - but today she called to say that she wasn't feeling well and won't becoming in.
Now today is Tuesday and she pulled her usual Friday and Monday stunts so she has had FIVE days off in a row - for crying out loud!
Thankfully the girl that I took over for has come back from her NINE WEEK holiday and is helping to keep me sane since when the boss is absent she works in the office with me - but I will laugh so hard if my boss skips work tomorrow too because seriously what kind of example is she setting for the other employees?
I have a feeling that she is avoiding me and the other girl because we don't want to keep working here. I came back with the understanding that I would only work here for 2 months and this girl back from holidays came back saying that she would only stay on for 1 month. So essentially this absentee boss of mine needs to find someone else to work in this office fulltime by the end of October.
She's already been trying to talk the other girl into staying and I have a feeling that I maybe next. Since I've booked my trip for December I may relent and tell her that I'll stay on till then but after that I don't think so.
I am so bored today I could just cry! The weather is absolutely miserable and I am totally not looking forward to my hour long commute home. I need a challenge and I don't want it to be here.
I feel very cranky - I want a 5 day paid weekend!

I'm SO Excited...

I planned a trip today.
A girl that I work with told me about this tour company and I signed up for the 'Winter European Discovery' tour so...
On December 11 I leave from London and travel to Amsterdam
From there I go to the Rhine Valley, Munich, Innsbruck, Venice, Rome, Florence, Lucerne, Paris and then back to London on December 22.
I'm so psyched - I'm finally going to do something other than work and visit family - it's not cheap but it'll be worth it!

Note to self...

*When putting pasta in a pot of boiling water do not put fingers into pot with pasta.
*When using a metal fork to cook ground beef do not leave the fork leaning on the frying pan and then pick it back up.