Interrupted

My Life Thus Far
2016-10-30 07:35:17 (UTC)

A Very Fulfilling Encounter

Current mood: very good. I'm not gonna say it's because I just had some wonderfully great sex... but it's possible. It's amazing what my husband can do when he puts his mind (and body) to it. I need to hurry up and write before I fall asleep. No cannabis required.

This is the month we're finally getting caught up on financial things hovering over our heads. Because of that we don't have much money left, but we're not in hopeless debt, so that's something to be happy about. I'm going to do my best to not get frustrated over the next couple weeks. It sucks so hard not having the money you need on hand, and having to watch every penny, but we can do it. We'll be okay.

The new manager at work doesn't seem to have what it takes to make it over the long term. I feel bad saying that, but she's so terribly overwhelmed and in the 10 years I've been with the company that's never boded well for new hires in management positions who aren't familiar with the company. During my warm up ( the informal touch base where the sales lead in charge at that time tells whoever is just coming on what promotions are going on, what the focus is for that segment, where they'll be zoned, etc.) she didn't tell me what was happening, she asked me what exactly she should be saying during a warm up. She's trying to learn on the fly and I appreciate that. I hope for two things 1) she tones down her intolerable cheerfulness and 2) she learns proper etiquette on the sales floor and gets more comfortable in her role. I still can't believe they would rather hire total novices from the outside over grooming eager associates that have been with the company for any length of time. It's dumb... but nobody asked me my opinion.

After work I stopped at Trader Joe's to pick up groceries for dinner. I like to make a big batch of something (soup, a pasta dish, or a casserole) so there's something homemade/hearty/healthy for the kids (and I) to eat on the nights I work late. Tonight it was a veggie arrabiata sauce (which turned out great, by the way). While I was shopping, I ran into Kerry, and we spend a solid 30 minutes chatting in the vitamin section. Mostly I complained about my dad living with us, and she complained about her dysfunctional family. It was a good chat, and she really did help me feel better about the situation. I appreciate her friendship. She's older and gave me a little insight into how the older generation (can, not always) views children and their place in the family. It's a much different perspective than I had. Basically she hypothesized that my dad is of the "children should be seen and not heard" camp. They aren't on the same level as adults until they reach a certain age, and thus aren't shown much attention until they get past their pesky kid phase. I don't get it, but I kind of understand what she was getting at. Dad truly isn't into small children and I don't think he's coming from a malicious place. I still need to have a conversation with him about it, but tonight while I cooked dinner he hung out with me and chatted and I knew then that he isn't being intentionally hurtful. He might not be aware at all of what's going on.

All day Snookums promised me a very fulfilling encounter, and goodness he delivered. After dinner I took a nice hot bath, read my book, and relaxed while he watched sports. As soon as I got out of the bath, he went to work. And I feel amazing for it. I needed the release.




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