Sunday, January 16, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Hairstyles 101
Ever thought about how much you change (or don't change for some of you!) your hair? Here is a trip down memory lane for me. Just over two years ago I chopped over 11" of my hair off! Talk about wanting to cry...BUT just for the record, I held strong:)
Looking back at the July '07 photo makes me wish I had my long hair back :( Not an option though, the growing out stage is the worst!!
So.. Dark or Blonde? Long or Short? Layers or No Layers?
Monday, January 3, 2011
A or B? Both?
I have now been working at my company for four and a half months...and have been dealing with a co-worker that has a very strong Type A personality.
"The theory describes a Type A individual as ambitious, aggressive, business-like, controlling, highly competitive, impatient, preoccupied with his or her status, time-conscious, and tightly-wound. People with Type A personalities are often high-achieving "workaholics" who multi-task, push themselves with deadlines, and hate both delays and ambivalence."
Well co-worker "L" has the characteristics in bold. I, however, happen to also be more of a Type A than B. So, you can see where this is going.
L came back to work today after being on vacation for the past 10 days. L is the 'Office Manager' This past Thursday was the end of the YEAR, kind of a big deal in the accounting world. Once I left the office on Thursday, the accountant was going to close out the year. Pressure's on new girl!! Yikes!
The last day before she left, I asked if there was anything I needed to be aware of or watch for--"nope, I have everything taken care of." But, when she comes back all I heard was 'Did you do this?' 'Why was this done?' 'Did you document that?' 'Did you mail this?' all morning. And my answer--I wasn't aware!
Did I get one single THANK YOU for fixing your invoicing you weren't supposed to do, or the check you wrote to the wrong company for our company's insurance policy for the entire year? Nope, not once.
Is it normal to not get any credit for going out of your way to fix things others messed up? I really try to think positive in the office, however everyone is so negative as L rubs off on them. Nobody wants to stand up to her, and they let her call the shots. I have never had a job where the employee tells the boss whats going to happen. Maybe I have the wrong job? :)
Note to self: Type A personalities do not work well with other Type A personalities.
"The theory describes a Type A individual as ambitious, aggressive, business-like, controlling, highly competitive, impatient, preoccupied with his or her status, time-conscious, and tightly-wound. People with Type A personalities are often high-achieving "workaholics" who multi-task, push themselves with deadlines, and hate both delays and ambivalence."
Well co-worker "L" has the characteristics in bold. I, however, happen to also be more of a Type A than B. So, you can see where this is going.
L came back to work today after being on vacation for the past 10 days. L is the 'Office Manager' This past Thursday was the end of the YEAR, kind of a big deal in the accounting world. Once I left the office on Thursday, the accountant was going to close out the year. Pressure's on new girl!! Yikes!
The last day before she left, I asked if there was anything I needed to be aware of or watch for--"nope, I have everything taken care of." But, when she comes back all I heard was 'Did you do this?' 'Why was this done?' 'Did you document that?' 'Did you mail this?' all morning. And my answer--I wasn't aware!
Did I get one single THANK YOU for fixing your invoicing you weren't supposed to do, or the check you wrote to the wrong company for our company's insurance policy for the entire year? Nope, not once.
Is it normal to not get any credit for going out of your way to fix things others messed up? I really try to think positive in the office, however everyone is so negative as L rubs off on them. Nobody wants to stand up to her, and they let her call the shots. I have never had a job where the employee tells the boss whats going to happen. Maybe I have the wrong job? :)
Note to self: Type A personalities do not work well with other Type A personalities.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
twenty-ten in review...
[january] consisted of skiing at seven oaks, starting a new {second} job at the pharmacy & seeing pilobous at the gallagher bluedorn with my mom and sister
[february] pharmacy martini nights and celebrating valentine's day with a classroom full of preschoolers!
[march] went to a wedding of a family friend {alicia & i before!}
[april] a trip to indianola to see a past vertical's performance, and the start of the job search...
[may] a friend from high school's bachelorette party, preschool graduation and memorial day weekend
[june] brought the end of the school year {which meant the end of my job at the preschool}, my younger sister {alicia} turned 19, the drewes-ackerson wedding, many weekends in iowa city, celebrated my parent's 25th wedding anniversary, & probably the best family pictures we've ever taken!
[july] i turned twenty-two {yikes!}, took my first sake bomb, purchased my grand prix, and ran my first 5k with my sisters
[august] went to the american idol concert in des moines, my older sister {abby} turned 24, discovered i will never drink mike's harder lemonade ever again, finally ended my job search and started my new job at WBC!
[september] celebrated my parents birthdays, spent labor day in florida with a good friend, took in the iowa-iowa state game in iowa city, brother-in-law turned 30, left the pharmacy
[october] went on a party bus, celebrated halloween as a lady bug
[november] spent thanksgiving night at the hockey game with my extended family, survived another black friday shopping with my mom and sisters
**Had to use a picture from the year before...no time for pictures this year!:)
[december] shopped {a lot}, loved the 2' of snow we got, went to chuch on christmas eve and celebrated new years!
Twenty-ten has been a great year overall! Lots of changes, some for the better & some to make me a stronger person! Twenty-eleven has some great things planned [including a CRUISE in 40 days!!] It also has some big decisions that need to be made, in both my personal and professional career! Hope this blog can help me document along the way! Happy New Year! :)
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