ANA Y3 D107

I massively overslept this morning. We were in bed by 11:30 but I just needed the sleep. I also didn't fully fall asleep until 1:30. I had a horrible dream which woke me up around 3, and then finally at 7:30am. Too late. i feel rushed and behind. Luckily doglet stayed asleep too. Just took her out and boy did she need it. 

I am very proud and impressed with how C handled herself yesterday. She went in to talk to the store manager about the issues and handled it like a professional. It sounds like her store manager felt the same way. From what she was telling me, not only did he offer her full time, it sounds like she may be offered an assistant manager position in the near future. Look, if C falls into a career at corporate as a result, there's nothing wrong with that. I honestly fell into what I do. I never sought it out, I never studied for it. It just happened and evolved over the years. If this is her path, then so be it. The end result is he gave her the rest of the week off to decompress and she will be back for her shifts on Monday. She's getting a much needed respite from things.

On another note, I have been thinking how her and I have been going to bed at different times lately. This is something new for us. Overall for the last two years we have been going to bed together. But because of doglet walks, we've been a little apart. This is much different than when B and I would go to bed separately. In this case, we both know it's temporary but we both hate it. Last night we did go at the same time and we were so happy. Obviously it still messed me up, but the joy we both had going to bed together was nice.

Tomorrow we leave for grand Rapids for our 2 year anniversary and art prize! An exciting weekend lies ahead!

ANA Y3 D106

As I anticipiated C's store manager called her yesterday. Asked her to come in, talk things through and see what they can do to not lose her. Basically he said she's one of the best workers they have and they don't want to lose her. She's going in today to talk to him about some of the issues He suggested she take a few days off to decompress and come back next week. i second this. I also told her to go in, talk to him, and explain why she has been so frustrated. Go back, keep a paycheck coming in, but continue to look for something else. We will see how this unfolds today.

We got the doggo stuff for this weekend's trip. Seatbelt harness. Better training leash. I am really nervous about taking her this weekend but C says it will be okay. I don't agree, but we will see. Had lefttovers for dinner last night as neither of us felt like cooking. Only two more days and we're out of town for Art Prize. It can't come quick enough.

ANA Y3 D105

Well, the shit hit the fan last night. After being pushed to the edge once more, abused by customers yet again, the final straw came last night at 9pm. C has quit her job. She was scheduled to be off at 9. At 8:50pm a cleaning crew shows up that was scheduled to do a deep clean of the freezerz, deli cases, and cold cases. Which needed to be empty. Which no one told C about. That is a multi-person, mult-hour job. She got home around 11pm. She managed to do it all in 90 minutes by herself. But that was it. That was the last straw of incompetent management. She left a note on the manager's desk, left her name tag, and was out. This of course fucks our household budget until she finds something new. We will figure it out. I always do, right?

ANA Y3 D104

Nothing exciting to report for yesterday. C worked from 6-3, me and dog had the house to ourselves all day. We spent a few hours outside, we went on an after dinner walk, watched some TV. I girlled tuna for dinner with a bunch of veggies. It was how a Sunday is supposed to be.

ANA Y3 D103

Yesterday was a hard day because of two things. One was news from a friend, the other the neighbors causing me to now feel unsafe in my own yard. Let's start with that.

I come home from my hair appointment to find the neighbors have gardeners working in their yard. I could see they were doing some trimming of the trees and foliage. I asked him to please be careful and not trim too much and not go over the property line. He acted like he understood. An hour or so later, I go outside and there is now NOTHING between our two yards. The worst part is they chopped down the other side so there is nothing between us and the fucking street. You can be walking down the street or driving by and see directly into our yard. I don't like that. There is absolutely zero privacy now. Nothing. We are fully exposed to the world. Anything in our backyard, anything we're doing is on full public display. I was so pissed off. I yelled at the gardener and their response "It will grow back", yeah in like 5 fucking years. I need out of here. I can't live around these fucking people any more. I filed a second complaint with HHS about them. They have medical patients in their care who now have ZERO protection if they go out in the yard. Plus they can now stare directly into our yard. I am tempted to put up a sign on my side of the property that says FUCK YOU. Fuck these people.

The other news was much bigger and puts my little yard issue into a much different context. The other day I invited my friend over to meet the doglet. She told me she'd love to but was dealing with an "incident" regarding her daughter. The use of that word set off alarm bells in my head. Pregnant? Drugs? Her daughter is 14. I didn't pry though. I respected her space and privacy. Yesterday when I went in to see her for my hair I was honest and said I don't want to pry but it's driving me nuts not to pry. She then broke down in tears and started losing it. The first thing she said was it was nice to not have to pretend everything is okay for the first time in weeks. Girl.

The "incident" started when the daughter came out of the shower and mom noticed a hickey on her neck. Thinking young teenage fun, she was like yo, what's that hee hee. Well the daughter freaked out and the WHOLE story came out. Turns out she has been seeing this MAN for months. She has been with a pedophile and sexual predator. They met online in January and for at least 6 months been meeting up for sex. The daughter swears she hasn't had sex but. This guy was driving from Chicago, the daughter sneaking out the bedroom window, then they would go to another town over to get a motel room and have sex. At least once a week. Now they are involved in a multi-county, multi-city, MULTI-STATE situation. Who has jurisdiction of what is becoming a nightmare. He had full on nude pictures of her on his phone so the local main police were able to get him on child porn charges. Sadly he was out in 24 hours on a bond. He has missed one court date so far. She knows where he lives and his name. I told her just tell me what you want done. We will make it happen. She doesn't know yet but knows that I am serious. You don't get to sexually assualt a 14 year old who thinks she's in "love" and get away with it. I was all over the map with my emotions when she was telling me all this. I offered her whatever she needs, whenever she needs it. 

Yeah, makes my foliage problem seem tame in comparison doesn't it?

ANA Y3 D102

Nothing eciting yesterday. Worked on some different things, met with my boss to plan out the rest of the month, had chinese food for dinner, went on a 2 mile walk, went to bed at a reasonable time. Had therapy. Was a good session. Got some stuff off my chest and shifted my perception of things bothering me back to a proper level, All in all, a good friday.

ANA Y3 D101

I overslept. I have therapy at 7:30. I was supposed to go to the grocery store. Can't now. Have to go later which sucks. I just can't do this anymore. Can't stay up so late and be up so early.

Worked on presentation, got it finished. Made salmon for dinner. Talked with friends. Watched tv. Went to bed at 11:30.

ANA Y3 D100

Wow. 100 days in. Been an adventure so far for sure. Life changes. New doggo. Divorce getting to finalization. The world around us going crazy. Never a dull moment on this planet eh? Spent the day dealing with the security thing. I eliminated every saved password for the bad email. Changed over the ones worth keeping, don't care about the rest. I had 130 accounts using that email. It was always meant to be a throwaway, just took me 15 years to actually throw it away. I have 3 things left using that email. Two of which I can't change. One I need to figure out how to change. I also discovered I still have an Apple ID and email. Go figure. I haven't used it in god knows how many years but it still exists. See this is the problem with computers. Nothing is truly ever gone, is it? Made chicken for dinner. Nothing exciting. Basic dinner. Watched TV. Played games. C and doglet went on a 2.5 mile walk. Gave me some alone time. She's off today finally and I should catch a break. But then I have all weekend where it's just me again. Sigh.

ANA Y3 D99

I went to bed at 10:30pm but was up at midnight because of an email. Seems someone was trying to get into my Microsoft account. I checked the recent activity and holy shit. From all over the world people were trying to brute force their way in. I need to spend some time today updating that account, changing the email, etc. I did change the password last night, but still. 

Spent the day working on my next client presentation. Had the fence people come over for an accurate measure and quote. $4500. Not horrible. I may move forward with that. We will see.

Made hot beef sandwiches for dinner. Nothing exciting. Watched some tv. C got her updated schedule and oh look, working the whole weekend AGAIN. Fucking tired of it. Just done with it.

ANA Y3 D98

Of course I wake up to asshole sending emails over a holiday. Of course. Well, guess what? You'll get a response during normal business hours, not before. Fuck them.

Mostly enjoyed my day off. Mostly. Tired of C's job. Not going to complain about the same shit yet again. Not worth it.

Had leftovers. Dealt with dog. Welcome to another week.