Challenging day. Challenging challenging day. First a heart-to-heart with a new colleague. She scheduled a meeting “to talk.” I won’t go into that except to say it was — you guessed it — challenging but afterwards we did seem to understand more where the other is coming from. She did refer to me as a perfectionist, not in a bad way, just matter of fact, and I had to laugh. No matter what I do, I can’t let that tendency go.

Later on, I found out through a trusted source that another colleague thought it was tacky I applied for that manager’s position, like I was trying to push the existing manager out. My source told this colleague that it was a promotional opportunity that I was very well suited for and, after all, it was business and I had to look out for myself. Amen. Mind you, this colleague is one that pushes for open communication, yet can’t say these things to my face. Nice. Or as I like to say, klassy with a k.

Tonight I decreed that the elliptical machine is the devil. No treadmills or bikes were available at the gym, so I set the timer for 15 minutes and hopped on the elliptical. Oh. My. God. Two minutes in, I was sweating. After seven minutes or so, my legs felt weak. After 10 minutes, I said, fuck it, and got on a bike and rode it for 50 minutes. I didn’t think I’d like working out after work, but it’s preferable to getting up at 5:30, at least when the overnight low is in the teens or single digits. Brrrr.

Speaking of the weather, my friend Jennifer and I were reminiscing about the time we were in college, at Michigan State, and they canceled classes for the first time in 50 years because of the wind chill. I can’t remember what the wind chill was, but I think it was at least -40. And these Hoosier wusses think that 25 degrees is awful. Ha.

∗ Posted by Monique on 01.31.2007
∗ Annoyances, Work