The sleep schedules I kept on Monday and Tuesday have completely shifted the way my week has gone! I've been waking up before six, which has been fabulous in terms of being productive in the mornings. I've been cooking my lunches in the mornings, which may or may not be the most advisable thing, but I've been waking up early enough so it hasn't been an issue yet.
Today was a relatively quiet one inside my little office. One officemate worked from the Library of Congress, chatting back and forth with my over our office IM after I texted her how to get on it ... and I'm not entirely certain what happened with our other officemate.
Today was a relatively quiet one inside my little office. One officemate worked from the Library of Congress, chatting back and forth with my over our office IM after I texted her how to get on it ... and I'm not entirely certain what happened with our other officemate.
Juggling time zones is a great deal of fun when you work on the east coast and your work rests on information that you are collecting from people in the Mountain Standard Time and Central Standard Time zones! After several emails pushing for a different call time, we all finally settled on something that would work, and I was able to call Colorado and Arizona and talk with two women who were nothing less than passionate about their jobs... it was like a breath of fresh air. They couldn't tell me enough about their programs. The information they gave me was invaluable for my research report, which I am presenting on Tuesday.
Sigh. On a less happy note, something has been going on at work and I brought it up to my supervisor this morning. It was one of those situations that had escalated to something I felt I didn't know how to handle on my own anymore, which was unfortunate. I've learned to stand up for myself this summer in many different ways; while this wasn't a malicious situation, there was something going on which made me uncomfortable and couldn't be ignored any more. My supervisor was glad I brought it up, even though I had a bit of a struggle with indecisiveness because no one ever wants to get someone in trouble, but apparently this has been an issue in the past, so she scheduled a short meeting with HR.
On a happier note, over the course of the day where my mom got to watch me work at my computer:
On a happier note, over the course of the day where my mom got to watch me work at my computer:
My twin showed up at the office while I had my mom on Skype, so we were able to say hello while I took a short break during my workday!
The missing officemate turned up - he had been at a think tank today -- and we shared a moment. I spoke sciencey to him, and he understood me. It was fantastic. (Haha!)
Working with two people who are pursuing Masters degrees in Public Health has been fantastic. I appreciate their minds; while I'm more geared towards anatomy and physiology, and hard sciences, one is towards law, and another ... I forget her focus ..., we all speak the same language. It's fun.
What's also fun was cooking Pad Thai with Rachel for dinner this evening!
Working with two people who are pursuing Masters degrees in Public Health has been fantastic. I appreciate their minds; while I'm more geared towards anatomy and physiology, and hard sciences, one is towards law, and another ... I forget her focus ..., we all speak the same language. It's fun.
What's also fun was cooking Pad Thai with Rachel for dinner this evening!
Blessings,
Clarice
Clarice