On my mind

Things that are on my mind today:

• I've not been able to get face time with the senior staff person I need to meet with in order to end this current assignment
• In the span of 24 hours, I've been offered three different new assignments at work ~ none of which are upward moves but one of which is at least of interest...kind of...sort of
• Ironically, the one that interests me is being vacated by the person who got the job I was most interested in being interviewed for but was not shortlisted for due to my educational_disability
• I'm still totally confused about my future and feeling devalued at work
• Yet more irony ... I'm the chair of the employee recognition program at work
• I fly out tomorrow for a conference
• I'm feeling a bit insecure about leaving HB home alone this weekend for some reason ~ his band is playing at a local bar two nights and I've never missed any of his gigs ~ who will protect him from the bar tarts and harlets?
• If we didn't conceive this month, I will start my period while away on the trip
• I really really hope we conceived this month
• The trip is taking me within spitting distance of the US border so a little cross border shopping trip will be in order
• Knothead has managed to insert herself into our lives and complicate my trip to the airport tomorrow beyond description ~ the woman has incredible skill at commandeering and complicating
• HB finishes teaching tomorrow and has the summer off
• I have exactly eight more working days before I have a month off ~ I can't wait.