I was gonna post this yesterday but I did have a case of the Mondays.
My *new* alarm clock went off at the properly set time of 3:45 am. That is seriously early. I am soooooooo not a morning person.
I hopped stumbled out of bed and into the bathroom. I'd thoughtfully gathered everything I needed the night before so as not to disturb the mister. I was dressed and out the door in 15 minutes. That included making a big travel mug of tea for the drive. The lovely free coffee bars don't open until 7:30 so I needed some caffeine.
Work was fine. I didn't have a ton to do so I made a lot of headway on an incredibly boring project. Think, copy, paste, save, scroll down, repeat. I wish I were kidding.
My car started acting a bit goofy on the way home. Ok, I lie. She was acting WAYYYYY goofy. The speedometer and tachometer were all over the place. A bad light came on and stayed on. (Not the check engine light, another one). I didn't have a lot of faith that she'd make it the 45 miles. But she did. Just barely.
I pulled off the highway on the way to the dealership and barely got her to turn the corner. Then she wouldn't budge. I called the mister away from an important appointment to help me jump start her. I thought it was the alternator. He disagreed.
It took 4 or 5 jump starts and nearly an hour to get her about 15 blocks. Again, I wish I were kidding.
The dealer wanted to hook me up with a rental for a day. The mister thought I should drive his gas guzzling manual transmission with very stiff suspension for a couple of days. (The dealer won).
I finally got home, ate a bowl of cereal, and was in bed by 8 pm. It was no where near dark.
And to top things off, my lower back was killing me.* I was so glad the day was finally over. I'm gonna have to figure out how to blog at work (kind depends on how closely my network usage is being tracked, I think).
Guess I learned the hard way not to talk about replacing my car when I was driving her. That's my other news. We're thinking of buying a new car.Shhhh. Don't tell my current one, k? Dooooh. Too late.
*We took a couple of medium walks with the dogs this weekend and I think I over did it a bit. Now my back really, really hurts. I'm guessing that I hurt it compensating for the abs I had punctured in the surgery. I'm back on the vicodin at night, back to the chiro and had a lovely restorative yoga class (using props) today.
It doesn't seem to end does it, aggravations tend to go on and on. You had to wake up at 3.45?? I don't think I'd bother going to bed at all and leave to regret it! You poor woman. I hope you feel better soon and can properly get your breath back.
Posted by: Lioness | Wednesday, 14 June 2006 at 05:20
3:45??????? I can't even fathom that. Is that your new wake up time for this job?
Sorry about your car. That totally sucks to have it die on you that way. I hope that the serious talks about a new car came before the big poop out.
Awful about your back. I hope that the combination of drugs and yoga help you feel better.
Hoping for a happier day all around today!
Roni
Posted by: Roni | Wednesday, 14 June 2006 at 06:23
3:45AM?
Geez. You do realize that the land of purple furniture is equipped so that you won't ever have to leave? Just put a futon in your cube ....use the showers in the gym....use the laundry service....free lattes....the only thing they're missing is the free meals, masseuses, and in-house doctors that the "other" folks have at the fine establishment in the town next door (I won't utter their name).
But seriously. Be careful. This place has a serious tendancy to work people to death.
I know you're enjoying it now, it is so fun in the beginning, but it's so easy to slip into a way of being where those 13 hour days are totally normal. And then a 16 hour day becomes a late day, or "overtime". KWIM?
Take care of yourself and those sore abs. Oohh.....have a freebie double decaf vanilla soy latte for me? I miss those. :-)
Posted by: linda | Wednesday, 14 June 2006 at 09:53
3:45 AM ??!?!?!?!?
Is this the "normal" time you must get up for your new job? Wow, I really admire you for actually being able to do that! I am the opposite of any semblance to a morning person -- in fact, I am more apt to stay up late, and just GO TO BED at 3:45 AM. ;)
I also admire you for having the strength to tackle your new job after going through everything you have recently. I know I couldn't have done that after my miscarriage.
I am definitely jealous of your free lattes though! ;)
Take care of yourself ,
Nilla
Posted by: VanillaDreams | Wednesday, 14 June 2006 at 13:08
3:45 am?! Wow! Is that your *regular* schedule? Or is that how you avoid traffic on the freeway? Yikes!!!
I thought that only morning TV people woke up that early! Take care of yourself!
Posted by: Louise | Wednesday, 14 June 2006 at 15:48
I'm telling you, that free coffee thing is a conspiracy. It's how they rope you in.
Sorry about the car. There's nothing worse. Well, that's not true, but you know what I mean.
Posted by: chris | Wednesday, 14 June 2006 at 17:00
Wild horses couldn't drag me out of bed for work at 3.45am! You're doing pretty well to do that. It must be so quiet driving to work and how many people are in?
Take care of that back - long-term lower-back-pain sufferer talking .. I also go to chiro - love it and I think that keeps it in check, but when I really hurt it - it was physio that got me back (!).
Posted by: Sparkle | Wednesday, 14 June 2006 at 17:51
let me echo the WTH comments from everyone else. 345? Insane.
My back's been hurting since I stopped exercising so much back in the autumn with IVF#1. I'm being crap at doing anything about it. *sigh* got to start looking after myself a bit better.
Posted by: thalia | Thursday, 15 June 2006 at 00:10
3:45 am is NOT morning; it's the middle of the night.
Good thing they offer free coffee.
Posted by: ninaB | Thursday, 15 June 2006 at 11:57
not to be redundant, but 3:45 am?????
though as i think about it - your on west coast time, so that's 12:45 am - so i guess you just pretend you are working graveyard?
~daisy
Posted by: daisy mae | Thursday, 15 June 2006 at 12:51