life is full of these

Ironies that I encountered the past weeks:

1)   the boys do not recognize mr p on speaker phone but their night isn’t complete without him.  They couldn’t care less if he makes those funny hoots and calls that they are so used to hearing when he’s at home but come sleeping time, they (especially Lee) cannot sleep well.  They are up and about, waking me up with kisses and scratching/nudging me with their paws.  I am sure they are making me feel guilty for sleeping well in his absence (ha! He is with his family.  Why should I sweat the small stuff?!)  Unlike when I’m the one on travel, they like hearing me on speaker phone yet their nights are normal, and they sleep well. 

2)   some people at work are causes of delay when they set the deadlines themselves. 

3)   I am gaining weight. Workload is heavy but work is fun.

4)   Too hot this summer.  Difficult to do land travel to go to the beach when the trip by itself is hell on earth.

5)   I am still hated by this person when I have never done anything that would make me deserve the ill treatment and venomous words from her.  I never lied, never cheated, never spent her money, never stolen from her nor ever answered her back. (too bad, I am here and that she has to deal with my existence.; and I would have to hear about how she loathes me.)

6)   How we are expected to power dress when the pay cannot even cover daily expenses, much more power suits, chunky pearls and stilettos. Must have a Santa on standby, I suppose.

7)   That people expect that I hurry to get married again when they hear I am already annulled.

8)   How people think that strong-willed, feisty women have problems with rules and authority.  I have been told that people, at work, wait for me to speak up (and unleash the real me) because they think I am so “controlling” myself now and not showing my true colors.  ansabeeeeeh! they must have forgotten that yes, I am bold but I have breeding, which means I know common courtesy and I do know where my place is under the sun.

9)   As a government officer, you are expected to act it but the resources they give you are not even deserving of a rank and file.  They assigned me a vehicle whose tires need to be pumped every so often, with tools that need to be oiled etcetera etcetera, and  some car parts I requested were disapproved because the office is buying new cars next year anyway --- it isn’t as if im the first in the line to get that new one, right? But since I can take the train or taxi anytime, I don’t want to rant like a loony.   What would be the point?

10) I am challenged nonstop by the ever-changing SOPs at work, including format and writing styles but when I was teased that these would make me move back to private sector, I said with conviction, “no! why should I leave when it is the system that needs improving?!” I also mentioned how difficult the application was, that I did undergo without short cuts, why should I give up when I had my mind and heart set in working back?