Of Mysteries Solved

Today I found out why I wasn't invited to the Admin Pro Day celebration that almost all the other EAs in my office attended. Emphasis on "almost." Nobody in my little pod (me and my three backups) got any invitation or emails or other messaging. Apparently an oversight, the managing partner's chief of staff (someone with whom I worked closely for a decade) felt mortified, they'll make it up to the four of us yadda yadda, but you can't turn back time. Mom keeps saying "throw it out the window" and there's nothing else to be done for it, so forward movement it is. Bevcause we're only backwards time travelers in our dreams and memories, otherwise it's a one-way trip into the future. Even the present could use a little amnesia, as both the Yankees and Mets snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. Sleeping and reading is looking better and better.

Bring Your Kids To Me Day

Today was Take Your Kids to Work Day, but I didn't see a lot of my partners' children until well into the afternoon as they were all leaving. At least someone got to party. I was too busy finishing up a project for the client site I'm monitoring. I'm really trying to make this whole deal my own, and so far I think I'm doing everything correctly, but the real test will come around this time next month when I start planning the next round of quarterly meetings. But ugh, enough about work. Manhattan was lovely today and I walked around a bit looking for alternatives to my usual poke bowl place; finding none I opted for the crowded queue and vowed to make different plans next time. Now I just want to sleep, and I may knock off early since there's no baseball. G'night everyone!

Admin Professionals Eh

I got exactly one gift for Administrative Professionals Day. I miss Secretaries Day in the Before Times, with the flowers and cards and whatnot. Particularly the whatnot. And apparently there was an exec assistant gathering in my office that nobody told me about. So I'm kind of just depressed. Although I got a lot of work done, which I guess is the point. *sigh*

Crowning Glory

I left the office early, having locked up my laptop and peripherals, to visit the nearby dentist and get my permanent crowns affixed. It still feels a bit weird, but I'm sure I'll get used to it and I'm just glad the numbness has worn off and I could tuck into an ear of corn again! Also managed the exercise bike, which I'm keen to do every day this week even if not for the full 20 minutes, because I know I feel better after I've biked. Trying to get this 67-year-old body in better shape!

Work Life Balance

I began Administrative Professionals Week on a high note. During the weekend all the company apps were wiped from my personal cell phone; and this afternoon the two authenticator apps I use when logging into the client website, which I also need to access for work, were also wiped away and transferred to my new firm-owned cell. I'm still not quite used to having to carry around two cell phones, and tomorrow will be interesting as I'm leaving my laptop at the office when I go to the dentist to get my new crowns fitted, but I'll figure it out as and when. I'm just glad this helps me separate work and life even more, which not coincidentally is one of this week's themes. Now I need to get ready for three consecutive Manhattan days...

Cleanliness is Next To

I found myself with actual energy for about ten or so minutes this morning, so I finally Swiffered the bathroom floor, which needed it badly. The room smells so much nicer now! And I should know, as I spent enough time in it today. Together with Robin having done the vacuuming and dusting a couple weeks ago, we're pretty much cleaned for spring. Allergies make it hard enough to breathe, we didn't want to complicate that with more impediments. And foot pain or no foot pain, I'm determined to get back on the exercise bike tomorrow, because it makes me feel better after I've done it. And feeling better is what it's all about.

Hotter Than Heater

Not a bad day; it was nice not needing a sweater to go grocery shopping, but I forgot to pack a mask in my pocket. Going to have to remember to do that as the weather warms enough for no outerwear. We breezed through the redone supermarket as fast as we could with all the Easter shoppers, and got home before the temps really started to rise. Because the apartment hasn't been the warmest it never really got hot enough for the air conditioners, but we've been running fans on and off and I'll probably sleep with one. Mets won, Yankees lost due to a reverse jinx because they were talking all game about their wonderful relief pitchers and the one they put in for the ninth blew a four-run lead. Tomorrow we stay inside and hide from all the Easter festivities. Hope yours is a nice one if you celebrate.

Silly Site o' the Day

Easter weekend and the last days of Passover are coming up, and my thoughts turn to food. I munched a matzoh today (butter rather than horseradish) and tomorrow I hope I can find the Forbidden Food (Cadbury Creme Eggs) one last time in a supermarket where they're redoing the entire store and so nothing is where it used to be any more. In the meantime, here's something to whet your appetite:

 Via BoingBoing.

Reprieved

I've made it through another Manhattan day and have cleared my personal schedule (i.e., I'm not going anywhere) for the next four days in order to gear up for the busy week ahead. Between getting my new crowns, Admin Pro Day, Earth Week, and all the other events my firm has lined up, I'll need the time! I even got a notification that my firm apps will be wiped from my personal phone Any Day Now, and have made arrangements to transfer client site authenticators onto my work phone as well, so my lovely little iPhone 13 can be mine-all-mine again and just used for music and games, as nature intended. I'm not as enamored of Brandi Carlile as I'd hoped to be; she's okay but I'm not sure I'd actually purchase any of her albums to which I've listened so far (with the exception of the one she did this year with Elton John which is utterly magnificent). So glad Robin subscribed to the Apple Music thing so I can try all this stuff out! But no more of that until next Tuesday, I'm now free and the weather will be getting all springlike again!

Silly Site o' the Day

I know it'll get warmer soon. Until then I just want to cocoon. Maybe if I camouflage myself...