It’s only Weds and I’ve logged 86 hours in an 80 hour pay period…half-assed working today and taking tomorrow off.

Drove back from the office last night. Was not excited to be awake at 6a.

Have some interviews lined up for next week. Would be returning “home” if I make the cut. It’s an architecture position. Looks hella less stressful than some of my past jobs and focuses on product development.

Fingers crossed that I sail through the process! They have a start date within the month.

@wendynather Looks like a great experience!

@Viss We took it easy! We played video games, ate leftovers for dinner, looked at protest pictures (trying to not lose my job right now, lol), and watched a couple of movies. It was a good day.

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there! Your kids may have legs, they may not! They may be scaly, feathery, furry, or even speak in sentences!

I’m cooking today! Homemade bolognese sauce to go over manicotti with caesar salad and garlic bread (with fresh whipped butter and garlic), and an ombre brownie cake for dessert! There’s dark, milk, and white chocolate ganache setting up for whipping as layer filling later in the day 😊

Also tossing in a Felix, who has been loafing nearby due to storms 🥺

Learned that if I take my meds around 1:30a I will be completely catatonic until around 2:30p. That sucked royally.

Playing some FFXIV to chill for a bit, then maybe some house stuff.

We have 4.5 tons of flooring we need to move into the house from the garage so it can start acclimating. 129 boxes. 8 planks in a box. Each box weighs 70.5lbs. I am not strong enough to lift a box. Husband may divorce me by the end of this massive project.

Anyway, here’s a Felix for #caturday . He has claimed his blanket.

@FritzAdalis I’m not strong enough (nor do I have the arm span) to get the pull cord start to work on it :(

That, and when I use the thing I almost knock myself on my ass. I’m sure my neighbors found the whole event amusing!

@Viss Now ya gotta see the NEW desk pics!

New desk/office setup is coming along. Need to replace the upper left monitor as the screen is damaged and we didn’t notice it until we tried to power it on. The neat lightning line across it was pretty kick ass to look at, but I’d prefer a 3rd screen.

My big monitor has a stand coming in on Friday, then my desk will pretty much be handled.

Next up is new chair assembly!

@winterknight1337 My Areon is 15 years old and it’s time for it to be put out to pasture. My desk is not at all friendly for my large monitor. So new desk and new chair coming from Secret Lab. Should be nice!

Spent the weekend moving my office to its new location. My new desk arrives tomorrow (and new chair, and monitor mounts, and and and). Here’s the current layout, with a surprise Felix. I wasn’t planning on a cat tree being right next to my desk, so now I’m going to have to rethink my layout…

Got frustrated with my inability to start the new gas power washer, so I came inside, mixed a drink, and became a comfy bed for a Felix.

Day…3 of reno! The house is dusty, the AC has been off since yesterday morning, I have a migraine, and I just want to sleep in (that’s mostly due to meds).

Every picture is now at a 45* angle due to nail guns and hammering.

Electricians are supposed to wrap up today. Trim and shelving installers are supposed to be done tomorrow.

I have flooring installers coming to give me a quote today. Flooring starts arriving next Tuesday and needs 2 weeks to acclimate.

Then it’s flooring and then onto paint.

And maybe a fireplace replacement in my family room before paint.

We’ll be done by the end of July.

And then I can rest.

Managed to track down my bamboo flooring yesterday, which was a miracle. The manufacturer had to find it for me because they can’t bring it into the country right now due to tarrifs. Hand scraped flooring is going to be beautiful (already have it on my 3rd floor).

Today I ordered myself an entire new office setup. New desk, new chair, monitor mounts, and 2 new monitors.

All positive things!

@bosh Yus! With Demerara sugar. Delicious!

I started my day at 7:45a. I have had calls to argue as to why I’m not assigning software or hardware to employees who haven’t started work with the company (as in, I won’t let them come to the office to pick up a device before they start). I have had another call recommending a workaround with HR to solve that issue. I have had a call to ask where I’m at on something else, to which I finally said “you know, if you hadn’t called me 3 times before noon about nonsense I might have been able to send an email to the vendor asking for an update.”

I’ve had Mr Former IT Superstar not know how to launch an Incognito window. I’ve had Finance scream at me about contract update status…to a contract I DON’T MANAGE (but Finance does!).

I started job hunting last night. I have therapy in 25 minutes with my psychiatrist. I’ve gained 18lbs since I went on vacation because of med subtractions and additions. I’m having anxiety attacks at least twice a week.

But I did get our destroyed circuit fixed yesterday and some other lights hung. And today I managed to smack the order button on the last 121 boxes of flooring that are in the US that I need to replace my 1st and 2nd floor builder specials.

And I started drinking before 12:30p.

I now understand why consultants will put the supid tax in on their billing. I mean, I did before, but now I REALLY do.

Here’s the smoke. A lot had dissipated by the time I remembered to film it!

House got cleaned. Got my dining room table down from the media room and back into the dining room space. Took a leather chair up to media room.

Unsure if I’ll keep all the furniture. My brain is in the “clean lines and simplistic” mode right now, which means a ton of stuff would get pitched. Not acting on it right now!

We’ve made some smoked Old Fashioneds. Time to go play some FFXIV until I cook dinner!

Felix is making my FFXIV time a challenge.

Whelp, new circuit breaker didn’t fix the issue. The light switch that controlled the light can’t open or close thr circuit anymore. Took that out of play, still tripping. Our last attempt resulted in an arc at the breaker and we both said “fuck this.”

So we have extension cords running the fiber stuff for internet and my husband’s PC. I’ll call an Electrician on Tuesday, when I’m not stuck with Sunday or holiday rates.

So I’m gonna go play video games until I decide to make strong drinks and go sit in the hot tub!

I open a can

One second later:

#CatsOfMastodon