Back and better than ever

I am back and better than ever. I had my post-op appt. with the surgeon and it turns out that my appendix was the major problem and the cyst was just a bonus. Apparently, I have been suffering from a chronic appendicitis. The surgeon said that I have probably been suffering from it for the past 3 or 4 years.

Last week was my first full week back at work. It was good to be back but also exhausting at the same time. I played a little golf this week too just to get my game back. I would say that it is coming along quite nicely as I shot a 51 yesterday for 9 holes. Not quite Tiger Woods or Anika Sorenstam but pretty good for me since I just started playing in May.

I really haven't been doing much in the way of knitting lately. I think it's because it has been so hot. I do have one sock finished and I started the second one. I will post pics later in the week. I am going to hurry up and get the Indigo Ripples Skirt finished. I have totally neglected it. I also have something really cool to share with all of you. My daughter took wood shop class last spring and made me a really cool chest for me to store my yarn in. Take a look!

Isn't it cool?! This thing is huge! She even made a tray that slides back and forth so I can see all my yarn.

1st Day on the New Job

The first day of work was great! Everyone in the office is very nice and very welcoming and the doctor that I am working for was very enthusiastic about having me work for him. He even had a note waiting for me inviting me to the Christmas Party that they have already planned for this next Christmas (he wanted to make sure I put it on my calendar). Apparently he loves/lives for Christmas. They are having it in the Camas Room at Seven Feathers Hotel & Casino Resort and if you have never been there I have to tell you it is very VERY nice (we are talking super fine dining! Five course meal and everything. They even bring the main entree to the table with a silver dome covering it).

Well that's it for today. I am headed to bed. I worked out at the gym for about an hour today after work and I am exhausted and I have to get up at 5 a.m. tomorrow because I have to be at work at 6:30 a.m.

Terminated?

I accepted the job offer from the doctor's office for the medical assistant position on Monday and I submitted my letter of resignation giving 2 weeks notice. In my letter I stated that my last day of employment would be effective February 15th.

Today I received a call from my boss that she was terminating my employment as of today. I am assuming that just means she is letting me off the hook and I don't have to complete my last 2 weeks of work ( hence letter of resignation means I quit and you can't fire me because I quit). I let my co-workers know that today was my last day and their response was "We're surprised she let you continue working as long as she did. She never lets employees continue to work after they give notice."

So on my lunch break I called my new employer to notify them that I could start tomorrow instead of the 16th. They were very excited to hear my news. Their exact words were "We are very excited to have you work with us and we are glad to hear that you are able to start earlier than expected." So I will report to work at 7:30 a.m. tomorrow and I couldn't be happier. One of the benefits of this new job is that every 8 weeks, the doctor takes 10 days off and I get one week off during the time he is gone. How cool is that!

Now that I have updated you all on my work life, I wanted to give an update about my knitting life. Sunday was the Super Bowl and Knitty Gritty was having a Knit In. I worked on a couple projects and learned a new knitting stitch (the butterfly stitch). I will post pictures of my works within the next couple of days. I would do it now but I am just not feeling in the mood to take pics right now.

Anyway, I will let you know how my first day at the new job goes tomorrow.

Enough Is Enough!

What would you do if your boss called you up from home asking you to read some emails to her over the phone that she had received and then during that call she starts screaming at you and insulting and belittling you? You try to explain that you are just the messenger in the whole ordeal but you continue to receive the insults.

Well this is what happened to me a week ago yesterday and it happened not once, but four times that day. My boss called me up four separate times during the day and started screaming at me over the phone. I finally said "I am not sure what you are expecting of me. You asked me to read you your emails and I did. I am not the one that sent the emails. I am just the messenger in all of this and I refuse to continue to be treated with such disrespect." There was dead silence on the other end of the phone. Then she politely hung up and about 5 minutes later called back to tell me "I think I have the information I need here at home." There was no apology or anything! Now granted she had just had surgery and is at home recovering and I would normally just chock this up to her being in pain and on pain meds, but this is not the first time this sort of thing has happened. This is just her way of dealing with things and I am not the only one in the office that has experience this sort of abuse from her.

Well I said enough is enough and went into full action looking for another place of employment. I had an interview yesterday for a position at a doctor's office/GI Endoscopy Center as a medical assistant. I hadn't been home more than 2 minutes last night when the phone rang and it was the doctor's office calling to offer me the position. I thanked them for the offer and asked them if I could discuss it with my husband and give them an answer on Monday. They said that was fine. I have sat down and gone through all the pro's and con's about taking the position and the only con I can come up with is the fact that I would have to get up at 5 a.m. every morning to be at work at 6:30 a.m. The pay is the same as my current pay and after 90 days I would get an increase. The benefits are better and every 8 weeks I would get a week off.

This has been a very stressful few months for me and I dread going to work every morning. I am not getting any younger and I would really like to enjoy my place of employment. It's time to move on. No one should have to endure abuse at work. I am going to give my notice on Monday. Who knows, maybe Monday will be my last day. I am ready to hear the screaming again and have my speech prepared. Wish me luck.

Now I Can Relax

I left the first weekend of January for a week long class on Life & Health Insurance and I spent all of last week studying for the exam. I took the exam today and I passed! Now I can relax and have some fun.

Speaking of fun, I have been working on the Irish Hiking Scarf with the purple alpaca yarn India sent me. I didn't realize how easy cabling was. Take a look at my progress.

Here is a picture of the crocheted afghan I have been working on. This is going to be one of those projects that I work on a little here and a little there. My attention span won't allow me to just sit and work on it until its done.
Now maybe I can get back to some knitting adventures now that I have completed all my studies.

I almost forgot! I joined the local gym and I have been working out 6 days a week using the "Body For Life" plan. So far it is working and I have lost 2 inches from my waistline. Goodbye size 16, here I come size 8!

I Passed!

I took my state Property, Casualty, Law & Ethics licensing exam on Saturday and I passed! The test was worse than I thought it was going to be. When I started the exam, the first question was one that was worded in such a way that when I read it I thought to myself "I don't remember reading anything about this in my books! Boy am I in trouble! Am I taking the right test?" I answered the question and moved on to the next one and was relieved to see something I knew. I am so glad I passed and never have to take that test again!

I have one more class the beginning of January and then I take the Life & Health licensing exam. I will be so relieved when I am finished!