Don't forget to check in your brain on Monday

Como estas mi amiga(0)? Estoy bien, pero tener sueno (too). *don't remember how to say "as well", or "too" in espanol*

So this morning I just woke up with NO BRAIN. Starting with waking up late, and than not remembering if my babysitter has her ultrasound today or not (she didn't), and the most guilt-ridden one of the day yet, I killed at least two trees! My jefe gave me a task of mailing information to all the minority students on campus, and sent me the file with their addresses. The file clearly states: all_campus students..., and I think, "Oh, this is the list of all the minority students." So, I push print and with awe watch the pages to print total 248! "Wow!" I think. "That is a lot of minority students. I'll be busy making labels all day." Like the hard worker that I try to be I start firing away on the keyboard making up labels, when it hits me (3 pages later)..."Wait, did the file say "all_campus students"?" So, I rush into my jefe's office and ask him and he says, "Yep that file is of ALL the students on campus." S***! Running back to the computer I try to cancel the job, but it is too late. The printing job is almost done. *sigh* So, I have wasted almost an entire ream of paper, and now I get to shred every single piece of paper. (anyone have a hamster?)
Guess what? Our campus, being in the relatively tree-less state of ND, does not have an active recycle program. I will have to track down a custodian to get a box for all the shredded material.
My guilt, established because of previously living in a state known for logging and fanatic tree huggers, has me feeling pretty low and pretty stupid this fine Monday. :) (lol)

Other than that! Things are going well. Right now, I am pretty tired and have two tests this week to prepare for; Astronomy and Spanish. I have not read much of my Astronomy so there is a BIG pressure to study for that, and my Spanish needs work.

The kids are doing well. N, is amazing me! She is very expressive and just so darn cute! She acts like a grown-up in a little body. I can not believe some of the things she has picked up. H., well she is one in a millon, she like to put things to bed. One day, I walked into N.M (our son) room and she had put his X-Box controller to nap because he had played it for most of the day and "it [was] tired". N.M has been tested for the TAG (talented and gifted) program at school, and he scored 100%. Yeh N.M!

Work is...work! I am actually getting tired of the stress of the restaurant. I do not put in more hours than other people do, because of other responsibilities, BUT the pressure to do so is there and it wears on me. My job, as trainer, implies that I should step up above and beyond what the average employee should, but because of my other duties, I can't. Work has called me in and asked me to fill in a few times, and a couple of times I said 'yes', and yesterday I said "I have other priorities that need my attention". The GM was not too happy, but I can not bail them out every time they want me too. I just can't. Part of me wants the money, but the other part realizes that if I worked whenever I had a moment, I would be too stressed out and not fulfilling my other responsibilities too. Saturday I came real close to just quitting, but that would really leave them FUBAR, but then again, it is not my fault that they are where they are at, and I can not be held accountable for the business. Right now, it is loyalty and money that is keeping me there. For I would love to work a job that pays what I can make on tips and keeps me scheduled for what I am scheduled for, and asks no more. This is why I go to school, someday I will have that! *smirk, wink*

Adios! Tenga a buenas dias!