How is OHSU? Hectic! And yet, its one of the most relaxed departments I've ever worked in. Or shall I say lazy? No, maybe disorganized is the better word. But! This is a department that is adjusting to a lot of change and so of course things will be lacked and disorganized. Also, they do not have near enough staff. They could use at least two people for data administration and billing. It is insane how much paperwork there is to do and how much filing needs to be done. I appreciate the opportunities that I see where I could make a noticeable difference, but just how much there is to do is overwhelming. I just want the people that deal with the office to feel like they were well taken care of and I want to do what I can to help them feel that. But, there is so much I do not know and that I can not do.
Second, I've worked there 11 days and spent $110 in parking. That really irks me! I work in the freaking parking dept, but did anyone share with me where the park and rides were, or where there was residential street parking that would not get me a city ticket, or what the best TriMet options were, or give me cost analysis of paying for what may seem like a large $73 shuttle pass vs $10/day, or how long it takes to walk approx from certain places? No. Not until this week and only because I groaned that I had spent $90 in parking, and even then I had to essentially corner them. Not that it was necessarily their fault that I had to corner them...the office is ADHD with all that goes on; phones ringing almost non-stop, people walking in all the time, and then there is the computer/paperwork/emails.
What about my living situation? It is as flexible and as variable as I imagine it could be. This week I kept my suitcase in the trunk and just took in a small overnight bag into each place that I stayed. This only bothered me when I knocked on someone's door at 2 am to sleep (drove up for Lebanon that night) and when I felt that I was moving Natty G around too much.
Things I am thankful for. I am thankful for my sister. She is incredibly good-natured about my insanity of things and I appreciate it so much. I am thankful for my family in Lebanon who is taking excellent care of Hannah and Noah. I know that my kids are well-loved and cared for. I am also thankful for my other sis who desires to look out for and care for my kids as much as she can, in the ways that she can.
Finally, and to whom I would wish to post a longer thanks to, but won't, I am thankful for Jeff. What has he done? Well, since he met me , whenever I have needed a computer (that no one else might need) and a quiet room where I could shut the door-he has been willing to let me use his. He has let me (and Nat) crash on his couch(s) when the idea of driving back to the other side of town seemed too much and he has watched Nat- and enjoyed it. (Oh! I have a story about that!) In a sense, our relationship doesn't dictate this as a "social requirement" but he has been indulging and for that I am thankful.
Okay the story. So on Wednesday I was supposed! to help K (ex-wife) pack her things so that she could move without as much work this upcoming weekend. To make the job go easier and without much distraction I had asked Jeff to watch Nat while I did this. He agreed and took her with him and his daughter to the mall. At one point I guess they were walking too fast for Nat and he asked her if she wanted to be carried, but she said, "no." Well, soon after she changed her mind. Now before he picked her up he laughingly said, "Now Nat, no peeing or farting while you're on my shoulders, k?" She laughed and said, "okay" So he picks her up, puts her on his shoulders and than makes a funny discovery...Nat had already peed her pants! Apparently she was too embarassed earlier to tell him that she had needed to go potty and he having older kids really couldn't recognize the 'potty dance'. :) (lol) I laughed so hard when I got his txt!
What happened with that - " I was supposed! to help"? Ummm, no comment!
Okay I'm done. I'm tired and I've got kids to get ready for bed and an exam to study for. Oh, I am so glad that I dropped down a class this term. So glad.
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