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~ I went from not much to do at work to being Swamped with a capital “S”. Remind me of this time when (and if I ever) get back to not having much to do. Also, remind me to smack Elizabeth upside her head on my last day for being such a pompous ass. I’ve got four people standing at my desk wanting this or that … I’ve got three callers on hold … and I’ve got a rush recruitment package to prepare … along with seven travel orders to process and she stands there fidgeting, sighing, looking at the clock, trying to make eye contact with me, shifting back and forth until finally it’s her turn. She must have done this for 10 minutes. She wanted me to put a handful of pages through the hole punch. She said “I know how swamped you are now and how much you have to do, but do you think you could punch these for me?” She walked past a hold punch on the way to my desk. She could have hole punched 5000 pages by the time she got to me. Mind you … I know it’s my job. I provide administrative support – which translates into I have to do whatever crap you don’t feel like doing and that’s fine. But could they maybe cut me a break right now? Sigh. Or maybe not.
~ I’m not embarrassed to say this. I’m devastated that Guiding Light will air the last show on Friday. I can’t remember a time in my life when Guiding Light wasn’t on. I remember it being on when mom would make me lay down for a nap. I remember it being on when I got home from school. I bought my first VHS so that I could record GL. I watched it while rocking my first born in the afternoon while I was on maternity leave. I celebrated when TIVO came out because I wouldn’t have to fight with nasty recordings as I used the same VHS tape over and over again. And now it’s over. And I’m sad.
~ I’m smelling phantom smells. For a while, it was smoke. Strong smoke – to the point that my eyes would water. “They” say that it’s because my sinus are inflamed. I can’t smell anything else – just these phantom smells. Last week it was yeast. Everywhere I went, it was like yeast rolls were in the oven. And this week, it’s some sicking sweetish kind of smell. Crazy stuff, I tell you.
~ One would think that if a spouse made plans to do something on a Sunday they would let the other spouse know, don’tcha think? *insert annoyed face here*



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September 15, 2009 at 10:12 pm
Lisa @ Boondock Ramblings
They’re taking Guiding Light off? Really….
I’m wondering if people really want to watch soap operas anymore considering our lives have become just as dramatic and it is no longer an escape anymore — instead it is like watching reality TV.
September 16, 2009 at 12:31 am
atiredwife
Might be Lisa. The reports are that the older audience is still there and loyal, but the soaps aren’t getting the younger viewers anymore … you know, those that fall in the “purchasing demographics.” It’s felt it’s because so many women work now … and I think it’s because soaps, by today’s standards, are tame. My son and soon-to-be daughter-in-law were watching “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” last night and I swear, they had to have said “sex” at LEAST 75 times in the hour program and on top of that, one of the guys on the show was telling his girlfriend that oral sex doesn’t count as sex if you don’t think it’s sex in your head. WTH?????
Oh, and get this. Your blog … and so far ONLY your blog, is blocked at my office. So, I’ll check in on you this weekend at home. Work …. sigh.
September 16, 2009 at 3:09 am
Ginger
I used to HAVE to watch Days of Out Lives. I can still hear the music in my head. There are songs that I still sometimes hear, that take me instantly back to certain episodes or storylines that were on it at the time. Funny, I haven’t thought about watching one in years.
On another note, how DO you find time to be random? You know, in between picking up socks and punching holes?
September 16, 2009 at 4:38 am
atiredwife
I drafted it on Monday night before I went to bed. No time during the day with all of my hole punching. LOl!
September 16, 2009 at 6:55 am
Nel
Phantom smells?!? Are you pregnant?!? I have heard that you have super strong smell senses when you are pregnant. But I could have just made that up also.
September 16, 2009 at 7:51 pm
atiredwife
No chance!
Of course, I said that after I had a “laser hysterectomy” and was told that I’d never have another child … and a year later, I found out that my daughter was on the way. But this time, I skipped the laser and opted for the knife. I don’t think it’s going to happen again. (crosses fingers and says a prayer!)
September 16, 2009 at 8:01 am
A Mom on Spin
Wait until you start to smell the bleach smell . . .
September 16, 2009 at 7:51 pm
atiredwife
Nooooooooooo!
September 16, 2009 at 9:30 am
Casey
I smell phantom poop all the damn time but it’s probably burned on the inside of my nostrils from these damn kids.
Your hole punching requester sounds like a jerk. She seriously couldn’t have done that herself? UGH.
September 16, 2009 at 7:52 pm
atiredwife
I’ve read your poop stories ma’am and I’m not certain they are phantom.
She is a jerk. I could (and should) do an entire post about her one day.
September 16, 2009 at 10:15 am
Mad Woman
Wow..no more Guiding Light? I’ve never watched it, but it’s kind of always been there y’know? Next thing you know they’ll be getting rid of All My Children!
And um….Elizabitch? Hit her NOW..so much more fulfilling.
September 16, 2009 at 7:52 pm
atiredwife
Elizabitch! I’m seriously LMAO!!!
September 16, 2009 at 1:45 pm
Fantastic Forrest
I’ll bet if the President heard about Elizabeth, he would tell the reporters at ABC News she is a real jackass.
And NOT off the record, either.
Heh!
September 16, 2009 at 7:54 pm
atiredwife
I LOVE Obama for saying that!!!! That’s even on my FB status this morning. Are you on Facebook? My other favorite quote of his is “Brothers need to pull up their pants.”
September 16, 2009 at 10:19 pm
Fantastic Forrest
I hadn’t heard the pants quote. That’s AWESOME.
My FB status is getting lots of thumbs up today:
…thinks it’s okay for the President to call someone a jackass if someone has been a jackass.
I try to use a golden rule of sorts on assessing the president, and can honestly say that if W had said such a thing, not only would I have NOT criticized him for it, I probably would have liked him a smidgen more.
Anybody who hates on O for saying it is dumb. Because? I said so.
September 17, 2009 at 12:45 pm
flowergardengirl
You and your readers are funny! I’m sorry you are so busy and hopefully your end week will be better but I doubt it. I’ve been a secretary( before I was blogging all day) and I would get ill when people could not punch their own holes. In my mind, I punched their hole for them and they felt it too.
September 17, 2009 at 11:12 pm
atiredwife
“In my mind, I punched their hole for them and they felt it too.”
I’m just giggling over here.