dammit

In the midst of growing my hair out, of course, which is going very well, surprisingly, this happens:




And now I want a mohawk again :(

another lonely day

Another day of being alone in the office.  Having the whole floor to myself is nice, but also weird.  It's too quiet.  Maybe it's time for a dance party.

Today I'm reading and researching assessing cultural competency in health care.  Sortof a "pet topic" of mine.  Really fascinating stuff, and extremely eye-opening.  More people in the medical world need to be thinking about this kind of thing, and working on it.  Some interesting places to start can be found here and here.

awareness, education

I read this on Wednesday, but forgot to post here...

Please read this week's issue of Philly Weekly.  It's really, really important.

the writing's on the wall

SEE!??  I blogged about not blogging about the Phillies and they lost 368-1 to a bunch of donkeys!

very superstitious

I'm not going to write, blog, talk or think (too much) about the Phillies.  They play way better when I'm watching them play every night and pretending not to care!!

bruises

I got the silk skirt (that I already have in green) in navy this week, because it was 65% off with free shipping. I also got a really fun 1-shoulder bathing suit in royal purple.... and I think this officially turns me into my mother.

But there will be no more clothes shopping for a while, as my husband is about to be unemployed (by choice).  Gotta curb the spending for a couple months.  He's taking the summer "off" to re-do (sand, paint, etc.) the exterior of our house and remodel our bathroom.  YAY!  I think it works out best for both of us if I'm the corporate shill career woman, providing money and benefits and all that fun stuff, because I'm good at it and thrive in that environment; while he does consulting work from home and other random projects that keep him busy, amused, outdoors, relaxed, away from academic or corporate environs, and so on.

Other fun news - I'm starting in a post-grad certificate program in the fall.  My work is paying for me to go through the program in one year, starting in September.  I'm really excited about it.  I wouldn't otherwise be interested in going back to school, but they are paying for it, it goes toward my professional development staff training/education goals, and the program itself sounds super interesting and right up my alley.  I think I feel more well-adjusted when I'm in school.

Growing my hair out, it's going well.  Should be past my shoulders by the fall!

reflections of a diet coke office lady

There were window-washers doing the exterior windows of my office building last week - two guys in harnesses systematically washing and squeegeeing (?) every window in the whole building, which is three wings of 6-10 stories each.  This week they are doing the interior windows.  Now, this is a LOT of windows (our offices are huge and each floor has a minimum of two walls of nothing but glass).  And I think what happens is they finish the exterior, move on to the interior, and then when that is done, they start over on the exterior again.

What a sweet gig - talk about interesting and regular work.  They get to (literally) hang out all day outside, not work in bad weather, be rather voyeuristic, wear whatever they want, and basically come and go as they please. And I bet it doesn't pay too bad either.  Seems like a strong career choice to me.