Survival!

Well I seem to have survived my first few weeks.

It hasn't been an easy ride!

I have had stuff ups galore (not of my doing!),

boxes missing from delivery,

order due to be 48 hours late - then turning up in 24 hours without notice....re-scheduling my ladies only to have to re-schedule them again....

major problems transferring stock (that I didn't want in the first place) to my account - stock kept dropping off the system throwing my account out by as much as $400 (that I would have to bank!)...

etc etc

So many times i have thought - it's a bloody good job I have done this job for so long, and all of these processes so many times in the past - if I was new to this I think it would have done my head in by now....but no...I've made the best of it.

HOPEFULLY this week will run more smoothly, the order will arrive on time and I can get my people into the routine they need.

I have made the decision to deliver their order to each of them.
I did it 'the other way' last time I had a team.
That means specifying a set time each week that I will be here for them to come and get their orders, pay for the last one, get their stationary etc
It won't work now, with Z17 at work, on a roster that changes every week....nope I'd rather drive a few extra kilometres a week and it be done - in my time!

Our new manager CM is a very nice lady - she was working at the same 'level' of management that I do now..
She was trained by my old boss DJ and promoted a few years after I was - he was awesome, a great leader, very fair and always had OUR best interests at heart - I/we have missed him dearly over the last few years. If he trained her - no worries!
She is coming over in two weeks.
he wants to meet EVERYONE - at all levels - what a change - the Almighty wasn't interested in 'the workers'.
She has asked me if it would be possible for me to organise a light lunch - oh and 'keep your receipts, lunch is on me' she said - WOW!! Yes it is possible - goodness me!!

On the home front:

Small Man has had a few 'bad' weeks - it always follows the same pattern - he does too much, gets over tired, does a bit more too much (this time it's school work) - then he falls in a heap - ends up with a low grade fever on and off for a few days - it's sad.
So sad to realise he's not getting better.
At the same time I'm pleased he is doing well with his school work - we needed this distance ed 12 months ago - at least.
To add to the disappointment the bloody high school haven't called ONCE to ask how he is, nothing.
Then they have the friggen hide to post me out a report for him - repeating over and f'ing over again "has not attended any classes this term to be assessed" "due to absence" blah friggen blah - I felt like writing on it in big black pen "NO SHIT SHERLOCK!".

But I didn't.

I was alone when it arrived - and sat in the car and bawled at their lack of thought.

I have an appointment with our GP Monday.
I'll talk to him.
He's better than the Paed - just that he 'gets' me, and the boys. The Paed is getting on a bit, and is hard to understand sometimes. Not like I can pop over to Matt in Melbourne for a chat...could email him though....there's a thought....

So that's enough dribble from me for a few days,
lots of other stuff going on - including an invitation to an all expenses paid evening at the Grand Chancellor in Hobart - in two weeks - fancy dinner, accommodation - fabulous!
All for being nominated for Apprentice of The Year - clever boy that husband of mine!

Also a certain someone following a certain diet plan is losing half a kilo per day - and eating twice as much as usual - yes indeed I am!!!
We'll see how that goes.
Big A may have a hot date to take to Hobart in two weeks!
Haw haw!

G
xxx


p.s. Will post a photo of the 'goal' sized me tomorrow - or maybe later - gotta find it!