True to word, the furthest we traveled from home today was to Target where we spent $70, mostly on toilet paper and the new fancy contact lens cleaner I have to use now. But the good news is my eye is feeling much better and I’ve been able to wear my contacts the past two days with almost no issues!
It was such a nice day we decided to spend some time at the pool. We arrived just before 11 am and were the first ones there (it opens at 10:30 am on the weekends). Joe swam some laps while I enjoyed a book. There was a nice breeze and it was so relaxing that I started feeling really depressed about having to go back to work soon. I really wish we had our own home with a big yard and a pool so we could enjoy the quiet because right around 1 pm this loudmouthed lady who I can’t stand showed up and ruined it. I guess I should be happy that we got a full two hours of no kids and quiet adults sunbathing, as that’s a record, but I was still miffed that she ruined my good time. The only saving grace was by then I had finished my book and was hungry so we probably would have left soon anyway.
After lunch we both worked on cleaning the house because it needed it! I washed the dining room and kitchen floors while Joe cleaned the toilets. Then I cleaned the rats’ cages while Joe worked out. He vacuumed the house a bit later and Marshmallow had a total meltdown. I thought he was over his fear since he didn’t react the last two times. Weird!
We spent the rest of the evening knocking some shows off the DVR. Neither of us had watched any TV this week so it was getting pretty full.
Unfortunately Joe goes back to work tomorrow and I’ll be spending at least part of the day cleaning the rest of the house. Blah!
I’m not looking forward to returning to work because I’ll be playing catchup all week plus trying to work on a new task I took over from the A/R guy whose last day was on the 18th. Technically the task is an A/P function but he was doing it because I didn’t have the time with my part-time schedule and he had more than enough time. I’m not sure if the new guy will be taking it back from me at some point or not. He starts tomorrow which means my boss was alone last week. I don’t mind the job itself that much. I mean, it’s not fulfilling work by any means, but the thing I dislike the most is the environment. I’m in a dark cubicle in the back of an office that is generally too cold (either too much air conditioning in the summer or not enough heat in the winter) with harsh overhead fluorescent lighting. It’s fucking depressing! I’m uncomfortable a good portion of the day. I like my coworkers but I can’t stand being at the office. I really wish they weren’t so paper dependent as there’s no way I could work from home doing this job and that’s what I really want. I don’t have a problem with sitting at a desk for 8 hours a day if it was my desk at home. It’s too bad that legit decent paying work from home jobs aren’t easy to come by.