Laboring on Labor Day

I was surprised to find that I still had an active Blogger account, considering how long it's been since I last posted. I didn't even have a chance to post on J.'s 14-month b-day, which is crappy of me.

If I was busy before, it was nothing compared to how busy I am now. I am stressed out beyond belief and am just counting the days until this semester is over (there are 87).

I'm taking two classes, which means I leave the office an hour or so early on those days. This takes away from the time I need to be in the office working.
On those nights, I don't get home until around 9:30, and when I walk in the door, J. gets hysterical because he hasn't seen me all day. I usually don't eat dinner because I'm too busy to stop and get something to eat before class, am too tired to get something to eat afterwards, and when I get home, I can't take a second of my attention away from J. until he goes to sleep. By then, forget it. On a positive, I always feel skinny the next day.

I am teaching a class...which I honestly should not have agreed to. It's a lot of extra work and takes me away from my job for an additional 2-3 hours a week. Plus, there's planning involved, which I've been doing on the weekends and during my lunch breaks.

We just launched a new software system at work and I'm the lead on it. This means I'm responsible for training everyone at all three campuses, keeping them updated on changes, and serving as tech support. This takes up the majority of my day at work.

Soup Sandwich is having all sorts of personal problems so I had to step in and help her catch up with work. That took up at least 5-7 hours of this holiday weekend. The only positive is that I was able to accrue comp time for it.

One of our advisors left and the new girl doesn't start until September 25th, so I have taken on some additional workload.

But it's not all piss and vinegar from me. I did get an additional raise recently, which put me at the salary I'd been wanting for years. Okay, so I'd definitely love to have MORE, but realistically, I'm happy with what I'm making for now.

Personally, life is great. J. is an absolute doll, though he is starting his terrible 2s a little early. Still, some of the things he can do now...what a smart kid he is! I'll share more on that soon.

For now, I need to get back to studying!