workin for the weekend

It's been a wild 24 hours for me and my days are just getting started. Since last Monday I have been counting down the days to tomorrow so that I could kick back and relax and enjoy the weekend. From last Monday to today, I have put at least 4 1/2 hours in the car driving, going from one end of this town to the other and in a circle and coming around again. Minutes as I was walking out the door to meet up with B and the kids to see Toy Story 2 on Ice - I heard one of my PM's talking about the "situation". I knew it wasn't good and like a bad girl, I sat outside her office and listened to the problem. It's the New York site that I hold dear to my heart. Major, Huge New, Wednesday launch of new stuff and everyone who has worked on this site doesn't want to deal with it, despises it, and has crawled away from it and we are not going to make the deadline this coming week. She has started calling other contractors to come in over the weekend to help get this launch finished. I walk out the door, push the button to get the down elevator and just wait. I end up going back into her office and tell her that if she can get me out at least by 6:30 I'll help. She sends me home, but I have to find a babysitter for I'm now working on Sunday.

I rush home to meet up with B, refresh my make-up and get back into the car and go right back downtown, about 8 blocks from where I work and catch Toy Story. (*Personal Note to dad...I'm sorry I was a brat and whined that we sat in the high up seats and never got to sit near the ice as kids. Those low seats suck. I'm sorry. I'll never ask for it again). We sat like 8 rows from the ice and because they are not the stadium seats, the incline wasn't there and so I had every 6 foot father there in the first 8 rows blocking my view. We had fun. Home by 11:00 and by then, after staying up late last night - sleep had kicked in and I was yawning before the first yawn was finished.

Then back up at 6:00am this morning for a Pink Bubble Brunch. Once again - at the other end of town. I went and got Julie and then we drove over to her mom's house who drove us to the brunch. This is my 1st Christmas Brunch in the 2 years I've been doing this. It's a lot of fun. Consultants bring hostesses that have had parties and their name is put in a for drawing of $1000. If the hosts name is called, she splits the $1,000 with her consultant. Then there are few extra give aways for us consultants. For the past 3 months for certain accomplishments, I have been submitting my name into categories. Attendance to Wednesday nights, sales, reorders, orders from the company, open houses, facials, stuff like that. I think total I submitted 14 tickets, but I know that another consultant submitted 45 so I knew my odds were not that great. My National Director drew 8 tickets then started calling names. The first lady went up and then my National looked at the 2nd name and said "I know this gal" and called my name. I just looked at her. She didn't say my name. Julie nudge me and said "go - you won". So I went and stood with the other lady and then she called another gal that I knew that was sitting at my table and then a few others. We all got to draw envelopes and all I could think was "what will I do with the cash?" I know in the past that this was usually an extra $100. We opened them and found out they were gift certificates to local merchants. I received a free Italian Dinner for two and the girl next to me received a month free of tanning. I was pretty tickled that I won. Not the $100 - but hey, I have a free dinner waiting now. :)

We wrapped up the brunch and then it was back home to pick up the kids and off to see Santa. Santa talked to the kids for 3 minutes, popped the bulb of a picture, took my credit card of $25.00 and it wasoff doing other things. Visited 2 more customers today and I only have 1 more delivery next week and I'm done. DONE.

I took the kids to McDonald's so I could read the latest Pink Bubble Magazine that came in the mail and then we came home. Tidied up the house for the babysitter and now I sit here typing. phew. Then there is tomorrow - work, Monday - late night work, Tuesday - late night work and Wednesday - anything lose end that needs fixing for launch that afternoon. I have decided that I'm taking Thursday or Friday off. Would like Friday so I get a 3 day weekend. Would like Thursday so I can just catch my breath.

I know all this is boring - but to top it off.. I'm in pain with my shoulder. From that stupid bus accident I'm now in pain more then ever and it's getting worse by the second. I can't think what it will be like for the next 4 days with sitting for hours and hours with the pain in the shoulder. I'm going to have to buy a heating pad. There's no ifs ands or buts on that. Now to catch up my blog reading..