*Update: This has become more urgent as my boss just let me know that her last day will be Friday. As in Friday, the day after tomorrow! So keep those suggestions coming! Oh, and keep in mind that I’m open to part-time help as well.

Okay folks. My boss is pregnant and due to have her baby Sept. 12. While she is on maternity leave I will be covering her position. We have been trying to find someone to hire to fill my position during that time. We’ve searched resume’s, we’ve interviewed, we even offered the position to someone but she turned it down. Now we’re scrambling and we need to hire someone ASAP.

Do any of you know someone in the Lansing area that’s looking for a full-time job? The position is entirely administrative, with lots of numbers and spreadsheets thrown in. It’s a temporary position but would start right away and probably go until April 15th. I need someone who is good with detail, learns quickly, and has a great attitude. Whoever we hire would be working directly with me. That’s a perk, right?

If you can recommend anyone, please email me at mindy(at)griddlebandits(dot)com. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

We are getting closer to hiring an administrative assistant at work, but until then I am working double duty to fill in for our finance manager who is on maternity leave. I feel each day like I’m just treading water, struggling to keep my head above the water. I’m a terrible swimmer. It helps that my boss is understanding of the whole situation, and is okay with me letting some things slide as long as I keep focusing on the most important stuff. With that said, I’m still exhausted at the end of each day. My brain is completely fried. I’m looking forward to the weekend to recharge.

I’m sure there were other things I wanted to blog about.

I baked some brownies last night. I wanted brownies, so I made some. I didn’t have a box mix on hand so I made them from scratch. I think I prefer the box mix brownies. Don’t get me wrong, the batch I made were sufficient for my brownie craving, they just weren’t the same as the ones I’m used to making.

Luke is so so teething. For Real, Dog. Two nights ago he woke up late at night (20 minutes after I fell asleep, of course) just screaming like a banshee. He could not be consoled. All he wanted to do was clutch my neck and dig his face into my shoulder. He wouldn’t even let me near him with the medicine. I went to grab the bottle and he pushed my hand away from it. I was finally able to calm him down with the help of television. Like father, like son (Okay, that’s actually more my obsession than Mike’s). He just sat there, so still. He didn’t try to get up and play or anything. He was perfectly content to lie with me and watch tv, clutching the remote control in his tiny little hands. It was so nice. I know he’s in pain and all but I seriously love the cuddling. And he only does it with me, not with Mike. Only Mama will do, I guess. Is it wrong for me to love the cuddling?

Luke is also starting to say more words. He was for a little while before but then backed off for a minute. For a couple weeks he would just babble on as if he was actually speaking complete thoughts. But now he starts to repeat things we say, and when he does it almost resembles real words. It’s cute to hear him try. We clap and make a big deal out of it. We’re such nerds.

Hmm. I’m think I’m going to have another brownie. Have a happy Fried-Day, y’all!

I had another “super fun” ultrasound today. They told me the amniotic sac is still there, though deflated and most likely detached. So things are progressing but I am not done yet. Still need to pass that sac. Apparently that’s when the real pain comes. Well, at least I’ve had a bit of a break and again am thankful for ultrasound technology to give me a warning of what’s to come. The doc wrote me a prescription for the good stuff in case ibuprofen just doesn’t cut it. Can’t wait.

Oh, and to add to the mix I am in charge of the big hairy software conversion at work so this week and next are going to require lots of prayer and hanging on for dear life. I’m really earning that Black & Tan, girls!

I’m having the kind of day accountants dream about - everything is balancing on the first try. The first time it happened I thought it was just a fluke but it’s been going on all morning! Of course I’ve probably jinxed it by announcing it so I can’t expect it to last, can I?

I’ve been dealing with some issues at work lately. I know. It’s unheard of, right?

Here I’ve been wishing my boss was a different sort of person, that he would change his personality. I’ve been crossing my fingers, hoping that if I sit and wait long enough or drop enough hints he’ll magically become a better communicator or time manager or smile more or whatever.

Well, in all my grumbling about my job this idea has only just now occurred to me. Ready for it? Here it is:

Pray for my boss.

Hmm. It seemed so much more profound in my head than it does there in print. Oh well, I’ll still give it a shot anyway.

This is crappy. I’m trying to stay at a job longer than a year, I really am. That is difficult to do when you are handed an $8,000 pay cut after only 10 months on the job. Just a tad difficult. Yeah. A little frustrated right now.

The office expansion is complete! We moved in this morning. Now the billing department is officially part of the team, no longer hidden away like a red-headed stepchild (No offense to my husband). It always helps to change things up a bit. I tend to get antsy after I’ve been in the same setup too long. Generally I just move things on my desk around and that does it for me. (I do this at home too, Mike will come home and discover I’ve rearranged the living room. Again.) This is a total change and I am enjoying the new perspective.

Yay for new digs!

So, I royally screwed up at work today. I deleted an entire client data file and yet my boss is more concerned with the hole in her fishnet knee-hi socks.

I love my job.

Coworker: How’s it goin’?

Me: Good! How are you?

Coworker: Good.

{long awkward pause}

Coworker: Is that the appropriate amount of small talk?

Works for me!

My boss sent an invitation to everyone today for an “Attitude Adjustment” at 4 pm at Tavern on the Square. Basically we got to stop working early and hang out at the bar on his dime. We get to do this once or twice per month, usually on a Friday. I work at a CPA firm. You can imagine how rowdy we can get. What I find hilarious is this email he sent following the invitation in order to explain the attitude adjustment thing:

I have received some feedback on the need for some attitudes to be adjusted.  Accordingly, we will use an around-the-table-format to discuss and discern the state of each person’s personal attitude, whether it needs to be adjusted, or whether it is perfectly fine.  Please do some soul searching and be prepared to admit to an adjustment or to defend your current attitude.

Like I said, he has a weird sense of humor. I think it’s great. By the way, I totally need an attitude adjustment and I’m not afraid to admit it.

Oh, and I had my first Black & Tan, a delicious “non-blend” of Guinness and Bass Ale. Most beer, even beer I “like,” has some element of flavor that is hard for me to swallow. This had no such element. It was yummy all the way through. I loved it!!