The church where I work can be a little crazy - what usually happens is a great idea from myself & the DRE followed by lots of work promoting on my part concluded by either knowledge that it was promoted incorrectly (ie: there was no pastor approval) OR that it was already promoted and I spent the last 2 hours doing something ENTIRELY UNNECESSARY!
Yesterday was a day that ended with the second conclusion. I asked if she wanted our Totus Tuus flyer AND our VBS flyer on one sheet of paper in all of the boxes - she said yes. So I spent an hour copying it on both sides and cutting it in half and stuffing in into the boxes. After my afternoon walk (ie: stress relief time) and evening prayer, I came back only to be asked by the secretary why I did that? She already put VBS flyers in the box last week per the DRE's request. So WHY did I spend all of that time doing it twice, ripping my hair out, and inwardly screaming mean things to myself?
Because she's a maniac!
But anyway - why a good week, you ask? Well it's budget time and even though that usually means a lot of terrible things - it also brings about yearly evaluations. Now, you're thinking - that seems even worse than the budget. Well - mine was good, finally someone recognizing that I'm doing something worthwhile! Even getting a raise - per the Pastor's recommendation! Praise The Lord! Taking on another task at work - spending 1 day a week answering the phones in the main office while the parish secretary has her day off. I actually think I'm going to like it - I enjoy talking to people all day (and my regular office is basically in a corner of a building that no one ever enters).
So all in all it was a pretty good week. Now off to the mountains for a weekend retreat with the teens!
Yesterday was a day that ended with the second conclusion. I asked if she wanted our Totus Tuus flyer AND our VBS flyer on one sheet of paper in all of the boxes - she said yes. So I spent an hour copying it on both sides and cutting it in half and stuffing in into the boxes. After my afternoon walk (ie: stress relief time) and evening prayer, I came back only to be asked by the secretary why I did that? She already put VBS flyers in the box last week per the DRE's request. So WHY did I spend all of that time doing it twice, ripping my hair out, and inwardly screaming mean things to myself?
Because she's a maniac!
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| The attitude I should have adopted - and just sat and ate a cookie! |
But anyway - why a good week, you ask? Well it's budget time and even though that usually means a lot of terrible things - it also brings about yearly evaluations. Now, you're thinking - that seems even worse than the budget. Well - mine was good, finally someone recognizing that I'm doing something worthwhile! Even getting a raise - per the Pastor's recommendation! Praise The Lord! Taking on another task at work - spending 1 day a week answering the phones in the main office while the parish secretary has her day off. I actually think I'm going to like it - I enjoy talking to people all day (and my regular office is basically in a corner of a building that no one ever enters).
Oh and yesterday afternoon the women I walk with (who's a little on the later side of life) fell right on the ground. And although I shouldn't laugh - it was two days in a row with an accident - on Wednesday she was taking a drink of water and it went up and out her nose like a NetiPot treatment! So I've given her this philosophy to adopt.
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| She's definitely more of an Offense person! |
So all in all it was a pretty good week. Now off to the mountains for a weekend retreat with the teens!
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