Feel Better Trifecta

I tried cupcakes and a massive amounts of sugar in candy form to work myself out this work-inflicted funk. Upon good recommendation, I moving on to alcohol, from there shopping.

The trifecta of feel better goodness - sugar, wine, and shopping.

Advice

What do you do when everyone and everything is on your nerves? I mean really on your nerves and for no apparent reason. I've taken the counting your blessings approach to no avail.

Do you think it would be a bad idea to go into the boss's office and say " I need to go home, I am in deseparate need of an attitude adjustment and I am certain that it can't happen while I am sitting out here in a cube."

If my performance review wasn't next Monday, I'd do just that. Man, I hope this mood passes before Monday.

Some Days

It's just one of those "I want to punch somebody in the face days". You know those days when you feel like if just one more thing irritates you, you are going to go all Michael Douglas in Falling Down . I am having one of those days.

In a case of I don't know if I should laugh or cry , today I've reviewed resumes of people with the following first names, and I promise I am not making this up...

Sparkle

Princess

Lovely

Lasagna

so I guess I should just consider myself lucky and go on with my day. It could be worse I could be named Lasagna Fowler. Oh and thanks Mom, I'll stop complaining that I only got a three letter name.

edit 2:40pm - add Tangy to the above list, seriously.

Confession

I got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. On days like today, life in cube land is not a good place to be. I work for a great company that has two downsides:1) the commute 2) I have to sit in a cube. I know that's corporate snobbery but prior to coming here, the last 8 years have been spent in offices, some small, some grand, but all with walls and a door allowing an escape from co-workers.


A few self observations

• I am a morning person but I don't like people until about 11:00am. Unfortunate for me I arrive at work at 7:00am. That 5 hour span can be hairy some days.


• I would prefer to have people either be happy all the time or grumpy all the time. Pick one, I don't care which. I just want to know what I am working with. This makes me completely unforgiving to my moody co-worker. I hate having to listen to you being all sunshiney when I know tomorrow you'll probably be all snappy.


• A cube makes it completely impossible for me to vent about anything without everyone hearing and I could use a vent today. If I get one more condescending email from a particular person I am going to lose it. Lady I am your business partner not your secretary.


• There are two completely different Ann's, the "work Ann "and the "real life Ann" , and never the two shall meet. Being professional, even kneeled, and politically correct can be exhausting because the real life Ann likes to keep it simple and real.

I am off to deal with the emails because while it's ok to make me wait for a reply I know you're expecting a speedy answer from me because that's how work Ann rolls...