What a Difference a Day Makes

So today has been a good day. Started off a bit sluggish, but it could only get better. And honestly... if I'd started bloggin this time yesterday, I'd be writing a completely different tune. Amazing how the course of 24 hours can completely improve one's outlook.

Squirrely Subject

But let me explain a bit. Yesterday, a friend jokingly mocked my blog comment about my staying busy at work. I know she was joking... and we're always rather blunt with each other. Cuz we know each other's personalities well enough that we know we can take blunt honesty or humor. Usually, anyway. Yesterday, her comment just didn't set well with me. Cuz I know within the joke is her belief that I spend a good deal of my time being paid to play online.

But then I realized that I haven't given her much reason to believe otherwise. Especially over the summer... the off-season is SLOOOOOOW for a University. Even for the Planning, Design and Construction Department, because our jobs require a lot of interaction with our clients (other University departments) and one can't interact much with folks who are enjoying their Summer vacations.

However, things have picked up (as I knew they would) since the new School Semester has begun... and I'm getting back into the groove of staying relatively busy at work... with actual work. Yeah, I kept emphasizing the word "relatively" as I disputed with my friend yesterday. To me, if I've had enough work keep me busy for 6 hours of my day, and then have 2 to catch up with my blog or various other online pursuits... I consider it a good day.

Overcoming Insecurities

I guess the whole thing struck me wrong cuz I've always at least liked to think that I do have a certain work ethic. And my friend's comment got me to wondering at myself... wondering if my ethic has degraded... or if it has disappeared all together and I'm simply laboring under a pleasant misconception. But the insecurity did not last long. I know who I am... and I am confident and comfortable in the quality and quantity of work for which I am paid. When times are slow... so is the whole department. When things get busy, we all work together to make sure everything gets done accurately and in a timely fashion. It's all good. And really... the only people who need to know and understand this are myself, my coworkers and my boss.

Turning Around

In fact, this whole week has been really good in that regard. I've honestly had hardly any time at all for cyberspace pursuits. Of course, this morning started out a bit off-kilter: I missed my alarm and ended up waltzin into work almost an hour late. My coworkers tried to catch me at home to ask me to stop by Micky D's on the way in, but I must have already gone when they called. So, when I got there, we decided somebody really needed to run by Office Depot for supplies, and there just HAPPENED to be another Mickey D's on the way back... :)

I'm really glad the folks in my department aren't Time Nazi's... we've all had our late starts, and time off for appointments... and we've all put in extra hours for nothing, too. I was pretty much beatin myself up for bein so damned late, but they turned it into a special occasion and my mood turned right around. :) And kept gettin better. Nothin could bring me down today. Not at my message board where one of the guys kept tryin to poke me with a stick... and certainly not with my friend. The subject wasn't even brought up today. It's yesterday's news and I'm well over my "snit", as she referred to my mood... lol

Gotta love friends who tell it like it is. *grin*