Dented Karma

I am so tired - not sleeping more than normal. House sitting at mom and dad's is about to kill me! I decided the lack of sleep is a bad combination if you don't have enough work to do. Usually when I am in a holding pattern at work (i.e. waiting for proofs or new jobs to come in) I will create work for myself. However, when I am exhausted I don't have the energy to create work. So I took a half day of vacation.

I am somewhat panicked about how to use all my vacation days. I current hold 44 vacation days and will earn another six before the new fiscal year (June 30). That means I have to burn the six days I earn or lose them. After April 15th, I will be swamped at work and won't be able to take any days until at least May 15th due to all the high school graduation programs I will have to create. I refuse to take vacation at the same time as my boss (call me a double dipper) but I want my vacation from her and her vacation from me - two weeks versus one! So that means I have about 7 weeks to burn this time but since the graduation information has already started coming in there is no way to take a week off until after May 15th. I also hate people who run to their boss and beg for the last two weeks of the fiscal year off because they didn't manage their time.

Tonight I will spend the entire night doing laundry (making good use of mom and dad's washer and dryer). My last night there - hopeful I get some sleep!

I need to travel more to the places I haven't been but tend to revisit my favorite places over and over again (New Orleans and Vegas).


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