| So I work in the legal department of a large corporation and I am seriously, seriously, SERIOUSLY overworked right now. I finally convinced my boss to hire me some help (clutching my stomach and threatening to vomit blood on his desk probably helped) and we had a person in mind. The candidate was set to come in for a second interview this week when, after another super long day, we received reference information on her that was less than glowing. Now my boss is going to cancel the interview and it is back to the drawing board. 
The frustrating thing is that I don’t want to get a lame duck. I have that somewhat in the secretary we hired. She was supposed to take some of the load off of me but she asks so many questions and comes in with so many issues each day that I’m convinced she either has no clue what she is doing or she is trying to push work back on me. Argh. So I really need someone competent who can take initiative and actually take over some of the projects currently on my desk. I am only one person and am literally doing the job of three right now.
We had a meeting today where my boss asked me to take on yet another priority project. I pulled out a notepad and made a list of all the projects I have to finish by this time next week. It was a full page of lined paper long. Grrr. After the group meeting I pulled my boss aside and made him go through my list under the guise of assisting me with prioritizing. Honestly! I don’t think he has a clue how much I am doing for the rest of the group members in addition to the tasks I have for my own responsibilities, the work from Big Boss and the projects for him. It’s starting to get just a wee bit overwhelming!
And I don’t have test results from the doc yet. I had a missed call from their office but no voicemail. I need to call back but the thing is that they forgot to collect my deductible and, honestly, I just don’t have it. Part of me is really worried that I will go in to see her and they won’t let me pass go without coughing up the funds. Bah.
(Shut it, naysayers.) Turns out my roommates’ daughter is exceptionally allergic to the cats. My roommate ad said I had a cat and they responded anyway. Shirley the Cool Cat ran away for two weeks and, when she fortunately turned up, had to go back to my parents’ house so she could continue to be an outside cat. So I adopted two kittens from the SPCA during half-price June. Turns out the little girl who shares a room with Pumpkinhead is so sick her eyes are almost shut. She’s taking Claritin but it isn’t working. So someone has to go. Mr. V said “Cat’s can come but only if you two come, too.” I didn’t think roommates would go for it but they practically jumped at the chance to have the house to themselves. Wow… So next thing I knew, I was accepting his request and the wheels are in motion. We both spoke with Pumpkinhead and he is nothing but excited (we are being cautious). Mr. V also knows that if things don’t work out that he has to stay in contact with Pumpkinhead. But the end goal is for things to work out permanently. We will see how it goes. If nothing else, this saves us both money and it will be great for Pumpkinhead to have a good male figure around (not to mention free daycare!) Hell, even Chapin thinks it is a good idea. He suggested it back when I said I was moving and was surprised that I *wasn’t* moving in with Mr. V. LOL. For that matter, so did my Dad. In any case, even though Mr. V doesn’t believe in a Master Plan, I do believe that everything happens for a reason and that God’s hand guides the good and the bad in life. I am so much stronger than I have ever been and am doing really well at setting boundaries, standing up for myself and being clear about my needs. Mr. V and I are alike enough to get along like lifelong friends and dissimilar enough to pick up the slack in each others’ weaker areas. He compliments me and doesn’t suck my strength or make me feel less than. He fills up the empty spaces – even those I didn’t realize where there. My cup overfloweth. Hopefully I do the same for him. 
