The Full Moon Tidal Pull on Otherwise Productive Work Day and Other Plans

It’s Friday. My mind is a little numb as I wake up this morning. I did not sleep good last night. Maddie barked a few times and I woke up a few times on my own. Had some very different dreams. As the alarm went off, I considered going into work late, because I needed sleep. But those are not the rules we follow. So up I go. Getting coffee started, taking Maddie out, fixing Dexter and Maddie’s breakfast, and into the shower.

George greeted me with hot coffee. I wake up a bit and realize it’s a Full Moon Friday. Yesterday at the office in the last half of the day it was akin to _________ (name your favorite zoo). Just one of those days where you wonder why things are turning sideways. And it might be one or many of these things which often happen at any given business on any given full moon. They may or may not have happened to me this week. Might have been ANY full moon in my working career – no seriously. (That part is for the trolls, lol.)

1. Being given things at the last minute and miracles expected
2. Oops we forgot to tell you about this, but things have changed and we are doing this now and we need ______(insert a month long project here) right away and by end of month . (I’m still looking forward to seeing how that happens, lol. Don’t bring the popcorn, it won’t – I’m not THAT talented at miracles. And not sure God/Jesus is up for that one.)
3. Oh you keep up with THIS, right? — says person who asks me if I’m doing their job. (Um no.)
4. Lack of planning, lack of communication, surprises.
5. Oops we did something stupid and got rid of an employee’s check and we need another check RIGHT NOW, mid while my desk is spread of an all-in-one Oregon tax return I’m trying to get through. (Excuse me while I go beat my head up against a wall.)
6. “I know we don’t get w-2’s til end of month, but I’m special and want mine NOW please even if they are not done yet.” (For the love of AnYoNe, does anyone out there still have patience and follow the rules, for once?)
7. My computer flickered and came back on and then said someone else was using my drive. What???? To which I typed please get off so I can use my computer. Then I could not save my work unless I saved it as a different name. Then I had to remap my drive to the new folder for the shortcut on my laptop. 

I mean for the love of AnYONe. Why? 

Normally my days are very calm and quiet. But yesterday it’s like someone picked up the EARTH ball and shook it and turned it upside down. And everyone is scrambling trying to RIGHT it. It made me look at the calendar and sure enough, it’s a FULL MOON today.

The full moon has a tidal pull on everyone’s brain. It makes us all do stupid things, say stupid things, causes unrest, makes us say things we shouldn’t, think things we shouldn’t, and in this case probably write things we shouldn’t. NO names mentioned and it may or may not have been my work now or someone else’s. (That’s for the trolls too. And anyway, most of the scenarios DID happen other places). Nothing is to cause shame or blame like people would try to point to, to mess with me or get brownie points with others. But this is to show the reader examples of just how bad an hour can get when the full moon approaches. It’s like you are showered with a tidal wave of the full moon flow right in the middle of a “once was” productive afternoon.

And that is what I’m up to. 

Personal Planning

As for Mom? She says everyday how stir crazy she is. I’m not sure what I can do about it. I just keep saying everyday “I’ll see you Sunday”. 

She has doc appts coming in the next two weeks, one each week. 

George and I are planning February. We are going to a senior banquet for dinner one Saturday evening along with Mom at our church. I have to reserve that. And we are meeting my sister another Saturday and I made reservations for that.

I gave Mom several cleaning companies to call while she sits in the recliner bored in her “four walls” as she calls it – it’s a beautiful villa home and I wish she would enjoy it. But she has not called them in the last two days either. I didn’t have time as I have to do it during the day and there IS NO time to call and get 3 cleaning quotes. No way. I’m on deadlines and can’t stop. January is not a good month to find spare time in. But even given to her she hasn’t found time to do it even with a bored schedule.

Gloom and Doom

It has looked just like this in the skies lately. It’s very dark and dismal. I am really ramping up on my vitamin intake as THESE are the days that one can really become in a deep dark depressed place. We are happy the thaw came and have another week of mild winter weather before the 2nd and 3rd February comes with it’s next blast of arctic weather and disrupts the plans we just made. 

Ok I’m going to take my cynical self to work and hope for the best. 

Yes, I’m tired. I’m ready for tomorrow in which I have ten thousand things to do. We are gone most all day on Sunday with church and Mom. Monday starts the new work week and final stretch of year end quarter end – but I’ll be working on payroll. So there’s that. 

Retirement looks better every day and I have my date locked in my mind! And days like yesterday and the past week, make me want to stick to it and not be swayed to do it any other way. I don’t think I can be swayed at this point. Money might talk but I’m not so sure right now. Money hasn’t talked for a looooong time, so……