Wandering Aimlessly

The Boss called yesterday, on my day off. This happens often, and at first I was all ready to be irritated. Because... my day off! Pffft. But then I listened to the message (which, by the way, could rival one of my grandmother's... it was about five minutes long, and an entire one-sided conversation in and of itself!).

Apparently, I was the top banker in Illinois this quarter, and was thus invited to the Most Valuable Branch luncheon, which is today. I'm not sure why they waited until the afternoon before the luncheon to let me know, but they did. She said to go straight to the luncheon at 11:45, rather than go into work first. Score! I did have to call back and ask about hours, because if I start four hours later today than planned, I won't make my hours this week. And I'd rather go in to work for a few hours and get paid, than have a lazy morning and not. But-- DOUBLE score!-- she said not to worry about it. Whee!

So anyway, I guess this is a nice way to end my time here. Last year started out rocky -- really rocky. There was a point where I was looking elsewhere. I'm glad I stuck it out, though, as the second half of last year turned up. We got more help, I was more comfortable with the job, and I started really getting to know the customers. I started to almost *gasp* enjoy my job. It wasn't without bumps and annoyances, but it was a thousand times better than it started. I'm just glad I was able to leave on a high note like this. Kind of puts a nice cap on things.

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Last night, I organized my CDs. Really, really organized them. I threw away ALL the jewel cases that take up a ton of room, and put everything into a massive CD binder. I actually got them all into one binder, and realized it was too small, had to take everything out, and exchange it for the larger one. But now they're there, organized by single artist (and then loosely by musical type, but more by order of favorite), soundtracks (and further divided into Disney, Broadway, and movies), *Nsync (get their own section), Christmas, and burned CDs (compliations, live shows, etc). Whew! It was quite a feat, but I'm feeling rather proud, and really organized. And! All the duplicates (which I make of my favorite CDs as to not ruin the original, and also to be able to listen both in the car and in the house) are nicely in my car visor holder, ready to be moved back into the vehicle.

Go me!

I also packed away picture frames and decorate-y things, which filled one small box and part of another, which will be further filled with non-decorate-y things that need to go with me, anyway. And I cleaned out a few drawers, and got rid of a bunch of clothes I don't want anymore (packed up and ready for Am Vets, whenever they're in the area next), and yes. The room looks like a tornado hit it, but it's getting there. I'm not sure I'll tackle the attic or my loft before I go, as most of that is class projects from grade school, old toys, etc., but that'll be there for me to go through next time I'm home.

And now that I've had my lazy morning, I should actually get ready for work. Yes.