mja blog

  • A good day

    Almost surprised to realise that today I had a pretty good day at work. I decided to put the former treasurer’s antics out of my mind. I sorted my work into manageable piles and actually got through a bit of it. I tidied up a number of loose ends that have been nagging at me for weeks. I got a few volunteer workflow systems in place. I was able to quickly deal with a few different little queries that came up. I got a couple of other urgent jobs done.

    I still have a large amount of bookwork to do in MYOB, but I’m not going to push myself too hard.

  • The claytons treasurer

    The guy who used to be our treasurer, who resigned last month after giving a 24 hour ultimatum about extra insurance, who the following week told me he would continue to volunteer his financial expertise, stood me up for a second time yesterday. I finally get the message that he doesn’t really want to help out my role, he is more interested in the big strategic planning stuff. That’s fine, but why dick me around by agreeing to appointments you don’t intend to keep?

  • No pound puppies today

    For the first time since I started volunteer work at the pound, I’ve been given the morning off because there is only one dog there at the moment (instead of the regular 4 – 5). That’s good news and good timing, I’d double booked myself for a meeting at work and would have had to cancel volunteer work today anyway.

  • Friday the thirteenth

    Kind of odd to have two consecutive Friday the 13ths. Last month on Friday 13th my poor little car took a hit as I was giving way to traffic. The other driver wasn’t paying attention and didn’t see that I had stopped. A bit of damage to the rear of my car, getting fixed next week – don’t have to pay a cent but will be without a car for four days.

    Yesterday another Friday the 13th passed, this time without incident. The days in between have been a little stressful, outside a brief interlude up in Bundaberg. Jo and I went up by train and stayed at Lime Cottage, a restful spot surrounded by cane farms and a few minutes from Burnett Heads. We did a bit of sight seeing, took a river cruise, and spent a lot of time reading and listening to music.

    Was glad to see H. again when we got home but the house was a mess and back at work I was running around trying to organise money for the next payroll, so it wasn’t long before all the relaxation from Lime Cottage had worn off.

    A bit over things at work right now, fed up. I seem to get nowhere despite all the hours I put in, losing confidence in myself, having to fight off waves of paranoia. I spend a lot of the day feeling angry and stresssed, it’s not good. I need to refocus, and make time for myself. Not let work absorb it all.

  • Visit to Bundaberg


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    Originally uploaded by hamjak

    This is one of the sights in the Bundaberg CBD. This “Church Pharmacy” sits across the road from the Catholic church.

  • Change of plan

    Our holiday plans have changed once again due to the flooding up north. H. pointed out that it is a silly time to be travelling up there when resources are already stretched to help residents affected by the flooding. He has a point I suppose. We’ve now booked our train fare to Bundaberg, booked a hire care and a lovely cottage by the seaside for a week. The big train ride across two thirds of the state can wait a few months. For now it is enough to relax and unwind and not think about work for a few days. Jo and I leave Tuesday.