Monday, January 14, 2008
Conflicts & Gifts
"Baby McDermott" received more presents today! Several cute outfits, tiny flowered socks and soft blankets...and a pink cake with raspberry filling. It was so fun! Of course, it was from a site, so there is a chance I will go to jail for accepting it. I'm still waiting to hear.
Friday, January 11, 2008
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Not Exactly Watching the Wheels Go Round and Round
I stop work, in theory, January 21. I will have 14 working days this month. By January 21, I will have had 25, yes TWENTY FIVE, site visits. In theory, I should have 12. Well meaning friends have suggested being so busy would make the time go faster. Well, it's not. My days are LONG! Very long. These visits included 6 hours to Salisbury and 6 hours to Charlottesville (round trip times). Many days, I go to multiple locations. That's the hard part...the getting in and out of the car. Yesterday a stupid Escalade parked too close to me. I was in pain for about 8 hours after squeezing myself into the car. My stomach hurt A LOT. I tried to bang up the door to the Escalade, but it was somehow rubbery. I was not ready to commit to anything more sinister, and was unable to get out of the car to leave a nasty note on the Escalade.
I'm not complaining too much, I am just saying the days are not going by quickly. When I get home, I still have email and reports to do. I could start slacking, but I want to do a good job, and I am a little stressed about the neurotic colleague that is covering for me. Turns out, even though he has been at the company longer, my numbers about doubled his last month (no wonder he has time to nit-pick). In fact, I was 3rd on my team of twelve, behind 2 super-CRAs that I don't even have a desire to emulate.
Some people, usually my study coordinators, ask me if I am definitely coming back after my maternity leave. I tell them I am not "stay at home" material. Neither are they, even though one of those super CRAs, one whose last child is already in child, has somewhat decided she'd like to be a SAHM. Sure, now that the kids are OLD! I am a firm believer that kids need experiences too, and it is good that I work. I have no "Mommy guilt." This may have to do with the flexibility of my job, and that Kevin is a super-dad. And that an incredible working mom with a highly well adjusted child just won New Hampshire's presidential primary the other night. Or was it last night? Like I said, the days are LONG.
Back to Hillary...I'm not real fond of her "God Bless Yous" and her paranoia over the pharmaceutical industry being the new evil empire...or of her many other right wing conspiracy theories. I kind of even dig Romney, especially since he did his best to straighten out the convoluted views of Big Pharma, and he has presidential hair. I do support girl power though. It's a shame Oprah doesn't.
I'm not complaining too much, I am just saying the days are not going by quickly. When I get home, I still have email and reports to do. I could start slacking, but I want to do a good job, and I am a little stressed about the neurotic colleague that is covering for me. Turns out, even though he has been at the company longer, my numbers about doubled his last month (no wonder he has time to nit-pick). In fact, I was 3rd on my team of twelve, behind 2 super-CRAs that I don't even have a desire to emulate.
Some people, usually my study coordinators, ask me if I am definitely coming back after my maternity leave. I tell them I am not "stay at home" material. Neither are they, even though one of those super CRAs, one whose last child is already in child, has somewhat decided she'd like to be a SAHM. Sure, now that the kids are OLD! I am a firm believer that kids need experiences too, and it is good that I work. I have no "Mommy guilt." This may have to do with the flexibility of my job, and that Kevin is a super-dad. And that an incredible working mom with a highly well adjusted child just won New Hampshire's presidential primary the other night. Or was it last night? Like I said, the days are LONG.
Back to Hillary...I'm not real fond of her "God Bless Yous" and her paranoia over the pharmaceutical industry being the new evil empire...or of her many other right wing conspiracy theories. I kind of even dig Romney, especially since he did his best to straighten out the convoluted views of Big Pharma, and he has presidential hair. I do support girl power though. It's a shame Oprah doesn't.
Monday, January 7, 2008
It's not that I'm a fan....
I was about to rid myself of Steve Winwood on the drive home today, when a part of Back In The High Life Again caught my attention:
It was kind of ironic, too, because I was in the midst of some uber-bitchy self ranting about how only pathetic people with nothing going on in their lives enjoy being pregnant. I had decided that if I enjoyed doing nothing but sleeping and eating I'd be lovin' life, but instead I am desperate to GET OUT! Sure, I want a margarita, and a wasitline, and some new running shoes...but I'd be pretty happy taking my new Ergo to Great Falls with the kiddies and the dog. I thought this 70 degree whether would do me in, but it actually put me in a better mood. And so I enjoyed the rest of Winwood...as I sped down the parkway along the river at a smooth 70mph.
But when you're born to run, It's so hard to just slow down.
It was kind of ironic, too, because I was in the midst of some uber-bitchy self ranting about how only pathetic people with nothing going on in their lives enjoy being pregnant. I had decided that if I enjoyed doing nothing but sleeping and eating I'd be lovin' life, but instead I am desperate to GET OUT! Sure, I want a margarita, and a wasitline, and some new running shoes...but I'd be pretty happy taking my new Ergo to Great Falls with the kiddies and the dog. I thought this 70 degree whether would do me in, but it actually put me in a better mood. And so I enjoyed the rest of Winwood...as I sped down the parkway along the river at a smooth 70mph.
It used to seem to me
That my life ran on too fast
And I had to take it slowly
Just to make the good parts last
But when youre born to run
Its so hard to just slow down
So dont be surprised to see me
Back in that bright part of town
Ill be back in the high life again
All the doors I closed one time will open up again
Ill be back in the high life again
All the eyes that watched me once will smile and take me in
And Ill drink and dance with one hand free
Let the world back into me
And on Ill be a sight to see
Back in the high life again
You used to be the best
To make life be life to me
And I hope that youre still out there
And youre like you used to be
Well have ourselves a time
And well dance til the morning sun
And well let the good times come in
And we wont stop til were done
Well be back in the high life again
All the doors I closed one time will open up again
Well be back in the high life again
All the eyes that watched us once will smile and take us in
And well drink and dance with one hand free
And have the world so easily
And oh well be a sight to see
Back in the high life again
Well be back in the high life again
All the doors I closed one time will open up again
Well be back in the high life again
All the eyes that watched us once will smile and take us in
And well drink and dance with one hand free
And have the world so easily
And oh well be a sight to see
Back in the high life again
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Crazy.
Seems the moms at Harry's gym class had no idea I was pregnant. They claim I do not look it at all. Yeah. Okay. Bunch of fruitcakes....but mostly I think they didn't want to falsely accuse!
Thursday, January 3, 2008
F^ck!ng Writer's Strike!
I have one thing I can do. Watch TV. And there is NONE on! Can't they just show repeats at least? I HATE reality TV! (unless it involves Scott Baio making an ass of himself). Argh!!!!!
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
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