The bitch is back

Given my disposition the last two weeks…you have no idea how accurate that subject line is. I am on assignment in Massachusetts as temporary manager of a (somewhat troubled) billings & collection team (and yes, they were troubled BEFORE I began my assignment, thank you very much).

It is MUCH more work than I have become accustomed to. So HERE are the Top 10 signs that I’ve been working too hard:

• I’ve quit drinking diet coke…because it interferes with my starbuck’s consumption
• While listening to iTunes, I requested an email account for my new staff member…Matt Nathanson. Now…I don’t know about you…but Matt Nathanson is one of my FAVORITE new singers – but he is NOT on my staff…Matt O’NEILL is on my staff, but not Matt Nathanson. I do, however, know where you can email Mr. Nathanson, if you’d like.
• With only minor provocation, I find myself telling my 8 a.m. staff meeting that “I’M ALREADY FOUR HOURS INTO MY WORKDAY”. So much for never-let-em-see-you-sweat, eh?
• My staff to performance-plan ratio is not even 2-to-1.
• Ummm…the family starts talking about MY “paranoia level” instead of [redacted]’s =)
• I start referring to my daily (hourly?) starbuck’s latte as my “virgin bailey’s & coffee”.
• I can now afford to take my mother to NYC for Thanksgiving…which will be a lovely little segue into tomorrow’s post
  
  And # 1…
• I don’t have time to blog =)

But that’s all in the past….here’s hoping I can properly prioritize my blog posting this entire week.