random pre-reading-in-bed thoughts

i'm afraid this computer is already on its way out. it does so many little fluke-y things that i wouldn't even know how to address if i were to take it to see the Geek Squad people or anyone else. it's just not right. and i dread the day it dies on me.

i found out more info about my job to be but have no yet officially signed papers or talked to the "HR lady," audrey. the woman who is moving from the position i'm set up to fill is a bit angsty about it all. she suggested to me today that it wasn't necessarily her choice to move on to outpatient work with clients, that it was sort of decided for her when she got her LMFT licensure. and telling me that left me feeling a bit awkward since i knew she and the other two staff in the in-home department did not necessarily see eye-to-eye and she wonders if perhaps that's why they moved her on. anyways, i just stared at a hole in her the wall of her new office as she shared this all with me and told her that "i'll see if i like it," and "umm... err... sorry! gotta run!" anyways, all of that drama aside, i am looking forward to making the plunge into in home therapy work.  and i had a meeting with my new "boss" this week to discuss working with one of my outpatient clients a bit longer, and she is convinced its a good idea on a temporary basis--in the best interest of this client ("the wee one" mentioned in a previous post, actually). that excites me and i look forward to talking with her about it on monday.

i bought a pair of lucky jeans from target yesterday. (honestly never tried a pair on in my life nor been strangely obsessed with that brand like so many others i know.) weird, i know, since they don't carry that label. but somehow they had been returned to a target successfully and were very marked down in order for them to get rid of them. the dressing room lady said something about a "scandal!" ha! so, i felt a bit odd about the purchase but liked the way they fit (and the price!) enough to buy them nonetheless. random. but not as random as my story of driving a drunk/high lady around north minneapolis just before 10 pm a couple weeks back...

and i made spring rolls tonight.  a bit messy and not as tasty as they could have been with shrimp, but i wasn't feeling good about splurging on that, so alas! no shrimp. the mint helped of course.  i love that bangkok peanut sauce, so i bought some of that to eat with the veggie spring rolls. and made extras for tomorrow's lunch. ymmm... spring rolls, pinot grigio and dark chocolate. tasty late dinner.

and now off to more reading about recovery work for trauma survivors. some light reading to usher in much-needed sleep.

i leave you with this shot of sweet little man tate concentrating on some toy of his big brothers'. i love the lighting...and the subject, of course!