I just need to vent a little bit!!! So I had to take time off to go to the doctor this morning so I have been working extra time all week to make up the hours. I decided since I was going to the doctor, I would just hit up the social security office to start the name changing process. So I have a great morning, traffic is in my favor and I get to the doctor a few minutes early. Plus I get to go back right away and the doctor actually comes in so I don't have to wait. And to make it even better, I talk her out of having to draw blood at this visit! Although the downside was getting a flu shot, since I didn't cry, I got to pick out my own bandaid- Daffy Duck rocks! We get everything squared away I think (crazy amounts of stuff to take and some are 3 times a day, one just in the morning, one just at night but with food, and who knows about the other two!).
I leave and find the social security office on the first try and then......I wait. And wait. I got my number at 9:30. I was supposed to be back at work (about 30 minutes away) at 11:00. I was slightly optimistic since I was having a great day and there were two windows open. But then...one window closes- down to one person working. So we all waited. Then the lady came back and opened her window.....and the other lady left. So we waited more. Now that an hour has passed I have to call in and see if I can miss more time. My boss ok's the time to be late but now I have to stay late. Finally a second window opens and my number gets called- 2 hours after I walked in. I sat at the window for less than 5 mintues but at least now I am on my way to being Mrs. Butler on paper!
The rest of the day maintained a high level of dissatisfaction and I definitely did not enjoy staying until 6:00. Obivously too much venting would likely violate some sort of security issue but all I know is that I am smarter than every financial advisor I spoke to today and there are a lot of people out there that need to learn how to be nicer to people!
Plus.....I am the "social director" of my team and there is a birthday tomorrow. So now it is way past my bedtime (it is just after 10) and I have to wait for the cake to bake and I was trying to be nice to Cory (since I never made the frosting for the sugar cookies) and make him some brownies. Probably should have noticed before starting that the brownies take almost an hour to bake- ooops.
I guess that is enough for the day except that my back still hurts so I can't sleep through the night (at least I haven't for the last few weeks) so I am not seeing the point in going to bed.
On a positive note though- I have the world's best husband- who made me dinner and watched reruns of Law and Order and listened to all of my rambling and venting about my day and took a nice walk with me to help calm down from the earlier stuff.
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