Pictures of Katie Doll

Every now and then, I just need a day where I have nothing planned and can finally get caught up on my housework.  Although I didn't live here for a week, that did not stop the dust from accumulating. I also managed to get all my travel clothes washed. I even got some vacuuming done. I am always surprised at how dusty and dirty my house can get. I wish I could say that I not only got my laundry cleaned but also put it away, but that would be a lie. It is clean, but currently sitting in laundry baskets waiting to be folded.  Kayla called me all excited. Her internship finished in a month and she was waiting to see where she would be going for her specialization. Well, she found out and it is here in Boise. She got a job with a cardiologist. She moves here at the end of May and will be staying with me until she finds a place of her own. I am so happy for her and excited to have her living in the same city. Plus, she is going to be a Cardiologi...

  Today, work was a little slower than yesterday. I was actually able to have lunch. I did call Larry. His daughter is doing much better and will be going back to school at the end of the month. I talked to him about him taking over the review and presentations of proposals. I let him know that it would be temporary until Clara returned from maternity leave. I also let him know that there would be a raise with it. After talking a bit, he agreed to take the job. I told him that we would do a Zoom call on Monday to go over the work he would now need to do.  I hurried home so I could change and get to the restaurant to meet my girls. It was great talking with them. I told them all about my trip and all the fun we had. They loved the pictures I took and hearing all about the scorpion. Of course, they asked me if I had "met" anyone. I told them no because I was traveling with my sister.  It was a great night and we were out way too late. Loo...

I decided to go to work early today so I could get some work done. It was nice with the office being quiet. I managed to get caught up on my reporting. I think I am finally caught up on all the work that was waiting for me during my vacation. Of course, this doesn't include the accounting reports, but I am only supposed to help Clara with them.  I am glad I was able to get all that work done before my first presentation as my day was filled up with presentations and meetings. I was glad when I finally had the meeting with my boss. I explained about my workload. We talked about how best to approach it. In the end, we decided to temporarily promote someone to take over the presentations so I could focus on managing the three departments. I am going to talk to Larry tomorrow to see if he wants the job. I think he would do a great job at doing presentations. I managed to leave the office on time. I did call both Hannah and Maria and we are going to g...

  My work day started at 6 am this morning as I had a client presentation. In fact, I had six of them today. At least they were spread out enough that I had to take a short break between each. They all went well except for one in which the client kept asking for things that were not in the RFP (Request for Proposal). When this happens, it usually is a sign that the project will be a contentious one with lots of scope creep. I made those notes in the system. We shall see how that goes. Between the presentations, I worked on reports and emails. I also had to spend more time with Clara, going over her department. I ended up working until 8 pm before I headed home. Clearly, I need to talk with my boss as this is going to be too much. I can't work from 6 am to 8 pm every day. That will kill me. I schedule some time with my boss for tomorrow. Cheers for now.

  Even though I had several client presentations to do today, I chose to work from home. The sales team has been very busy. Consequently, my proposal team is also very busy. This leaves me with reviewing the proposals and performing the presentations to the client. Add in my work for the invoice team and now account and it is getting a bit much. I think I am going to talk to my boss about this. Even so, the presentations went really well.  I ended up working until 7 pm, just trying to get caught up on my work. I am not caught up, but I made a good dent in it. I have to say, that I do love this dress. I bought it in a shop in Aruba called "Meow," (I love the name of the store). I think it is really cute. I bought a second dress there and I can't wait to wear it. Cheers for now.

I really could use a few days off to recover from my vacation. Sadly, I just don't have enough time off. My inbox was very full when I got to the office this morning. It took me an hour just to weed out the important emails from the informational and junk. I was just starting to make a dent in the important emails when my computer notified me that I had a management meeting.  At lunch, I sat in the break room with Larry and Kim. I told them about my trip and showed them all my pictures. It was fun recounting all the adventures that Kayla and I had. They were more than a little surprised by the shot with the scorpion in it. The two asked lots of questions about that. After lunch, I had meetings with various staff, mostly with the new accounting staff that I have to manage.  At the end of the day, I had client presentation and went really well. It was a long day for me. After I got home, I called my family. I told them all about our trip. Mom ...

Hello my lovelies, it is me, Snow White. Now you may be wondering why I am still living with the 7 dwarfs, especially since the witch is dead. Well, the answer is simple. They are short in stature, but I assure you that is the only place they are "short." And there is one for each night of the week. Sure I cook for them, but I want them to be at full strength. I promise you we have a very happy home.  Cheers for now.