Is This Seriously How Grownups Behave?

There is a person I work with that is disliked by the main group. Let's call her Michelle.

Michelle isn't actually disliked by the main group, but by three people in particular. Why do they dislike her? Because they *assume* she did something. See the "Three" disliked another woman who used to work here, let's call her Annette. The Three would blatantly talk about how they did not like Annette. Naturally, eventually Annette came to know these things.

The Three assumed Michelle was the snitch.

Only she wasn't. Michelle knows who the snitch is/was. Annette doesn't work here anymore, so one would think this stupid situation would have been nipped in the bud. It's hasn't. There is still animosity between Michelle and The Three. Not even between though, because Michelle is practically the nicest person I've ever met. There is animosity towards here.

I should mention that The Three are like Alphas around here.

Now. Normally I would not care, because I think this kind of office drama is stupid. But two things are at play:

1. I feel so bad for Michelle. She is nothing but nice and is disliked because of something she didn't do. She's just been keeping the Snitch's identity to herself to keep more drama from being stirred up.

2. I have apparently started to be shunned as well. From lunches anyway. Another girl, who we will call Ashley, and I USED to be included with the main group. Until recently. Emails go out about lunch and we don't them. Then, mysteriously, at 11:00 EVERYONE is gone except me, Ashley and Michelle. It was confirmed yesterday that they aren't inviting us to lunch because of Michelle.

Michelle is hurt because she is alienated and shouldn't be. Ashley and I are greatly offended because, in the absence of Michelle everyone goes back to treating us normally. But when she's around us they shun us too. It is so stupid. Really? "I'm not your friend because you are her friend" should have been left in grade school.

One of The Three used to be someone I really did consider a good friend. And yesterday, after SHE sent out an email inviting everyone else to lunch, she tried to act normally towards me.

Michelle is going to talk to the Ringleader later today. She's had enough and is going to reveal the actual snitch. Which is really going to cause big drama, because guess who the real snitch is? An HR person. . .

I know that women can be catty. It happens all the time, every day. But I hate it. Women shouldn't be this way toward each other. We all go through things that are hard and we should be lifting each other up, not tearing each other down.

What is Twitter?

Last night we had thunderstorms in the area. They interrupted LOST to tell us about it.

Now, first off: Do you really need to do this during LOST? No, weather man, you don't. There was a saving grace though. I got to hear an East Texas weather man describe Twitter. He said we could get more updates from Twitter:

"a Social Networking Thing."

Thanks for the in-depth analysis on that one.

Avoiding The Mom Cut Since 2008*

*By wearing my hair in a ponytail. Every. Single. Day.

Do I still own a hair straightener? A blow dryer?

Today I'm going in for a haircut and I am so excited! It's going to be short, and hopefully thinned out a little bit, because good Lord, right now it looks like a bird's nest has exploded on my head!

Backtracking

"After today only 2 more Saturdays to go."

This is what got me out of bed this morning. The thought of just TWO more working Saturdays.

Then I got to work this morning and realized. . . after this Saturday THREE more working Saturdays.

Can I crawl back in bed now?

Friday Round Up

*Every time I type "Friday Round Up" I picture some sort of cow-roping, rodeo.

*I want to do the 101 Things in 1001 Days Thing. I'm pretty sure I have mentioned that on her before. . . anyway, I'm mulling it over.

*Tax Season Breakdown: Weeks To Go: 3.5. Working Days To Go: 22. Working Hours To Go: Approx 193. Give or take.

*I'm getting a haircut Tuesday at lunch. I am totally undecided on what cut to get. Shocking, right? I'm thinking something short and sassy. But I may just get a trim and be done with it.

*Right now I SHOULD be doing something productive, like finishing the tax return sitting in front of me. But, come on, it's FRIDAY POST LUNCH. And I have to be here another 5 and half hours.

*Next week's episode of LOST looks like it's going to be great.

*I am in last place in the Office March Madness Thing. Of course.

In Need of 24/7 Motivation

This post really motivates me. I have probably read it 5 times. I just keep going back to it when I want to be motivated. The things that she says are things that I WANT so badly to say. Those before and after pictures- I WANT THOSE!

I finally had to just get a new copy of the 30 Day Shred. Sunday I did it. It was hard, really hard. Harder than the first time I think. It's now Thursday and I haven't done it again. What is my problem?

I started the week with a plan of eating healthier. For breakfast this morning I had a breakfast toaster sandwich (bacon, egg, cheese, toast) from Sonic. Again, what is WRONG with me?

Seriously, body image is a huge problem with me. I think we've covered that here. So now what? What, exactly, is going to make me do something about it? I need a kick in the butt.

Quickly.

Let's see. . . It's Tuesday and I'm working.

Now I guess I see why I haven't been blogging--I've got nothing to talk about!! It's just work, work, work.

I do have some baby updates!

He can sit up on his own now!! He's just such a little man. And he's discovered that his crawling will take him anywhere he needs to go. Quickly. Lol, he is always on the move these days.

And DST has screwed us up. He was up until 10 last night. Wide-eyed.

Lost The Shred!!

I decided last night to start on the 30 Day Shred again. I'm gaining weight instead of LOSING, so I need to kick it into gear.

Anyway, long story short: I've lost the 30 Day Shred DVD. It's got to be in the apartment somewhere, but WHERE?

So, I thought I'd just buy it again and if my copy ever turns up I'd mail it to my sister. But. . . no where in this one-horse town has it in stock.

L.A.M.E.

So now I'm on a mission, I have to find it.

Why is it that you can see something laying around your house for months, then the one time you want to use that thing it's missing?

Friday Round Up

*I'm done with the Rose business. Done with the Live From East Texas (though I do think it's a good blog name). Back to basics around here.

*Tax season is over in six weeks. OR Tax season is still six long weeks to go.

*The baby is crawling! And trying to stand up! And 28.5 inches tall!

*I haven't updated in ages. See Tax Season, above.

*I want to get back to blogging more regularly. If it's any consolation I've still been reading all the same blogs I was reading before.

*We are back to the buying a house discussion. We're thinking of looking in May. We want to take advantage of the $8000 tax credit for first time home buyers! Let's all cross our fingers that the whole process doesn't nearly kill me this time.