En souvenir d'un samedi matin bien agréable passé en compagnie de mes neuveux, les petits princes. J'ai bien aimé joué au pirate et au lion et j'ai bien admiré l'exploit culinaire de ma grande
soeur. Admirez:
Sunday, April 29, 2007
Friday, April 27, 2007
Countdown and stuff
Countdown: 4 weeks of work left, 5 weeks left in Montreal.
On the plus side this week: My landlords have agreed to cancel my lease, which means I don't have to hand my lease over to somebody else. Yeah! Also, there is only 1 day left of me being the boss, which is really really really great. I guess because I don't really want to be there anymore, everything is a pain, so I'm really glad. Did I mention I was really glad?
I started looking for apartments on View it. There's not much yet for July, but I'll keep looking. I think I have to get used to the idea that I probably won't find somewhere to live until end May. I just have to suspend my disbelief. There is no spoon! I'm not sure what neighbourhoud I should look in. I don't want to be too far from the airport, but not too far from the city centre either. I'm thinking Earlscourt, Forest Hill, Hillcrest, or maybe High Park, or Bloor West Village. I don't know...
The new company still hasn't received my contract, so I need to check on that with ever so efficient Canada Post. The HR department asked me to fax them a copy of my signed offer, so I'll do that on Monday. I'll be glad when they have it, so they can start giving me more specific info about South Carolina in June, and I can start asking them questions about Toronto in July.
I also started sorting through things in my apt. and giving things away. I have to keep at it this weekend. I had a moving firm over so they can give me an estimate, but I'm still waiting. Basically, it's going to be expensive!
Work was crappy today. The delegation from Burkina Faso was finally here and the day was as disorganized as the whole preparation was. At least my president sat it on the meeting this morning. I felt so out of my depth, I dindn't really know what was expected of me . It went well, but then my president decided to put me on the spot and ask me in front of the entire delegation, why we weren't taking advantage of the delegation's visit to do PR. Well let's see, maybe because we're short-staffed, because my time has been spent making and un-making reservations for them. Anyway, I talked to him about it afterwards and he apologized, but still, pretty lame. He never even thanked me for stepping in and shouldering all those responsibilities during the transition, and then he pulls this off? Pretty lame.
Anyway, it's the weekend now, and I'll try to enjoy it and rest!
On the plus side this week: My landlords have agreed to cancel my lease, which means I don't have to hand my lease over to somebody else. Yeah! Also, there is only 1 day left of me being the boss, which is really really really great. I guess because I don't really want to be there anymore, everything is a pain, so I'm really glad. Did I mention I was really glad?
I started looking for apartments on View it. There's not much yet for July, but I'll keep looking. I think I have to get used to the idea that I probably won't find somewhere to live until end May. I just have to suspend my disbelief. There is no spoon! I'm not sure what neighbourhoud I should look in. I don't want to be too far from the airport, but not too far from the city centre either. I'm thinking Earlscourt, Forest Hill, Hillcrest, or maybe High Park, or Bloor West Village. I don't know...
The new company still hasn't received my contract, so I need to check on that with ever so efficient Canada Post. The HR department asked me to fax them a copy of my signed offer, so I'll do that on Monday. I'll be glad when they have it, so they can start giving me more specific info about South Carolina in June, and I can start asking them questions about Toronto in July.
I also started sorting through things in my apt. and giving things away. I have to keep at it this weekend. I had a moving firm over so they can give me an estimate, but I'm still waiting. Basically, it's going to be expensive!
Work was crappy today. The delegation from Burkina Faso was finally here and the day was as disorganized as the whole preparation was. At least my president sat it on the meeting this morning. I felt so out of my depth, I dindn't really know what was expected of me . It went well, but then my president decided to put me on the spot and ask me in front of the entire delegation, why we weren't taking advantage of the delegation's visit to do PR. Well let's see, maybe because we're short-staffed, because my time has been spent making and un-making reservations for them. Anyway, I talked to him about it afterwards and he apologized, but still, pretty lame. He never even thanked me for stepping in and shouldering all those responsibilities during the transition, and then he pulls this off? Pretty lame.
Anyway, it's the weekend now, and I'll try to enjoy it and rest!
Friday, April 20, 2007
What a crappy day! I can't wait to leave...
I suppose it wasn't such a crappy day, but a very stressful one, and I don't feel like taking on this stress anymore. I feel like I've given enough. It started with rushed plans for a spur of the moment press conference, to contain some story that had leaked, accompanied by a lot of scrambling to put together a press release and media advisory, and translate both of those. All this was done with my stupid cell phone ringing every 2 minutes. I had to deal with the stupidest Embassy workers ever, who got pissed at me because I had the audacity to say that they should make the hotel reservations for their diplomats, and that no, I didn't have the space to welcome a team of 7 people to work in our office. There are limits to our courteous I'm willing to be for good political relations between my office and Burkina Faso.
Then I had to deal with my boss who wanted me to remember all about a private conversation he had with another person. I know that last sentence doesn't make much sense, but believe me, it didn't at the time either.
I actually had the time to make a few phone calls, finally, to moving firms. It looks like my move will cost me around $2 000, which is just great news, really.
There's a big chance that I'll have to go and play nice to the Burkina team tomorrow, which thrills me to no end.
I guess it was a crappy day after all!
Then I had to deal with my boss who wanted me to remember all about a private conversation he had with another person. I know that last sentence doesn't make much sense, but believe me, it didn't at the time either.
I actually had the time to make a few phone calls, finally, to moving firms. It looks like my move will cost me around $2 000, which is just great news, really.
There's a big chance that I'll have to go and play nice to the Burkina team tomorrow, which thrills me to no end.
I guess it was a crappy day after all!
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
C'est fait!
There's no going back now! I resigned on Monday, effective May 25th. I got the job, obviously, and accepted their offer this Monday. I called my boss right away, and she freaked a little, but was overall okay about it. I spoke with her again yesterday, and she was more composed, congratulated me again, and we talked about solutions to the staffing crisis in my office!
There is so much to do before I leave, and it's actually quite scary, but I'll take it one step at a time.
At least, May will not be so crazy at work, since my ex-boss from 4 years ago is comming out of retirement to help during the transition, so I'm stepping down as director.
There is so much to do before I leave, and it's actually quite scary, but I'll take it one step at a time.
At least, May will not be so crazy at work, since my ex-boss from 4 years ago is comming out of retirement to help during the transition, so I'm stepping down as director.
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