uber-congratulate me...

so i just got another raise at work today. i was pretty shocked , and it's a good raise too. i keep thinking that my boss is always dissatisfied with my performance, but i guess i misinterperet things. either that or this is reverse psychology.

after my first raise, my boss asked me to broaden my knowledge of clinic practices and learn more about billing. so, for example, i started learning drug names and where we keep them, so that when reps come with samples, i knew where to find what we have and if we need any more. i also went though all the drug cabinets and pulled out the expired meds. we're trying to find something to do with all of them.....they apparently have a shelf life beyond the exp date up to 7 yrs. if in original packaging.... i've also learned how to do online medicare billing, and will be going to a training session in jefferson city to learn online medicaid billing. so i must be doing something right...

anyway, i'm pretty happy about it.

also, jon and i went running for the first (and probably only) time this week, but i ran farther than ever before, and jon was really proud.....and then called me a baby for not going further.

congratulate me...

i completed a full week of regular exercise. now, the real trick will be keeping it up this week, and the next, and the next...etc.

a friend of mine and i have started running at a local park at 5:30, planning for mon., tues., thurs., and either friday/saturday. there's a trail that goes around the perimiter of the park that's 1.7 miles long. i'm so out of shape that i can run less than 1/4 of it. but we walk the rest of the way, so i'm at least getting a solid 20-30 minutes of movement. the idea is to always run a little bit more than we did the last time, even it it's only a couple of feet. at first i thought that i wouldnt be able to run with a partner, but he's been very cooperative and at least tries to push me to do better. i think as long as he's there i'll be able to keep it up.....the downside that once school's over in 3 weeks, he's moving back home. but maybe by then i'll be able to do it on my own.

happy anniversary, mutti and vatti

sometimes a cigar is just a cigar

mom has just been dying for me to post a picture of the 'jesus fish' on the back of my car...and if she loves it, then i dont know how it could possibly be offensive to anyone else (ok, yes, i can see that...but i'm just glad it doesnt offend my own parents.)