you can call me wonder*woman

its a wonder i'm still alive and kicking

what an absolutely crazy couple days around here

what happened to this place turning into a ghost town this time of year?

that certainly hasn't happened

nor do i think its coming

oh well... doing the best i can with what i've got

yesterday i spent the day scolding vendors
who screwed up my project for the second time
knowing how to do it right and still managing to do it wrong
does not equal good business sense
i was seriously grumbly for a long time about that
but we have a plan to fix it
and they'd better get. it. right!

today we moved off that 'jinxed' unit
and into another one
our burn icu
which has been wanting/needing ceiling lifts
and after probably 1+ year of planning
they finally installed today
its looking great!
careful planning that pays off makes me happy!
[no crappy vendors on this project] hooray.

helping get some weekend renovations kicked off
schmoozing with the guys down in the general construction office..

{in the dredded sub-basement. its not dirty, not dark and scary as the "sub" part of the name implies, in fact its pretty nice down there... but its not a place a girl goes alone (this time i had my friend dulce to tag along) don't get me wrong, i'm not afraid to go down there... there's nothing inappropriate, nothing like that, but you see, there's rarely a girl in a dress down in those parts

they're used to denim, workboots, dirty hands, toolbelts and buckets. its manly territory. it is what it is. and going alone only invites more comments, more looks, more "wow, look at her down here all by her lonesome. no thanks. at least i learned that dulce shares those thoughts. i'm not alone...

i digress}

"you'll do anything for a pretty face" one guy says to another
"you know me well" he replies.
and i got 4 boxes, free of charge and with a smile.
thanks boys :)

and in all my running around, i've walked 10,166 steps so far today! at 4pm!! that's over 5 miles! thanks busy-day-at-work. you're doing wonders for my waistline. (Edited to Add- I walked over 21,000 steps by the end of that day!!! I think that was a new record for me)

so yep, a crazy couple days here at work. the funny part is the my co-workers are wondering just who i am... since the cool, quiet, happy jen hasn't been seen in my office in a few days. i've been running or juggling or venting or pissed off. its so rare that its amusing. but you know what? its working. i just received a call from the far-from-favor vendor and told him i can't plan a time for him to fix his mess tomorrow because of the patient situation in the room in question. he told me "whenever you call, we will be ready to fulfill your immediate need. no problem." good answer buddy.

now its off to the gym with my good friend kim.
legs today
wish me luck.
i am just getting over being sore from last week (first week doing legs since my moving/vacation/visitors hiatus).

then home (which has no siding. looks so naked, and yet better than being blue),
to dan
and our new grill
and the steak tips we have planned for dinner.
life's good
hope you are too!