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TGIF!
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Down on my knees!
About a week and a half ago, Mark and I bought some cheap knee pads at Walmart. They’re already nearly paper thin. There are times when I get down on the floor looking for the places others are reluctant to stow things and I crawl from shelf to shelf. Tonight we went back to Walmart and bought a more expensive pair that should last through the rest of this job. Continue reading
Easy come; easy go
Last night we got some snow. It wasn’t enough to affect the roads, but there was a little on the roof of our car when we went out this morning. It was too dark to see anything on the way to work, but in the fading light on our way home from work tonight, we could see snow on the mountains. It was beautiful, especially as a backdrop to the darker foothills in front. Continue reading
Ow!
Years ago I signed up to take a water aerobics class at Portland Community College. On the first day the teacher started us out and I thought, “This is so easy! Why do they think this is going to get us in shape?” By the end of the class I had to keep reminding myself to put one foot in front of the other to get home. Continue reading
I made it through!
This is going to be a short post just to let you know I made it through a full ten hour day today! I still don’t feel well, so my work may not be up to par yet, but surprisingly I felt like I could have volunteered to do a twelve hour shift! It’s good to know that I’m more physically fit than I thought I’d be, especially given my illness. Keep those prayers going!
A visit to the ER
I have been trying to get over my illness all week. I’ll spare you the details of the kind of illness I have, but I got medication for it at the Urgent Care Center on Tuesday after we got out of orientation. Continue reading
Sleep, blessed sleep!
We had heard that Amazon was going to serve a holiday meal at 12:45 today, but we were scheduled to leave at 11:00 so we didn’t think we’d be able to participate. However, when we walked to the break room to get our coats and lunch box, the meal was already prepared and the caterers were standing around waiting for people to come and eat it. They said we could have it then, and we were so hungry we took them up on it. Continue reading
Time off for good behavior :-)
Today and tomorrow we are working half days because the day we came in for orientation wasn’t one of our scheduled days. This is a good thing! Continue reading
On the job
If I told you what I do at Amazon, I’d have to shoot you! Well, maybe not shoot you, but I have signed a non-disclosure statement with Amazon. Here is what I can tell you: Continue reading
Checking out Fernley
This morning we decided to find out for sure where Amazon is and time how long it takes us to get there. It takes about forty minutes, and since we’re supposed to be to work by 7:00, we’ll need to get up at 5:00 on work days. Oof! The trip to and from work will be pretty, though, winding through the mountains with views of the Truckee River. We don’t anticipate any traffic jams on that stretch of highway either. Continue reading