I haven't been over here in ages. I have been pretty lazy... and busy.

I do most of my blogging/blopping at MySpace and then forget to come over here... or if I do come over here, I have a hard time posting. I can't access my tv.com profile at all. I think it has something to do with my browser.

Anyhoo, I just moved into my new apartment on May 10. I finished the last of my unpacking today. I return to work tomorrow. I don't want to go back. I don't feel like I had much of a vacation because I spent the past week dealing with move-related stuff, unpacking, etc. I'm also dreading the mountain of paperwork I'm sure has accumulated in my absence.

Being a "supervisor" isn't what I thought it would be. I feel like a babysitter most of the time. I've been putting in crazy hours -- 14-15 each week day day plus 4 hours on Saturdays. Sadly, it has to be done. I've only been doing it "officially" for a month. I am giving myself 90 days to get things ironed out and if things aren't less stressful after 90 days, I will talk to my supervisor about stepping down. I moved here to have a better life ... and as it is, I'm not getting to enjoy much of it because I come home from work, crawl into bed and then get up and repeat the entire process. (sigh) I "like" being a supervisor. I just don't like that I spend most of my time dealing with reports and paperwork instead of coaching, training, etc like I want to do. My team is a bit of a disappointment. I have 1 woman on my team who can't seem to get herself together and has no "sense of urgency" or time management. I have another who applied for my job and got turned down so now she seems set out to find fault with everything I do. I have another who complains all day about how much work there is and is a total Nelly Negativity. I have done all sorts of things to boost morale, promote positivity, etc but it goes right over their heads. My boss keeps telling me that I'm doing a good job and to hang in there but then turns around and gives me a project that has to be done "now" and I end up working until 10 p.m. when everyone else books out the door at 5:00. Ok, now I'm the Nelly Negative.

Anyhoo - I wanted to post some links to a video tour of my new apartment.

There are 32 people with my name in the U.S.A.

How many have your name?

A couple of weeks ago, my boss approached me and asked me if I'd be interested in becoming a supervisor.

I had originally interviewed for a supervisor position back in December but they felt I didn't have enough experience and offered me a specialist position. As you might recall, I didn't want to go to a call center job so I took the specialist job eventhough I had a feeling I'd be bored doing something I had done for over 5 years at my previous job.

She told me that she has been interviewing people for weeks but keeps comparing them to me and they paled in comparison (her words) so she went to HR and got permission to offer the job to me -- after only being there two months.

I interviewed with her boss and her boss's boss last Friday morning and they offered me the job on Tuesday. I asked for a few days to think about it and I gave them my answer Friday -- which was yes.

I'll be supervising a team of approximately 10 people. I'm nervous and excited at the same time. I keep thinking of all of these things I can do to reward hard work etc. Then, I worry about all of the petty stuff that comes with being a supervisor. But, I hope that there will be little of it. My company just doesn't seem to condone that kind of stuff.

My "official" start date as supervisor is April 1. It does include a little salary increase and a sunny corner cubicle in the back of the building where no one can really bug me if I need to concentrate. I have three new hires to train before they move me from "peon" to supervisor. They haven't announced it yet so if any of you visit my MySpace page, please don't mention it there until I officially announce it on there. Two of my future employees are on my friends list and I don't want them to find out through MySpace. So, I wanted to share the news.

This move to the beach is turning out to be a very good thing. Makes all of the stress and anxiety a few months back worth it.

In other news -- I have been approved for an apartment in a decent apartment complex close to work. I'm just waiting on them to call me with my actual address. I tried to post a blog about it a few weeks ago but doodyland wouldn't let me post the blog and I gave up. I've also been replacing all of the items I gave away before I moved. It's fun buying new things, better things, more adult things. No more plastic furniture or thrift store cast offs. I'm not buying anything extravagant. I don't have the money for that, but I have been scouring the home decor stores for sales and good deals. I figured my check account wouldn't have a heart attack if I bought the things a little at a time instead of all at once.