Bleah

[jadecat]

Not feeling great. Didn't sleep much last night- my brain just wouldn't turn off. Tossed and turned so much I finished the night on the couch- wanted the hubby to get some sleep.

Today in the office it's musical coughs with all who is here (save for Mr. Boss) coughing in their own key. Mr. Boss doesn't have the couch but his arthiritis is acting up badly. I'm not sure who is better off...

Then I put in for two vacation days (actual paid vacation... how weird!) and find out Mrs. Boss is going to be in Seattle that week. Ugh. But after some negotiation with Mr. Boss she got him to agree to cover the phones so she and I can both be gone.

Although I'm not actually going anywhere for vacation- but the days off fall during the hubby's spring break from school, so it seemed like a good time to spend time together. But if it turned out I couldn't take those days it wouldn't be like a huge vacation plan was ruined.

The whole idea of paid time off is just weird though. ;)

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[firesign10.livejournal.com]

Hope you feel better as the day goes on...

[jadecat.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :) Feeling a bit better, though still really really tired.

[creationzone.livejournal.com]

Hopefully tonight is a better night than last.
Not going anywhere during vacation time sounds just devine to me. Just taking that time to rest .... you surely could use it. Just make sure to throw some fun things in there too. :)

[jadecat.livejournal.com]

Well my hubby will be on spring break from school- and though he has to work one of those nights it'll still mean a bit more time spent together. To catch you up- I work day shift 8-5 and he's going to school full time (to be a nurse) and works 4pm to 12 am. So there are often days when all we see of each other is the lump next to the other in bed. So since he'll be home those days it'll be nice to spend the time with him.

Hmm... and depending, maybe we'll go see his daugther and my step-grandbaby... (we got married Oct 8, 2005 and she was born Nov 8, 2005).

[creationzone.livejournal.com]

Wow, you really don't get to spend any time with each other. Good on him for going to school, btw!
And congrats on getting married! And on the grandbaby too. That must be so much fun! :)

[jadecat.livejournal.com]

I knew there were posts I forgot to respond to...

No, we don't get a whole lot of time to spend together- but I like to joke that it keeps us from getting bored with each other. ;)

And thanks, I'm quite enjoying being married, and it was fun to go from 'step-mom' to Grandma in one month. Though we don't get to see nearly enough of his daughter and the baby.

[jiffjenn.livejournal.com]

At least he gets a spring break, I don't. I will be on my affiliation/ practicum then. Grr. And the weeks before aren't going to be fun either with a comprehensive exam a little more than a week before. But it is my last semester.

Sorry to hear about the sleep thing. My the Sandman come and give you wonderful dreams tonight.

[jadecat.livejournal.com]

Well- even though he's on break he still has to work every evening except Tuesday. I was surprised too- I would have thought they would still have clinicals- but apparently not.

[padawan-helena.livejournal.com]

You think paid vacation is weird? Hm, in a way, I see your point of view, especially considering that you get a few extra dollars/kronor while you have your time off. But here's a funny thing I heard on a radio show when I was in USA last summer: USA is the ONLY country in the western world that doesn't have paid vacation as part of their labour laws. So, I guess that that means that USA is the only country in the western world where employers can legally refuse to give you such paid vacation.

To me, unpaid vacation only, sounds more like slavery than anything else. If you don't get paid on your vacation, you will never be able to afford a day off, which will eventually make you colapse out of exhaustion for sure.

In Seden, ALL employers have to allow their employees AT LEAST 25 days of paid vacation per year. It can vary slightly depending on the deal between the labour union and the employer. With a few weeks off in the summer, you have some time to "recharge your batteries" so that you can go back to work with new strength and energy when the vacation time is over. Of course, you can also save vacation days from one year to the next, but there is a limit to how many days you can save also.

Enjoy your free time with your hubby!

[jadecat.livejournal.com]

So very, very jealous of that.

[padawan-helena.livejournal.com]

I know. It's unfair, isn't it? :)

Plus, if you are permanently employed, the employer can't fire you only by clicking his/her fingers. If you have been working for the same company for more than two years, they have to give you three months notice. If you have worked for a shorter time, it's one month. Then, the longer you work, the longer notice they'll have to give you before you really have to quit. OTOH, it is also the same way the other way around, unless there are special circumstances that forces you to quit sooner, I think. And, of course, no firing negotiations can be done without the labour union being involved - if the employee is member of a union, that is, but most people here are.

Wanna move here? :)))

[jadecat.livejournal.com]

Well, maybe once global warming hits a bit harder... Till then Sweden is a bit too cold for this woman. ;)

I'll just steal your labor practices. tee hee.

[padawan-helena.livejournal.com]

I think you'd be surprised if you know how cold or warm Sweden really is. You live in northern USA, right? I bet you can have colder days in the winter than we do sometimes. Don't worry about global warming; it has already started to affect Sweden. Weather lately has been weird. Now we've had two crappy summers in a row with lots of rain. I hope we get a nice one this year. Right now, we have plenty of snow, but tonight it's raining. In February!

Yeah, take our labor and social laws and shove them in the face of your weird president, so that he can make USA the good and safe country of justice for all inhabitants it could be. :)

[jadecat.livejournal.com]

Northern USA- yes, but in Michigan, which is greatly protected by the Great Lakes. So winters hover below freezing- but not too cold. Usually. We have no snow at present.

I don't think it's legal for me to say what I'd like to do to the president... He's not exactly my favorite person.

[padawan-helena.livejournal.com]

Ah, but I think I could tell him a thing or two. I am not American, so what can he do about it, really? :) First off, take a few billion $ from NASA and the military forces and put them in the social system and make sure everyone can get a health insurance, so that little children can get the health care they need.
Next step would be to start the same type of social and labor systems as we have here with all the laws and insurances that are included. and if he doesn't do these things, I'll ... I'll ... call him a tyrannic and selfish terrorist, who can't think further than to his own nose tip. *g* I am so glad I am not an American. Amen. No offense meant. I might consider becoming an American at some point in the future, when you guys have a more sensible president. Will that ever happen?