Life as a temp... more

My task this morning.   Scanning documents.  
This afternoon I entered data into a spreadsheet.  Such is life.  Nice and quiet for Monday.   Not much thinking involved.

Life as a Temp

After the legislative session ended in May, I was fortunate  to be asked to return to fill in for 89 days at HHFDC again.  It's been nice to see the same faces and take up where we left off last fall.  This time I was prepared to be working  alone.  Also  some changes  to the front desk  made my job easier and, I must say, I also feel safer with the entry door phone set up.

Then last week the permanent worker, for whom I  was the fill-in, returned.   The entire formerly quiet office was in an upheaval within 24 hours.   Not good energy.  Gleefully expecting  to be terminated with thoughts  of turning  off my alarm clock  and spending  lazy days  with my grandoggers,  I was given a new post in another area.  Nice desk,  among humans and right next to  the exit  door!  Oh well, 6 weeks  more....

The Lake House

This is was our base from which  we explored Oregon wine country last year.  After a fun and delicious Thanksgiving in Portland we drove just an hour or so to Newberg.  Chris found us this great house an a small  lake.

The one and only VOODOO DOUGHNUTS

Coffee and doughnuts, the two major food groups!  My favorite  is missing because  Russ ate it so quickly.  This is what I love about  Portland, the little independent  businesses that take a chance and are thriving.  No big box chains  here.

Another year has gone by

Well, almost a year anyway.  Willamette valley/Portland runaway was wonderful.  Rainy and Cold, but I was prepared.  Russ and I arrived a day before Chris and
Kathy & Greg.
We explored on foot and by streetcar a few new shops and restaurants  as we as old favorites.
Chris set up a Segway tour of the city.  Of course it rained, but loved the adventure.   If you ever decide to rent a Segway, try to ride on a holiday; no traffic car or pedestrian  and you'll  enjoy a much safer ride. Crossing  the bridge  on a Segway is a wild feeling.  Water on one side and  cars on the other 😮

Vacation at last!

Finally! We runaway to Portland for Thanksgiving.

This year was work, work, work.  Began January 2 at the legislature. Then in May we began our campaign for reelection.  Early morning sign wave, then creating brochures, photos, canvassing, ending with afternoon sign waving.  A long hot summer.  Glad its over.  After a short break, got an offer to work at another state department as an emergency hire foe 89 days.  That was an education itself.

Reelection means I get to start work at the Capitol on January 2, again.

As you can tell, I am ready for a change of scenery.  Friends from Bellingham are meeting us in Portland and we have a fun schedule planned.  Sleeping in, breakfast, shopping, sight seeing, & wine tasting in Newberg.  Wait till you see the house we all rented.

Life happens...no excuses

Began writing in June, with good intentions of posting regularly.  Sure...
Well the campaign was grueling, the summer hot and I am two years older.  Long days began with early morning sign waving, then meet to work on brochures/mailers, fast lunch, canvassing, finishing with afternoon sign wave.
Yes, I wore sunscreen, yes, I still got tan, and think I wore out my favorite MBT sandals.
Victory was not the hoped-for landslide.  But a win is a win.
I was enjoying a relaxing August when an offer to work came in.  So here I am in an office downtown.  The quiet air conditioned office is such a contrast to the hectic summer.