Vacation

Hello All,

I thought I'd post now, because it's been a while and I don't want to lose any loyal readers with a hiatus. It hasn't been really busy for me because I was on vacation last week.

"Vacation?" You say, "Janette must have done something interesting."

Wrong!

Due to certain monetary restrictions (my first paycheck is two weeks away and my checking account is down to change), I wasn't really able to do much. I didn't quite realize the problem over the weekend, so I went to a couple places around Seoul (Itaewon and Insadong). I've already been both places. For whatever reason, I thought I could warm up with them and then go somewhere new.

Then I got home and looked at my bank account. So I ended up spending the rest of my week downloading tv shows and movies. I finally watched The Maltese Falcon, not to mention a couple seasons of Dexter and Veronica Mars. Also, I read several books. It was all in all pretty relaxing, and I didn't think about work at all. Not exactly what I would have picked for a twice a year vacation, but a girl's gotta do whatever it takes to stay in Ramen.

Oh, and here's something fun. I gradually fell asleep later and later. This is a common problem with me, insomnia aside. So I stayed up Saturday night and took a nap at eleven am on Sunday (don't ask me why, but I figured it would help me get back on track). When I woke up at 1:30 (two and a half hours later), I thought it was Monday, which would make me four hours late to work. I may have said a few colorful words. Imagine me sprinting around my apartment, cursing and saying "I'm so DEAD!" over and over again, in my underwear as I try to find something to wear. After about ten minutes of near panic attack, I realized it was Sunday and I was in the clear.

I'm not usually late for work or anything, but the terror came largely from the fact that my company doesn't award sick days or personal days. So I, very new to the job, would probably have been fired.

Even though I was dreading returning, today was actually pretty good, partly because my baby class was tired and thus less rambunctious. Another reason was because one of my kids had a birthday, and we spent an hour + having the party. I got ice cream cake, cookies, and candy. In the end, though, I gave my goodies away to my other classes both to curry favor and because I was sugared out.

Not a bad start. I hope everyone else's Monday was pleasant!