The Spin Cycle: And Yet Work Gets Done..

It's time for the Spin Cycle!

You've had a week to come up with a post about work and a lot of you began posting immediately last Friday which made my weekend a joy, because every time I logged into my site, I found something new and interesting to read. So far, so awesome! (I know it should be "good", but you guys are so much better than that.)

Here are the entries. Some of them may be new to you. Link on, spread some commenty love, and bask in the knowledge that all is right with your world. (And if some things are wrong, use this as an opportunity to PRETEND all is right.) (And I'm really sorry if things are wrong.) (Smile!)

Ali over at Allinole-Posted Friday!

Krystal over at Mommy's Escape-Posted Friday!

Debbie over at Buzzin' By-Posted Friday!

Krystal over at Momm's Escape PART II-Posted Friday!

Wicked Step Mom over at Life and Times of a Wicked Step Mom-posted Saturday!

Kirst over at My Life For The World To See-posted Saturday!

Cyndi over at The Adventures of Harry Jack -posted Sunday!

HeatherPride over at View From The Short Bus -posted Sunday!

Lisa over at Boondock Ramblings  -new this week!                 

Arwen over at Spors in the Desert -new this week!

Becca over at The Katz Cradle -done last month, but it could be new to you!

Lisa over at Boondock Ramblings Part II -new this week!

Heidi over at The World According to Heidi -new today!

And here's mine:

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Jen's daily work schedule:

8AM- Log into system. Look up assignments for the day. Go to break room and pour cup of coffee. Chat.

8:15AM- Chat.

8:30AM- Chat.

8:45AM- Arrive back at desk. Start to work assignments.

8:46AM- Oops! Forgot to log into Typepad. Ooh, new comments!

9AM- Blog hop the favorites and comment on respective posts.

9:15AM- Still blog hopping..

9:30AM- Boss is coming! Toggle to assignments. Work assign-

9:31AM- Boss went back inside office. Toggle to Typepad.

10AM- Meeting. (Damn!)

11AM- Run back to desk. Check Typepad. No updates. Start to work assignments.

11:07AM- Idea! Toggle back to Typepad.

11:15AM- Finish drafting post. Start writing photo essay for the weekend.

11:30AM- Phone rings. Back to assignments.

11:45AM- Work assignments. Think about Typepad.

12 Noon- Chat with co-workers who are leaving for lunch. Decline lunch invites since there's still a lot of work to do. Eat lunch at desk while checking email (for the first time).

12:15PM- Work assignments.

12:30PM- While working assignments, daydream about past weekend. Remember that funny thing that Sprite did over the weekend. Call John. Ask him if he saw the funny thing that Sprite did over the weekend. John confirms that he did in fact see the funny thing that Sprite did over the weekend. Agree that our daughter is beautiful and precocious. Ask each other (AGAIN) what we possibly did to deserve such a wonderful child. Ask John what's for dinner. John says pot roast. Agree on which vegetable will accompany the pot roast. Hang up.

12:45PM- Respond to emails. Check Typepad.

1PM- Co-workers filtering back in from lunch. Work assignments.

1:15PM- Check Typepad. No updates. Work assignments.

1:30PM- Check Typepad. No updates. Work assignments.

1:45PM- Refresh Typepad. No updates. Why isn't anyone blogging? Work assignments.

2PM- Work assignments. Boycott Typepad.

2:15PM- Boycott Typepad. Boycott assignments. Call mother.

2:30PM- Check Typepad. No updates. Was there a virtual fire in the blogosphere and I haven't been told?

2:45PM- Work assignments. Check Typepad. Still no updates..

3PM- Meeting. (AGAIN!) (Oh, it's about changing around the desks. Let mind wander..)

3:30PM- Run back to desk. Check Typepad. No updates. There must have been many deaths from the fire. Begin writing condolences post.

3:45PM- Check Typepad. No updates. Call John. Run the "Great Blogosphere Fire of 2008" theory by him. John denies this is possible. Ask John what's for dinner. John reminds me that he had told me pot roast when we earlier spoke. Confirm that this in fact did happen. Hang up.

4PM- Work assignments.

4:01PM- Check Typepad. An update! They're alive!!

4:15PM- Write post.

4:30PM- Boss wants to review an assignment. Toggle to assignments.

4:45PM- Boss is still at desk. Not discussing work anymore, but has segued into his past weekend's activities. Why isn't he leaving? Can't he tell I'm not interested in shooting the-

4:46PM- Boss looks at watch and excuses himself. Finally! Check assignments. One last assignment lingering from the day. Work assignment.

5PM- Stupid assignment is not done! Work more frantically.

5:15PM- Finally! Log out. Wait for John.

5:17PM- Impatiently.

5:20PM- Call John. Ask him how close he is to my office. Complain about my day. Complain about the workload. Complain about the people. Complain about how I didn't even get to take a lunch today. Ask what's for dinner. John hangs up.

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And now the assignment for next Friday: "Discipline"

That's it. Discipline. Take that word and spin it whatever way you want. Disciplining your child? Your spouse? (Ooh, kinky!) Discipline as in mastering a new skill? Maybe what works for you or others? Super Nanny and her Naughty Spot may be taken to task on this one..

Thanks to Allinole for the idea. Again, folks, any ideas you think of, send them to spriteskeeper[at]live[dot]com.

The next edition of The Spin Cycle will post Friday, September 5. (Wowza, we're in September already?) If you write early and want to post early, then send me the link and I'll add your linked post on as we go.

(Editor's Note: I'll be checking in today at random intervals for any posts from this week's Spin Cycle. Any new ones for "Work" will be added to the blog roll already in progress here. Please allow me until the afternoon to make sure any "Work" posts are added as this morning is going to be rough. The mini-van needs an oil change. Blame Dodge. Oh, and I need to get my nails done. Blame human body growth and whatnot. And I need to eat lunch at some point. Um, that you can blame me for. I can promise that all new "Work" posts will be updated before 3PM. And if there are no new "Work" posts, then this Editor's Note was really not necessary then, huh?)

(Oh, and Arwen? I am trying to play with Mr. Linky ((oh, that just sounds SO WRONG!)), but having issues because Typepad and Mr. Linky don't seem to get along. I'll keep trying to see if we can make it work next week for easier linking and will make my IT department take a look.)

(John just may get that raise after all..)

Comments

[Kim/hormone-colored days]

Wow, this has really taken off. Congrats! I'm tempted to play along on discipline, but lately feeling that I have very little. Still, that's a post, right?

[Krystal]

I'm not even going to touch that last comment! (Can you tell I was watching a SEx & The City DVD lastnight?)

I'm already working on mine!! - Slow day like always! Ugh! (I don't think there will be a part 2 to it though)

[Krystal]

here it is!

http://mommysescape.blogspot.com/2008/08/spin-cycle-fridays-discipline.html

[HeatherPride]

I really AM the blonde you!! We are on the exact same work schedule!!

[Allinole]

You check your blog like I check facebook which by the way you really need to get on except you may lose some time on your blog!

[(Lisa) Jonnysmommy]

I'm sorry but are you sure you wrote this post? I think maybe I did and you stole it and inserted John's name in there. :)

This is...*wait. Boss coming*

OK. Back...whew! That was close. I so do not want the "surfing on the Internet when you should be working" talk .... again.

I mean not that I've ever gotten that. Really. Exactly.

Yeah, so moving on...

this post was hilarious. And great. And funny. Like you. :-)

[Heidi]

Okay, waz up and why didn't you post my link about work? I'm a bit confused, but I want to play. So, I write the one on discipline today or do I wait until next Friday? and then I post the link to this blog's comment? Am I right here or completely out in left field?

[Sprite's Keeper]

Yikes! Okay, Heidi, I completely missed the boat on your work post. I'm gonna check your last week and find it and link it! (Sorry! We don't hurt family, remember?)
Kim, lack of discipline is something I didn't even think of and perfect. But writing a post takes discipline, right?
Lisa, I think you and I are living the same existence yet in different areas. Have you ever seen Sliding Doors? Rent it, it will make sense.
And Krystal, dang girl! You do get paid at work, right? I'm gonna set you up this afternoon in the Discipline post so you're going to start off the new week!

[Krystal]

Yeah i get paid but if I actually write to you what happens at work on a blog, i could fget in trouble - i just might e-mail you so you can what I do and why I have so much free time! LOL

[kirsten]

LMBO that's hysterical! Love your spin. Hope your boss doesn't see your blog..lol

Kirst

[D.M. Wright]

Great Spin! Sounds like my day at work!

[WickedStepMom]

Here it is.. Stinkin Tuesday that feels like a Monday http://lifeandtimesofawickedstepmom.wordpress.com/2008/09/02/discipline-and-allergies/