November 17, 2011

• Work really needs to stop calling me when I'm not there. They call me on my days off asking if I can either come in or change my shift, and now they're even calling me on days I start later, probably to ask me if I want to start earlier. GO AWAY! I just want to work the schedule I've been given and leave it at that. Besides all this extra bullshit that I'm required to do because it's mandatory, you also want me to bend over backwards and help you with staffing problems? Fuck you.

  Since getting pregnant I've been hating my job. Absolutely HATE IT. When I get frustrated like this I start getting these thoughts of overreacting such as never going back once mat leave is over. But is it overreacting? After all, once my mat leave is over I'm not obligated to go back. I am obligated to go back to work so I don't piss off EI and they make me pay back my mat leave income, but I don't have to go back to LD. Whatever, I'm sure this is the hormones talking, but either way I'm always getting these 8 hour shifts that I physically cannot do right now with my achy back and hips and the round ligament pain that come from it. I need to let my body rest. I need to start thinking about my bean growing inside me and take care of it and frankly standing for hours on end is not a good thing. I should remember to ask my midwife when I see her in December about the standing and the pain and perhaps get her to write me a "doctors note" so that I cannot be scheduled for so many 8 hour shifts. They got rid of the opening shift on the desk (4 hours) recently too and I feel like I've been totally boned by this. The only short shift is in the evening when I'm at my most tired. But as I feel like I'm continually getting screwed over, I am still getting raises. It's a good thing they have an automatic wage increase program that's based on the number of hours clocked, otherwise I'm pretty sure I'd still be making $9 an hour after almost 5 years of service. But, that is not the case. I got a raise on November 6th apparently, so I will be making a little more every hour when in fact I am liking my job a little less every hour. Also my "me time" has decreased since working time has increased and I feel like that is contributing to all this frustration.

  Also, I'm pissed at Nate because he took his owed day for Remembrance day TODAY rather than December 6th when my first prenatal appointment is. I don't think he's figured out exactly how much his attendance is required. I need him, but since he's not the one who's physically pregnant he probably thinks he doesn't have to do much.

  SOOOOOO.....other than the rant above things are going great in terms of pregnancy! Still hardly any symptoms. I think the hunger is picking up, but still no morning sickness. Boobs are barely sore, no headaches, no nasty symptoms. Just the aching. The aching is awful and it's making work hell. I'll be six weeks tomorrow, though! Hurray!! My beanie is starting to take shape and should have a heartbeat by now

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