It's Thursday evening. It has been a very long week. I am relaxing this evening with a glass (ok, maybe two) and pizza. Ah. Sometimes life is very good.

I'm off to Cambridge Bay on Monday. And then back to Edmonton on Friday. It will be a long week for me even though it is a very short trip. Most of the meetings will revolve around work that I have done. I will be presenting it and taking feedback. I am expecting resistance for a significant portion of it. I will three people in the room backing me up on the whole process...and a couple of friendly faces, but it will still be an emotionally exhausting week.

I should be doing work right now. Yesterday afternoon I 'worked from home'. Which meant that I took a 3 hour nap, went to my dental appointment and then picked at a few things in the evening. I'm tired this week...body still recouping. I think taking tonight off is a good idea, I will be fresher tomorrow and able to work a bit later than if I had of tried today. (At least that is my theory)

One of the ladies at work apologized to me today. She said "You actually are trying to make a difference in all this stuff (payroll issues) and have come up with good ideas." Yes, yes I have. It was nice to hear her say it. She finally admitted she was a bitch to me when I started and that it wasn't warranted as it really wasn't me, it was the position and threat to her job. I hope she finally truly understands that we should be working together, not fighting each other. Let's face it folks--payroll and human resources are closely linked.

So..up North next week. One of the ladies going North with me has never been North before. I have been trying to fill her in on things she might need to know. I don't think she has a very good winter coat and her boots are...well, ok for spring, but not spring in the Arctic. I'm taking my parka...only cause I hope to take a couple of walks, but it is warming up in Cambridge Bay. -23 at the moment, -34 with the wind chill. It will be neat to show her the ropes.