Perforations My Arse!

I'm not gonna ask if it's me, as I'm well aware that it's me!

Who gets annoyed and frustrated and has the same issues with the perforation on tissue boxes when attempting to open a new box, see above?!  This happens to me every single time, GRRR

Call it OCD or whatever you'd like but this drives me bonkers.  You can't leave the box looking like that, with the unsightly brown cardboard showing and in the way, Lovey please!

Naturally, since the perforations fail to begin with, removing the brown cardboard is not as simple as you'd like to think, no.  It comes off in bits and pieces and inevitably small pieces of brown cardboard remains.

It's not easy being me sometimes.

I've got a good mind to write the company a stern letter...

Flying Solo Saturday!

Yesterday was my first solo day of delivering mail and packages to the route I've been being mentored on!  My mentor is off on vacation, so the preparing, organizing, loading and delivering the mail and packages was all my responsibility, UGH!

Saturdays are usually one of the lighter deliver days but NOT yesterday, f'rickn Murphy!

I had 179 packages alone, not including regular mail and fliers. I got a late start and didn't head out till a bit after 11AM.  Thankfully, a couple other carriers found me on my route several hours later and took some of my packages, which helped immensely.  I completed the route and made it back to the PO just before 5PM but truth be told had some issues but I overcame them.  A long day but somewhat satisfying.  Oh, it was a raw day too, rainy and cold...

Here is the route 8 work area, bare, where we sort each piece of mail to be delivered -

Here is the same work area, partially filled -

Here are the trays that sit to my left (the driver side in a 'normal' vehicle) that I pull from to deliver, including the smaller packages.  There were MORE flats AND packages in the back of the truck.

This is my 'on the road' work area -

The other carriers in the PO keep telling me "it gets easier" and "it gets better".  I'm trying to stay positive and hoping they're right.

Onward and upwards...

Just Puttering About

Being busy with my new job, I've slacked on getting out for my regular daily walks.  However, yesterday afternoon I did just that and it felt good.

Since it was a warm day, and I was all sweaty from the walk, I decided to putter around the yard for an hour or so.  I grabbed the ole shovel and turned the dirt in my two raised bed, see below.  I tilled the winter rye I planted in the fall, weeds that had started to pop and lingering fall leaves.  All under ground now to decay and add nutrients to the soil ahead of planting season.

As you can see my garlic is coming along nicely too -

 

I'm already mulling what veggies to plant this season and where.  I can hardly wait!