Scribblings from the Mitchy Side

First of all, a brief recap of what I've been up to since I last posted.

( A Brief Recap )

This brings us to yesterday, where BigBouncy sidled up to me late afternoon and said "Fancy a jaunt tomorrow?" Me, being the ever cautious and wise admin, asked why before committing myself. Turns out a school that is going to be merged with another school had got itself into a tizzy about archiving its records and needed some help. Records Management had already been out there to get the process going but they needed someone to go over and basically empty all the storage boxes into proper HCC archive boxes, label 'em and enter the details into a spreadsheet. As this is basically what I do whenever I archive stuff at work (and you know I bitch about it :) ) and as the school was in nearby Hatfield, BigBouncy wondered if I'd volunteer.

Shitty job v. morning out of the office? Guess which I chose? :)

Naturally, because I wanted an early start today, I got another attack of insomnia last night and didn't get to sleep until 4am. *headdesk* Thanks, body, I needed that. *mutters naughty words* Somehow, after 3 hours sleep, I managed to prise myself up and trundled over to the school more or less on time to see what sort of fun and games I was in for today. It didn't start well - BigBouncy had assured me that there'd be a laptop available with the spreadsheet Records Management wanted completed available to me, no problems. First thing secretary says when I asked about it "Oh, BigBouncy said you'd be bringing a laptop!" Well I know she wouldn't have said that because we don't HAVE laptops in our office for use by the serfs on trips out and about anyway. So I can only assume the school heard what it wanted to hear and went deaf to everything else. It was ever thus. After much faffing about, I was finally set up with a laptop and the right spreadsheet and could get stuck into the archiving.

It took me 3 solid hours of non-stop work. I am absolutely knackered now. And I haven't finished it all, either. I ran out of the labels that Records Management left, and despite the headteacher's hints that I could perhaps go and get more and come back that afternoon, I declined and said I'd be back tomorrow to finish off. Sadly, I have to go to work first, rather than straight to Hatfield (Hatfield and Hertford are in opposite directions from me :P) because I couldn't get in touch with anyone IN RM to get more labels, dammit. Oh well, it's practically done, everything's boxed up in the proper boxes which is the main thing. I just have to label the last few, inventory the contents and transfer the info to the spreadsheet. Unless they generate 20 more boxes before I get there tomorrow, it shouldn't take me more than an hour to do.

Went back to work via home, where I had a shower and some lunch and got into the office just in time for the riveting Team Meeting. Bleh. The afternoon was spent slurping tea and sorting out some paperwork, plus going over a few last minute details with PartyGirl, who finished work for the summer today. Jammy cow :)

And now I'm home, typing this up, before I keel over for a power nap. Mmmm sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep.......