sngglebnny's Journal, 29 August 2014

Another day of feeling amazing! I got a little depressed yesterday. You're going to think this is so petty, but...

We got an email that our parent company is changing the dress code company-wide from business casual to casual (including permitting shorts from Memorial Day to Labor Day). Then we got an email from the local office that the office holds the right to maintain our current business casual dress code because we are a client-facing office. We are certainly NOT a client-facing office. I haven't seen a client in the two years I've been here because they do not let us invite them to the office. The only client-facing positions are those who work in the hospitals.

Being able to dress down isn't really my issue. This is just another straw added to the camel's back. I've literally had a lifetime of negative reinforcement from parenting to private schools to my home church and now to this office. It just hurt my feelings that we get a small win that would make a huge morale impact, and the office just snatched it away...again.

They don't understand. A lot of them came from very toxic work environments. This is an upgrade for them, but this is a downgrade for me.

On another note, I've narrowed down two items that may be blocking my signal to remove waste from my body. Alcohol and peanut butter. It's probably alcohol, to be honest. Like I said before, it's not that there is a blockage, there's just no signal to go. When I do go, there is proof (I'll refrain from giving details) that I am not dehydrated.

I don't have to drink so I am cutting it out for the month of September. I'm also so happy to be finishing the salad challenge in two days! People are starting to compliment me on my weight loss too! They aren't just seeing it in my face, they are pulling on my clothes and telling me how great they are fitting now, or how baggy they are now. That makes me feel so good. <sigh> Alright, back to work :-)