I don't like confrontation

Seriously, y'all, confrontation and I are like oil and vinegar. We don't mix or jive well. I like to make everyone supposedly happy and upbeat. I don't like to hurt people and sure don't like to see people cry. I'm a motherly figure and (was told) born as a 40 year old. So when I had to confront one of my Section Editors below me. It.was.time.consuming.and.interesting, to say the least. My sister and dad were channeled as they both know how to argue, well, and my sister can give pretty good advice on how to stand your own ground.

The confrontation happened around 4:30 on Thursday. I stood my ground, made someone admit their mistakes, and made the girl cry. I was, according to my advisor, mean. After the confrontation, my advisor of the paper (who sat in) told me that I kind-of attacked the girl. This, in my opinion, is not true. She (the section editor) raised her voice, so I raised mine. My advisor may think I "attacked" my Section Editor but seriously, if she caused me so much trouble, it was time for me to tell her. I was straight and to the point, and stood my ground.

My sister was proud and my mom too. My sister, who completely talked me through how to get in a confrontation, was an amazing supporter and in my corner from the first second I asked her for help.

Ultimately this had to happen. There was no way around calling someone out (on the carpet) about them not doing their job. Maybe it could have gone better-maybe not. Fortunately, for me, my sister talked me through the whole confrontation bit and could probably had done so in her sleep. ;) She's good at it--I'm still learning. I felt h.o.r.r.i.b.l.e. about being mean but life goes on and at the end of the day...I think the girl got why this confrontation had to occur.

But still...I don't like confrontation!!

I AM SO EXCITED...

I AM SO EXCITED and I JUST can't hide it!!! Why am I excited you ask??? Tonight, I get to meet and gather with blog ladies. The includes several well-known bloggers and I just can't stop thinking about tonight!! When the clock strikes 7pm, the time will come. Maybe this is the reason I can't quit smiling today?? Oh and did I mention that I am SO EXCITED!!!

Great...just Great

Today is another day and I am already exhausted. I did not get very much sleep at all last night. I do not understand why, but I can take a guess: maybe it was because I had to use the restroom every, yes every hour, or maybe it was because the people upstairs had their TV on LOUD, or maybe it was because I was thirsty a bunch last night. Whatever prevented me, I do not like it one bit.

Therefore, I gave up trying to sleep at 5, yes 5AM and am now doing homework. Uh...it will be a long day and I already know it. Wanna hear/read the best part? I have a meeting at 9pm that I MUST attend and can not get out of...can you say long day? I know this is not very fun to read and I am sorry. Wish I could be a little more entertaining today ;)

So maybe I can give you a little something other than a rant...here I go...I am adding a few things that happened last night while I was at work and a few things from the wee hours for my Not Me Monday addendum.

** A 3.5 girl did not slap her hand over my mouth because she did not want me to sing with her.
** I did not make my own cup of Chai tea at 3am.
** The 3.5 year old did not throw a pillow at me because she was mad.
** A 5.5 month old that I work with is not totally in love with a dog toy and will suck on it for ever. She is also not crawling at 5.5 months.
** I did not watch a few movies on TV during the wee hours because I could not sleep.

Today is another day and I am hoping for the best. Hope everyone had a better night sleep then I did.

Have a wonderful Tuesday!!!!