Work nightmares

Been on the job for 8 full days.  Already having nightmares.  On day 3 my office got a call that there were 3 big dogs in the residential unit and dog hair in the dining hall.  I got to meet the director of the unit and she and I went to see the employees filing the complaints.  We explained that they were service dogs, they adhered to our policy, they had their papers/vaccinations in order, they were allowed to be anywhere the client was (except food-preparation areas) and, even though there were three dogs this week and they were big dogs, they were totally allowed.  That night I had bizarre dreams, including, at one point, a service puppy coming into the building and my biggest fear was that it was going to wake up the service fox who was already sleeping comfortably, sprawled out on the living room floor.

I think some other people might have nightmares about my work.  On day 2, I drove up to the former officers' quarters which is my office building. It's an 1888 building which has been nicely renovated.  I have a designated parking spot which is clearly labeled 'reserved for COS. ' On this day, a car was already in my spot.  I drove a little further and parked in the visitor spot.  The other employee who's spot was usurped, called the station police.  The police came over to look up who was in our reserved spot. As a bonus to writing them a ticket, it turned out there were warrants for their arrest, so parking-stealers got a free trip to jail. Moral of the story:  don't park in my spot!

On two consecutive days, I had two trips to distant clinics, 1.5 and 2 hours away. As Judd will tell you, if I'm not in control of the car, I'm a mess ( i.e. criticizing the speed; I'm a stickler for staying in your lane and if you color outside those lines, you're going too fast, etc.)  I was at the mercy of other drivers in government cars and had white knuckles long beyond the duration of those two trips. Now my sleep is disturbed by pre-worrying about the 5 hour drive one way to Seattle next week for a work conference. I haven't had the "mandatory computer training" on government driving, so I'm not supposed to offer to drive yet.  I think I'll offer to fly.