Passports and other rants...

WooHoo! We now have our passports. We have finished the pre-boarding process. We have saved enough money for the cab rides and even money for the souvenirs.

All that is left is the packing, deciding what to take, and buying a few items to wear during the trip. I tried on my black dress to see if it fits and if I can wear it to the formal dinner. Sadly, it does not fit. Which is good in a way because I get to purchase either a new dress or a new pant suit. I haven't decided what I am going to buy yet. I guess it will depend on what ends up being the most comfortable when I try it on.

I'm hoping to go shopping tomorrow for those items. It's only 2 weeks away, so even with working out each week, I'm sure whatever I buy now will still fit in two weeks.
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Classes are going pretty well this semester. I can't believe that I am almost done. I am doing an internship, so I will now have 4 classes to take in the summer instead of just 3, but I will now need to not work during the summer because of the study time and class time that is needed to cram a 16 week class into 3 or 5 weeks depending on when I take the courses. I can only take one class during the 3 week session, so I will definitely have both 3 and 5 week courses during the summer.

I only have 3 presentations this semester. One is complete. I am so excited. Out of the two that are left, one of them is a group presentation. I have three major papers to write for the same three classes, the good news about that is that there is a very good possibility that I can use one paper for two of the classes since both papers are dealing with problems in offices.
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I have a meeting with my boss on Monday - so I have all weekend to look forward to it. It is in regards to the expense reports that I check each month. Not only do I check to make sure that all receipts are attached, but I also check to make sure that the expenses taken are allowable, check to make sure that everyone turns in every report they are supposed to. I guess a few people have been worrying that their reports are being lost or their receipts are becoming unattached.

Sadly, these people never think they are the ones that mess up. I can't tell you how many times I have picked up some of these reports and a few receipts have dropped out because they weren't caught in the staple. I understand that there are times that it's just a mistake. You think you have included everything but you haven't.

Sometimes, people take the reports off my desk without my knowledge and I have no idea, so I am emailing these people asking them to submit the reports or reprint them. They tell me they have, but I don't have them, so I don't know that they have and have nothing to check. Yes, there are a few times that the mistakes are mine and that I have the reports, but they have been put in the wrong place somehow and I find them later. There are mistakes made on both sides.

Another thing people aren't realizing is that the reports had not been checked for at least three months before I started working there. These people are not used to having things scrutinized so closely. Also, with the number of reports I am looking at, I'm probably not even missing 2% of the reports each month or 1% of the entire number of receipts that I have to look through. All those things need to be taken into account. The problem is, these people are not used to being questioned regarding anything. They feel that no one should dare question them about anything. Oh, well. I think I will do the math and see exactly the percentage of the reports I am asking for in regards to how many are total for the month.