Wine & Work

I work two jobs and am in grad school. It is a rare night when I am home before 9:45 / 10pm. When I get home, I've used so much adrenaline to keep going throughout the day, that I am too keyed up to sleep. 

3-4 times a week, I'll have a glass of wine with my late night dinner. My housemate is in law school and she often joins me. It's a good way to unwind a bit, and catch up on our days. 

The Wine Market where I work in the evenings.

We joke about it a bit, and sometimes suggest we should maybe feel guilty for it. Immediately, though, we've justified it based on the long day we had or the hard work we did. Plus, red wine is good for heart health, right?

Turns out, no need for guilt! Having a drink a day is good for women! Apparently, women who have a moderate amount of alcohol 5-7 days a week were significantly healthier in old age than women who didn't. Women who have 1-2 drinks a day are 28% more likely to age successfully.

Dad's vineyard 

Good news for my dad, he can keep making wine for us to drink :) 

Something for Your Boss

Everyone has had that moment when their coworker catches them by surprise while they are stalking someone on facebook, shopping online, reading their fav blog or checking their horoscope.

 Check out what the WSJ has to say about browsing the web while at work:

According to a new study, Web browsing can actually refresh tired workers and enhance their productivity, compared to other activities such as making personal calls, texts or emails, let alone working straight through with no rest at all.

Apparently, web breaks are more "restorative" than other breaks or working straight through because the individual has control over what they are looking at and experiencing and therefore enjoy it more. For some reason, I'm pretty sure this won't fly when your boss is the one standing over your shoulder.

Oh My

So remember my admirer (read: stalker)? Well, he never showed up on that Friday he said he would. I thought I was off the hook! I must not have knocked on wood quickly enough, because he came looking for me yesterday. One of my co-workers answered the door and informed him I was in a meeting and would be for a long time. Keep in mind, we can't lie and say I'm not here because he works right next to where I park so he knows my car. Stalker dude told my co-worker he had something to SHOW me, and would swing by tomorrow (today).

What could you possibly want to show a total stranger? I have creepy crawlies all over me just thinking about it! So, when my co-worker came to fill me in on the conversation, he found me hiding in the kitchen like a ridiculous child. Yes, I like to pretend I'm a mature adult, but when it comes to creepy men and lying I get a little bit nervous!

This morning I pulled up to the office and he was waiting there for me. Yikes! He told me he stopped by yesterday and I kept walking and said I was in a meeting. He said he has something to show me, might I have a minute to come see? (I promptly start freaking out in my head)

 I quickly informed him that I was quite late for work and could not. Nothing stops this guy though! He said he'd be by this afternoon. No asking, just informing. Hello manners?! Anyone?

I continued walking, and told him I actually was leaving half day, sorry! And then I hurried into the office.

My goodness, East Baltimore is never boring, that's for sure. I think the fact that his occupation is headstone engraving adds to the creep factor here,

...not to mention the double my age thing, the visiting a complete stranger, the wanting to show me something...okay, the whole thing is super sketch!