assert myself

I think that with all the stress in my life this week, I acheived this goal to the point of bitchiness. I’ll have to tone it down some.

Was all over the map on this task this week:

1) Had a houseguest who overstayed their welcome. Didn’t ask her to leave.

2) Boss being a hell-bitch. I talked to her, but didn’t fully express my feeling. Also, she lied straight to my face, and I didn’t call her on it.

3) One of my students is being overly demanding, expecting me to do her work for her. I told her that I won’t do her work, but I’ll help her with it if she finishes it first.

So 1 1/2 out of 3 I guess. It’s not great, but it’s a start. It’s hard to assert yourself after years of rolling over.

Made some great progress on this one. I bought an elliptical trainer awhile ago, and due to some mixups, it wasn’t delivered promptly. The company wanted to schedule a delivery sometime next week, but I took a stand. I politely said that no, next week wasn’t acceptable, and I was not prepared to wait any longer. I reminded them of their promise to deliver it as soon as it arrived, and said that I wanted it delivered immediately. They talked to the manager who made the promise to me, and then arranged to deliver it the next day, which is today! Yay, I finally have my elliptical, and I finally asserted myself! It’s a red letter day!