Grump South Central in the hizouse

So several things today just went wrong.

A) I feel like hell. Insomnia is wearing on me and I am grumpy as heck because of it.

B) Spilled my coffee this morning= grumpy.

C) Feel fat, bloated and just overall crappy=grumpy

D) Not super happy about the pregnancy this week. Finally getting those waves of mood swings which I have not experienced the "I don't want to be pregnant" feeling until now= grumpy.

E) I just found out that the Federal Government DOES NOT pay for maternity leave. You must use all your sick and vacation leave in order to be paid for those 12 weeks= GRUMPY.
1. I only have 72 hrs of vacation and
2. 61 hrs of sick leave so far since I only have worked here since March. I accrue 8 hrs of vacation and 8 hrs of sick leave a month. SO, I will not have enough leave to pay for my maternity leave. However, I can have leave donated to me, so hopefully this will work.

BUT this just freaking sucks! People think that the fed's got it good, but listen, this is just ridiculous. Federal Employees' Parental Leave Act of 2009 is trying to at least get 4 weeks paid for maternity leave and the remainder will need to be covered with sick/annual leave. Maybe, just maybe this will be passed by June. Not likely!

Now, California does have a program where state disability does pay 55% of your pay for 6 weeks but only if the employer pays into the state disability Insurance, and guess what, I am 99% sure the federal government does not do that! SO, I have this great state backing maternity leave, but I work for the fed's in that state, so I loose that benefit. THAT F'ING SUCKS!

Argh. Going to SD in 2 days though. Need to have a vaca!

I am out. Leaving work early, and taking a nap.