Let's try this again
Soooooo, it's been a while once again. I've managed to get myself over the desire to incessantly scroll through the faster social media. And I want to blog again, as well as some other projects which may or may not happen. Here's a snapshot of recent time, which I know some of you already know.
*Been working from home since mid-March... of a sort. The week the uni closed, I was already on a pre-planned vacation at home. I've been working from home as much as able, and yes there has been work for someone who mostly interacts with patrons. Massively grateful that my new boss started early this year. She's been handling the big project of acquiring ebook editions of physical books we had on course reserves. We've been keeping in touch most days, and I even saw her IN PERSON last week because...
*My washing machine is slowly dying. At this point it will pause when there is supposedly 18 minutes left of the cycle. Runs the barrel to drain, stops, does again, repeat until I make it stop. The repairperson came out last week and said the needed part to fix is no longer made. So went off to the Home Depot, bought a new washer and dryer, and as I was leaving there was my boss. Who I didn't recognize with her mask on. I cannot tell you all how good it was to randomly run into someone I knew while out.
So far she's proving to be a good supervisor, and we get along well. Two big pluses.
Secondly, the new washer and dryer were due to be delivered yesterday. Until I got a call from the person who would do the delivery, asking about a needed bracket. As the machines will be stacked in the available closet, they cannot just sit on top of each other. The person who did my sale last week didn't normally work in the department so did not know to order one. Even with my stating the machines cannot be more than X wide and will stack in a closet. 40 minutes of sitting on the phone yesterday finally secured me the part. Now I'm one week out from my new machine. Which is why I braved the old one last night to do a load of essentials.
*Been periodically thankful I live alone in all of this. No, I was not for a while there. In the fall of 2018 one of my friends moved back to the area from California. And lived here she did until last November... when she was no longer living.
I knew about health issues, since last April I had to call an ambulance for her. Which turned into the second time she was in the hospital with liver failure. And that ended up being what took her life.
Incidentally if you are still reading and would like to do some accountability help, check in with me next week to see if I contacted a therapist.
*Related to therapy, just over a week ago I started taking medication for ADHD for the first time since 1997. It started to help the FIRST DAY. I'm on 80mg of generic stratera and that is probably why my brain is together enough to write all this.
I'm still on thyroid meds (another massive help) along with metformin because I am pre-diabetic. Not too much of a surprise as it runs in my family. And now I have yet another new general practitioner because my last one was zero help with anything. New person is already willing to talk blood sugar levels and sending me material on how to eat low(er) carb.
*Last summer I was made a priest in my temple. For those not aware, it means I need to put together a separate shrine in my house and doing rites as they were done in Egypt a few thousand years ago. There is still a fair bit of work to be done, which includes shampooing the rugs (see talk of late housemate above). Add in that who knows when I can have someone over to do (I tried, it's not easy) and it'll be a good minute before the shrine is up and running.
Overall a lot has been happening, but even in the midst of a pandemic I am personally doing okay. My health is improving, the cats are well and love me being around this much, and I'm keeping in touch with enough people that I don't feel all that isolated.
*Been working from home since mid-March... of a sort. The week the uni closed, I was already on a pre-planned vacation at home. I've been working from home as much as able, and yes there has been work for someone who mostly interacts with patrons. Massively grateful that my new boss started early this year. She's been handling the big project of acquiring ebook editions of physical books we had on course reserves. We've been keeping in touch most days, and I even saw her IN PERSON last week because...
*My washing machine is slowly dying. At this point it will pause when there is supposedly 18 minutes left of the cycle. Runs the barrel to drain, stops, does again, repeat until I make it stop. The repairperson came out last week and said the needed part to fix is no longer made. So went off to the Home Depot, bought a new washer and dryer, and as I was leaving there was my boss. Who I didn't recognize with her mask on. I cannot tell you all how good it was to randomly run into someone I knew while out.
So far she's proving to be a good supervisor, and we get along well. Two big pluses.
Secondly, the new washer and dryer were due to be delivered yesterday. Until I got a call from the person who would do the delivery, asking about a needed bracket. As the machines will be stacked in the available closet, they cannot just sit on top of each other. The person who did my sale last week didn't normally work in the department so did not know to order one. Even with my stating the machines cannot be more than X wide and will stack in a closet. 40 minutes of sitting on the phone yesterday finally secured me the part. Now I'm one week out from my new machine. Which is why I braved the old one last night to do a load of essentials.
*Been periodically thankful I live alone in all of this. No, I was not for a while there. In the fall of 2018 one of my friends moved back to the area from California. And lived here she did until last November... when she was no longer living.
I knew about health issues, since last April I had to call an ambulance for her. Which turned into the second time she was in the hospital with liver failure. And that ended up being what took her life.
Incidentally if you are still reading and would like to do some accountability help, check in with me next week to see if I contacted a therapist.
*Related to therapy, just over a week ago I started taking medication for ADHD for the first time since 1997. It started to help the FIRST DAY. I'm on 80mg of generic stratera and that is probably why my brain is together enough to write all this.
I'm still on thyroid meds (another massive help) along with metformin because I am pre-diabetic. Not too much of a surprise as it runs in my family. And now I have yet another new general practitioner because my last one was zero help with anything. New person is already willing to talk blood sugar levels and sending me material on how to eat low(er) carb.
*Last summer I was made a priest in my temple. For those not aware, it means I need to put together a separate shrine in my house and doing rites as they were done in Egypt a few thousand years ago. There is still a fair bit of work to be done, which includes shampooing the rugs (see talk of late housemate above). Add in that who knows when I can have someone over to do (I tried, it's not easy) and it'll be a good minute before the shrine is up and running.
Overall a lot has been happening, but even in the midst of a pandemic I am personally doing okay. My health is improving, the cats are well and love me being around this much, and I'm keeping in touch with enough people that I don't feel all that isolated.