Thursday

VarunaTT

Today is my Friday and I'm glad to have a long weekend coming up.  I don't really have any plans at all beyond race weekend and working on my new pattern.  Next week I'm being social apparently, according to my calendar.  I have a few more things to get organized for work.  Somehow, between receiving my equipment for the new job and getting health insurance/HSA cards, my address got messed up.  So I've been having to slowly fix that.  I need my HSA cards to start using to pay bills and shot co-pays.

Otherwise, SSDD.  

mrsconn23

I'm here...barely.  LOL  We're running all over the house trying to pull all of our camping shit together, while I'm trying to pretend to work. 

Looking at Prudie now.  Will post soon.  

Have a fantastic weekend all!!  

levioosa

Drywall is done on the bathroom! Today the plan is to paint and it's honestly so hot out it will probably dry in no time so then we can add in some fixtures. It's starting to take shape so well I'm actually feeling anxious lol. Can it be? This bathroom remodel started four years ago is actually coming to an end?! 

I have regrets about not taking off next Thursday at least, but at the same time I don't have any vacation days left. It really is bullshit that I don't get any credit or pay for the Monday holidays because I still work 40+ hours, just T-F. They won't even let me switch. Meanwhile the other providers who work M-Th get the Monday holiday and they get their Friday. It's really unfair and in the end I'm losing out on like 5 extra holidays a year.

Otherwise, SSDD. Just trying to live. 

ei34

Glad you have a race to look forward to @VarunaTT and good luck getting all the camping stuff together @mrsconn23!

Sometimes it's the little things...I'm part of a small department at work and we were kind of thrown together in the faculty room, while other depts had proper departmental offices.  I'd asked about us having a dedicated space last spring and shockingly, we have one now!  It's a former resource room (which are now in a new wing of the school) so it's a half-sized classroom, but it'll definitely work.  Just finished a list of dept. birthdays, posted the first Dessert Friday announcement...everyone is excited   I know it sounds silly but it was a bummer trying to have a fun event but when it's in the faculty room, the snacks were often gone bc no one realized it was a dept-specific event (which is fair, the faculty room is public space).  Small and sounds silly but my work friends and I are all excited for our own space, it's good for morale.

short+sassy

@levioosa, congrats on the bathroom remodel almost coming to an end!

@ei34, congrats on the dedicated space for your department!  Especially with Dessert Friday coming up .

@levioosa, that is really extra shitty of your work!  I've worked at places, including my current job, where not everyone has the same schedule.  

I forced myself out of my funk a little bit and am having a more productive day at work.

I also somehow didn't realize until earlier this week that Monday is Labor Day.  So I'm taking tomorrow (Friday) off also and treating myself to a 4-day weekend!

I went over to my neighbor friend's (C) house on Tuesday for a wine and guac dip night.  I was very proud of myself for mainly sticking to celery sticks, instead of tortilla chips!  It was a mutual vent session that I think was cathartic for both of us, lol.

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C was so unexpectedly funny with an issue I'm having!

I was talking about the fear and concerns I had about my excess skin from weight loss.  But there is nothing I can do about it until I hit my goal weight and then the wisdom is to wait another year before plastic surgery.  In that discussion, I also mentioned the golf ball sized lump of scar tissue on my left hip from 20K+ insulin injections.  How it has become SO prominent and noticeable, now that my hips are skinnier.  I showed it to her. 

She works in tv/movie production and hates watching tv in her free time.  She also doesn't like reality shows.  But I discovered one exception on Tuesday.  She LOVES medical/plastic surgery reality shows, lol.  The Skin Doctors, Dr. Pimple Popper, 600lb Life.  I'd never heard of Skin Doctors and had never watched the other two.  Apparently on the 600lb Life show, there are a number of episodes where the participants have spoken to doctors about excess skin removal.

She was enthusiastically talking about these shows and what she has learned about skin removal surgeries.  With the obvious caveat that her only knowledge is from the shows.

But she was really excited when I showed her my scar tissue lump.  She said she thought it was a lipoma (I looked it up and that sounds right).  She even did an "exam" lol, to make sure the lump moves with my skin (it absolutely does) and isn't attached to my body.

She suggested I talk to a plastic surgeon now about that issue.  Since it's not related to my weight loss, I don't need to wait.  That she's guessing it would be a simple and relatively inexpensive procedure.  Out-patient in a doctor's office.  No anesthesia needed.

That made a lot of sense and I had wondered the same thing.  I think it would give me a confidence boost to do something now to improve how my body looks, while I have to wait on the excess skin issues.

It seemed like because she finds this subject so interesting, she wanted to be along with me for this experience.  I don't mind at all and appreciate the support.  She offered to drive me to the appointment when I get the procedure done.  They'll ask if I want to see it.  She said she wants to see it, lol.  I told her I don't know if I want to.  But I will be sure to tell the doctor, "I'm going to pass.  But please show it to my friend C!"  Lol.

She also suggested I apply to be on Dr. Pimple Popper.  Because that doctor would love my lipoma and it's the kind of thing she does on her show all the time.  C then asked "If you get on the show, please please take me!"  Lol.  Of course I would.  It would be great to have a traveling companion.

FTR, C is the kind of friend who would 1,000% help me get to and from medical/surgery appointments or the hospital if I needed her.  Even if it's not a medical procedure she finds interesting, lol.
  

VarunaTT

@short+sassy I just had a meeting over teams and did what you said and that was the issue.  Thank you!!

MNNEBride

VarunaTT said:

@short+sassy I just had a meeting over teams and did what you said and that was the issue.  Thank you!!

I'm glad you got it worked out!  I'm remote and on Teams all the time, but I connect via VPN and not a virtual desktop so didn't think about that angle.

short+sassy

VarunaTT said:

@short+sassy I just had a meeting over teams and did what you said and that was the issue.  Thank you!!

Oh good!  I'm glad that worked.