Everything Is Beautiful
The meeting with WC went marvelously! It is so nice to be able to associate a face and voice with the writings I”ve been reading for years. I think that WC and Tshsmom were among the first people I met blogging. We talked for at least 3 hours (didn’t keep track of time) and it was great. Over all too soon. This is the first time I’ve met a blogbuddy in person unless you count talking on the phone to Tshsmom. Very very positive experience.
And now for some scary/intimidating/progress news.
The doc says I am going back to work on Feb. 8 which is a Friday. Half days at first (am now feeling like an invalid, but whatever). Was hoping for a reprieve, but she says the sooner I get back the easier it’ll be on me. Gave me a bit of a pep talk about running my life instead of letting influences run me (like physical health).
Right.
So I go back to see her again next Friday to work out a ‘back to work’ schedule.
Sigh. Ok, alright, it was going to happen sooner or later.
Left a voice mail message for new/old boss with the news. He sent me an e mail asking me to go to lunch next week on his tab to ‘talk about things’. I accepted, and asked if there was anything I needed to worry about. His response was no.
OK now I”m panicking.
That lasted about an hour.
Then I talked with pals at the hellhole, and felt better. Things there are even worse (honestly I didn’t think that this was possible). The new motto is ‘the beatings will continue until morale improves’, and some of the staff are being royally roasted by the rodent, who now has a henchman/woman or two. I tried to cheer the buds up and think I succeeded. At least I can give them a friendly ear.
The lunch is Wednesday.
I know that they didn’t expect me back, and that this has got to be expensive and a puzzler for them (do I plan to stay? What do I want to do, how much longer do I plan to work, etc). Hope that these are the topics de jour. After all, they do owe me a job, sorry to say (sorry for them and me that things didn’t work out at the hellhole, but I”m hardly the first person to have issues there).
On another note, Mom went to a heart doctor and is getting tests done, which she badly needs.
Pauly wound up having a quadruple bypass and cauterization to part of his heart, and he’s doing fine. WHEW!!! Thank you for your good thoughts and prayers, world, I know that they helped.
The Most Spoiled Cat In The Universe is healing very quickly (eyes and leg). She is not forgiving me for the eye cream, though. Thanks again for your affection and support for her too.
I applied shopping therapy to my work-fears. Let’s hope it isn’t a wasted thing. Can’t hurt (much), can it?
Have a lovely weekend, world!! Hope it’s warm wherever you are.
BJ
