Thank You, Kyrsyan, for starting the thread this week.
And thanks again to all of you who join in the thread; as I've said before, knowing that others are trying to stay prepped is a very comforting thing.
Philkar, thank you for the cream soup mix recipe; I will add that to my collection.
Have you ever had one of those times when it seems that the hits just won't stop coming? Daughter ended up in the ED with a burst ovarian cyst, and they also found a cyst on her uterus, so they are trying to get her in for surgery ASAP. She wants the full meal deal - aka: hysterectomy. I'm working up a list of family members who have had 'female' cancers just in case the OB/GYN is hesitant. Since she will be 39 soon, I'm hoping he sees it her way.
I am trying to work my way out of the sadness of my friend/co-worker Buddy's passing; his funeral was Friday, and my head just wasn't in a good place last Saturday so I very much appreciated having folks who are willing to step in to start the thread. I will just be glad when my head gets adjusted to what will be my 'New Normal'. At my age, I've had to deal with the loss of many people that I've cared about; you would think it gets easier after that, but I'm having a harder time this time than I usually do. And of course, the work issues aren't helping - though HR is being absolutely wonderful; I absolutely bless the day that I decided to drop in on an open interview session - it was one of the best decisions I've made in the past 26 years.
Okay, back to preps...
Plans for today:
Check the mail to see if my paperwork from my short term disability provider came in - I had an appointment made for today with my MD to have him fill out his part but the paperwork didn't show up. I called to reschedule the appointment and the office was not unhappy - she said they were slammed. Hopefully, the paperwork will be here by Friday as that is when they scheduled the new appointment. And hopefully the winter storm they have forecast for this week will have blown over by then. Cousins are encouraging me to sign up for social security disability, but my disability through work is double what my social security would be, so I will stick with it until it runs out - by that time I'll be eligible for regular Social Security.
Go to the appointment set up by the hospital where we both work/worked for grief counseling at 11 am re: being Buddy's POA and his passing.
Keep trying to get through to the vet - I'm hoping that they answer their phone; they are always busy but in the past I've been able to get through; however, I've tried several times and the phone just does not get answered. I need to get the one female outside cat I have in to be spayed since a stranger wandered in and appeared interested. I also need to find said stranger a good home - he's a nice enough kitty (other than wanting to breed) but I already have 2 inside cats and Stranger makes 5 outside. I like having cats around - they keep the rodent/mole/etc... population under control.
I need to go to my Buddy's house and carry the boxes of his clothing to the homeless shelter - may need to run one or two more loads of laundry before I do, as I'm sure some of the clothing hadn't been worn in a few years - since Covid hit, and the resulting nurse shortage - we'd all been work scrubs or pjs most of the time.
And thanks again to all of you who join in the thread; as I've said before, knowing that others are trying to stay prepped is a very comforting thing.
Philkar, thank you for the cream soup mix recipe; I will add that to my collection.
Have you ever had one of those times when it seems that the hits just won't stop coming? Daughter ended up in the ED with a burst ovarian cyst, and they also found a cyst on her uterus, so they are trying to get her in for surgery ASAP. She wants the full meal deal - aka: hysterectomy. I'm working up a list of family members who have had 'female' cancers just in case the OB/GYN is hesitant. Since she will be 39 soon, I'm hoping he sees it her way.
I am trying to work my way out of the sadness of my friend/co-worker Buddy's passing; his funeral was Friday, and my head just wasn't in a good place last Saturday so I very much appreciated having folks who are willing to step in to start the thread. I will just be glad when my head gets adjusted to what will be my 'New Normal'. At my age, I've had to deal with the loss of many people that I've cared about; you would think it gets easier after that, but I'm having a harder time this time than I usually do. And of course, the work issues aren't helping - though HR is being absolutely wonderful; I absolutely bless the day that I decided to drop in on an open interview session - it was one of the best decisions I've made in the past 26 years.
Okay, back to preps...
Plans for today:
Check the mail to see if my paperwork from my short term disability provider came in - I had an appointment made for today with my MD to have him fill out his part but the paperwork didn't show up. I called to reschedule the appointment and the office was not unhappy - she said they were slammed. Hopefully, the paperwork will be here by Friday as that is when they scheduled the new appointment. And hopefully the winter storm they have forecast for this week will have blown over by then. Cousins are encouraging me to sign up for social security disability, but my disability through work is double what my social security would be, so I will stick with it until it runs out - by that time I'll be eligible for regular Social Security.
Go to the appointment set up by the hospital where we both work/worked for grief counseling at 11 am re: being Buddy's POA and his passing.
Keep trying to get through to the vet - I'm hoping that they answer their phone; they are always busy but in the past I've been able to get through; however, I've tried several times and the phone just does not get answered. I need to get the one female outside cat I have in to be spayed since a stranger wandered in and appeared interested. I also need to find said stranger a good home - he's a nice enough kitty (other than wanting to breed) but I already have 2 inside cats and Stranger makes 5 outside. I like having cats around - they keep the rodent/mole/etc... population under control.
I need to go to my Buddy's house and carry the boxes of his clothing to the homeless shelter - may need to run one or two more loads of laundry before I do, as I'm sure some of the clothing hadn't been worn in a few years - since Covid hit, and the resulting nurse shortage - we'd all been work scrubs or pjs most of the time.