Aoubt time I posted

I know it's been awhile. Holidays and all that. Spent Thanksgiving mostly at home did go out to dinner with my gfriend and her family tho, got to admit was a lovely evening. Started to think about Xmas. Have actually managed to buy the cards at least so that's a start.

Jagr is working lots of overtime this week. Funniest thing was yesterday he was sleeping in the car as well it's quieter than at home at least, so he wakes up with someone outside the car going look there's a homeless man! Poor guy, he will be home tonight, I think...last time I saw him was for about 10 minutes Tuesday between me coming home and him going to sleep.

I hope they are done with construction soon because this is very disruptive, it means we barely are getting to see each other right now and it SUCKS! Must deal with the car soon but been busy with work with the other girl out sick earlier this week the whole week is just thrown out.

Just when I thought things couldn't get worse...

Still problems with my medication...I will be calling the Dr's office again today. Managed to fall ass over tea kettle at the hospital where I went to get my blood tested to make sure my liver is ok. Man I felt like an idiot, grazed my finger which just stings more than anything every time I put my hand into water. Got aggravated at Jagr and it wasn't his fault really when he slept all evening, I could have done with talking to him at one point. I think I was just feeling sorry for myself in the end.

Oh and then! Josie vomited around 2 am....so there I am cleaning that mess up. She wasn't right for awhile ate some dried food promptly then went into a corner mewed and threw up again...so out I had to get the bucket again. I think I finally drifted back off to sleep again at 3:30 am...and I'm up again at 5am. On the bright side I got to the office without any noticeable problems.

Will have Jagr keep an eye on Josie I really hope we don't have to get her to the vet.

Monday morning blues

So much for having a relaxing Monday morning. Here I was thinking oh great I have a Dr's apt at 9am...I can have a lie in at home cup of tea check email go to the Dr's and then go to work and I'll be happy....oh no fate had other plans.

I feel crappy today, it's the painkiller day of the month, so I was happy to get a lie in...I go to leave I'm backing out of the garage watching to make sure I don't hit a van behind me...then I hear a crunch..in my effort to avoid the van I am not watching the walls of the garage which put a lovely knock in the side of the car...the new car /cry.

I am driving to the Dr's and I see that I have a message, I check message, Dr won't be in till 1 he will be at the hospital...I turn around come back home again...call Dr's. No no apt still on the books come in...I get to the Dr's...oh no Dr' isn't here come back at 1! AAAAAARRRRGGGGHHH!!!!

At this point I'm like screw work I'm not in a fit state for dealing with any more crap today. I drive back home do email work from home, have a pot of tea to try to calm myself. Call insurance company get that taken care of, still feeling a fool. Then I do some more work, call Mum. Manage not to cry somehow. Pharmacy calls...we can't fulfill your prescription until you see the Dr's and you need to make sure they give the authorization when you see them for the higher dosage...

Sheesh anything else going on today?! I'll take the car in today for an estimate as well and see what that damage will be. I'm glad I made the decision to work from home because I don't think I could cope with being in the office as well right now. But good grief this has been one of the worst mornings in a long time. Can anything else go wrong today?

Pooped!

What an aggravating week this has been. Just lots of little stuff. I'm up to date I think but now the fax is going and I'm like urgh yet more orders?! I hope not. I'm leaving some things for the order department, I really just don't feel like doing any more junk. Going to stick out the rest of the hour here that gives me an extra hour this morning, as I worked through lunch to make up going home a little early. Then again I think I have some more time owed from earlier this week.

And we learnt last night they are going to be renovating the balconies at the apt complex because of dry rot in places. Husband isn't too happy about that but we were warned before we moved in. Hopefully he can still get enough sleep in during the evenings before he has to go to work. Worst case I can talk with some of our friends see if he can find a spot to sleep that might be a bit quieter during the day.

Had Better Days...

Ok I've had better days than this one can I go back home and start from scratch? Horrible night's sleep again last night. And it's one of those days at work, I'm wearing accounting, licensing, orders, customer service and any other random question no one else seems to be able to answer. Keep jumping from one thing to another and never actually getting anything accomplished/ Not to mention I've completely messed up the licensing stuff today. I am sure I am missing some that I needed to verify.

We More Time Off

Now honestly I think European's get too much time off, at the end of her working career my Mum had 7 or 8 weeks a year and she struggled to find the time to take that off. That works out for nearly 2 mths a year. I think I'd be bored with that. But honestly employers in the US really do crack the whip, in most companies you are lucky to get 2 weeks in the first year you work in most cases you get one week for every 6 mths you work so that means at the end of your first year you work. Now get me if I am wrong but when you are hired they generally stipulate 2 weeks vacation a year. But wait a minute 2 weeks a year but I have to work a full year to get that 2nd week then you are moving onto your 2nd year you don't roll over that week you just get 2 weeks so where does that week go?

Not that I take a lot of time off from my job. Just driving to work this morning I notice how light the traffic is then I remember oh yes it's a Federal holiday, one that only half the working population even takes notice of over here and it's not the only one that tends to get conveniently over looked by employers. You have to work in most jobs here 3 or 5 years in a job before you get another week even.

Now I like my job I really do, I just don't like standard business practices of lack of time off...I would kill for three weeks I really would then I get to have 2 weeks off with my husband and we can go on a vacation, that gives us a week to spreed throughout the rest of the year for a day off here and there that you need to get other stuff done or to just take a day when you need it. It makes me wonder when people start using their 'sick' days to do those days off here and there instead does this make business sense? I know I know I'm ranting. Give another year or three and I'll get that coveted extra week and I'll be happy until I have to start a new job at which point you go right back to square one again.

TGIF

Listened to Mur Lafferty's Heaven Season Three Episode this morning on the way to work. For some reason I just love that podcast. She has a new podcast out which I've subscribed to but not listened to yet, I tend to want to wait a bit to let the author put out a few then catch up, that way I'm not killing myself on cliff hangers for too long.

Not been a bad week, did the rebiff injection in the butt, man I swear that is the most painful spot to inject, it always smarts it's like someone flicks you there, an intense sting. Fortunately no reaction so that's a good thing, I'll do the arm tonight and see how that goes then I get to rotate back around to my left side.

Spent a lot of this week falling asleep early and waking up early, ah well nothing like being in the office by 6:30 am most days, and I'm not even supposed to start till 7. Tomorrow should be interesting tho have to get up early get the shopping done before running off to my g'friends for a bunch of pampering. Jagr gave me a morning down there with my friends and a bunch of pampering I'm really quite looking forward to it.

Learnt about a bad oil spill today in the bay area (wonder why I didn't see this in the news yesterday). Kinda sucks anything like this not like we aren't doing enough to the environment as it is.

Got to admit news is pretty depressing at the moment, and people wonder why we are fascinated by celebrities, I admit I do look for gossip but it's a break from the rest of the world. That's not to say I put my head in the sand about what is going on, but at the same time I am not going to post much about it either. Politics and religion are best left away from here.

Lesson #2 when using the auto injector

Lesson #1 was to pull the bit on the end of the adapter to remove the needle cap.

Lesson #2 even if you remember to pull the end off, check to make sure the needle cap actually came off before injecting...I know I pulled it because I had it on the table...

Fortunately both times I've been able to save the medication and done a manual injection. Guess you live and learn. My dosage will increase on my next injection so I'm debating on where I should do it. The plan was to rotate around all the spots but I think I had a reaction in my left arm it almost feels like an insect bite, some swelling and it's been itching on and off, and I think it still looks a little red, not sure I want to do my first normal dose in my right arm and have the same reaction, I'm thinking of just jumping right to the butt, and yep that did hurt last time but at least I don't have a reaction site.

After almost 2 months of almost no scalp itching I think I'm starting to get a little irritation back again, ah well I think that's something I'm going to just have to live with for the rest of my life. At least the flaking is waay down, and hey the steroids were useful for something else other than just treating the MS symptoms. I've tried new hair products in the hope that that will reduce some of the irritation, and I no longer use a shampoo with a detergent which just makes things 100 times worse.

Did pick up the needlework for a bit again last night, hard to do in the evening tho I need better light honestly, and I must remember to have a pencil handy to mark off what I've done, this pattern is to complicated to not do so. I am seriously going to need a lit magnifier to work properly. I just wish I knew what I had done with the original one I had that worked just fine. There are a few out there so I'll be looking for the perfect one. And of course I'll need to find a new framer for my artwork when it's done, I think I'm already missing my lady that I used to use in New Jersey, she really did a fantastic job. What I might do is there is a shop in Livermore that does stitch stuff I might ask there if they can make a recommendation on a framer.

Jagr home!

I will try not to get used to this. But I've actually seen more of my husband in one weekend than I have in the last 6mths! This I can live with, and the occasional bout of overtime won't hurt as much. This new schedule is far more civilized and less taxing on our personal time, and it means the chore's get done whoo hoo.

Got connected via skpye with Jagr's parents now, so that means we can have much easier communication with everyone and they can now talk with my parents without spending a fortune in long distance calls.

Got to admit I love being able to talk over the internet with my folks.

Finally unpicked the mess I had made of my last needlework project, and started working on it again. When I took another look at it I realized I actually had not made as much of a screw up as I first thought, bit of a relief I must say. So now I'm just sitting down watching well listening to the TV and stitching. Would be nice to have a piece up that I've made here. I have not done this in so long and Jagr has never seen me actually complete a project yet. Plus I really want to do more of this while I can still see. I did loose my magnifier tho I think I may have to buy a new one as it' is a bit of a struggle with the small stitches. I'm working on like an 18ct piece of material and that's tiny. I used to have no problems but well time is taking it's toll. I'm looking forward to getting somewhere with this over the coming winter, just need to make sure I get some good light and don't strain myself too much.

First Saturday in Like Forever Together

Yay, with Jagr's new work schedule we get a whole Saturday morning together, it's such a treat! I've already done the meal planning for the rest of the week and we will probably go to the store shortly and get that chore done. Then we'll spend the rest of the morning goofing off or something and both take a nap later in the afternoon.

Spent most of last night reformatting my PC so it actually boots up a bit quicker, got to admit it was starting to take far too long. I just hate having to find all the drivers and so forth, but I guess I only do this once every 2 years. It was certainly time to do it this time, I can be up and running within like 2 minutes now instead of 5 - 10 it was taking before, I used to get up walk away make a cup of tea before sitting down.

Updated the twitter page too to make it look a bit more interesting. Interesting stuff up there if you want to keep up with the podcasters and what they are doing.

Managed to mess up my injection last night, I forgot to take the cap off...(what an idiot), managed to save I think most of the medication, unfortunately I then had to do a manual injection, on the positive side I mess up on the site in my stomach, which is the least painful of the lot. Was honestly surprised at how easy it was to slip the needle in...ah well that cured that phobia a little I guess, but I will try not to do that again. (I still feel an idiot).

Thanks goodness for podcasts....

Sitting in an hour's worth of traffic on the San Mateo bridge this morning, I'm eternally grateful to podcasts for keeping me sane. Lately I've been listening to Diary of a Madman, little bit violent for my taste but I've started so I'll finish. Last few things I've listened to are House Down Cherry Tree Lane, Murder at Avendon Hill, Bright Child. All interesting and loving you guys. Hell of a lot more interesting than the same music on the radio day in day out and the awful reception on the San Mateo Bridge in the morning. Again links are at the bottom of this blog for anyone interested in checking these out. Also been checking out a friends podcast as well, informative if you are having problems conceiving, their podcast is up on i-tunes titled Relax It Will Happen. I know interesting that we would be listening to this as neither of us actually want children. But I'm doing it because these are my friends and I don't get to see all that much of them because well they live back in England and I'm here in the US. Course if you read this blog you will know that recently they did manage to become proud parents.

Got to chat with my niece and sister over the weekend. Wow my niece is a hottie!, my sister better watch out she is going to have problems with boys later on going after her, may need a fly swatter to fend them off there :) Chatting was fun I had Josie in with me in front of the video camera and my niece leaning forward to kiss the monitor, waaay too cute.

Had no trick or treaters come around last night, ah well guess the candy will end up in our respective offices, I may not bother next year. I always like to have some on hand just in case, but in reality I think we have only ever been bothered once by people and that was at our old place not our current one. People just don't like going around apartments I guess, and I admit we didn't decorate the place out to look friendly to em but you just never know.