Inconvenient Annoyances

working...
I have been so stressed yesterday I had to take a mental health day or I might have flown back to the US and hurt someone.  Today doesn't make me feel any better I should just not "go in" today.

working...
I have been so stressed yesterday I had to take a mental health day or I might have flown back to the US and hurt someone.  Today doesn't make me feel any better I should just not "go in" today.

you should have another mental health day.

I order a pair of really cute boots from simplybe and only found out that they'd canceled them because i went to check the status of my other stuff.  It really ticks me off that either nothing is in stock in my size or they say it is in stock but when I go to order it becomes out of stock and worse they let me order it then cancel it!!! 

Sympathies!! Are they at least swabbing the second girl now, even though it's too late to treat the first one?

Nope-since she was just starting to show symptoms there have taken a 'wait and see' approach.  The 7 year old has asthma so I've increased her steroid inhaler and started the ventolin 4X a day and it seems to be working.  She also had the flu jab so I hope it protects her. 
For 9 year old's raw nose due to excessive blowing  I've been putting some neosporin on it.  Since I haven't been back/received a care package in a few years it is out of date but I think it is helping her a bit.
Both had a restful night last night and are back at school today.  They both wanted to go back, I just hope I haven't made a mistake. 
BD-I hope that you are able to see the ophthalmologist quickly and that you do not have glaucoma. 

Thanks, Ophinky. Have not had official diagnosis yet -- just mumblings of not liking look of optic nerve, etc. The pressure is in normal range though but guess it's possible to still have it.

Indeed. My pressures are normal, my optic nerves are not.  Guess who gets to go to the eye doctor a lot more than what is normal monitoring? Me! Since I don't have abnormal pressures, I don't take any drops.  But I get lots of pictures of my optic nerves and mapping of my peripheral vision every year.  I'm not at a treatment stage yet, but I am very, very, very, very slowly getting worse (i.e. been monitored for about 7 years now and its only a  teensy-tiniest bit worse on the optic nerves)
Fingers crossed you don't have it. 

Indeed. My pressures are normal, my optic nerves are not.  Guess who gets to go to the eye doctor a lot more than what is normal monitoring? Me! Since I don't have abnormal pressures, I don't take any drops.  But I get lots of pictures of my optic nerves and mapping of my peripheral vision every year.  I'm not at a treatment stage yet, but I am very, very, very, very slowly getting worse (i.e. been monitored for about 7 years now and its only a  teensy-tiniest bit worse on the optic nerves)
Fingers crossed you don't have it. 

That sounds a very similar situation. Wonder what happens if this ophthalmologist prescribes drops and then when I get back to UK, they take the monitoring route?
I'm supposed to be monitored once a year anyway because of detached vitreous in both eyes (results in giant floaters which you are supposed to get used to - hah!) Although they are OK now it could lead to detached retinas which is of course more serious. Geez, I used to have good eyesight 

the weather forecast. it's not looking good for tomorrow and the weekend has a possibility of being rather nasty, too.

the weather forecast. it's not looking good for tomorrow and the weekend has a possibility of being rather nasty, too.

Same for over here!

It is so cold here -- 21F (less with wind chill) -- that it makes your teeth ache. Brrrr.

My flatmate from the 'old' house got robbed today. Not much was taken, but she is rightfully upset. Turns out our idiot ex landlord gave the keys to movers/builders/etc and didn't bother to tell us that these random men had keys to our house. The landlord is coming over tonight. Though I've already moved most of my stuff, just keeping a few trinkets and clothes at the old place so that I could finally move everything after essays were done, I'm going to be here waiting for him with two of the other girls. We've caught him in a bold-faced lie and I just can't wait to see how he's going to try and talk himself out of it.

What a freakin' psychopath!

Needless to say, regardless of what happens tonight, we will be calling the police if my flatmate hasn't already done so. I'm also definitely placing a lovely phone call to the agency and warn them that they should investigate this landlord and never work with him again.

So much for celebrating the end of essays 

Had a very disappointing, demoralising, difficult, exhausting 24 hours with DD -- I hate the terrible twos and so want it to be over with.

DH's dirty looks...incurred when I am offering to help him do something - like running an errand, such as picking up a Christmas present for someone else, or picking up a map that we need for walking...but because I say - I'll be in town (in that area, in the neighbourhood, etc) tomorrow, so if you let me know by X time, I'll be happy to pick it up for you/us.  Or - I'm going to place an order tomorrow, so if you let me know by X time, I can add that on for you.

Because I'm giving him a deadline to let me know what it is he/we needs, it requires m'lord to look into it (or make a decision) beforehand, so that I can take time out of my day to do him a favour.  FFS!  I don't think I'll bother in the future. 

What a freakin' psychopath!

Needless to say, regardless of what happens tonight, we will be calling the police if my flatmate hasn't already done so. I'm also definitely placing a lovely phone call to the agency and warn them that they should investigate this landlord and never work with him again.

So much for celebrating the end of essays 

Wow! Yuck. Makes me glad my landlord is just being overly nosy and passive-aggressive. Good luck getting that sorted out.

My flatmate from the 'old' house got robbed today. Not much was taken, but she is rightfully upset. Turns out our idiot ex landlord gave the keys to movers/builders/etc and didn't bother to tell us that these random men had keys to our house. The landlord is coming over tonight. Though I've already moved most of my stuff, just keeping a few trinkets and clothes at the old place so that I could finally move everything after essays were done, I'm going to be here waiting for him with two of the other girls. We've caught him in a bold-faced lie and I just can't wait to see how he's going to try and talk himself out of it.

What a freakin' psychopath!

Needless to say, regardless of what happens tonight, we will be calling the police if my flatmate hasn't already done so. I'm also definitely placing a lovely phone call to the agency and warn them that they should investigate this landlord and never work with him again.

So much for celebrating the end of essays 

 


My IA is that I am really knackered from my work travels and a late Christmas 'do last night- and I'm just feeling run down, again. Can feel yet another cold coming on.   

And a co-worker told me off because I had to dig through his files last week during an audit when he was away on holiday and I kind of messed up the order and everything and he was a bit pissed off at me   

And I am desperately awaiting payday on Tuesday so that I can do some Christmas shopping. I never, ever, ever leave Christmas shopping so late. I like to be finished by early December so I don't have to brave the crowds or feel claustrophobic or play dodgems with all the people about.   But thanks to my screwing up my car and my flat and everything, I have had no money to actually buy gifts... 

My left ear is hurting...usually this signals an impending bout of tonsillitis coming...joy.

I hate my job as a seasonal temp.  It's not even the crowds or the customers that's the problem but my supervisor.  She takes her job way too seriously.

I made one mistake on the till and she lectured me like I was a 10 year old saying it was far too busy to be making mistakes and that I need to pay more attention and be vigilant (her word). 

FFS I've been working there for 3 fracking weeks and I made ONE mistake.  ONE!  I've done her job back in the US (same tills and everything) and voiding a transaction is hardly the production she has made it out to be.  Just STFU, fix it, and let me get on with it!

Now I'm dreading the possibility of making another mistake just because I don't want to have to hear about it.  Only 1 more week to go thankfully.