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Jun. 14th, 2013 10:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tarotgalBetween great fires and thunderstorms, I hope everyone out there is all right! *hugs*
I just watched the Star Trek TNG episode "Lower Decks." It always makes me cry. Tears rolling down my face as I type. So good.
Max has gone 5 days now eating normally. He made it 5.5 the last time so *knocks wood* here's hoping he breaks his record. He's on three different meds (oral pill twice a day, oral liquid once a day, and injection once a week). He's getting slightly better at taking them... and I'm not getting better at all. I still fumble with the syringes and don't put the pill far enough back in his mouth, etc. so he loses patience with me. I predict when I get better at the techniques, it'll be quite a difference for both of us.
The drama at work has been dreadful, and we'll probably be losing three excellent employees by the end of July. I've been going into the office an hour early so that I can take an hour for lunch (I have to work 8.5 hour days with only a half an hour for lunch allowed; so basically I have to work 8 hours + whatever time I take for lunch). This allows me to drive home, get Max to eat, and eat some lunch as well. I freakin HATE waking up early, but I never know from day to day if I'm going to have to force-feed him, and that takes about 40 minutes, if I'm lucky. So I've been getting up at 6:30 or 7am instead of the 8:10 I usually do. It's rather nice being at work early, I've found. I'm able to really jump in and get a solid amount of work done before the day starts for other people. There's something about putting in a full hour at work by the time I would have normally woken up that is appealing and makes me feel productive enough to carry me through the rest of the day. In theory, if I take an hour for lunch, I should be able to leave by 5:00, but I haven't made that yet. The earliest I've managed to leave was 5:15, but I'm usually rolling out around 5:30 still. Which, I guess, is all right. I like having stuff to do and being able to get it done if I just put in a little extra time. I may also be trying to prove to myself that despite the drama at work and coworkers I am not too fond of, I am still in love with and dedicated to the job. And the state governor's 2% raise is coming next month, so that's excellent.
All this with Max (his surgery and stay at the vet when they kept him alive with an IV) was over $2,000. And then there were daily visits and fluids and meds every day for a week; that adds up. And then my car failed inspection and needed new tires. And the wrong siding was put on my house so I have to pay for new siding and the labor to replace it all over again. Blah. I saw my credit card statement a few days ago and freaked out. I've never had more than $3,000 on it, and that was after car insurance and holidays or after my UK trip before I transferred money over from the special savings account I keep for trips & conventions. This time, my statement was over $7,000, and that was after having paid $1,000 on it a week before. I cried a little. And then I pretty much gave up on my dream of going to Australia next year and used more than half of my travel savings account and my bonus mortgage payment account to get the balance down to $2,000. I try not to have ANY balance month-to-month but that's the best I can do for now. Ugh. Why does it all have to hit at the same time? Bye-bye savings account!
My first online community college course is nearly over. I've been a few lessons behind, playing catchup, and then falling behind again. This week, I caught up on the 2 lessons I was behind on and tonight I finished today's lesson. So I'm back on track. I'm doing pretty well, though I'm scared of the final exam. I don't test well with multiple choice questions! But I'm definitely learning and feeling more confident to have a formal understanding of PHP and MySQL. The Intermediate level class begins mid-July. So here's hoping I stay on a roll and find it just as useful.
I've got a BUNCH of ATCs and other swaps to work on tonight/this weekend. I'm going to watch a few episodes of Oz (I'm up to Season 3 and oddly still in love with Beecher and McManus) and try to get a couple ATCs started at least. I'm a few blog posts behind as well. Maybe I'll write out a proper To Do before I get too tired to remember all the things I have to do :-)
I just watched the Star Trek TNG episode "Lower Decks." It always makes me cry. Tears rolling down my face as I type. So good.
Max has gone 5 days now eating normally. He made it 5.5 the last time so *knocks wood* here's hoping he breaks his record. He's on three different meds (oral pill twice a day, oral liquid once a day, and injection once a week). He's getting slightly better at taking them... and I'm not getting better at all. I still fumble with the syringes and don't put the pill far enough back in his mouth, etc. so he loses patience with me. I predict when I get better at the techniques, it'll be quite a difference for both of us.
The drama at work has been dreadful, and we'll probably be losing three excellent employees by the end of July. I've been going into the office an hour early so that I can take an hour for lunch (I have to work 8.5 hour days with only a half an hour for lunch allowed; so basically I have to work 8 hours + whatever time I take for lunch). This allows me to drive home, get Max to eat, and eat some lunch as well. I freakin HATE waking up early, but I never know from day to day if I'm going to have to force-feed him, and that takes about 40 minutes, if I'm lucky. So I've been getting up at 6:30 or 7am instead of the 8:10 I usually do. It's rather nice being at work early, I've found. I'm able to really jump in and get a solid amount of work done before the day starts for other people. There's something about putting in a full hour at work by the time I would have normally woken up that is appealing and makes me feel productive enough to carry me through the rest of the day. In theory, if I take an hour for lunch, I should be able to leave by 5:00, but I haven't made that yet. The earliest I've managed to leave was 5:15, but I'm usually rolling out around 5:30 still. Which, I guess, is all right. I like having stuff to do and being able to get it done if I just put in a little extra time. I may also be trying to prove to myself that despite the drama at work and coworkers I am not too fond of, I am still in love with and dedicated to the job. And the state governor's 2% raise is coming next month, so that's excellent.
All this with Max (his surgery and stay at the vet when they kept him alive with an IV) was over $2,000. And then there were daily visits and fluids and meds every day for a week; that adds up. And then my car failed inspection and needed new tires. And the wrong siding was put on my house so I have to pay for new siding and the labor to replace it all over again. Blah. I saw my credit card statement a few days ago and freaked out. I've never had more than $3,000 on it, and that was after car insurance and holidays or after my UK trip before I transferred money over from the special savings account I keep for trips & conventions. This time, my statement was over $7,000, and that was after having paid $1,000 on it a week before. I cried a little. And then I pretty much gave up on my dream of going to Australia next year and used more than half of my travel savings account and my bonus mortgage payment account to get the balance down to $2,000. I try not to have ANY balance month-to-month but that's the best I can do for now. Ugh. Why does it all have to hit at the same time? Bye-bye savings account!
My first online community college course is nearly over. I've been a few lessons behind, playing catchup, and then falling behind again. This week, I caught up on the 2 lessons I was behind on and tonight I finished today's lesson. So I'm back on track. I'm doing pretty well, though I'm scared of the final exam. I don't test well with multiple choice questions! But I'm definitely learning and feeling more confident to have a formal understanding of PHP and MySQL. The Intermediate level class begins mid-July. So here's hoping I stay on a roll and find it just as useful.
I've got a BUNCH of ATCs and other swaps to work on tonight/this weekend. I'm going to watch a few episodes of Oz (I'm up to Season 3 and oddly still in love with Beecher and McManus) and try to get a couple ATCs started at least. I'm a few blog posts behind as well. Maybe I'll write out a proper To Do before I get too tired to remember all the things I have to do :-)
