KateP's musings

Last week we had Lee Ann’s Retirement dinner and a cake and gift and today on her final day we said goodbye to her.   As in the last few days she hasn’t had do much work.   She has been cleaning out her desk and taking things home since Friday.   I swore I would call her or chat with her online but I don’t do that now with any of my other former coworkers. Just found out my super is going to be off until next Wednesday.   . Last week for me was also filled with doctor appointments that took a long time and fusions that made me tired.   Still taking baby steps to getting to a full workout at the gym. I also visited with an old family friend who recently lost his wife We spent about half hour talking about changes in our lives and what we do and it was quite nice.   I had to take the kitties to their dental cleaning this week and they did well.   Tiger had to have two teeth removed.   They are getting back to normal I believe. This weeke...

Yesterday was the trip to the vet’s and I think I am getting good with getting the kitties into their crates.  I put them in just after 5:30.  They gathered around my feet and the first one I put in was tiger.  I left her in the crate in the bathroom until I got Sky in. Sky almost got away from until I had to grab his tail and then I grabbed his torso.  I got him in finally and kept talking with him.  It was still dark so i put them facing eaching other and they barely made a sound. This allowed me to get ready for the trip and for work. We got there on time even with a side trip to DD.  I filled out some papers and turned them over to the tech.  I left and headed to the office.  Waited for their call. The Vet called just around noon to say they were finished and both did well but Tiger had to have two teeth extracted.  A short time later I received these two pictures of them that I am dubbing Coneheads. Luckily they were not wea...

It looks like it stopped raining and is just cloudy and somewhat foggy.   The temperatures according to the weather reports are 47 degrees.   Not bad for a winter day.   It doesn’t look like we will get any more rain until Friday with snow showers.   Mostly cloudy this week with some sun on Thursday.   A year ago on this date it was 6 degrees cooler but cloudy.   This is why I like reading my earlier entries to see what I was doing this time last year or in past years. I am glad to report that my headache is finally gone.   I took to Tylenol and after having something to eat it went away.   I hope it stays away now.   I do need to get some dinner very soon.   I will make some scrambled eggs and salad.   I really don’t want to go out for food again. The kitties have been up nearly an hour now.   It started with them grooming each other and I guess I startled them and they sprinted downstairs.   They were waiting f...

Today is the kind of day you just want to stay in bed and sleep.   That’s pretty much what I did.   Once I got the cats fed and checked the litterboxes (fun) I went back to bed.   Turned the TV on, went back to sleep (the headache I got yesterday hasn’t gone yet).   Surfed the net. I had made plans to go to Wal*mart to get the sweats since I didn’t see anything at Kohl’s yesterday in my size.   They didn’t have 2x.   They had everything but.   When I got to the salon a few other clients suggested Wal*Mart.   I had     every intention of going yesterday but on the way there I stopped at my Uncle’s house. Yesterday was a good day though.   I got to the bank, and then to Kohl’s and Munson’s chocolates (I yearned for their truffles and I got a few those.   Then I went to the salon but she was running late and so I took a hike to the pet store next door and saw some beautiful pups.   After a while went back and chatte...

It is never a good idea to butt dial your family.   They end up calling you five minutes later.   It was about 5:15 or so and I was waking up myself and decided to check emails and get rid of stuff because “space” was limited.   In doing so I accidently dialed my sister.   She called back twice. (Cell phone wonky).   I can probably expect a halfhearted tongue lashing when I see her next.   I explained everything was fine.   She went back to bed and I went and fed the cats. I fed them made some coffee and then came back to bed and surfed the net and did some crosswords.   I took a nap.   Tiger has been sitting at my feet for a while now.   I have about an hour or two before going to the bank and getting my haircut.   I will then go to Kohl’s and get the sweat clothes and then go to the gym for a while. Hey guess what?   I got a large envelope from Linden Hall School Alumnae office.   It looks like they are reactiv...

Today’s #365 day prompt was about the temperature and so I went with this because it was cold here.   It was in the 20’s when I left and it didn’t get any higher than the low 30’s.   It is supposed to get into the high 20’s overnight.   I was getting tired of it but would realize that when it is 90 degrees and humid I will be kvetching about that as well.   The rest of the weekend is supposed to be in the mid to high 40’s with some rain at the end of the weekend.   The last couple of days have been busy and long.   I had my lupus appointment with Dr. Sonia yesterday and it was long.   I was like five minutes late but she was even later.   I didn’t get in to see her until maybe 3.   The nurse did the triage (the questions, and the BP and weight).   I was happy to see I lost a few more pounds.   I suspect I gained them back later on in the evening.   Things are looking good.   I managed to get out of there and on to t...

1.            I am thankful for my family warts and all.  My Niece in NY has the flu…welcome to the rest of the world honey.  I talked to my cousin in NJ.  He hadn’t been on FB for some time and I was concerned.  I had learned he had to move out of his house he grew up in. 2.            I am thankful for my kitties.  They have a dental procedure Monday.  They are getting used to the new feeding routine. 3.            I am thankful for my job.   Been Busy.  We have a retirement party for a coworker tonight and tomorrow. 4.            I am thankful for the Medical profession that keeps me on the road to good health.   I see the Lupus Doctor this afternoon.  5.       ...

It still hasn’t been a full work week yet and I don’t think it will be until the first full week of February.   At least I don’t think it will be.   Between appointments for me and the cats I will not have worked a full week.   Today was focusing on the mail and the small pile of refunds that needed to be mailed out.   I managed to get it done by the time I left.   The Healthlogic Mail hadn’t arrived and I didn’t get the mail from downstairs but I suspect it will be waiting for me when I arrive tomorrow morning.     Today was my infusion and I left at 12:20 and I still managed to get to the infusion place by 10 of.   The route i take is straight through the city and into the next.   With all of the traffic signals and stop lights.   AFter checkin in (there was some staff changes and cross training going on) I went in.   Deana was just setting me up and I showed her my newest owie.   The papercut under my fingern...

My goal to get to work by 7 did not come to fruition.   Its okay because I got here by quarter of despite the rain and the darkness.   When i got here said my hello’s and got right to scanning.   I was pleased that I got a lot done with no problems.   I joked with AC when she came in that I hadn’t had any problems.   Of course we acknowledged the fact that the minute I said it we would have them.   Knock on wood it didn’t.   The regular US mail was light and the other was a regular big box and I wasn’t able to finish it but will in the morning.   I suspect i will be spending the morning working on the mail until my infusion.   STill have refund letters to do so I am hoping i can do it tomorrow.   I probably won’t be able to.   There is a collection going around for LT who had surgery last week.   SHe will be out for a while.   The deadline is until the end of the month.   I have known LT my entire 26 y...

Today was a pretty busy day.   I left here just about 7:20 and got to work fairly early.   I spent most of the morning scanning but I ran into a couple of snafus but got them fixed.   I didn’t get as much done as I wanted.   We are really behind on that and my hope and wish is to get to work earlier than I did today and get a jump on it.   The mail was rather normal for most of it.   We had a bigger box of Healthlogic then we usually have for Monday.   It is process to help healthcare providers manage their revenue cycles in a more organized way.   I get the documents (EOBs) and have to sort them.    I was able to get that done before I left. I just realized this is the final week for LAS.   Friday is her last day and she will begin the next chapter of her life.   We will have a dinner for her Thursday night at Biagetti’s and then cake and gift (or what I call an in house party for her) I had every intention of going ...

I was moving at a snail’s pace this morning.   I got up fed the cats and went and laid back down on the bed and watched TV and got on the computer.        I knew I had to get ready for the tour of the gym at 10 this morning and I was a little nervous. I looked at swimsuits for the pool.   Well it turned out to be a waste of time. I am probably using the term fraudulent wrong here but I was quite upset to learn a few things about LA Fitness.   One their gym in Orange is closing in February.   There was no one there to give me a tour.   I signed up with “John F”.   The guy suggested it may have been in Hamden or the one in Milford.   I specifically picked that location and convenience.   There should have been a message on the website once it was posted that it was closing. As I was getting ready to leave for the one at the Milford mall.   I called and talked with a woman. I explained the situation and when...

I was very successful in getting the babes into their crates with little or no problems.   Although I had the collapsible one for Sky and he fell over and hit the coffee table.   So I stayed with him for a few minutes.   He had been vocal.    All the while Tiger saw this.   She started to get away and instead of grabbing her first I got the feces sample.   When I went to get her she was sniffing and standing with Sky.     She then headed to the stairs I kept calm (yay me) and then got some food she almost took it and then headed to the bedroom.   I got her when she hopped on the bed and carried her down to the shower stall.   Again yay me I just remained calm and held her then I closed the door and opened the shower door again put her in for a few minutes and then into the carrier.   She tried getting out.   I hope this one doesn’t open so easily.   She hasn’t been as vocal as Sky. I had many concerns this...

It is Friday night and the short week over.   Despite the short work week it was busy but not so that I couldn’t handle it..   It may have hit some snags here and there but they worked out.   I got to my appointments that I needed to (well not so much) I had to have a phone session with Debra when my Dentist appointment conflicted with her session. I was caught up with the daily mail by today and made a huge dent in the readdress mail.   I hope to get it gone by next week.   I am running low on interoffice envelopes.   I believe we got some coming but I didn’t see any today. I was able to get some scanning done.   I did about 40 batches.   They were of mixed amounts in each of the batches but it took some time to do it.   It was unusually cold in the office for the last two days.   It bothered even me.   I am not usually that cold.   I had to wrap a blanket around my shoulders.   That’s going to be a problem w...

I was able to work on the readdress mail today as the Scanning system wide was down. I was afraid it was me but even AC couldn’t get on.  Late in the day it was working fine. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to do it.  I will be doing it after I finish the batch of the readdress mail. Mail was light and I was able to get it done early.  I spent most of the day working the readdress mail.  I managed to get a lot done but still have more to do.    I hope tomorrow is equally as light as today. The ride home was a little long as there seemed to be traffic the entire ride home.  I didn’t get home until 5 but that was okay because I was ordering dinner from Scribner's restaurant.    I decided earlier in the day that It would be scallops on risotto, vegetables, and salad and bread.  I didn’t have the salad but I did have the bread nd everything else. Now I am just going to sit back and watch the NCIS marathon and then go to bed. ...

1. I am thankful for my family warts and all. Everyone is good. Liz and Nelson spent the weekend at Mohegan Sun for a Do-Wop Concert. My Niece Diane is busy working in a couple of Theater projects. 2. I am thankful for my kitties. Like I mentioned yesterday going to the vet’s this weekend. 3. I am thankful for my job. Been busy with the holiday. We have a few new people on the floor. Still working on the new mail runs. 4. I am thankful for the Medical profession that keeps me on the road to good health. I had a good session with Courtney yesterday. 5. I am thankful for my neighbors. Everyone is doing well. 6. I am thankful for my home-I see things here and there that need to be taken care of but just not right now it can’t. 7. I am thankful for my friends-Everyone seems to be doing well. Will be working on pen pal letters toward the weekend. 8. I am thankful for the organizations I belong to. Lots coming up ….I hope I can do the things that need to be done. I am nervous about that 9 ...

We are seventeen days into the New Year and I don’t think I have worked a full week yet.   Between holidays, doctor appointments, and weather situations.   It has just has been a full week.           Wednesday night I had my session with the Health coach and we made some goals for the week that included reducing the intake of red meat.   Those goals were met with some success as I lost three pounds since last week.   J         I was able to take Friday off as part of my long weekend and I pretty much spent it sleeping or watching TV and very little house related chores.           Friday night I had dinner with Liz and her daughter and husband and we had fun.   We did the annual DIa.com fashion show and then relaxed while the menfolk went to get stuff from Lowes, and or dinner.         I didn’t have ...