KateP's musings

  We had a storm during the night that caused major damage in some neighborhoods and we had no power from 6:20 to maybe 8 am.  Some of the business on Route 1 seemed to be powered.  So I got my coffee there at Cumberland Farms.  I spoke to one woman who was without power since 1 am this morning. UI sent out service emails updating how long it was going to take.  They had it resolved by 10. I think Optimum was another story. By 1:30 it was taken care of.  So it will be fine tonight. I may rent the Rug Doctor and work on it tomorrow.  I can get it at Lowes but I am not sure what the traffic is going to be like when I head home because of the storm.  I am hoping it won’t take me a long time to get it.  I see that it costs like $21 for the detergent for the Rug Doctor.  You notice no one ever mentions that along with the rental fee?  Oh, it's 48-49 for two days. In the end it's going to cost $75 for me to do.  I think I would save ...

  Some of the girls and I will be getting together on Saturday for my birthday.  Spending time at the beach and then dinner.  I am not really in the mood to sit at the beach for two hours.  I don’t want to hurt anyone's feelings but I have so much to do at the condo before the reunion.   We are going to Lorenzo's in West Haven that night.  I have not eaten there but I have driven past it several times.  As you can see it's Italian and I picked out ravioli for that night.  I realize it may change by the time I get there. I hope Paula will be at the meetup tonight.  It's been a few weeks since we saw her.  I am not so sure Cyn will be there either.  Laura and Steph won't make it.  Don't know about Jackie.  Not sure about Faith.      I heard from Laura this morning and her arm is feeling much better.  It will take a few more days I guess.  I will find out more on Saturday. I am getting...

  Dr. Sonia’s office called to check on my UTI recovery. I informed them about my urology visit, and they confirmed I should complete a follow-up culture ten days after finishing my antibiotics. I admit I have been inconsistent with my medication, often taking my nighttime doses but skipping the morning ones. I need to remain vigilant.  . The appointment this week is with Debra.  It's been a while.   I can tell her about my own Health adventures which are minute compared to Laura.  She still has no answers yet from the doctor. Next week I have my infusion and my dentist appointments.  The one on Wednesday has to do with my implant and the one Thursday is a cleaning.   Thats it for this month for appointments unless an emergency arises.

  On Saturday I traveled to old saybrook to spend the afternoon with my friend  Laura after she spent time in the hospital this past week.  I got there around 1230.  We hung out for a couple of hours as she was waiting to hear  from Dr's as her arm was hurting.  Eventually she d got an appointment  at L&m for ultrasound in New London .   It took  an hour or so.  We headed back to old saybrook.  I freshened up.  Laura was expecting another friend to come over and I needed to go to Kohls to pick up a couple sets of towls s he ordered for me. I was home by 7 and checked in with everyone.   Fed  sky and relaxed for a couple of hours.    Today was kind of quiet.  I did laundry and washed dishes. Around 1 I took  some pictures to look at for the reunion but they  were too big.  I Brought them home. Laura went back to the ER.   She has to call the cardiologist tomorrow.   I am...

  Yesterday ended well despite a chaotic committee meeting. We requested help for "Move in Day" on August 23rd, and initially, one person refused. After notifying Barb, the union steward , the person reconsidered with conditions, which we discussed further on the way home. Barb will speak to AC when she comes to the office next week. I finished my work early in the day which allowed me to do a few other things like updating job duties and writing here and correspondence that is important to send.  But it would be nice if I stopped telling on myself again. Bob finally gave me the help. He added a few more things to the request for the chair so now I need to submit it. I really don't want to

  t’s been an eventful week. After the CFO resigned last Friday, I shared the news with the committee after hearing it from Ann and Leslie. I’ve since felt some distrust within the office and regret discussing my concerns with a finance staff member, worrying about potential fallout. Anxious about the state chair request, I asked Bob for help; he’s reviewing the details and will guide me. We have a committee meeting today where we expect more updates, including potential contract news. Finally, the discovery of a mouse in the office provided some laughs, though many seemed skeeved out by it.