Posted by noa on March 30, 2003, at 11:29:16
In reply to Re: To Noa, posted by coral on March 29, 2003, at 4:27:02
Hey, Coral!
Thanks, Dad is doing better. He is going to have a stress test to see if he should have the second angioplasty/stent. Meanwhile, he is on mucho meds and I just sent my parents info on foods that interact badly with the blood thinners (the stuff that is good for you, green leafy vegies, of all things, because of the coagulating effects of vitamin K).
Job wise, my buddies and I met with our immediate bosses and have an appointment with the bigger boss (not the top boss--we're moving up the ladder) about possibilities to stay on in other capacities after the cuts are made in our department. It is looking a bit more optimistic at this point, although some of the departments where there might likely be openings are like jumping from the frying pan into the fire in terms of bad management!! But it buys more time, I guess. I have one possible option, hopefully, that will be with a manager who is someone I work well with (we've collaborated on some work together this year), so if it becomes available, that is probably the direction I'll go, rather than the more closely related department with the horrible passive-aggressive manager where all the workers are angry and miserable (hence the possible openings!). But for now, it is still wait and see. But these meetings are a step in a better direction, because until we took proactive step of requesting meetings, we heard nothing about whether they wanted to try to keep us on board at all.
Messy house? It has been a tiny bit better, but not great. I also need to get my tax info together for my accountant. She probably wanted me to have it a while ago, and I do this every year--wait til the last minute. My house is full of mounds of mixed papers of varying degrees of value, from old unwanted circular ads to important tax documents, and it is a huge mongrel mess that I have to sort through to find the stuff I need.
I did have the heating fixed. YAY! finally. But the washing machine-not. I have to call the manufacturer, hopefully it is still under warranty. Actually I am pretty darn sure that when it broke a couple of months ago, it was definielty still under warranty. Problem is whehter I let too much time go and it isn't anymore? Typical!
I've had more energy lately, don't know if it is from increased fish oil doses, per instructions of my pdoc. OR from increased light and better weather (excluding today, because it is SNOWING and gross outside!!). Or from work situation seeming less bleak, and from support of the two co-workers that I've bonded with over the crazy work situation. Or from being energized into functionality when my dad was in hospital--interesting how that happens. In fact, when I returned from the weekend visit two weeks ago, I did something I have perhaps never done before, at least not in the past 15 years or so---I unpacked my suitcase and put everything away wihtin five minutes of entering the house! Can you beleive it? It really was left over "take charge" energy from helping my mom and dad with the hospital stuff. And perhaps how that put things in perspective. Too bad it doesn't last very long, though. I mean the attitude is still kind of with me, but the energy is not so much. I have more energy, but it is still hard to channel it in the right direction.
Hope you're doing well. Thanks for asking, Coral.
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