ol, @lizardlady ... I'll probably end up non-compliant on that one and go with sleeves and a hat to help ... I have to have my sunshine too!

Great news regarding work (and as it applies to the arthritis and chronic pain issues) ... My boss (he's an awesome one & thanks to the generosity of a co-worker) has assigned me a route that has a restroom and lunch break area close by so that I do not have to do a lot of walking which is quiet painful and aggravates said condition and pain.

The co-worker had already picked the route but when he found out that the route I had chosen had fallen through and was going to leave me with some rather unfavorable choices, he opted to return to training new hires so I could have an easier go of things considering the pain I'm in ... (I'm tearing up here thinking about his generosity - these are happy tears though).

The boss also told me to get with HR and go ahead with an ADA Reasonable Accommodation Request to cement the deal.

That protects us from those ne'er do well employees that may want to say I got "special treatment" - Sheesh, if those you know whats want to see how special it feels to live with a chronic and painful condition, they're welcome to walk in my shoes for one day!

But, we're not gonna let them rain on this parade!

I'm focusing on the good ones that have my back, not the ones that talk nonsense behind it!

As bad as it all can be most times, sometimes something really good happens!

Hope you and @~Christina are both having a better day with the pain today.

I hereby decree that all Saturdays are to be pain free! (Did It Work?) ... If only it were that easy!