Couch 180:

My work is changing my insurance. I won't be able to see my Pdoc using insurance. I will have to pay out of pocket (70 dollars versus 20 dollars) at least temporarily. I plan on doing that as I have no choice at the moment. I am currently not sure if my T will be on my insurance. Healthcare sucks.

sorry some people are suffering from their cold weather. it is a beautiful day here where I live, after a very rainy few days. 69 degrees F.


son is feeling much better today. he's resting today per doctor's orders.


I forgot if I said this yet but my work IT guy called at like 10:30am and woke me up, but I'd gotten about 5 hours sleep since we got home from ER with son so I went ahead and worked with him even though I'd already called in sick. AND guess what. He had the magic touch it took about 10 minutes and it works now - so I called my boss and told him it's working now and said I'm not calling in sick after all, I'll just work 11am - 8pm and he was fine with that of course, so that's what I'm doing. I'm on my lunch break right now. Woo! I am officially working at home! Finally!

I am sorry this happened; I am glad you had the letter with you and that you were able to "negotiate" a new appt. with the receptionist.

I swear psychiatrists are more bizarre than Ts (but that has just been my experience).

My former psychiatrist (who was an ahole) left suddenly as well, but turned out he had just moved. I was disappointed. I was hoping he had lost his license or something similar.

If I ever buy Info a present it’s gonna be a thesaurus.

I sent her my story from the workshop last night because I want to discuss some of the stuff in it re: me, and she told me it was...three guesses!

Yup, “powerful.” A word I’m almost as sick of hearing as “interesting.”

Moving. Compelling. Forceful. Potent. Vivid. Strong. Mighty. Anything but powerful.

@@ it seems to me you are pitching these things at the wrong people. To me "interesting" and "powerful" suggests the people arent understanding the whole concept .or they are fearful of the concepts

4 days til my T comes back. The last time i remember counting was at 26 days, where did time go?

This sudden weather change has my whole family coughing up lungs. It's also doing nothing good for my headaches. Is winter over yet??

nooooo winter hasn't even STARTED yet!

Yeah, I just don’t know where as I still have stuff to learn and don’t want an MFA program. Maybe I’ll try for a summer writers’ workshop/retreat again.

Do you like winter? I think I'd just like to skip from fall to spring.

Tigger's on the windowsill chattering at the birdies

what is this winter you speak of? we dont get seasons here

In So. Cal, the "winter" we get is not like "winter" most places. But I still like the colder weather. But it's not like it's going to snow or anything. Although I'm only 45 minutes from mountains if I want to see snow.

Where I live I look up at the snow in the mountains in the winter, only an hour drive maybe if I wanna be in it but I don't. Grew up in snowy icy freezing winters and hated it that's why I live in the desert now lol

I don't care much for snow either, but it is pretty to look at from afar. Kit.

Oh dang. Gotta do purchasing today. Someone just turned in a purchasing request. Dang. I hate purchasing. Accounting, Finance, HR these things are okay and within my field. Purchasing is not. And it's not fun. And I hate it. I wish we could hire a purchasing manager so it would be someone else's problem. Argh. Gotta stop procrastinating and get to it. I hope I don't get any more purchasing requests today. Or this week. That would be great! Kit.

My mother wants me to send her the thing I want read at my dad's memorial service, but I don't want to let it go yet. Like it's mine and you can't have it. I don't want her to read it. I want her to hear it at the same time as everyone else. I don't know why I'm being like this. Maybe I'm afraid people are going to think I'm weird. I titled it "Random stuff about my Dad" and it's basically a bullet-point list of things my dad did that made him who he was to me, if that makes any sense. Maybe I'm also afraid that if I let it go and send it, it means he's really gone.

I'm sad for 2 reasons:

1. My dad told me that my sister went to a homeless shelter yesterday. It's a battered women's shelter, so that's good. But I'm so heartbroken. We have room here for her and her baby! We have a crib and an extra mattress. But my H chased her off. It's not fair! Maybe this will help her get section 8 faster? At least this stops her ex from harassing her since she can't give out the address of a battered women's shelter.

Btw, I don't know if I already told you all, but my sister and my mom went to Sea World last week. On the way out, but before they exited the park, her ex sends her a picture of her and my mom at the park! So he's stalking her!

2. My fertility doctor told me that sge wants clearance from all my other doctors, one being my ob/gyn. So I emailed her asking for clearance. She wrote back saying that since I've healed from the surgery and she is no longer treating my infertility, she is no longer my doctor. And if/when I get pregnant, she/the clinic might not accept my insurance anymore. She told me to get clearance from my Pdoc.

I'm so sad, frustrated, and depressed. Things that can easily happen for the better, are no longer possible. My sister is homeless and I no longer have a ob/gyn. Life keeps knocking me down.

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((((ScarletPimpernel))))

Hugs, Scarlet. That's creepy about your sister at Sea World. Does your sister have a restraining order against her ex? She should hold onto the photo as evidence in case she either has one or wants one in the future. Maybe she'll be safer at the shelter? But I definitely understand why that would be upsetting to know she's there...

The thing with your ob/gyn makes no sense. Couldn't she at least write something saying you had a successful surgery?

I got rid of not 1, but 2, problem students today when they withdrew.

Better yet, one was Flexible Attendance Girl. (Unfortunately she then registered for the online version of the course that I teach in the spring, but that is work-at-your-own-pace.)

(((((scarlet)))))

Both her and her ex have a restraining order against each other. His is only for 1 year, her's is for 3 years. The only way they are supposed to communicate with each other is through this neutral site where they can send messages. It's meant for separated parents. When they have to swap the baby, it has to be done at a police station.