Couch 208: The Practical Couch

Conversation with T went okay I thought. I bribed my older two kids with less chores if they helped watch the younger 2 while I was on the phone, and it worked. Talked a lot about tomorrow and how I can stay safe. I told him H bought me a bottle of alcohol last night, and T wants me to throw it away or dump it out.
I saw my pcp today and was supposed to get They scheduled me to come back on Monday, but just put me down an hour before I'm supposed to see pdoc. I'm not sure how that's going to work out.

One of my close friends (we met when we were roommates in inpatient) isn't doing so well and she isn't responding to my texts. I'm starting to get worried. I don't want to be annoying and she does live with her fiancé who has her therapist's number, so she can't be that bad off... though the fiancé is a bit clueless... I might just have to break down and call her.

I hope your friend is alright @chihirochild HUGS Kit

Maybe you could catch up on a movie/ tv series?

I hope you can reach her and that she's okay.

Ah good old bribery.

I'm not going to make any comments about H, but I hope you can follow T's suggestion to get rid of the alcohol.

Can you ring them back to rearrange another time slot?

Just sending you positive vibes and love.

I would just caution taking on too much to soon. You've only been back a few days and your job is very demanding.

I have just under three hours of work left before the holiday can begin. I am getting off half an hour early today because the general manager wanted to close up at 4 PM instead of 4:30 PM. So I came in early so I wouldn't lose any hours. It's cold and rainy outside and we might get snow tomorrow (unusual because I live in a desert). No one wants to be at work any longer today. We had a luncheon thing at work with chili, tacos, corn bread, and chips and salsa. So no one feels like working now. It's like, can the day just be over already?!!! The day before the holiday begins is always tough. We lose momentum after lunch. Then we are supposed to have pie at 2 PM break. I'm still full from lunch. Then definitely no one is going to want to work. So ready for it to be 4 PM and I can leave work behind for four days. Hopefully. Hopefully I don't ruminate on it. HUGS All, Kit

Black mirror
The OA
Krypton
The society
Electric dreams
Future man
Doctor who
Dark- just putting it out there.
Altered carbon
Quantum leap

That's what I'm doing, sort of--I'm binge-watching Gilmore Girls.

(Yes, yes, I know it's insipid. It's like comfort food for my depressive brain.)

I did end up rescheduling with a different doctor that morning. I prefer to see mine but the medical assistant just randomly scheduled me in a slot without asking, and I dont want to reschedule pdoc again.

What always bothered me about Gilmore Girls is how the mother is basically a child with no parenting skills and the kid only turns out okay because she raises herself.

But it’s pretty good comfort TV.

Oh, it's totally unrealistic--might as well be set on the moon. But it does its job well.

I liked the speech patterns

I think my son has the flu the day before Thanksgiving. Hoping it's just a cold. Knocks on wood.

Well, I'm in the ER tonight I found an abscess last night and need antibiotics and possibly draining. This sucks. And H didn't come with me. He's off doing his own "errands". I don't want to be alone during this. It's so embarrassing. I don't even know how it happened because I've been taking precautions since I'm prone to them.

In regular T's waiting room.....

Hope it goes well Kit.

Thanks LT.
It does indeed, doesn't it? I feel the same way about my days off.
Agreed!
Ugh. I hope so too.
I'm sorry, and sorry your H didn't go with you.
Good luck.

To quote my dear departed mother, i have been farting like a cowboy all night.

I took my son to urgent care since everything is going to be closed tomorrow and I dont want to unintentionally spread the flu if he has it. But I worry that H is going to be upset and not drive because it's taking so long.

Edited to add: I was right and he does have the flu. Perfect timing.

I don’t know what to say...ride ‘em, cowgirl?

The apple doesnt fall far from the tree! Or, as she used to say in italian, the sow makes piglets
No wait - it wasnt pigs, it was the goat makes little goats.

Hey i can be nostalgic too ya know. Ive been having weird going home for the holidays dreams all week. AND going back to work dreams. STILL not turning my timesheets in on time!

I'm not sure my regular T did a great job of screening for suicide tonight. She did say, do whatever you have to do to get through the weekend. I said does that include She said whatever you have to do to stay alive. Funny thing is, I have to drive right by the hospital to get to her office. I thought about going there afterward. Really thought about it. But I came home. I told her I would go to the hospital if I got worse. She asked me if she would see me next week. I said yes but I didn't see this as making a promise. She said it would be better if I could go to a friends house instead of being at my parents. But its Thanksgiving. All my friends are either out of town or doing their family thing. How can I do that? She said she didn't know if she was that helpful tonight. I didn't know either. Not sure how the appointment went really....hugs. Kit