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unaluna · Feb 03, 2021 at 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by atisketatasket

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Oh, did I mention one of my classes is being livestreamed to the public by my school as Evidence We Can Too Teach at the Same Quality Remotely? That started today—only found out like 90 minutes before.

Good thing you were wearing just your pajama bottoms like i advised you last week!

SD keeps saying she and i are opposites, but i might be opposite of everybody.

unaluna · Feb 03, 2021 at 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by StressedMess

I had to post so I can have a shortcut to the couch, I'm too lazy to walk around to the front door and through the house to get here.

Hope everyone is well and safe.

Somebody complained on a different thread that our screen door was always flappin open. I never see it so it would probably annoy me too.

unaluna · Feb 03, 2021 at 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by ArtieTheSequal

I had never heard of that Feast of St Blaise thing or wool combers either.

Wool combers that would be you.

Nuns were into some scary stuff. Not really appropriate for children, was it?

Geez you can tell my nap time by my posting times.

LonesomeTonight · Feb 03, 2021 at 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by atisketatasket

If it were me, and given how labor-intensive therapy isn’t, I damn well would expect him to be there.

I am hoping my state does not run out of Pfizer vaccine before my second shot next Thursday.

Oh, did I mention one of my classes is being livestreamed to the public by my school as Evidence We Can Too Teach at the Same Quality Remotely? That started today—only found out like 90 minutes before.

Thanks, I just know some friends of friends had fairly strong reactions to the second shot--it would be weird to do a session if he was sitting there shivering from chills or fighting nausea the whole time. Then again, if he cancels his whole day, he loses all that money, so maybe he'd take some meds and try to struggle through?

Incidentally, I got a tetanus booster (Dtap or tdap or whatever) maybe 12 years ago in the morning before a probationary period at a new job. I sat at work shivering with chills for much of the day because I wasn't eligible for sick leave yet and may not have even been eligible for leave without pay. Not that copy editing is particularly taxing work...

Are you scheduled for the next shot? If so, I'd hope they'd keep it aside for you? I'm not sure how they're doing that.

And nice that your class is being livestreamed, but more notice would have been nice!

LonesomeTonight · Feb 03, 2021 at 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ScarletPimpernel

H GOT A JOB!!! Really. A full-time job! It doesn't cover all our bills, but we can pay full rent again. And H says if I quit smoking, I can see L twice a week again!!! Must quit smoking!

Congrats to H! Hopefully he will keep the job this time and they can accommodate his needs.

I'm not sure it seems fair to make your seeing L twice a week contingent on your stopping smoking, though. Because stopping smoking takes away a coping mechanism, while you'd also only be seeing L once a week. Is he OK with you using some sort of nicotine replacement or medication to get through it? And how long would you need to stop before you could see her more often?

Daffydungle · Feb 03, 2021 at 08:01 PM

I hve an appointment with the dentist in 2 hours time and i amstill in my pyjamas.

stopdog · Feb 03, 2021 at 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by unaluna

SD keeps saying she and i are opposites, but i might be opposite of everybody.

I don't understand enough of what you say to know if we are opposites completely. We are the couch crones so good to give a wider perspective

ScarletPimpernel · Feb 03, 2021 at 08:54 PM

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Congrats to H! Hopefully he will keep the job this time and they can accommodate his needs.

I'm not sure it seems fair to make your seeing L twice a week contingent on your stopping smoking, though. Because stopping smoking takes away a coping mechanism, while you'd also only be seeing L once a week. Is he OK with you using some sort of nicotine replacement or medication to get through it? And how long would you need to stop before you could see her more often?

H said that I can start seeing her twice a week again after he gets his first 2 paychecks...so in March. I just have to keep working on quitting because right now it's costing us $300 a month which is 2 sessions with L. My Pdoc came up with a plan that I reduce smoking by one cigarette a day for a week. So it will take me around 20 weeks to fully quit. H is actually on board with that. It's just the sooner I quit, the less guilty I'll feel about my spending.

LonesomeTonight · Feb 03, 2021 at 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ScarletPimpernel

H said that I can start seeing her twice a week again after he gets his first 2 paychecks...so in March. I just have to keep working on quitting because right now it's costing us $300 a month which is 2 sessions with L. My Pdoc came up with a plan that I reduce smoking by one cigarette a day for a week. So it will take me around 20 weeks to fully quit. H is actually on board with that. It's just the sooner I quit, the less guilty I'll feel about my spending.

Ah, I wasn't thinking about the financial aspect of smoking. Good luck with doing so! I know you've said you've done it before, so I think you can do it again, even if it will be difficult.

Daffydungle · Feb 04, 2021 at 12:02 AM

I have found the best dentist. I got a free check and a written estimate and they are good with arranging things with your budget they super nice and i didnt feel rushed and ignored. And they have Netflix to distract you and they will give sedation for anxiety and the have a thing that replaces needles for anaesthetic. I think i will stay with these guys. Also the waiting room is so unlike a dentists waiting room there was no fishtank or that funky smell.

Polibeth · Feb 04, 2021 at 03:17 AM

New job is going well. One of the ladies at the new place said I won the lottery getting a job at this office (I work security - and this place seems totally chill and safe)

LostOnTheTrail · Feb 04, 2021 at 09:00 AM

That's awesome, Polibeth!

LonesomeTonight · Feb 04, 2021 at 09:20 AM

Great to hear, Polibeth!

atisketatasket · Feb 04, 2021 at 11:00 AM

Dentist and therapist in same day...which will be worse?

ArtieTheSequal · Feb 04, 2021 at 11:14 AM

that's great Polibeth!

chihirochild · Feb 04, 2021 at 11:34 AM

Ugh, I’ve been reacting really poorly to my last bout of night shifts. I was only getting about 4 hours of sleep during the day for about a week and none at night; now I feel super jet lagged and headachey and nauseous and just gross. (I don’t think I’m actually ill with anything because I don’t have a fever or a cough or whatnot, and I’ve felt like this before when I’ve been super exhausted.)

The weird part is that I’m weirdly afraid of how the BF will react to this. I don’t want to do that thing where I inhabit the sick role for attention... but I legitimately feel awful. I feel like I’m disappointing him bc he wants to do stuff (well, as much stuff as one can do during a pandemic) and have fun and all I’m capable of is lying around and taking Tylenol and feeling gross. He’s being super nice about it but I still feel bad. What’s up with that?

SlumberKitty · Feb 04, 2021 at 12:35 PM

In my humble opinion @chihirochild, sometimes you just gotta take care of yourself. And not getting enough sleep (and 4 hours of sleep a day is not enough sleep) can really wreak havoc on a person. I know you don't want to let BF down, but I don't want you letting YOU down. Your body needs rest. Even if you can't sleep. Those night shifts must be really awful. HUGS if wanted, Kit

stopdog · Feb 04, 2021 at 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by atisketatasket

Dentist and therapist in same day...which will be worse?

I don't dislike the dentist I use

ArtieTheSequal · Feb 04, 2021 at 01:59 PM

h just told me i need to "be like an amoeba and go through life and just do the things you enjoy". yeah ok what?!

SlumberKitty · Feb 04, 2021 at 02:39 PM

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h just told me i need to "be like an amoeba and go through life and just do the things you enjoy". yeah ok what?!

Yeah, I have no idea what that means.

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Daffydungle Poohbah Member Since Apr 2020 Location: Nowhere Posts: 1,257 4 451 hugs given	Feb 03, 2021 at 08:01 PM #86 I hve an appointment with the dentist in 2 hours time and i amstill in my pyjamas.
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Polibeth Poohbah Member Since Jun 2014 Location: Earth Posts: 1,193 10 2,235 hugs given	Feb 04, 2021 at 03:17 AM #91 New job is going well. One of the ladies at the new place said I won the lottery getting a job at this office (I work security - and this place seems totally chill and safe)
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LostOnTheTrail Human Feeling Member Since Aug 2011 Location: England Posts: 5,451 13 3,535 hugs given	Feb 04, 2021 at 09:00 AM #92 That's awesome, Polibeth! __________________ 'Somewhere up above the great divide Where the sky is wide, and the clouds are few A man can see his way clear to the light Just hold on tight, that's all you gotta do...' Steve Earle - Fort Worth Blues 'You have all the grace you need for today, and today is all that matters.' - Steve Austin
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LonesomeTonight Always in This Twilight Member Since Feb 2015 Location: US Posts: 21,618 (SuperPoster!) 9 76.2k hugs given	Feb 04, 2021 at 09:20 AM #93 Great to hear, Polibeth!
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atisketatasket Child of a lesser god Member Since Jun 2015 Location: Tartarus Posts: 19,302 (SuperPoster!) 9 12.4k hugs given	Feb 04, 2021 at 11:00 AM #94 Dentist and therapist in same day...which will be worse?
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ArtieTheSequal Writing my way through... Member Since Feb 2020 Location: In the desert of my soul Posts: 7,604 (SuperPoster!) 4 6,016 hugs given	Feb 04, 2021 at 11:14 AM #95 that's great Polibeth!
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ArtieTheSequal Writing my way through... Member Since Feb 2020 Location: In the desert of my soul Posts: 7,604 (SuperPoster!) 4 6,016 hugs given	Feb 04, 2021 at 01:59 PM #99 h just told me i need to "be like an amoeba and go through life and just do the things you enjoy". yeah ok what?!
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