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deemoyzaThe past few weeks have been hectic, and the next few will be even more so. My mother is getting a pacemaker implanted next Tuesday, and there are seemingly a hundred little appointments surrounding that, from pre-registration and blood draws to follow-ups with everyone from an EP to her cardiologist to her primary care doctor.
She is, thankfully, pretty calm about the whole thing. I, however, am an anxious mess. The specialist who will be performing the procedure walked us through it last week, and assured us that it is a simple outpatient procedure, but I can't help but worry.
And then there's work. Because the facility I work at has shortened their operating hours, the big wigs in the main office, in their Infinite Wisdom, decided that the graveyard cleaning crew should come in earlier. 2 1/2 hours earlier, to be exact, pulling our shift dangerously close to being swing shift. The problem with this is that I lose a few crucial hours in the evening, and am unable to get any daily errands out of the way on my way home, like I used to. In short, after four years of making my life work around an upside-down schedule, now I have to adjust to a sideways one. :/
On a positive note, though, my mother got her first dose of the Covid vaccine yesterday, and I'm due for mine Wednesday morning (I got fast-tracked due to my job). It was a surreal experience being in an exhibit hall full of socially-distanced senior citizens all patiently awaiting their shots from paramedics and National Guard personnel making their ways down each row. It seemed like a scene right out of a disaster movie, which, frankly, describes much of the past year.
All of this has left me with a very limited amount of time to relax and do things I enjoy. Therefore, I may fall a bit behind in my writing, or in responding to comments or messages. Rest assured, I do see them and appreciate them, and I will return to my usual schedule of interaction (which isn't that much, to begin with), once things settle down a bit.
Things will be better after all this is said and done, though. With a pacemaker, my mother's doctors can better control her AFib, and once we both receive both doses of the vaccine, we can shed some of that Covid anxiety we've carried for almost an entire year. Here's looking to a slightly brighter future!
She is, thankfully, pretty calm about the whole thing. I, however, am an anxious mess. The specialist who will be performing the procedure walked us through it last week, and assured us that it is a simple outpatient procedure, but I can't help but worry.
And then there's work. Because the facility I work at has shortened their operating hours, the big wigs in the main office, in their Infinite Wisdom, decided that the graveyard cleaning crew should come in earlier. 2 1/2 hours earlier, to be exact, pulling our shift dangerously close to being swing shift. The problem with this is that I lose a few crucial hours in the evening, and am unable to get any daily errands out of the way on my way home, like I used to. In short, after four years of making my life work around an upside-down schedule, now I have to adjust to a sideways one. :/
On a positive note, though, my mother got her first dose of the Covid vaccine yesterday, and I'm due for mine Wednesday morning (I got fast-tracked due to my job). It was a surreal experience being in an exhibit hall full of socially-distanced senior citizens all patiently awaiting their shots from paramedics and National Guard personnel making their ways down each row. It seemed like a scene right out of a disaster movie, which, frankly, describes much of the past year.
All of this has left me with a very limited amount of time to relax and do things I enjoy. Therefore, I may fall a bit behind in my writing, or in responding to comments or messages. Rest assured, I do see them and appreciate them, and I will return to my usual schedule of interaction (which isn't that much, to begin with), once things settle down a bit.
Things will be better after all this is said and done, though. With a pacemaker, my mother's doctors can better control her AFib, and once we both receive both doses of the vaccine, we can shed some of that Covid anxiety we've carried for almost an entire year. Here's looking to a slightly brighter future!
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Date: 2021-01-19 12:50 pm (UTC)And second, holy crap, that is a lot to juggle D: I hope everything goes smoothly, from the pacemaker with your mom to the vaccines. You take care of you 💕
And also, don't mind me as I facepalm and groan over your hours being bumped that drastically. That's just... I hate people sometimes. I swear they'll just make changes without thinking what the ramifications are outside their small bubble. Bleh :\ I hope it's just a temporary thing and you're able to work out errands and the like.
All the love to you! 💕
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Date: 2021-01-21 09:57 am (UTC)And thank you so much for your support! 💕 My plate does feel pretty full at the moment, and I find that venting a little online not only helps to let off some steam, but also get my thoughts in order. Thanks for taking the time to read and comment on this. (I'm fairly sure everything will go well, it's just a matter of getting one thing taken care of at a time, but that can still seem pretty daunting.)
As for my "new" work schedule, it's kind of a long-term temporary thing, probably lasting into the summer. And yeah, like you said, a lot of times decisions are made without considering their impact on the people they actually affect. Once things settle down on the personal front for me, I'll probably be able to come up with a routine that works well with the new hours (and, knowing myself, I'll probably get used to that one right as we go back to our old hours! XD)
Thank you again for the well wishes and support! They truly do make a difference! 💕
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Date: 2021-01-21 06:18 pm (UTC)My sister and I quote baby Plucky almost daily. I've also made various con friends in elevators and saying things like "No I press the button. You don't press the button. I press the button."
Ahhhhh what a delightful trip down memory lane 🥰 thank you for that and A+ on having awesome taste in childhood cartoons!
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Date: 2021-01-23 11:31 pm (UTC)You're very welcome for the trip down memory lane. :D (By the way, both shows are currently on Hulu. Since discovering that, I've lost more than a few lazy weekend hours to nostalgia. :) )