How is it October?
Hello. Here's an update on my life; you're welcome.
I concluded my work-from-home stint in late July when the city called us all back to our workplaces and created a new (provisional) alternative work arrangements policy. First I had a shit-ton of vacation scheduled in June and July, so I was pretty darn relaxed. Except also I was hospitalized in late June for anemia. That freaked out my lifelong BFF Emily, who immediately arranged to fly out for my birthday weekend in July to take me out for dinner and also clean my entire flipping apartment because I so did not have the energy and because she is awesome like that. Seriously, if you can get you a BFF who has housekeeping superpowers I highly recommend it! And a seemingly endless supply of goodwill. And I hadn't seen her since 2016, so it was great to just spend time in the same place, catching up and chatting. She took me out for dinner at a nice restaurant by the lake. And she left me with a much more livable apartment. I still have a few final touches to put on it, but those seem manageable now. Well, soon. I have time off at Thanksgiving is what I'm saying.
Work has been OK. We're still not back to full normal and I'm not sure when we will be, but I'm adjusting. The departmental selection duties I assumed in early summer are coming along and are starting to feel manageable, so that's good. I've been getting a ton of off-desk time to work on it, which I'm not sure is sustainable long term, if we are ever to return to something more like normal, including re-opening the subject-area reference room that is my home department. But I think I have enough of a handle on how to do the job now that I can handle it even with less specially allotted time.
I've been playing catch-up on a lot of healthcare stuff, as well, in recent months. I switched to a new hospital system (the local academic medical center attached to the local medical college) and I love my new providers. I've buckled down on my diabetes self-care, seeking out and following a dietician's advice in a sustained way...and my blood sugar levels have gone from catastrophic to well-managed. And I've lost 10 pounds as a bonus.
I also got into a reading habit late in the pandemic that has carried through. I may follow this post up with one about the books I've read over the past six months. Oh, and one about my new easy-prep low-carb baked chicken quesadilla recipe that I invented for myself.
OK, thanks for reading. See you again soon! You can also read this entry on Dreamwidth (
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I concluded my work-from-home stint in late July when the city called us all back to our workplaces and created a new (provisional) alternative work arrangements policy. First I had a shit-ton of vacation scheduled in June and July, so I was pretty darn relaxed. Except also I was hospitalized in late June for anemia. That freaked out my lifelong BFF Emily, who immediately arranged to fly out for my birthday weekend in July to take me out for dinner and also clean my entire flipping apartment because I so did not have the energy and because she is awesome like that. Seriously, if you can get you a BFF who has housekeeping superpowers I highly recommend it! And a seemingly endless supply of goodwill. And I hadn't seen her since 2016, so it was great to just spend time in the same place, catching up and chatting. She took me out for dinner at a nice restaurant by the lake. And she left me with a much more livable apartment. I still have a few final touches to put on it, but those seem manageable now. Well, soon. I have time off at Thanksgiving is what I'm saying.
Work has been OK. We're still not back to full normal and I'm not sure when we will be, but I'm adjusting. The departmental selection duties I assumed in early summer are coming along and are starting to feel manageable, so that's good. I've been getting a ton of off-desk time to work on it, which I'm not sure is sustainable long term, if we are ever to return to something more like normal, including re-opening the subject-area reference room that is my home department. But I think I have enough of a handle on how to do the job now that I can handle it even with less specially allotted time.
I've been playing catch-up on a lot of healthcare stuff, as well, in recent months. I switched to a new hospital system (the local academic medical center attached to the local medical college) and I love my new providers. I've buckled down on my diabetes self-care, seeking out and following a dietician's advice in a sustained way...and my blood sugar levels have gone from catastrophic to well-managed. And I've lost 10 pounds as a bonus.
I also got into a reading habit late in the pandemic that has carried through. I may follow this post up with one about the books I've read over the past six months. Oh, and one about my new easy-prep low-carb baked chicken quesadilla recipe that I invented for myself.
OK, thanks for reading. See you again soon! You can also read this entry on Dreamwidth (
comments)