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I woke up SO fucking sore today. My head and back are just thoroughly pissed off. I took some meds, ad I may lay down for a few minutes. I had trouble gettin to sleep, until after 2 am. I'm very tired. fortunately, I don't have anything to do until 1pm and that's game.

Yesterday was an awesome. My back was behaving, and then I got up and futzed around, then went to go get a pedicure. I opted for the Spa pedicure. and had my legs rubbed until they were limp noodles. Then, we played Arvandor, which was a particularly awesome game. The team dealt with the reality of the Dracolich, and searched for clues, which had some truly outstanding role play. I was very proud of mu babies. They've come a long way from Dragn Heist and Mad Mage. It was really well done, and I'm deeply curioius to see what the players will do next.

The, I began setting the table with the assumption that my new hot pot would come, and lo, it did! One side, we used mushroom soup broth. Very tasty, very mild. On the other, we used Little Sheep hot hot pot broth. I was assured that it was meant to be the less spicy alternative! I may well have been, but it was still pretty spicy.

I had gotten all my Asian groceries from a online retailer named <href="https://www.sayweee.com/en">"Weee!". I really liked them, they have every type of asian you can imagine. They had the hot plate prepared meat, wihch was lovely, made my life easier. and easy mix broths.

All in all, it was a lovely sucess, with delicious food and sauces. I overbought a bit, so we're definitely going to be doing it again. soon. I just need to get another box of mild soup. I'm thinking a nice Miso this time.

After that, we took Yoda on a nice walk, and then came hom. It was the perfect day. Tonight, we shall have cheese fondue for dinner! I stocked up with sourdough bread and granny smith apples. I grated my cheeses, and got some white wine to add to the pot. I'm hoping this works as well as the hot pot did, and is tasty. We shall see.
First, game at 1pm. That'll finish up at 4, at which point, I'll start the garlic and wine in the fondue pot.

Tonight, we may go to IKEA to look at a cabinet for a potential pantry for our kitchen. We desperately need one, as the cupboards are jam packed. I'm hopeful. I'll probably do a bit of a walkthrough and see if there's anything else we want for our apartment. I wouldn't mind a squeezie for the bathroom mirror. And maybe a new kitchen rug.

Monday will be busy. I'm going to be busting my ass all day, then immediately afterwards, I'm going to go get my AMSR Scratch therapy at Fitz Studios. https://www.tiktok.com/@fitzhairstudio/video/7504892058067422494?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7320965213670114859

I've never done this, so I'm curious how it'll be.

After that, I hurry back to have my monthly check in with my psych doctor. Then, sleep.

But first, today! Right now, I am a giant sloth on the couch. Everyone have an amazing Sunday!!

It's Friday eve, and I'm hoping for a quieter day today. It ended up being a good day, but whoo baby, it was pure chaos.

I started the day working on the PET exam queue. When we get orders, we call the patients to schedule. Don't want to risk the cancer patients on them calling, so we track them down. During some downtime, I texted the financial people to see if I could get the tracking # for the check. Once I got it, I refreshed that shit every 30 seconds.

It was a busy morning--lot of calls, ad a fair amount of emails of people to call. One time when I was calling someone back, Jess popped in to say that they got the email to schedule their appt for a top surgery consult. Unfortunately, the doctors who have availability are in Washington, DC, so that's going to suck, but we'll manage. They have their consult on 6/25, which is sooner than either of us expected, which is awesome. I'm very excited for them, though I know they are very nervous.

Around 11:45am, I checked the tracking and lo, there was a picture of my front door, with an envelope in front of it. I immediately grabbed it, and found my check. It's lovely and has a lot of numbers on it.

At 12:27, I couldn't stand it anymore and went to lunch 3 minutes early so I could deposit said check. It was smooth and easy, and I had the cutest little teller. He was personable, and sweet, and seemed to feel like I'd be angry that there would be a hold on some of the money for 5 days. My dude, I literally made this account two weeks ago, and I just deposited over $40k. Yes, I expect that you're going to hold my money til it clears. They actually are clearing a generous amount this morning at some point, so I'm happy.

All in all, I was back home by 12:45, having taken less than 15 minutes in the bank.

Then I got back from lunch and all hell broke loose. Our scheduling software was letting adult patients be scheduled in a pediatric room. So there were a dozen patients who were scheduled incorrectly, and I got to call each of them to break the news. It sucked and took most of my afternoon. But I got most of it done. I have three patients to try back today.

Either way, busy, chaotic day. Add to it the excitement over Jess' consult and the check, and you get a severely discombobulated Teresa.

Today will hopefully be slightly less chaotic. I have my "you hit all your goals for the month" hourlong lunch, and then I'm staying a bit late to do some annual training package.

And motherfucker. I just got an email from Wells Fargo that my deposit will not be available until 6/6 at all. Goddammit.

Oh well. That sucks. But there's nothing I can do about it, so I'm just going to have to suck it up.

I may call them this morning, just to touch base and verify that they're not going to honor the original information.

Well, guess we won't be going out this weekend after all.

And on that note, going to go forth and get myself together. Everyone have an excellent Thursday!

It's a Tuesday that's going to be like a Monday! Work is going to be so psychotically busy today. It always is the day after a holiday. At least the day is going to go quickly. Tonight is the farmer's market, so I'm definitely going to go pick up some tasty treats.

Yesterday ended up being a mixed bag. Work was feast or famine. Some of it, I was sitting twiddling my fingers, but then some of it, I was stuck on the phone for a full hour with one oncology coworker scheduling 17 patients. I ended up with 29 for the day, which is a lot.

After that, it was onto our Arvandor game, which went really well. People got to be sneaky, and Jess' character had a good backstory reveal. And then, dracolich. I killed a player's character. Don't worry, they got better, but they were fully dead for a few seconds.

Tomorrow, the check will come! And I will put it in my bank account. And then, I will see how long they want to hold it.

I'm plotting what to do with some of the ill gotten gains. I mean, I'm definitely paying off my car. Aside from that, vet visits for both animals. And then we shall get a few things for the apartment, and then we shall have a lovely lunch with our friends, and then, we shall go see Ghost.

And with $448 less a month that I shall have to pay, I shall actually be able to get ahead of my bills. I'm so excited about this. I'm looking forward to being mostly debt free. That's going to be amazing. Maybe, I can rebuild my credit some!

Okay, time to get myself together for work. Everyone have an amazing Tuesday!

It's Sunday! And I slept in quite a bit. Almost until 8! (To be fair, I did get up at 4:30 to go to the bathroom and at 6 because the cat wanted food, but still)

Yesterday was busy, but SO much fun. First up was work, which was surprisingly busy for a holiday weekend. And of course, I got the last second call of the day at 11:59. Fortunately, it was a nice little old man calling back to see if we'd had cancellations. And we had! So that was a good call. I had to call the site, because they had blocked it, but they okayed it, so I grabbed it. He and his wife were both very effusive in their thanks, the wife basically blessed everything about me. My family, my pets, my home, me, my health. It was sweet, but a little embarrassing after a couple of minutes. I also had someone tell me that I was the nicest person they'd ever spoken with in a medical office, which was super sweet.

After that, it was time for Arvandor, which continues to be a fun, chill game. Time flew until we had to be off for our second game. They're still in the gathering clues stage. The steward of the court was just murdered, so we'll see how that goes. I think one of the tangled mysteries is close to being unravelled, but I'm not sure. It might need a couple of more clues. I continue to really enjoy playing it. We have a game next week, but I'm tempted to offer to DM tomorrow to get another short one in.

After that, it was the beginning of the Dancing Hut of Baba Yaga, which was also a riot. Annoyingly, the maps totally failed to match up with the rooms, so I'm going to be sorting those out between games. They were free, but c'mon.

Aside from that, we had dinner from a new place, Krunchy Chicken, which had pretty good chicken tenders. And then we made a quick trip to Sam's club for some groceries, and then we all crashed.

Today, I have one game at noon, and nothing else. Debating if 72 is too cold to go to the pool after game. We'll see.

Tomorrow, I will work half a day, and enjoy making $77/hr, give or take. I have a feeling that oncology will have us hopping, but that'll be better than the alternative. After that, nothing exciting planned unless we do a game.

Tuesday, the check will be mailed out overnight, and I should get it on Wednesday. Then, we'll see how long the bank is going to hold it for. And what time I'm going to get it. I'm hoping to have it early, so I can run and deposit it on my lunch. If I'm correct, it should be cleared by 6/7, which is when I booked my hair appt. It's SO shaggy right now. I hate it.

Okay, time to go forth and get myself together to make breakfast. Not sure what I want to cook. Everyone have a wonderful Sunday!

I'm feeling slightly more awake today. Better than yesterday, at least. Hopefully, I won't be in typo hell this morning. I'm a little tired still, but not horrible.

Yesterday was a busy day at work. While I was off for Jess birthay a volunteer activity appeared. And then another. I was interested in both, so that was the beginning of my morning. The oncology team is working half a day on Monday, and they need someone to take calls for them to be able to schedule radiology appointments. Otherwise, they'll have a full day of calls to make on Tuesday, when we (and they) Will already be slammed. They're willing to pay me 4 hours of Time and a half, plus 4 hours of regular holiday pay. Which works out to double time and a half. It's the same arrangement they offered for MLK Day, and I'm just sorry it's not a full day.

Later on in the day, my boss gave me more info. My pay is coming out of oncology's budget, and I'm the only one who was actually offerered the job. They put it on the team chat, but no one else was interested. I don't think our pool opens til noon anyway, so I can 100% be the sole employee that day. My boss was like "Call me if you need me, but I know you won't."

Later on, we got an email inviting people to work the Hopkins booth at the Various pride festivals. I signed up for the 12-2 shift on 6/14 at the trans pride table. I really want to do it, and maybe see a bit of the festival while we're there. I'm going to find our fanny pack to wear for it.

Hopefully it won't be terribly hot. Either way, I'm going to do it.

I haven't been down in forever, and I'm not looking forward to parking, but I think it'll be fun. I'm going to get a hat between now and then, to avoid my face looking like a lobster.

Aside from that, things are relatively quiet. I made gochujang chicken last nighty, whihch involved a marinade of gochujang, soy and honey. It was baller, and there's some left over for today, which makes me happy. a Little bit spicy, but really tasty.

And now, I've got to work on some stuff for game on Saturday. Everyone have an excellent Friday!

The cat was a little beast today and as a result, I'm tired and grumpy. It's not a good combination. She started annoying me at 3 am and did not stop. I gave up at 5, but I'm having anxiety because I have games for the next three nights, and this was my one chance to sleep in until Sunday. But noooo. Saturday should be fun, as I have work, plus two games. Seriously, Boodle is lucky she's cute, because I could have screamed this morning.

I'm very sore this morning, probably due to the weather and sleeping weirdly. Once I settle myself down, I'm going to go start making some baked goods.

Today is Jess' birthday, so I'm going to do my best to spoil them. Everything they want. Starting with bagels, which I will commence as soon as I wash dishes. Then, I shall make cake and icing, then some chana masala. At some point, I will have to go to the grocery store and grab some things to make the chana masala, as I am out of tomato sauce. But first, I may need to take a nap, because I am ready to bitchslap anyone who looks at me sideways.

I was going to make the bagels last night, but I had a headache and didn't do it.

I had the meeting with the financial dude, and it seems pretty simple. I esigned a couple of forms, and made my account, and according to him, in a week or so, it will have money in it. Then, I will transfer it to my bank account, and we'll be done. I'm not going to relax until I check my bank account and see money in it. I put this in a seperate account, so I can't accidentally touch it. I will have to use it deliberately. First up shall be paying off my car, then paying the rent for a few months, and then getting a few things for the house we've done without. After that, I'll probably take a small amount for frivolous things, and put the rest away for emergencies. Maybe open up a CD with some of it.

Okay, I'm still very grumpy, so I'm going to go make some bagels. Maybe that will settle me down. Everyone have a wonderful Wednesday! And happy birthday, my love.

ETA: Bagel dough did indeed help. I took out my frustration while kneading and feel much better.

It's Monday again! Whoo.

I was a complete lump yesterday. Once the bagels were done, I did absolutely nothing else of note. Well, I did run out in the evening to meet up with one of my old IKEA coworkers to fob off a couple of cinnamon rolls. I'll make them again soon, but probably will halve the recipe.



The bagels timed out perfectly for game. I was a little concerned because game was at 9, and they finished rising around 8, but it worked out great. I pulled the second tray out of the oven at about 5 of 9, so it was perfect. They turned out really well! They were chewy, tender and delicious. Perfect with a bit of cream cheese. Next time, I'm going to make either egg bagels or cinnamon bagels. Or maybe garlic bagels. We'll see. They're a bit of extra work, what with needing to boil them, but they were really good.

Then we had an excellent game where I got to do some good shit. I'm playing a high-level cleric, and it's a lot of fun. I am 100% a spellcaster girl when it comes to D&D. I want to be able to throw spells at the naughty creatures. We're currently in a ludicrous battle, with at least 50 opponents. I'm running out of high level spells, and I figure I'm going to need them soon.

Today will be busy, busy, but it'll be fine.

Tomorrow, will also be busy, but I need to step away from work for a few minutes for a meeting. Remember the 401k of my father's that said they needed probate? Yeah, now suddenly, they don't. We could have money as soon as next week. This could be huge. I will be able to pay my car off, and maybe the rent for a couple of months, and have a little in the bank. I am SO fucking happy about it. Yet I won't believe it until the money is in my account. But it hasn't stopped me from dreaming about the things I can do. I can pay 6 months of my car insurance! And get the furniture we've been wanting to, like a kitchen pantry! And a file cabinet for my office that I can put my printer on!

And with all that, we might be able to put Yoda in doggy daycare part time. Which would be lovely. Might tire him out so that he's less of a terrorist. It would only be a couple of days a week for half a day, and he might enjoy it.

So tomorrow, we'll find out how much we're getting and what all we're going to do. It would be lovely for things to not be quite so tight. Again, not going to 100% believe it until the check clears in the bank, but it would be so nice.

And now, I shall go forth and have more coffee and consider putting on clothes. Ew, clothes. Everyone have the very best Monday that you can Monday!