My new cat site

I started a new cat-related Web site, which can be found at http://hubpages.com/hub/The-cats-meow

Birth of a hummingbird – awesome shots

http://community-2.webtv.net/Velpics/HUM/index.html

Meanwhile, I had a doctor appointment today, and my blood pressure was down to 100 over 70, so the blood pressure med is working. My thyroid tested normal, so the Synthroid I’m taking is also working. She didn’t check my cholesterol, so she ordered a new test for that, which I will take when I come back from my vacation in WI (I’m gone 8/1-8/8). Hopefully that test will show improvement, too.

Upgraded to an “A”

On our midterm exams for my IT course, we were allowed to go back and correct the items we missed (which was easy, since the system showed the correct answers) – we just needed to find documentation (in our readings/lectures or on the Internet, or wherever, didn’t matter) for why these answers were correct. We were able to earn a half-point back on each of the one-point questions. I missed seven questions, so I got 3.5 points back, which rose my grade from 82.5 to 91.5 percent. Which is an A instead of a B. Woo hoo! So I might have a shot at getting an A in that course after all… I had pretty much resigned myself to getting a B. But supposedly the hardest part of the course is over, and hopefully I will be able to get good grades on the remaining assignments; if that happens, I should be able to swing an A.

Going back to old doc

I’ve decided that I’m going back to my former psychiatrist, even though he doesn’t take insurance anymore. At least I can always count on him, and he has someone to back him up when he’s not available. The cost per 30-minute session is $120, which I can afford if it’s only every three months or so. I really like this doc, so it’s worth the money. I shouldn’t have to put up with an unreliable doc just because he takes my insurance. (And there aren’t that many docs in my area who do.)

Hell on earth is…

 … having to staff a cash register all day when you have an upset stomach and REALLY need to run to the restroom!! I had to leave my register a couple of times – once when there were no customers anyway, and Loss Prevention gave me the OK to go, though nobody was available to cover me, and a second time when I had called a manager over to help with a transaction I didn’t know how to do anyway, and I just had to bail. From now on, I’ll take my Pepto tablets to work with me on the weekends, like I do on weekdays.

Oh well, at least I was able to go home a little early. And despite not feeling well, I had a good day in terms of getting credit applications – got three. I needed one to get my bonus of $4 per app per month (need a total of five in the month, and I had four going into today), and the other two increase my bonus, plus help me move toward reaching my target/goal.

Nice to have a doctor I can count on… not!

I was running low on one of my medications, so I ordered some through the mail-order pharmacy, and it was to be delivered by UPS. Well, the morons at the mail-order pharmacy screwed up and didn’t put my apartment number on the shipment, so UPS sat on it for a few days, then shipped it back to the pharmacy. So now I only have a few days’ supply left… I called my psychiatrist’s office, but he’s out of town (of course), and he has no backup for him. Isn’t that the dumbest thing you ever heard of? A psychiatrist who has no backup when he’s gone, so in case of an emergency, the patient is screwed?? What if I suddenly had a mood meltdown and had to be hospitalized and everything?

Anyway, I managed to get a prescription (for 10 days’ worth, which should last me until the stuff comes from the mail-order pharmacy – they are re-sending it, though they had to be badgered into doing that… at first they insisted on me getting a new prescription before they would send anything) from my primary care doctor’s office. My doctor happened to be on vacation (maybe she’s at the same conference as my shrink!). But the other doctor in the office approved it. At least my primary care doc has a backup!!

Three-word answers meme

“Borrowed” from a user on another blog, customized
with (mostly!) my answers (I stole some from her
that I liked, too).

Where is your cell phone? in my purse
Your boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/wife/partner?
don’t have one
Your hair? reddish brown, curly
Where is your father? in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Cheesecake? love it – plain

Your dream last night? something about school
Your favorite drink? New Orleans Hurricanes
Your dream car? yellow Ford Mustang
The room you’re in? cube without windows
George Bush? WHAT A MORON

Nipple rings? ow no please
Who did you hang out with last night? just my cat
What you’re not good at? working with hands
Your best friend? the lovely Lasairan
Student loans? getting higher always

Where did you grow up? in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The last thing you did? wrote an e-mail
What are you wearing? t-shirt and jeans

Tattoo on the lower back? no – on arm
Ketchup? usually no, thanks

Your computer? Sony Vaio laptop
Your life? pretty good overall
Your mood? just fine, thanks

Missing? a significant other
What are you thinking about right now? nothing in
particular

Your car? 2007 Kia Spectra
Your summer? lots of work
Your relationship status? just my cat
Your favorite color? purple, teal, blue
When is the last time you laughed? I don’t remember

Last time you cried? I don’t remember
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow? I’m always evolving
High school? was a geek

Will work just Sundays

My Sears supervisor was understanding when I asked to cut back my hours, and I will be working only on Sundays in the near future. (I’m already on the sked for this Saturday, but he will give me Sunday off to compensate.)
Meanwhile, my group is putting the finishing touches on the group project (on blogging) that is due in my IT class by 8 tonight. It will be a relief to get that over with.
I really hit the wall yesterday – had to go home from work early because I was dead tired, and I needed to rest in bed for a while to get my energy back. I’ve just been pushing myself too hard, between work and school. So it’s a good thing I’m cutting back my Sears hours.

Cutting back

I think I am going to ask my supervisor at Sears if I can cut back my hours and work only on Sundays. I think I might be spreading myself too thin working both Saturdays and Sundays. Even though I like the money I make working both days, it might be tiring me out too much. That is probably why I have made some dumb mistakes.

Oh well, my cat will be happy if I am home on Saturdays!

A D’oh moment

At the department store where I work on weekends, I made a money mistake. A woman wanted to make a payment on her credit card, and she gave me a $20. I mistakenly assumed she wanted to pay the full $20 (and she OK’d the amount on the touch pad in front of her). But after the transaction was over, she said she wanted to pay only the $9.80 it showed on her statement. So, not thinking clearly and easily confused, I gave her $10.20 back, but she shouldn’t have gotten that money because the transaction “on record” is for a $20 payment. So she’ll get extra credits on her next statement, I guess. What I should have done is voided out the $20 transaction (if possible) and done a new transaction for the $9.80. D’uh. I think I was just tired after working all week at my FT job, then working the weekend at the store. Oh well, I guess the store can afford to lose a mere $10, but I hope if my mistake is discovered, I don’t get into too much trouble!