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jobs, health, stuff
Jul. 1st, 2024 02:29 pmI went in for a slightly belated dental checkup; I had cancelled my May appointment because it was during training for my new job and I didn't feel like I should miss training. Rescheduled when that all fell apart, they didnt' have anything til August, then they had a cancellation and I went in last week. I have a cavity on a back tooth where two of my molars are very tight and it's hard to floss and clean there.... so I'll be going back in a bit to get a filling. Fillings are so quick, it makes me mad that they didnt' just do it while I was there. now I have to go back in, get another cleaning as prep for the filling, and then the filling will take 2 minutes. Oh well. Luckily I have insurance again through Thax's new job, so it'll 'only' be $450.
Pepita has her annual checkup and rabies booster this month and I will need to refill her monthly heartworm/parasite preventative. cha ching.
They checked my blood pressure at the dentist, it was high. They suggested I recheck at a walgreens or heb and go see a dr if it was still as high as it was at the dentist.
I rechecked this morning at HEB. It wasn't great, but not as high as it was at the dentist. 136/77. The last one I remember getting at a dr. office was like...120/70 or something? So that's concerning.
I am going to try and adopt some healthier habits this month and see where I can get on that. I walk dogs 2x day but it's generally an easy meander. I will add 10 min of something more strenuous/day, cut out alcohol, have oatmeal for breakfast ( am not normally hungry in the mornings and probably tend to overeat later in the day as a result of not eating in the morning) cut down on red meat/meat in general, and see what happens. I have learned as a result of dieting on and off since age 11 or 12 (my first diet I was 100 lbs and a little over 5 feet. my grandma B decided it would be fun for all of us - me and her and my cousin Weez--to diet together one summer. ughhhhh. sick sick) anyway...restricting myself and telling myself I 'can't' have things is a quick path to craving those things, feeling deprived and unhappy, and bingeing. so I am not going to do that to myself. Going to *add* good things and try not to 'give up' too many things that make me happy and feel good. But the alcohol is probably a good thing to cut out. For at least a month.
add oatmeal, veggies, fruit, 10+ min of heart-rate-elevating activities. subtract alcohol.
Been putting in at least one job application/resume per day. This morning I tried for a job at Thax's new place. I haven't been permanent/full time anywhere since I quit the state in 2018. So that'll be interesting, if it happens. And a recruiter reached out to me this morning with a posting that is very much in line with what I was doing for the last 2 and a half years for Indeed, so I went ahead and said yes please to that.
So far today, I've walked dogs, had coffee, gone to the grocery store, had lunch, applied to 2 jobs, and made the bed. Oh, and 10 min on my under-desk elliptical while doing curls with light hand weights.
shit is fucked up in our country, the supreme court just gave sitting presidents blanket permission to act in whatever way they like as long as it can be considered 'official' capacity.....I wish our current president wasn't quite so old school statesman/ gentleman like...he could Gitmo the entire Jan 6 gang - from Leonard Lay to every single congressperson, senator, state governor, etc. who lined up behind the 'stolen election'/ fake electors idea, plus the Supreme court members and their spouses who also backed the big lie. That would be fucking awesome. But Joe Biden is far too decent to abuse his office like that, and when/if Trump gets back in, he won't be....so that sucks.
anyhoo....I can't fix any of that. I just have to live my little life and vote whenever I get a chance. It's sad but I don't think the future is anything but bleak for this nation and the good people in it. Oligarchy/kakistocracy/theocracy. I'm kinda glad to be old, sterile, and hopefully not stuck here for too much longer.
Gettin m y death paperwork in order. I need to grub up two witnesses to drag to a notary. with or without Thax. I printed all his stuff too but I think he doesn't want to think about it or deal with it. I know from my father's dying without anything in place vs. my stepdad having everything squared away, which was easier and less terrible to deal with. It's not pleasant or fun. But it's a burden I can spare my sister or my husband from having to deal with, on top of grief and just the house clutter which is still bad....but maybe having the death paperwork squared away will give me the mental whatever-it-is to deal with physical artifacts of a chaotic memory-free existence, help me make peace with oblivion and impermanence.
Pepita has her annual checkup and rabies booster this month and I will need to refill her monthly heartworm/parasite preventative. cha ching.
They checked my blood pressure at the dentist, it was high. They suggested I recheck at a walgreens or heb and go see a dr if it was still as high as it was at the dentist.
I rechecked this morning at HEB. It wasn't great, but not as high as it was at the dentist. 136/77. The last one I remember getting at a dr. office was like...120/70 or something? So that's concerning.
I am going to try and adopt some healthier habits this month and see where I can get on that. I walk dogs 2x day but it's generally an easy meander. I will add 10 min of something more strenuous/day, cut out alcohol, have oatmeal for breakfast ( am not normally hungry in the mornings and probably tend to overeat later in the day as a result of not eating in the morning) cut down on red meat/meat in general, and see what happens. I have learned as a result of dieting on and off since age 11 or 12 (my first diet I was 100 lbs and a little over 5 feet. my grandma B decided it would be fun for all of us - me and her and my cousin Weez--to diet together one summer. ughhhhh. sick sick) anyway...restricting myself and telling myself I 'can't' have things is a quick path to craving those things, feeling deprived and unhappy, and bingeing. so I am not going to do that to myself. Going to *add* good things and try not to 'give up' too many things that make me happy and feel good. But the alcohol is probably a good thing to cut out. For at least a month.
add oatmeal, veggies, fruit, 10+ min of heart-rate-elevating activities. subtract alcohol.
Been putting in at least one job application/resume per day. This morning I tried for a job at Thax's new place. I haven't been permanent/full time anywhere since I quit the state in 2018. So that'll be interesting, if it happens. And a recruiter reached out to me this morning with a posting that is very much in line with what I was doing for the last 2 and a half years for Indeed, so I went ahead and said yes please to that.
So far today, I've walked dogs, had coffee, gone to the grocery store, had lunch, applied to 2 jobs, and made the bed. Oh, and 10 min on my under-desk elliptical while doing curls with light hand weights.
shit is fucked up in our country, the supreme court just gave sitting presidents blanket permission to act in whatever way they like as long as it can be considered 'official' capacity.....I wish our current president wasn't quite so old school statesman/ gentleman like...he could Gitmo the entire Jan 6 gang - from Leonard Lay to every single congressperson, senator, state governor, etc. who lined up behind the 'stolen election'/ fake electors idea, plus the Supreme court members and their spouses who also backed the big lie. That would be fucking awesome. But Joe Biden is far too decent to abuse his office like that, and when/if Trump gets back in, he won't be....so that sucks.
anyhoo....I can't fix any of that. I just have to live my little life and vote whenever I get a chance. It's sad but I don't think the future is anything but bleak for this nation and the good people in it. Oligarchy/kakistocracy/theocracy. I'm kinda glad to be old, sterile, and hopefully not stuck here for too much longer.
Gettin m y death paperwork in order. I need to grub up two witnesses to drag to a notary. with or without Thax. I printed all his stuff too but I think he doesn't want to think about it or deal with it. I know from my father's dying without anything in place vs. my stepdad having everything squared away, which was easier and less terrible to deal with. It's not pleasant or fun. But it's a burden I can spare my sister or my husband from having to deal with, on top of grief and just the house clutter which is still bad....but maybe having the death paperwork squared away will give me the mental whatever-it-is to deal with physical artifacts of a chaotic memory-free existence, help me make peace with oblivion and impermanence.
