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alicevangeline

this week they're deep cleaning our office for the first time in maybe 10 years (nobody remembers the carpets being shampooed) so we're all working from home. It's the week of the 4th anyway, so lots of folks are working less anyway, including me.
- I have Major Dental Work tomorrow - extracting 2 teeth & prepping an implant.
- Thursday is Ty Camp Pickup Day. As of yesterday he informed us he loves camp and has been having a great time. <3 Came a long way from crying every day for the first 4 days.
- So ultimately I'm working Today and the Second and half tomorrow.
Over the weekend our Polak moved out (she says yes it's the correct term to use, nonderogatory unless you make it a Thing or mispronounce it) and so today is quiet af.
- We have half the quanity of cats we had 2 days ago!
- So, downstairs is a bit bereft without Ty, Anka, or of course, mom.
- BUT I get my guest room/office back
- which works out for this week.
Anyway i brought laptop, work hotspot, lifter, keyboard, mouse and wrist rest, and a couple papers.
- And ADHD medicine.
Although I usually prefer not to work from home, being at an actual desk and kind of lined up ergonomically helps a lot, as does the adhd medicine.
What does NOT help is "The World's Most Annoying Cat" aka Mercury, who is very confused why his buddies aren't here, but also thrilled that I am here, and he's bored as hell.
- I have a Sphero robot from 3 years ago and found a program online called Cat Mesmerizer so I would like to run that and keep the cat busy, but the online program didn't copy/paste into the app well, so I have to write it, but I can write SOMETHING in block-code.
Also, I had to Set Up the workspace, and also had to put sheets on the stripped bed, and do laundry while I was on the subject, and did some online shopping, and of course take breaks to cook lunch, play a game, and write this!
However, it's going better than usual.

alicevangeline

I'm annoyed with the whole "take some responsibility for not bugging and nagging people to get it done" thing and "don't be afraid to push back."

A bunch of people in various roles ignored roles we CLEARLY set - a major issue is coming out of that, and there's a small thing from where it happened in another milieu.

And.

Our [paid] grantwriter said "yes I will put this in the grant" and then she just DIDN'T and I'm like, let's pay for this, and it's not there. I started to think "should i have bugged her to make sure my stuff is accounted for?" For pete's sake... No.
And also this is going to be a medium sized issue because we have to pay for the thing by like, saturday, and we don't have a method of doing that.

alicevangeline

Back at work after a 4 day weekend - and do not have magical ADHD medicine today - and I certainly feel dumber.

Ty's camp is going 'meh.' Meaning, it's a great place, beautiful and fun and kind and supportive, but he's homesick, but that's normal. So it's not rad, but it's not awful either. If he doesn't perk up by the weekend we will cut it short - but i do expect him to perk up.

Dan and I are trying not to worry our butts off. Girlkid is bored.

I went to a baseball game 2 hrs away with some buddies! long day tho- 4 hrs in car & 4 hrs at game!

I'm listening to a really dumb audiobook; it's a mem-noir by Brent Spiner inspired by a true story from when he was Data on Star Trek. Features a stacked cast, but it's SO CORNY. But I don't hate it, probably.

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