because i would have to go around telling people to stop using the word hero- it isn't helpful for him.
I hope as he progresses through dealing with the experience, he can sort of look at the act of people calling him hero, acknowledge that it's their shorthand for being nice and of thanking him, and then take their words and set them aside. *He* doesn't have to accept or apply that label to himself, and maybe as he starts to heal, he can just let their words exist but not attach to him. If that makes sense.
I don't mean right this moment, just in case it wasn't clear. Right now, he -- and you -- just needs to process it all and start to heal.
"Phone Ambassador"? Srsly?
What Steph wrote. Every word.
As if being on hold is not irritating enough, I need to repeatedly hear a recording thanking me for waiting for the next "Phone Ambassador"?
Maybe "Phone Führer" was already taken.
Words fail me, and other have put what I want to say so much better, so I'll just say much ~ma to Beth and Matt and all involved and cool beans, Cash.
What libkitty, JZ, and so many other wise people have said.
Hey, Erin, saw this link and thought of you. I figured my fellow Virgo would like a list of things to watch out for. I think there are more pitfalls to self-employment than this, and the biggest one for me is the need to keep up with the mundane. For example, during this month of situational depression, I've let some financial stuff slide that I really can't afford to. Being self-employed means I need to keep up with it, and there's no one else to do it. My printer was having problems, and I decided I was geeky, I should be able to fix it. Hundreds of dollars later and countless piles of toner, the problem is nearly back to where it was when I started. If I were working for someone, I'd call the techs, or at worst, the person with the service contract for the printer. But I don't have one! Stuff like that.
Anyway.
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saw a dr this morning. she looked at my eye, said "yup, viral conjunctivitis." No need for antibiotic drops (tho, sadly, the steroid component is really helping a LOT) and wait a few more days for healing before popping contact back in. Call if it gets worse and she'll call in a new Rx but it's ok to use the old drops. Only missed the first 2 hrs of work, but did wake up conconscionably early to call for an appt as soon as the office opened, then couldn't go back to sleep. So got in my grocery shopping and a little gardening before the appts. Plus i was going *right* past a Chipotle on the way from Dr office to work...so lunch win. Imma gonna be exhausted by the end of the day, still waffling on whether to attempt post-work yoga with glasses and tiredness or just go home and flop into bed early.
The Census Bureau is considering eliminating the Statistical Abstract of the United States. [link]
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