Marrow-ma~~

Askye. Take care of yourself and you have been doing very well, so I' m sending you the it will work out ma~~~( seriously you made it through a ridiculous retail season)

And get well ma~~~ to bobby

Oh, askye, that is really too bad. Mental health isn't something to mess around with and not being able to get treatment is a crime! Much find-a-doc~ma for you.

I talked to my manager who was really understanding (I didn't even cry!) and I have tomorrow off. He told me about a resource that's kind of like Employee Assistance but a little more and he said to explain I can't find someone to manage my meds, etc.

I told him I had been worried due to stigma and stuff and he said mental health stuff runs in his family so he understands.

I feel better. Tomorrow I'm going to call the corporate number and follow up. Maybe call the therapist I dumped and see if she'll take me back.

I'm so glad your manager groks the situation, askye. I am glad you are taking care of yourself.

That is great news, askye. I hope you can get help tomorrow.

Good news on the Brendon front. Just a few blocks short of arrival at the hospital his abscess burst and he spit out vast quantities of ickyness into a fast food cup that Bobby had in the car. He was then able to breathe and swallow and felt a whole lot better. This has to be better than getting lanced. They waited outside of the emergency room and told me what happened so I took him home. All's well. Well he still is swollen and miserable, but much better. Whew!

oh good grief Laura. I am glad there is some relief, but ick.

I told him I had been worried due to stigma and stuff and he said mental health stuff runs in his family so he understands.

Oh, I'm glad. I hope that helps ease some anxiety for the moment.

ugh, I had a temporary crown put on today and I'm pretty astounded how much pain I'm in. It is getting better now, so I don't think it's infected or something's gone wrong, it's just the regular pain and achey-ness from the work done. Which is considerably more than I anticipated.

Glad he's getting some relief.

So the day ended with some creepy guy being creepy. Not just to me but in general and asking weird questions and standing outside in the vestibule area looking trhough the window at asset protection and the cameras.

Then he went and sat in his car with the lights on. Which really creeped out the closing supervisor. So he (the closing supervisor) didn't want me walking to my car alone. Maybe he didn't want anyone walking alone but the guy I walked out with is huge so I don't think anyone would have worried about him walking to his car. Which just hammered home that I have another story to tell if I start in on a #YesAllWomen rant on FB or tumblr, which I almost have.

So the other day I got Penny a new litter box with different litter and filled it very shallow to see if she'd use it. She did. I thought Success. I scooped it. I came home to discover a pile of litter on the floor in front of the box. She peed on the floor and covered it up. Now I'm wondering if she has a UTI and I just...I don't have spoons for this.

Good news about your supervisor, Askye. I hope you find a better way to manage. And that includes Penny.

Jesse, I hope you guys can provide some backup for each other, even if it takes a dark room and tears.

Laura, that's good news about Brendon. Teeth are nothing to mess with--I always remember Andy Hallett, and that fear, if nothing else, motivates me to attend to dentistry. I'm glad he's feeling some relief now.

Will said if Penny had to go to the vet he'd take her, which is a big deal because he's crazy crazy busy right now because it's planting season and all the farmers need equipment or are realizing their existing equipment is broken or something.

I'm also trying to think if there are any accomdations I can ask for at work. I think all these 2-9 shifts are really hurting me becuase I'll come home and stay up all night and not feel like it's urgent to go to bed. But I can't really ask for opening shifts because next week's schedule is set and then I'm going home for vacation.

But, I might talk to my manager on Friday and ask if I can try working opening shifts when I come back and see if that makes a difference. Before G became the other full time MCSA I was working a decent mix of opening and closing shifts, but he had limitations on his schedule so I was forced into closing.