I am in sad agreement, BT.

Pics or it didn't happen!

Crap. Panicking about job stuff. Panic is not good.

Skirt and shirt should be fine, Hil.

Thanks. I'm bringing a few different outfits, so that I can decide that day, based on the weather. I finished my lesson plan for my sample lesson, and now I'm wondering if I'm aiming it too low, and should focus more on algebraic stuff, or more on proofs, or something. And my usual "What if I don't get a job?" panic. And my mother calling me up to find out where in NYC I want to go to dinner tomorrow night, and I have no idea, and she wants to know if I'm planning to go to an allergist, and how can I plan to go to an allergist if I don't even know where I'll be living next month? Also worried about going into a coughing fit during my interviews, though at least I know I'll be using a whiteboard, and it's usually chalk dust that's my worst trigger, other than pollen.

Oh, good grief. I've got a friend from grad school who I only really see every year or two, at math conferences, though I chat with her online every couple months. Last time I saw her, about a year and a half ago, was at a conference, which she attended with her husband. I hadn't known she got married. None of our grad school group had known. A bunch of us joked with her that she'd better tell us the next time anything else big happened, like if she had a baby. Well, I'm chatting with her now, and she just mentioned her daughter. Who is nearly a year old. And she has somehow never mentioned that she has a daughter. And, counting back the months, she would have been about two months pregnant when we were joking with her that she had to tell us if she had a baby. I can understand not telling us then, but you'd think she'd remember sometime in the entire past year?

That's weird Hil. Maybe she thought she said something or meant to and then forgot.

I have a return date for work, part time - May 17th. Not as soon as my therapist would have liked but they were making the schedule for that week and it would have taken some work to juggle me in. I'll go for 20 hours a week for 2-3 weeks and go from there. I won't be working closing shifts anymore (to maintain my sleep schedule) so that's good. I haven't been racing around taking my half a klonopin in the afternoon for about a week. Which is good. Also haven't needed it for added sleep aid. Also good.

Mom will be here from the 12-21 so that will give us some time together.

The assitant manger I talked to said I looked good, less stressed and several people at work who have no idea why I'm gone said that I looked good and are happy I'll be coming back.

I'm nervous but not freaking out.

askye, that sounds wonderful! So glad things are coming together for you, you deserve it with all your hard work.

askye, that is good news! Best of luck. I hope your transition back to work is as smooth as possible.

So good to hear it, askye. I'm really proud of how you have handled this whole situation.

Good on you, askye!