Oh boo! Apple fritters are delicious and that U-turn driver owes you a new one!

I am listening to a "work/life balance" seminar on my computer, to earn points for some work program or other. Notably I am only vaguely listening to it, since the audio is through the computer and I can barely understand it...and I disbelieve that they have much to tell me about work/life balance other than "sorry, your job sucks for that"

I'm so excited for Grace and for you, Kat!

Oh, Ginger, that's a rough morning. I'm sorry.

That sounds pretty ironic, meara.

I think my bad procrastination habit has more to do with stress than my job, usually, to be fair. But yesterday I was feeling super anxious and could not for the life of me figure out if it was that I was forgetting something or just anxious or what. Feeling better this morning though--I had a migraine on the plane and finally took some meds when I got home and slept for 10 hours. Yay. Now if I can get a bunch of work done today, I think I'll feel a lot better.

They did at least finally clean up the audio portion--there were squeaks and screeches and beeps and people talking etc, and everyone was typing in the webinar box that bad audio made them stressed! :)

In the PICU, you either use a bed pan or you can use the toilet. Which is in a cabinet under a table.

The adult ICU is similar. I had to beg and plead for them to let me off all the monitors so I could walk to a room with a non-transparent door to take a shit. it's not funny at all, Grace, but I'll allow you this one since you look so happy.

Can I send that picture to Colin, Kat?

Msbelle, I hope Oz was just missing you. sorry about cleanup.

Saw my doc today about the jaw pain. Her assessment is trigeminal neuralgia - basically nerve pain. So I am going to try Lyrica which won't provide any immediate relief, it has to build up. So tired of being in pain. So tired of being tired.

I'm sorry the problem doesn't have a more immediate solution, SuziQ.

Ouch, Ginger -- that sounds like a lot of adding insult to injury! I hope the rest of the day is better.

And I hope the Lyrica helps, Suzi.

I had to beg and plead for them to let me off all the monitors so I could walk to a room with a non-transparent door to take a shit.

When my father had a roommate at the hospital the other day (most of the time he was alone), the guy was super riled up when I got there, and it turned out, it was because he wanted to go to the bathroom, but they were concerned about him walking and he had a diaper on. Eventually they did let him get up, and everything went more smoothly from there.

Hooray to Grace.

Msbelle, my cat Pico frequently got sick when I went away. I am hoping that is just this for Oz.

I've been looking at Air BnB for Dublin in the fall. I couldn't stay in the city's narrowest house. I just wish there were reviews for it. [link]

Arthur is back in the hospital. His kidney values were getting worse, and the vets fear either infection or rejection. It looks like we caught it early -- kidney values aren't even that bad. But it's something we don't need at the moment.