Oh, good Lord. The day Tim is diagnosed with RA, we get a letter from Humana saying that they're no longer going to offer our current plan, and we can either get insurance through a marketplace dealie or another plan with Tim's employer. (His company is small enough that apparently they're all going "WTF?!?" about this, and I'm sure we'll have a new insurance plan in place by July 1, but it was just really bad timing and so now I'm one giant ball of stress and jitters, yay.)

meara time

Liese, I hope the day was easier than anticipated and that you found comfort while surrounded by your loving family.

Oh Consuela, I know how hard this is and I am so sorry. ~ma for strength in abundance.

Brenda! Dad~ma sent your way as well. Parents!

My boss just cancelled our weekly meeting, forever.

That would be awesome! We have them on a current project and it is such a huge waste of time.

ND, I am so sorry this has happened with your sister. I am dreading Mom's passing for fear that I will end up being estranged from all my siblings. It is likely that they will treat my step-dad like crap and I will have to walk away from them. They could surprise me. But I am not counting on it.

I think she's going to be a SUPER big help to us as we figure all this out.

Teppy, how is Tim dealing with all of this? DH's grandmother had RA and she had good success with diet changes, but had a hard time sticking with it. One step at a time. It is cool that he has someone that has dealt with it to compare notes.

I was *not* selected to be on a jury today

That would not have been a good jury to be on. Nightmares. Eeep.

And now after a very long Monday I am going to work while watching basketball.

Steph, my insurance changed AGAIN since my last dental appointment (and I've got to get the info before the next later this week) and in all probability, it will change again before my next after this (and I don't know if my dentist is on the potential new plan and have to take in the info to see at this appt, but I'm keeping my damn dentist even if we have to get creative) and I GET YOU on the timing. Even if my shit is much more minor, it's just too damned much juggling.

My South American friends have convinced me that I need to head out of the US for my dental work. The price difference is just insane, even with insurance. Neighbor 2 doors away just got back from staying with family in Peru to get his work done. With insurance here they wanted to still charge nearly $4000, so he went home and got the same stuff done for less than $400. And mini vacation with family. I'll probably just plan to visit a friend in Ecuador who can get it all arranged for me. I wouldn't rely on Google reviews, but I would trust people I've know for many years to hook me up with a good dentist.

That sounds like kind of an awesome plan, Laura! Even if it's a sad commentary on the US health system.

I just signed up for a "lullabye yoga" class that a friend has taken a bunch. And then after I signed up she was like "Actually, I'm worried if I know you're there it'll stress me out and this is what I do to combat my insomnia and can you cancel?" Except I signed up online and it won't let you cancel

I'm worried if I know you're there it'll stress me out

!!!!!! I think she needs more than yoga.

Yeah, she has some serious sleep/stress issues.

And so talking about my nutball insurance shenanigans wound me up so I went and pulled old dead telephone line from the second floor. My coping mechanisms, don't use them.

they're no longer going to offer our current plan

Buggering. I feel I should go kiss my HR department for their shenanigan-free insurance policies.

I really needed that swim tonight, damnit.