OMG, amyth, that sounds physically and mentally and emotionally exhausting! I think Dana makes a good point on cancelling. You need some recovery time. You can help NPR next time, when you haven't got So Much Stuff going on. You've gotta take care of you.

{{amyth}} I wish I could deliver coffee to you! Yes, cancel the NPR event and go home and cuddle with the cat.

You're right, you're right, I know you're right. I have made coffee, and I'm about to send the email to the NPR person.

I'm starting to feel a little better. There are people in the office, so I have to at least act functional, which is probably one-third the battle at this point.

Thanks.

amyth, if you had the flu or another "official" illness, you'd cancel on NPR. I think that how you feel is virtually the same as a doctor-recognized incidence. You mentioned that you didn't get any sleep last night; do I remember that it's extra-important for you to get a good night's sleep because of seizures? If that's the case, you really need to skip NPR and go home and take care of yourself.

t edit Okay, advice delivered too late. I'm glad you're cancelling with NPR.

Yes, it's totally important for me to get a good night's sleep. In fact, my boss texted me after I had already left for work, and said I didn't need to come in today. If I weren't already planted here, with my hot coffee in hand, I'd leave. I probably will leave as soon as I answer a few emails, and submit my travel for reimbursement, and leave new, updated out of office messages on my voice mail and email.

Good for you, amyth. That sounds like exactly the right call.

I'm sorry, amyth. That's a lot. Glad to see you are not going to stay at work.

I'm sorry, amyth. I hope this is the last of the work-related travel you have to deal with for a while. It's so tiring.

Amyth, that sounds awful.

On a vaguely related note, my sister and BIL are going to be moving to Greenville, SC!

I am pouting because I wanted them to move to Seattle. Not that my BIL actually had any interviews here, but whatever! I sent him jobs (that were actually jobs he'd take!) and I don't know if he applied for any. :(

Thanks. I am still at work, but I contacted the board member I'm carpooling to Greenville with tomorrow, and she offered to drive (YAS!), and she has a conference call until noon, so she's not picking me up until 12:30, so I can hopefully be at home the whole time the plumber is at my place, which will be good for kitty anxiety. Also, more time to sleep, do laundry, and pack.

And the NPR person was SO nice about me backing out of the pledge drive.

I also think I've found an orthopedist in NY, which is my go-to when I can't find a doctor I like around here. It may be extreme, but after bouncing around between neurologists who couldn't get my seizures under control for years (and that's why I broke my kneecap in the first place, which led to the torn meniscus) Dr. Devinsky changed my life. I never liked my orthopedist down here, so I feel like skipping the painful searching process and finding a Magic NYC Doctor, even if that isn't really a thing. I like to think that it's a thing.