Dropping in with hugs for Laura and all my best health ~ma for amyth.

Well, it's 8:30 and I am not in the car on the way to the dance, but rather in my pajamas on the couch. So there's your answer! ...I did end up down a YouTube rabbit hole of choreography, though?

First of all lots of ~ma to Laura and amyth.

I dream of single payer where I'm not doing it. It's is total insanity that it's part of what an employer needs to do.

This drives me nuts about candidates who want to 'build onto' employer-provided health care to reach universal coverage. If they mean it as a transitional thing, then okay, but I think wanting to keep that system is insane. I wish the Dems would make more of an issue how single-payer (or even a very heavily regulated public-private partnership) would make it so much easier for small businesses, for people wanting to start their own business, for contractors, and for a more fluid labor market. They should push back against the 'it's a job killer' argument of the GOP.

My employer provided health insurance has become a complete scam. We have a family deductible of $3,000.... and then we still have to pay 20% of costs. I would have been better off banking the cost of the premium. How I miss the good old days when I only had a $35 copay and preventative care was free.

Hugs for Laura, health ~ma for amyth, benefits ~ma for Dana.

Lighter note: I spent many hours at the salon getting my hair died blue/teal, so I've got my peacock colors back.

Yay for peacock shrift!

Yay, peacock hair shrift. That must look gorgeous!

It's Friday! Thessaly is supposed to come over after I pick up ltc from school.

Yay Thessaly!

I have been on my last nerve with work since about 7:35 am. This is going to be a long day. But it will end.

We have a company-wide "town meeting" scheduled for next week. I have been complaining that our new managing director has not given us much clue what our new director is, but now that he's apparently going to I'm all anxious that I won't like it. Ah well, out of my hands.

Good luck, -t.

Boo work and insurance stress.

I have created a new work space for myself. I had my computer set up on an end table in my living room prior to summer, but that pretty much had me on the computer all the time, even when socializing or watching tv. When I came back from NY I temporarily put my workstation on a couple tray tables in the corner of the living room so at least there was some separation between being on computer and being social. Yesterday I moved everything into my bedroom. Set up a 9 drawer vanity in front of the window as a desk and have my work phone, computer, scanner, etc all set up and actual drawers to keep stuff. View out the window of the park and lake. So now if I am eating, socializing, or watching tv I actually leave my desk and go elsewhere. And when I am at my desk there are fewer distractions. Whee!