I had no idea that electroacupuncture was a thing, but it is. I’m editing an article about electroacupuncture for opioid-induced constipation, and all I can think is “yes, if you zap someone, they’re going to shit themselves!” But apparently this can be proven scientifically.

I had that type of acupuncture but I actually liked the needles more. This reminds me that I need to go before I head north in the Spring because my allergies were awful last summer. Acupuncture is a miracle for allergies.

Lol Teppy, that makes me think like, does it work gradually?? Or is it like “ok quick get these needles out I gotta gooooooo”??

Lol Teppy, that makes me think like, does it work gradually?? Or is it like “ok quick get these needles out I gotta gooooooo”??

It turns out that it works gradually, but my honest-to-god reaction was "if you zap me with electricity, I'll shit my pants!"

I am more relieved than ever that I worked that particular problem out on my own.

relieved

Well yeah.

Timelies all!

Way back when I was going to massage therapy, there was some electroacupuncture involved. No unexpected evacuations, but it was weird having body parts moving on their own.

Hello all. Best wishes and thoughts to everyone, especially JZ and Sheryl.

I have a non-problem, in that I have a job, which I generally like and where I am valued, BUT

This punching in and out thing is for the birds. I think it might be a "me" problem, because I even though I hate rules, I have trouble not following them. And I am really bad at time math. So I either have to do a lot of math with decimal point equivalent to minutes, which makes no sense to me, or I have to sit on the clock so the math is even. And I still have to do math, because I have no sense of time, and a half hour is automatically deducted for my lunch, so I have to make sure I work eight and a half hours (or whatever even amount) not eight or accidentally seven, because I can't do time math and have to count on my fingers! And my 3 hours a day commuting is now totally wasted because I can't answer emails on my phone (where I can't delay the send to when I am punched in). But I feel badly wasting even one minute of time while clocked in without that buffer.

Aargh! I will get used to it I hope. Maybe I will learn to do the math better? I accidentally went nine minutes overtime last week without pre-approval and I didn't get a talking to...

Also, congratulations on the grandbaby, Laura and Brendan. I am so sorry you are estranged and you don't want to be.

and YIKES on the electro-acupuncture!

ETA I am reading backwards- and congratulations Susan on the surgery!

Sophia is there a way you can check and see how much time you've worked during the week? I'm not sure if you are using an app to clock in and out or a time clock.

We have an app but we can also get the info online/on the register. When I was getting scheduled 40 hours or 38 or 39 hours I found it helpful to check periodically to see how I was doing. So if I clocked in early a few days I could see I was 10 mins over and adjust from there.

There is still math involved but I found it easier than trying to keep it all added up in my head. So if I had been scheduled 40 hours and I worked 3 days and was showing 24 hours and 15 mins I knew I was under 40 but needed to make sure I wasn't clocking in early and had to figure out a way to shave off 15 mins in the next 2 days to get under 40. (Usually by clocking out early and taking a slightly longer lunch).