Finally - Pictures!

Hi All!

Finally! I have got some pictures to show you! I almost didn't but, I got myself outside after my walk and took some just for you!

This is a weird shot of the bloom on a plant which is supposed to be lavender - however, it is a different kind of lavender than I had before. I like the flowers . . .


My Coreopsis is struggling in its pot. I think it might not have enough room with the ivy and the other stuff (I forgot its name). Then again - the Coreopsis that the association planted in its flowerbeds didn't come back this year - aren't they supposed to be perennials??

The Blanket Flower in the front bed is blooming its heart out. Of course, that means that I "get" to deadhead pretty much every single day!

This is such a pretty, delicate flower. I forget what the bush is called but it looks very similar to the Butterfly Plant I have in the back flowerbed.

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Well, that is the tour for this morning. What do you think?

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Yesterday, I worked at the speech therapists' office. It was fun but the regular person will be back today and I am looking forward to just messing around. I enjoy the challenge of the work - having to multitask. However, I can live without that particular kind of challenge. It doesn't take that much thought!

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One of the therapists did ask if I was interested in doing some typing for her from my house. I said - "Sure!" I mean, I can type pretty quickly and it is an easy way to make some extra money!

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How much do people make for typing anyway? I have no idea how much to ask for!

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Oh well - I have some time to investigate that!

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My morning walk/swim was very nice this morning. The walk to the pool was a bit sweaty but the water was nice and refreshing and by the time we left, it had clouded up and there was a nice breeze! Lovely.

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It is amazing to me that while swimming I can actually think of nothing. I have never been able to do that before but, while swimming it is possible. Yes, I have to think about moving my arms and legs and breathing but that is it. Nothing else creeps in to bother me. I don't ponder things. I just . . . .swim. How nice and relaxing!

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When I finish my laps (26 today!) I do some push-ups and triceps lifts in the pool (easier that way - trust me!) and then I float. I just float. This lets me relax and I usually pray during my floating. This is the perfect way to start a day!

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Last night I was tired when I got home from "work." I made dinner and then could hardly move to do anything. I did read a little but found that even that was tiring! So - I picked up my handy iPod and listened to some podcasts - you know how addicted to them I am! I listened to the first chapter of an Audio book called Shadowmagic by John Lenahan. It was short but it certainly caught my attention! Now I am downloading the entire book.

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The first chapter involved a young man and his father. Apparently, the father is an expert in ancient languages and actually SPEAKS them! His son, having grown up with this practice, can also speak the languages. Both father and son are at home getting ready for the day when they open the door to a pair on horseback. The father immediately tries to attack the woman (but ends up hitting the man who falls off his horse and disappears). Did I mention that the visitors are in full battle armour?

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Somehow, the father and son are captured and when waking up from a brief spell of unconsciousness induced by the capturers, find themselves chained to a wall in a dungeon.

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Strange? Yep.

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A bit "out there?" Sure.

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Interesting? You bet!

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I will be following this story on my iPod and I will let you know if the rest of the story is as intriguing as the first chapter!

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Trisha

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Voice Update: Having a few hesitations that are not making me happy. I guess I need to step up my game - so to speak!

Still No Pictures!

Hi All!

Yes, I know that I promised to start taking more pictures and I am going to . . . starting today!

I got a call last night just as Hubby and I finished up dinner - it was from Holly, one of the speech therapists I used to work for. As you know, I subbed at the office for a couple days last week. Well - apparently the new person's husband isn't doing too well yet (he had surgery last week) so she isn't going to be in today. Holly asked if I would come in.

Being the soft-hearted person I am, I said "Sure!" So - I will be headed to work here in just a bit. Of course, now I am starting to wonder if I am going to be "sucked in" just like I was a year ago. If you remember, that started out as subbing also and turned into a steady job for nine months! This time I am going to be much more cautious!

While I am typing this post I am also downloading some free tunes from Amazon.com. Did you know that on their MP3 page there is a whole bunch of free songs and albums? Many of them are very good. Of course, many are genres that I don't really care that much for (I saw a heavy metal sampler on there and that is NOT going on my iPod!). It is fun to browse the music and listen to the samples they provide. You can also read reviews that other people leave. This is how I got most of my "current" music.

I mean, I am not exactly in the "current" scene to learn about music that way!

While those songs are downloading I am listening to a song from the musical, "Bombay Dreams." How is that for multi-tasking?

Walking/swimming this morning was wonderful! It was a cool 74 degrees when I woke up and the sky was cloudy so the sun didn't burst through and make things hot. A cool breeze was blowing the entire time I was walking and the pool water was nice a refreshing. You can't ask for more!

Today marked the 33rd day I have swum this summer. My, how time flies by when you are having fun.

That is all of my excitement for today. I am feeling a bit bad about how boring my blog is but then again - my life is just as boring so . . . . that is what you get!

Have a super day!

Trisha

Voice Update: Doing okay - I noticed that I was having some trouble this morning while walking and talking to my neighbor (who was walking/swimming with me!). I think that is due to the whole morning thing and the fact that I wasn't "warmed up" yet. Last night I read out loud for the first time in a while. I finished up the proverbs and am more than halfway through Ecclesiastes. Which, if you didn't know, is all about Solomon saying how meaningless life is. Not the most cheerful book I have read so far!

One Day Done - One to Go!

Hi All!

Well, I made it through one day of subbing at the Speech Pathology Services and now have one more day to go! Today is m day of rest between the days of work. YEAH!

Working was fine - once I got into the office. You see, I used to have a key but, when I left I turned in my key. So - arriving at the office I got to sit and wait until one of the therapists showed up to let me and a patient, his brother, and his mother into the office. Once into the office I took a few minutes to get myself organized.

Then another therapist came in looking for a patient file - which we never found - and with a whole list of things that needed to be done. Most of the list were things that I normally did on Monday when I was working (the current person actually worked on Monday). Then I started working on stuff which I knew how to do (which was pretty much everything) and got the treat of realizing that the current person has a completely different way of doing things. Some of the "different way" were a bit irritating but . . . such is life. There were several things which I had to do before I could do the things I was supposed to be doing. Confusing? I know but I am not sure how to explain!

I can tell you this - some of the stuff I was doing needed other things to be done first to be completed. Those first things were the things not done . . .

Anyway - I survived and got work done so . . .

I also got to talk to people which means that my voice got a good work out. Nice!

Today I am going to take a nap and then I am going to try to finish up the book I am currently reading. It is taking a while but last night - at about 11:30 - it started to get interesting!

Hope you have a good day!

Trisha

Voice Update: Doing really well!

Hi Ho, Hi Ho, It's Off to Work I Go!

Hi All!

This morning's swim was much cooler than yesterday's. I don't know if it got cooler at night so the water cooled off or if they drained some of the water and added more to make it cooler - which is what my brother and sister-in-law do in Oklahoma. No matter - the water was cooler than it was yesterday. No, it wasn't what I would call "refreshing" but it was swimmable (is that a word??).

I did my 25 laps and then walked home. For the first five minutes or so after getting out of the pool, the air actually felt cooler and the breeze made it nice and cool. Then- well, it got back to being Texas hot again. Rats!

Today I reverted back to my normal walk- swim-walk routine and it felt good. I listened to some podcasts while walking and life is good!

Today I head off to the offices of Speech Pathology Services to work. No - I am NOT going to be working there everyday - I am just subbing for Doyle today and Thursday as her husband has some surgery. Two days of working with the therapists again. It should be interesting. I don't know if I am looking forward to it or not!

Hubby is a bit concerned about me working because I will have to take my new car into the parking lot! I had to promise to park far from civilization for him to be slightly mollified. Hey - I don't want any door dings either!

I will let you know what it is like being back in the office which wasn't mine then was mine and now isn't mine. I think it will be a bit weird! We will see!

Thank you for those of you who answered my questions about reading from yesterday's post. I am still interested in this entire question and will keep pestering people to see what their experiences with reading have been.

Yesterday was a nice, relaxing day. I watched Julie and Julia a movie I recorded during our free movie channel preview weekend. I must say that I truly enjoyed this movie and that it made me want to whip up some gourmet meal - which I didn't do because it was just me and that wouldn't be the smartest thing to do!

The movie is about a woman writer named Julie who decides to cook all 524 recipes in Julia Child's French cookbook and to blog about her experience. The movie also flashes to Julia Child's background while writing the cookbook. The entire thing was entertaining and interesting. A good combo for a movie, don't you think? I would say that if you get a chance, check this movie out. However, it might not go over too well with the male set.

Add in a nap and some time spent reading and that, my friends, was my day yesterday! Exciting, huh?

Today will be a bit different since I am -working!

Have a good one!

Trisha

Voice Update: My voice is doing well. I talked to Mom and Dad last night (and Hubby when he called later) instead of doing my reading since I was all alone. Today I will probably get enough talking while working that I will be tired of talking by the time I get home! We will see how that works out for me!

I'm Done, I'm Done, I'm Done!!!!

Hi All!

Midterms are officially over and I am still here to tell about it! All in all, the test (which was on the computer) wasn't too hard and the expressive part where we actually had to interpret was a bit "interesting." I didn't do really well but I also didn't do really badly so I guess it is all okay!

My videos . . . I will find out if the teacher can watch them. I managed to watch them on the video camera to evaluate them but . . . if the teacher can't watch them I don't get credit for them at all. To tell you the truth - I don't know that I really care at the moment. I am just glad that I have a week without class!

I am going to head to work today and I hope that it will be one of my last days. I am thinking that next week the new person can just call me up with questions instead of me needing to be there during the day. I might go up one day during the week if she needs me. That is something we will have to talk about today when I go.

Doesn't that sound like fun?

Trisha

Voice Update: Still pretty good. I have some ups and downs but doing pretty darn good considering the stress I have been under.

TEST DAY!!!!!

Hi All!

Well, the disc issue isn't fixed - yet. I am working on getting a download so that my computer can show them. I know that one of my videos (out of three) has already been evaluated by a wonderful classmate! Now, I just need to evaluate it myself!

I don't have to work today - we will see how the new person does on her own. Actually, Linda, the person I was subbing for, is going to go up for a little bit to work with her so she can answer questions. I wish her luck.

Meanwhile, I will be studying and trying to get everything done for class without freaking out! This whole thing has been too stressful! I am starting to wonder if it is worth it or not. If all of my interpreting classes are going to be this demanding and stressful I don't think I will make it! Hopefully, it will get better after I am jobless again. I am keeping my fingers crossed!

In related news . . . have I told you how much I love and adore Hubby? He is being incredibly supportive and reassuring during this time of stress. He gives me fabulous hugs (not too many kisses due to the fact that he is still fighting off his cold and doesn't want me to be sick for my midterm!). He has been washing dishes and cooking dinner and shopping and basically picking up the slack while I try to pull it together! He is my hero!

Have a good day. I am going to try to study!

Trisha

Voice Update: Surprisingly good considering the stress I am under. No breaks until I get tired at night. I do continue to have problems with the word "two" and with unvoiced consonants at the beginning of words. However, if I make sure that the words with those problems in them are in the middle of a sentence I can usually do pretty well. Hubby just got us plane tickets and hotel reservations to go to the NSDA symposium in Denver in May! It is going to be fun!

I Bet It All on a Good Run of Bad Luck!

Hi All!

The stress is getting to me. Midterms. Training. Trying to get three videos done.

Let's just say . . . it isn't working for me!

One of the three videos will be okay. The other two. A whole different story!

My friend and I planned on getting together yesterday when I got home from work so that I could borrow her video camera to tape my two videos. Great plan, right? I thought so. Until we were all done (at 9:30 at night) and realized that I can't play the videos on my computer! This causes a bit of a problem since I am supposed to self-evaluate them and upload them to the internet so other people in class can evaluate them. Not going to happen.

So - I have to fall back on plan b. Of course, I don't have a plan b.

I guess I will be thinking today!

Ughhhhh!

Trisha

Voice Update: Doing okay. However, I haven't seen Susan for a long time - she is out due to some minor surgery. I need to do more exercises but I just keep forgetting in the midst of everything else!

This Time Last Year

Hi All!

While my cold is still a constant companion at this point in time, I am working through because I really don't have any other choice!

Good news - I probably only have another week of training and then I will be jobless again! I know it is bad to say during this time when people are looking for jobs but . . . I can't wait to be jobless!

This is what my life looked like about one year ago this weekend . . .

I was deeply involved in preparing for the Destination Imagination tournament. As the Instant Challenge Challenge Master I was responsible for getting everything ready to go. You can see that it was pretty much an all-consuming project!

This year I will once more be heading to the DI tournament tomorrow but NOT as the Challenge Master! I will only be an appraiser! Someone else did all the preparation and training and everything else that was needed. Me - I am just going to show up tomorrow and have a LONG but fun day! That is one stress that isn't in my life right now!

And it is very good that I don't have that particular stress in my life right now! I have enough going on with this class. Once more I am not prepared to talk about what is going on - it will just stress me out more!

Anyway - that is about it for today. I am getting ready to head to the lab to do some work for class. Fun, fun!

I hope you all have a super Friday!

Trisha

Voice Update: I am having my ups and downs but, overall, things are still pretty good with my voice. I need to really concentrate on my exercises but with everything else going on . . . I keep forgetting! That isn't good, is it?

More Memories

Hi All!

Yahoo! It is Friday! I have survived another week.

Did I mention that my bosses think they have hired a person to replace me? I am so happy I am almost bursting. Yes, I will miss the challenge that working brings each day but now I might be able to spend some more time concentrating on my class (and SUCH a lovely class it is!) and might actually be home when Hubby gets home from work! The potential employree is most likely going to come to the office on Monday to spend some time with me to see how things work and to meet Susan.

Speaking of Susan - did I tell you that she cut her finger - badly? Apparently, she is going to have surgery on the finger on Wednesday. She was told that she can't play tennis - her passion in life - for over a month. Needless to say, she isn't happy AT ALL!

Today I am going to show you two more pictures I found while roaming through my picture files.


This time you get to see my Grandma Denny.

Guess who the little girl is! That's right! It is me! Grandma used to cut my hair in her kitchen. I can't quite remember if I was happy to have my hair cut this time or not but I do remember having her cut my hair. She was a woman who seemed capable of doing everything!

As a side note - are those my shoes in the bottom right of that last picture? If so, they are HUGE! I must have been Bigfoot when I was little!

Back to Grandma. She was a dairy farmer's wife and could milk a cow with the best of them. Some of my favorite memories of her involved her milking cows and helping out in the barn with her "barn cap" on. Usually the cap had bright polka dots on it. I also remember her making "Grandpa's butter" from the cream from the barn. Once I helped her make apple butter. So many of my memories of Grandma involve cooking in that big, warm kitchen. Or out in the garden weeding the green beans or picking tomatoes!

She was quite a woman!

Trisha

Voice Update: Doing well even though it seems that I have finally succumbed and caught Hubby's cold! Oh well!

Painful!

Hi All!

Sorry I didn't get a post up yesterday but I had the chance to sleep in so I grabbed it with both hands and hung on for dear life!

This morning - no sleeping in!

Last night Hubby and I backed up everything on our computer with our newly arrived Clickfree Automatic Backup. This is the same device we saw on the Home Shopping Channel the day that our old computer blew up. Hubby ordered one and we are attempting to be better about backing stuff up! Anyway - the back up took WAY longer than we thought and that precluded any intentions I had of working on the computer.

That means that the two videos I needed to watch and evaluated on the computer didn't get done last night. AND since today is CLASS day (I am certainly NOT excited by that fact!) and I go to work early I don't have the kind of time in the morning that I normally do. That means that I needed to get to work early this morning.

Luckily, I have now gotten both videos watched and evaluated.

The unlucky part - one of the videos is of myself telling a story in American Sign Language (ASL). It is painful to watch yourself on video. It is even more painful to see all of the mistakes you make when you are trying to interpret something into ASL. I can hardly stand it but . . . I must do it so . . . I must. It is just so darn painful to watch!

In other news, my bosses are starting to interview people for my position tonight. Yeah! There might be a light at the end of my work tunnel. Of course, I will probably miss it once I stop working!

Hope your day isn't nearly as painful as mine has been so far!

Trisha

Voice Update: My voice is doing okay. It is a bit breaky here and there as I get stressed from class and work and whatever but it isn't as bad as I was thinking it might be. I must admit that I am not being good about my exercises and massage. I can't seem to get "into the groove" right now.

Survival!

Hi All!

Well, I survived the first of many days I will call "suicide schedules!" I had work and then class from 6 until 10 P.M. That is a LONG day! Especially when you add in the 40-45 minute drive home.

Anyway, I survived. It was nice to see so many of my ASL friends in class. The class itself seems like it is going to be interesting but I am going to reserve my final judgement until we really get into things!

Work yesterday was good. Well, it was better than Tuesday since I had a bit more of an idea about what was going on. I also had a speech appointment so I got to chat a bit with Susan while she was working on my throat. Surprisingly, despite everything that has been going on in my life lately (illness and class, etc.) my voice got a seal of approval. In fact, Susan said she was very impressed with how well it is doing. She said that while my neck was a bit "crunchy" it wasn't as tight as she had predicted it to be after hearing that I had been sick. YEAH! I must be doing something right!

One thing I am not doing well at is the whole support group thing. We are supposed to have a meeting in two weeks and I haven't even sent out the notice! I did secure a location but . . . probably no one will show up! Of well! I have good intentions! We will see what happens with that.

Okay - I am going to make this a bit shorter than I could. Have a good Day!

Trisha

Voice Update: I pretty much said it all in the main body of the post. Doing well. Doing well!

Putting One Foot In Front of the Other . . .

Hi All!

Can I just say . . . . **sigh!**

Okay, now that I have that out of the way. I didn't post yesterday because I was so darn tired when I woke up that I just HAD to have a nap before heading to work and that meant cutting out blogging. Sorry!

I am feeling better but not 100% yet. It seems to be very important for me to watch what I eat very carefully. If I eat too much too fast or something which is too "rich" my stomach lets me know (loudly!) that it doesn't approve! Yesterday I ate toast for breakfast. Toast for lunch. And chicken and cheese quesedillas (homemade) for dinner. Dinner was WAY too much for my stomach and I only ate half of what I would normally eat. Maybe this is going to be a new way of life for me!?!

Water is another issue I am having since my illness. I know that I need to drink liquids to stave off the possibility of dehydration but . . . I just can't seem to do it. Water isn't tasting good to me. Frankly, nothing is tasting too good to me at this moment! Another problem with water is that it fills my stomach up and then my stomach hurts. Drats! Currently I am taking small sips multiple times a day to try to get my quota of liquids.

Today I finally got out to walk. I didn't complete my entire route but I did get out there. It was a lovely, damp day with pastel pink and blue skies. After walking my abbreviated route which took about 20 minutes I did some Wii Fit - again much abbreviated. I must admit that my stomach didn't enjoy either of these two activities but fooey on my stomach!

In other news . . . I am working all this week. And all next week. And all every week until the bosses find a permanent person. Linda decided over the weekend to quit to spend time with her family. She is in a rather negative place since she was told that she will continue chemo for the rest of her life. She is naturally assuming that the "rest of her life" won't be very long. I keep reminding her that through God all things are possible. So sad. Please continue praying for her.

The new office is very nice for working in. It is well lit and I am getting it pretty well organized for efficiency. Yesterday was a bit stressful because the phone system wasn't working quite right so the phone person was at the office for over an hour. Also I still had several bins of material to unpack from the weekend. Hopefully today will be a bit calmer. I do have a speech appointment today with Susan so that will be a nice break in my work day.

My next class, Interpreting One, starts this evening. From six until ten - at night! Add a 45 minute drive home onto the end of that and . . .well, I might get to see my darling Hubby snoozing when I get home! I can only imagine how the kitties - especially Skor - will take my prolonged absence! It will be interesting, to say the least! Wish me luck!

Trisha

Voice Update: Doing well. I haven't gotten back on track with my exercises yet but I did a few yesterday. Being sick really derails everything, doesn't it?

Really?!?

Hi All!

Well. This week has really been a "piece of work." I have been packing and working and crocheting and Wii-ing and feeling exhausted. Yesterday I said the week seemed like it would never end and, guess what! It won't!

Yesterday I got home from work at 7:00 with the knowledge that I "get" to get back THIS afternoon! To unpack. Doesn't that sound like "fun?"

Well, I am going to try to block that from my mind until I get there. I managed to get my tired hide outside this morning in the lovely weather - 49 degrees - and walk. It was beautiful. A bit damp from the rain we got last night but beautiful. I didn't realize how much I have missed walking each morning until I started again.

When I got home (sweating) I headed straight to the Wii where I proceeded to get even sweatier (if that was possible!). I did my Yoga and my strength training and one balance game. Eventually I hope to re-introduce the short weight lifting routine I used to do. However, one small baby step at a time, right?

Speaking of baby steps. . . look at this picture and try to see if you can find what is "wrong."




















Have you figured it out? Yes! This "grid" is MUCH smaller than it was the last time I showed it to you. Why? Just to add to my week . . . I realized yesterday that I had made a major mistake in the grid - in the second row - and so I took everything out to redo it. Like it isn't taking me long enough to do this project in the first place! Mom is already working on "part two" of her project! She might be done before I even get this darn grid finished!

I had planned to have a quiet day today. I want to go to the DAC since I haven't been there for a couple weeks and then I was going to come home, take a nap, wake up and work on my crochet. Not happening.

*sigh*

I can hardly wait until next week - the fun of unpacking what I don't get done today PLUS a class on Wednesday night from 6 to 10!!!

Please keep praying for Linda. She needs strength and hope right now.

Trisha

Voice Update: Doing really well despite the fact that I almost choked to death yesterday on some orange juice! My SD makes swallowing tricky and there are times when some liquid or another "goes down the wrong way" and I choke. This is NOT fun and I end up coughing and red-faced and teary eyed before the experience is resolved. This is one reason many people with SD find it easier to drink all liquids through a straw - to minimize choking. The choking is NOT fun and seems to always happen at the worst time (I can even choke on my own spit!) like yesterday when I was in the middle of talking to a client at work!

The Neverending Work Week

Hi All!

This week just seems to be expanding and growing longer and longer. Even though today is my last work day of the week it just seems like it will never end! Yesterday was stressful for me at work. It started out slow and then . . . can you say avalanche?

By the end of the day I wasn't sure if I was coming or going and things just seemed to get out of control! Luckily, there isn't anything which is VITAL just stuff that the bosses want done ASAP.

Today I "get" to go back and try to figure out what I still need to do. Plus, I get to make signs for the office to tell patients that we have moved and for the neighboring offices to "apologize for the moving noise on Friday." Fun, fun.

Then I got some bad news about Linda. Apparently, she has been told that she will be on chemo for the rest of her life. She isn't sure about the strength of the chemo but she is really, really bummed. I can't say that I blame her at all. Please keep Linda in your prayers.

This is where I should show you a picture of my crocheting project. However, I didn't do any work on it last night so there is nothing new to show! I was so tired when I got home that I just couldn't imagine working on my crochet - even though I enjoy it! My eyes were/are tired because the lighting in the office isn't too good now that they removed the upper cabinets which had lights under them.

Anyway . . . I hope you all have a super day!

Trisha

Voice Update: Still holding my own. Susan was even happy with how things are sounding. We talked a bit about cutting down my sessions and decided to wait until after I stop working to see how things go after I am not using my voice as much as I have been.

Half Over and Yet Just Beginning!

Hi All!

Happy Wednesday! That means that the week is half over, right? If only it was the simple at work! This, you see, is the week the office is FINALLY moving! That means that everything has to be ready to move - by Friday! If you have ever watched an episode of the show "Hoarders" you have an idea about my working world lately!

In my office they have removed all of the cabinets and installed them in the new office. That means that everything in those cabinets -half of which I use daily - had to be packed. The stuff I use all the time is now in plastic tubs. Some stuff I used is packed up in larger tubs waiting to be moved so I just don't use it!

And then there are the patient files. Boxes and boxes and boxes of patient files. Patients who are not currently seeing the therapists but whose records they are required to keep for at least five years. Let me tell you, these four women see a LOT of clients!

I have been assigned the task of going through this multitude of boxes to cull out the client folders older than five years. Such fun! One therapist had her files labeled with the year of their last appointment - that made it easy to cull. The others . . . let's just say that the files are labeled NOW!

Plus, once all of the boxes and tubs and things are actually moved into the office, take a wild guess who they need/want to unpack everything for the office! Yep - me! So, basically, even if I am finished packing (which I am not), I am really only half done with the task.

Talk about making the week seem longer!

In other news -here is my daily crochet update.

Yesterday and this morning I have had a very "special" helper with my project. I'll bet that you can guess who it is! Yep. Skor.

"Hmmmm. I have watched Mommy do this for a while. I am pretty sure I can do it. First you grab this stick thing."

"Next you twist it. I think this is the way. Wait - there is something you need to do with that thread stuff. Too bad Mommy won't let me near it. Last night I helped Mommy by cutting that thread into pieces while she was working. I still don't understand why she knotted it back together!"

So far I have seven of the needed twenty seven rows of my grid completed. I am getting better at the whole crochet thing though and almost have how to hold the thread figured out. Now it is just a matter of time!

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Trisha

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Voice Update: Doing well. I have been doing inhale a lot - singing to the radio (which is very tough to do!). Plus I did do my massage yesterday - not as long as I should have but . . . tiny steps!