The Wastelands
I feel like I'm trapped in a wasteland. Ever since they announced our call center was closing, I've felt like I'm in limbo. I decided to take severance, and it is really weird coming into work knowing there's an end date. Most of my coworkers have transferred or gone to home based (HBA.) There are very few of us left that decided to take the $$$ and run. It's been nine years, so I think it may be time to move on.
My writing has not progressed (obviously.) That needs to change. I am taking two months off after I get severance, so the goal is to get back into writing. I have a couple trips planned, but I should be able to write during those as well. It's just been difficult with the job thing, and my health issues are not being resolved as fast as I would like. I may, in fact, be going back into the hospital if things don't improve. The fluid buildup will just not go away, and the doctor is not 100% sure what is causing it. We've upped the water pills again, so we'll see if that makes a difference. At least the blood clots did not come back, and he took me off the blood thinners. That's a step in the right direction. Also, a huge relief. The blood thinners caused so many things to be dangerous that I was tired of always worrying about it.
So the plan for this summer is to take my fiancee to meet my family in Nebraska. Then later we may go the the D Day reenactment in Ohio. That is definitely on my bucket list. It will be nice to have a couple months of no stress, no job worries, etc. Just doing what I want, when I want for a few weeks will be a nice break. Pretty sure when I go to look, I won't have much trouble finding a job. Also, going to get a new desktop and maybe a Surface laptop (for write ins) The Surface has kickass battery life, and I won't have to worry about getting a place to plug in at writing get togethers for NaNo. Plus, it won't have games or anything on it but productivity tools for writing. That will be a big help, kind of like the distraction free Alplasmarts.
I see the way out of the Wasteland, I just need to begin the journey. It starts today. Anyone need a guide out of the wastelands? You're welcome to come along.
My writing has not progressed (obviously.) That needs to change. I am taking two months off after I get severance, so the goal is to get back into writing. I have a couple trips planned, but I should be able to write during those as well. It's just been difficult with the job thing, and my health issues are not being resolved as fast as I would like. I may, in fact, be going back into the hospital if things don't improve. The fluid buildup will just not go away, and the doctor is not 100% sure what is causing it. We've upped the water pills again, so we'll see if that makes a difference. At least the blood clots did not come back, and he took me off the blood thinners. That's a step in the right direction. Also, a huge relief. The blood thinners caused so many things to be dangerous that I was tired of always worrying about it.
So the plan for this summer is to take my fiancee to meet my family in Nebraska. Then later we may go the the D Day reenactment in Ohio. That is definitely on my bucket list. It will be nice to have a couple months of no stress, no job worries, etc. Just doing what I want, when I want for a few weeks will be a nice break. Pretty sure when I go to look, I won't have much trouble finding a job. Also, going to get a new desktop and maybe a Surface laptop (for write ins) The Surface has kickass battery life, and I won't have to worry about getting a place to plug in at writing get togethers for NaNo. Plus, it won't have games or anything on it but productivity tools for writing. That will be a big help, kind of like the distraction free Alplasmarts.
I see the way out of the Wasteland, I just need to begin the journey. It starts today. Anyone need a guide out of the wastelands? You're welcome to come along.
posted by The Only Grinch at 12:54 PM
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