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Sick (and work blather)
Yep, that cold I felt coming on is ... well, not just a head cold. Lower regions of the anatomy are affected too.
I went to my covenant group at 10 a.m., came home feeling worse and worse, and asked the AE if I could buy another day on the letter due today. Thankfully, he said yes. By the time I got the answer, I had eaten some chicken soup and was feeling better, so I've made some good progress on the letter. But would still not have been able to finish it today.
As I labored away, Jesse Cat came in to remind me the sacred dinner hour was approaching, and I realized, OMG!!!! I had cat food for the beasties tonight, but none for tomorrow. That's why I was driving around in the dusk in the last post -- went down to the aging hippie co-op (at ten minutes away, the nearest place to buy anything here) to get a can to tide us through tomorrow morning. I hate spending 99 cents for a small can of cat food (even if it is organic, it's still too expensive), but it beats driving 20 minutes.
Meanwhile (*sigh*) the principal at another client firm apologetically emailed that the "terrific" (her words) letter I wrote yesterday needed to be revised. Not because of anything wrong that I (or she) had done -- we had dutifully followed marching orders -- but because the decision maker at the nonprofit had suddenly come up with a different set of marching orders. Now I need to fit a couple of "inspirational stories" into the letter, when before there had been no stories provided or requested... This, FYI, is considered a "change of direction," so I will be given credit for it. (Translation: I get an extra hatch mark on my list of monthly projects, since I'm paid by retainer; if I were to bill non-retainer clients in the same situation, it would mean I could bill them extra.) The problem will be in getting this extra copy to fit in the same number of pages. I have until Monday or Tuesday. (I have another, very short assignment due Tuesday, when I also have to go to the dentist, so I told her Monday.)
I'm supposed to go to a workshop from 9 - 2 tomorrow at church on end-of-life issues; I may cancel my attendance because of health and all this other stuff. I want to be well enough to go with Samurai to "The Mikado" (appropriately) tomorrow night.
Never did get to the bank to deposit my check, or to Linens-n-Things to get my dryer racks.
But, tomorrow is another day.
I went to my covenant group at 10 a.m., came home feeling worse and worse, and asked the AE if I could buy another day on the letter due today. Thankfully, he said yes. By the time I got the answer, I had eaten some chicken soup and was feeling better, so I've made some good progress on the letter. But would still not have been able to finish it today.
As I labored away, Jesse Cat came in to remind me the sacred dinner hour was approaching, and I realized, OMG!!!! I had cat food for the beasties tonight, but none for tomorrow. That's why I was driving around in the dusk in the last post -- went down to the aging hippie co-op (at ten minutes away, the nearest place to buy anything here) to get a can to tide us through tomorrow morning. I hate spending 99 cents for a small can of cat food (even if it is organic, it's still too expensive), but it beats driving 20 minutes.
Meanwhile (*sigh*) the principal at another client firm apologetically emailed that the "terrific" (her words) letter I wrote yesterday needed to be revised. Not because of anything wrong that I (or she) had done -- we had dutifully followed marching orders -- but because the decision maker at the nonprofit had suddenly come up with a different set of marching orders. Now I need to fit a couple of "inspirational stories" into the letter, when before there had been no stories provided or requested... This, FYI, is considered a "change of direction," so I will be given credit for it. (Translation: I get an extra hatch mark on my list of monthly projects, since I'm paid by retainer; if I were to bill non-retainer clients in the same situation, it would mean I could bill them extra.) The problem will be in getting this extra copy to fit in the same number of pages. I have until Monday or Tuesday. (I have another, very short assignment due Tuesday, when I also have to go to the dentist, so I told her Monday.)
I'm supposed to go to a workshop from 9 - 2 tomorrow at church on end-of-life issues; I may cancel my attendance because of health and all this other stuff. I want to be well enough to go with Samurai to "The Mikado" (appropriately) tomorrow night.
Never did get to the bank to deposit my check, or to Linens-n-Things to get my dryer racks.
But, tomorrow is another day.
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And it's not like Nyquill (sp?) tastes good, right?
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