Wednesdays

[raptureofthemoon]

It's Wednesday. The second Wednesday of the new year. My second Wednesday back at work. 

And it feels like it should be March or April because last week felt like a bloody eternity.

I'm trying to slow down, yes...but I would really prefer not feeling a slow down because the news cycle is full of heinous things. 

On the positive side, the states sued Agent Orange over the child care funds and have a temporary restraining order in place. 

On the negative side...modern Gestapo in Minnesota. And it's only a matter of time before they do the same things elsewhere. I'm encouraging people I know to take Stop the Bleed and First Aid training. 

On a lighter negative side: the IBD cat has something else going on. We're thinking possible hyperthyroid, but we're waiting on blood work to come back. In the meantime, she's hungry, restless, chatty, sweet and occasionally peeing outside of the litter box and I am slowly losing my mind because the puppy pads are right there. 

Ask me how much money I've spent on enzyme cleaner... It's probably in the thousands of dollars range at this point. 

On the neutral side: today, was mammogram day. (Though as I walked through the hospital lobby, I saw a guy, all in black with a black balaclava and I did a double take and then a triple take. And I'm still not sure... IYKYK. I didn't see anyone else who looked sus.)

While standing next to the mammography machine, acting like a poseable doll while the tech moved my breast, laying it flat, smoothing it down beneath the plate, I had the thought that this was kind of like handling a chicken cutlet. 

And then I got hungry because I hadn't yet had breakfast. 

And now it's almost noon and I still haven't eaten actual food (the donut doesn't count). 

I also haven't done much in the way of actual work. Morning appointments are great for getting things out of the way, but certainly put a dampner on my motivation to do anything else. 

Four day weekend coming up, with MLK Day on Monday. I'm hoping to get back to my reading and other creative outlets and readjust my mood. 

Unlike Arthur Dent, I think it's Wednesdays I can't get the hang of. 
 

Comments

[keplers_angels]

Second Wednesday....is that right?.....*consults wall calendar*....
What I keep thinking, doomscrolling with the news on, is that, it still hasn't even been one full year. And we're already here.

[raptureofthemoon]

Yeah. 2026 is shaping up to be...something else.

[senmut]

Okay you win the internet for a Hitchhiker ref.

[raptureofthemoon]

At some point, I need to re-read and read that series.

[sweetsmile]

I hope you are able to find out what is going on with your kitty soon.

I'm due for my mammogram at the end of March. Yeah it does feel like handling a chicken cutlet (even right down to the squishing!).

[raptureofthemoon]

Thank you.

With the kitty...it seems like a pancreatitis flare (her numbers were up, but not crazily so). So the vet has us giving her Cerenia for a bit for both its anti nausea and anti inflammatory properties, instead of going straight to steroids.

Meanwhile, I'm offering her snacks every few hours in addition to her available dry food. It's a good thing I work from home.