Progress

These days the highlights include unprovoked weeping seemingly without reason, finally sharing news with work people, and some home reno updates.

We have one room painted. The other room is waiting for the roof repair to get done, since there was an active leak and it was pointless to fix before replacing the roof. We couldn't move forward with the roof until we got the insurance adjuster scheduled. I'm hoping to have it all done and the cleaning crew swing by in the next few weeks. It feels like I've been dealing with this for months but it's really just been since the start of June and hopefully all resolved soon. As the last day of July it feels more real that the summer is flying by.

I've come to really hate the term nesting though I'm not sure why it bothers me. We've always known we would have to take care of the roof and fix these rooms but we've pushed it off every year because there's always something higher priority. In the meantime they've accumulated stuff just by virtue of being sporadically used guest rooms. Of course now that we'll need the space it's jumped up in the priority list and I've spent the past few weeks clearing them out. I'm throwing away things I no longer need and donating stuff we no longer use - if that's nesting then I've been doing it for 30+ years and has nothing to do with "my condition."

I called my RE's office to find out if they want any expired medication or sterile unused needles and syringes for their classes. They appreciated the offer but didn't want to accept since they have enough. I was told it was ok to toss so that's what I'll do since I have so many extras and I don't know where else to offer it.

I had part one of my annual review with part two scheduled to take place shortly. My upcoming scheduled leave took up a large portion of the discussion, mainly because (for better or worse) my position isn't easily absorbed by my team members and since it's a busy time in our office everyone is anxious about how to fill the gap. It was good to hear positive feedback and start the conversation about prep for the upcoming transition.