Entries 755

Page 1 of 31

Thomas lost his job, which was part-time and still only training, so it wasn’t a huge concern. Now, though, I’m worried about my job. My job is where Nathan and I get our insurance, which is kind...

---

Nathan’s temp has dropped some over night, which is good. He’s at about 102° without Tylenol, which is far better than 105° yesterday. He’s still coughing, but it’s not constant or particularly ...

---

Booger’s fever is getting real, and now he’s coughing and complaining of a headache. My poor guy… I had a teladoc call, and it was the basics: meds for fever, rest, hydrate, monitor for difficult...

---

Nathan has a 101*+ fever. Thomas is on his way to pick him up. Uggggggh. My poor kid. TxT

---

Not for the usual reasons, though. I’m doing 10 hours of continuing education via live webcast today. Since I’m, y’know, home and not working, I might as well get this shit knocked out, and it wa...

---

Apparently my operations manager is suggesting the other hygienist and I go back to work after the 31st. Ummm… Yeah, there’s a directive from the governor that all non-urgent, non-life-threatenin...

---

Anxiety is ramping up today. Everything feels weird and surreal. I’m probably not going to be terribly productive today, beyond sewing masks to mail out. I connected with a local-ish nurse who wo...

---

So the governor declared all non-emergency medical procedures cease until 4/21. Umm… Alright. I’m in the Twilight Zone. TxT

---

The rainy weather blew in yesterday morning and the temperature dropped sharply overnight… Perfect day for chili! I knew we’d be wanting it soon. So I started my morning getting chili going to co...

---

Ok, to start, I would never actually wish for a plague that caused such worry and suffering. The worst part of everything going on is worry for my friends and family. I would do anything to make ...

---

So apparently I’m not good with energy drinks anymore.. I had a Bang earlier, and instead of feeling my usual peppy and ready to rock, I’m jumpy and anxious. What the hell, man?! I made a dent i...

---

So it turns out I work for a pretty decent company. They’ll be paying hourly employees their 40 hours, and hygienists and associate dentists will make a flat daily rate. It’s not my full pay, but...

---

Got the message a few minutes before I was about to leave for work, already dressed and everything, rushing the little man around. Our office has gone emergency-only, so no need for me… There has...

---

American Dental Assoc. has posted their recommendations to suspend all routine and non-urgent procedures for 3 weeks. What does this mean? I might get 3 weeks off, and god knows I could use it. W...

---

I made a small slew of cookies and now have 2 loaves of hummingbird bread in the oven. Had an interesting thing occur while mixing, involving curdled butter… It wasn’t anything that would ruin it...

---

I’m contemplating my dinner… Red wine and ramen sounds great. It’s a sweet red, so add the salt and spice of ramen? Yummm. So far this weekend, we’ve cleaned the back porch, the kitchen, the liv...

---

School districts are closing for weeks ahead left and right. Thomas’s college is going online for another week or so, though we’ll see if that gets extended. Our daycare is staying open for the t...

---

Well… The apocalypse is here, apparently. We’re being taken down by the common cold’s cousin and our currency of the future is toilet paper. Store shelves are literally going bare. It’s the most ...

---

I’m trying to survive a perfect storm of bullshit circumstances and I think I’m in an actual cycle of depression. I feel like I literally have 30lbs of weight on my shoulders, on my chest… It tak...

---

The virus has made it to my county and the neighboring county. Houston is a travel hub… Can’t wait to see how this goes. TxT

---

Today was a long damn day. 11 hours. I’m 3 margaritas down and ready to sleep for 10 hours… TxT

---

Test came back negative, and (y’know, a day and a half later) period finally showed up. Fabulous. Couldn’t have made an appearance before seeing my doctor. 🙄 But I can get my next phase of dental...

---

Calling in experts to negotiate this standoff. Waiting for a blood test, probably won’t get an answer until tomorrow. I know it’s early, but it’s basically the only time I could get in to get it...

---

Guy comes into the dentist. Guy gets xrays and exam. Guy is coughing. Guy is about to be signed in for a cleaning when he says he just got back from China. Cue Lysol grenade So if I end up wit...

---

I’m tired, crampy, and a bit snappy. I’m also a little weepy and starry-eyed while cuddling with my bug. ❤ He’s a sweet little monster. All he wants is to cuddle with me. He picked out a book to ...

---