I skipped out on work today. I had good reason, I suppose. I had a dentist appointment this morning. Normally, I don't take off the entire day after a dental appointment, unless I had some major work done, but today, I just didn't feel like going back to the office. Routine check-up and cleaning today, by the way. Definitely not a reason for taking the day off, but I stayed away from work and everyone one in the office. So, I extended my weekend by another day and I don't feel remotely guilty for doing so. I guess mentally, I wasn't in the right mindset to do anything work related today. Not once did it ever occur to me to take my work computer out of my backpack and turn that thing on. As I write this, that computer remains tucked away in my backpack and it will not see the light of day until tomorrow morning.
I drive just under an hour each way when I go to the dentist. I've been seeing this same dentist for several years and I see no reason now to find a dentist who is more local to where I live. Call me a loyalist, if you want. I would not disagree with you either. I like her educational background. She has a nice, gentle touch when she does my cleanings. She's even gentle when it's time for once of those dreaded Novocaine injections. I don't even mind Novocaine injections, or any kind of injection for that matter. I've never had a fear of syringes, not even when I was a kid. I make that drive to the dentist willingly and I've been doing it for years now. I see no reason to change that up now. Now, once she decides to retire, than I'll have a problem, but until then, I'm going to keep doing what I've been doing. I see her again in three weeks actually. I need a crown apparently.
I'll be back at work tomorrow and there's a chance that I'll be saddled with a trainee at some point during the day. I guess word got out that I'm entertaining to and easy-going with trainees, so the folks that control the trainees might look for me to take on one of the 24 trainees that are currently assigned to our office. A part of me is still reluctant to train people, being that I have little faith that those trainees are going to stick around for more than a year. I hate pouring into people, especially those who are likely not going to stay on for the long haul. It all seems like a major waste of time and I'd rather not have any part of it. Still, I guess we'll see what happens tomorrow. Regardless, I still have plenty of work to do, whether or not I have a trainee attached to me.
All told, today would be rather uneventful, but at least, I didn't have to anything related to work. In some way, that's a victory in my book.
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