kicking myself

[cornerofmadness]

When i got home last night I was thinking, I KNOW the morons at the orthopedic clinic told me my appointment is friday at 8 AM but when they called me to move it up (at a time I couldn't do) I thought they said the 6th. It's too late to call so I get up and call early this morning. 15 minutes to the appt. no one is answering. SO I call later when I get to work. It WAS today and I asked, why did you not call me? 'we don't call people.' I said, 'really? Shall I ask the administration about that since I go to the allergist, the ob/gyn, the gastroenterologist, the sleep specialist AND the endocrinologist here and they all not only call but they also send a reminder by MAIL and have done the two years I've been here.

She gives me an appt next month and I say that's not good enough, transfer me to Jackson Holzer (the Holzer system is in three cities here). They can only get me in to a PA on the 19th. I call her back and say, look this is stupid. Yes, it's my fault but a) you told me it was friday. I have it on my calender. And frankly you didn't follow procedure. Not to mention I was in YOUR ER last week for this and if you had just done your due diligence then I wouldn't need another appt. Miracle of Miracles...I have an appt on Tuesday afternoon.

I had stress dreams all night. The killer thing in the basement combined with the I overslept for something terribly important dream.

Get to school and find out that my class has TWO times on the schedule and no one knows when it is (luckily the earlier of the two and yes i was there on time) then they moved my classroom

and adding to all the stress is stuff I don't want to talk about but flisters with aging parents would understand.

the silver lining? Mom called to tell me Macy's is having a monster sale on bedding but I have to be there before 10 AM. Mom, i work. No, i'm going for you. 600 thread count sheets, normally between 200-300$ on sale for 50$ (which is what wally world wanted for their shitty sheets). Do I want them? No, mom, I want to lie on my new upsized bed without them. Oh by the way, Macy's is also selling a 5 piece luggage set for 60$ in hooker red. Do I want it for Christmas? Mom, is it the set I was lusting over two weeks ago when we were there and it was over 300$? Yes. No mom, I wouldn't want THAT either. I'll keep using my discount luggage that's sewn together backwards so everything spills out of it.

5,578 / 20,000 (27.9%)

Comments

[nowhere-winry.livejournal.com]

*SIGH*

[a2zmom.livejournal.com]

At least you still have your sarcasm.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

indeed I do. You'd think mom would appreciate that but

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

i know

[dlgood.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'll be hitting up Macy's too...

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

how can you pass on that?

[dlgood.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I hadn't actually thought about the sheets 'till now, but I could use an extra set. I was going for the Luggage alone. I need a big rolling garment bag - I'm flying to a Wedding in two weeks, and my battered old suitcase would do very bad things to my nice new suit.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

nods. Seriously my luggage was bought at a local place a lot like Big Lots and IS sewn wrong on the flap so when you flap it over to zip up everything spills out.

And since I only have one set of queen sheets (bought for the pattern since they didn't hve it in full several years back when i got them) and my new queen bed will be here in a few days, I'm letting mom buy 'em and pay her back (since Macy's is a 100 mile drive for me one way)

[yseultdb.livejournal.com]

adding to all the stress is stuff I don't want to talk about but flisters with aging parents would understand

My all-time favourite has been the time I called my mother and then figured, okay, I should at least say "hi" to Dad. Mom tells me, "Oh, you can't right now. He's not here." No big. I figure he's at the store or something. Then my mother drops the cannonball: "He's in the hospital." I asked, "Since when?" Apparently he'd been there for 3 days with heart problems. My mother didn't want to worry me. **rolls eyes**

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

geez thanks mom

[lyricnonsense.livejournal.com]

Moms are weird. Is it something that happens during labor? Maybe a button gets pushed as the baby is ripping through your insides that makes a woman act all mom-like.

Hope things are okay with the stress and parents stuff. Luckily mine aren't at that point yet, but I'm starting to worry that it'll happen soon. :(

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

hormones. The hormones alter the brain...

thanks. It's hard to tell. it's probably nothing serious. My parents aren't that old but they are in their 60's and men just never want to take care of their damn health

[ishte.livejournal.com]

I HATE the overslept and late for something horribly important dream HATE it. And on that Macy's thing.. here I was all pumped about my gorgeous tie on mauve nubby silk sheer curtains that I picked up at St Francis for $6 and a matching hand woven alpaca blanket for a throw to make my blue couch match the mauve curtains that I got for $3... and my nice $3 flat sheet that I can make into a sheet for my special bed. Total cost of redecorating my living room to sell my house because I can't afford to live in it any more? $9... (oh and the $90 sisal rug that I paid $9 for several months ago.) And my parents bitch at me because I don't live within my means? Anyway... I hate that dream. HATE it.

[makd.livejournal.com]

Gah! I loathe doctors' waiting rooms. Why oh why must the secretaries overbook? Is it on the doc's orders or what IS the deal?

Best deals on bedding: overstock.com. Last year I bought a set of queen-sized flannel sheets: $30. So soft, so warm - equal to the megabucks I paid years ago for flannel sheets from eddie bauer. their shipping fee is $2.95 all. the. time.

Overstock. com is where I start to shop online for linens and a lot of items for the home. ...then, if I can't find it there, I surf to other sites.

[mulzrule.livejournal.com]

Who the hell is running your schedule? You need a secretary.

And bedding sale? I so need some. I just had to return a set because it ripped two days after I used it. I've had the other one since oh.....cerca 96. It's starting to look like a burial shroud.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

yeah i have a burial shroud one that's 500 thread count that I planned to use until it turned to dust.

i have one, two actually but some specialist came in with 20 students...then said hey i invited in another class making it over 40 students and the only BIG room was mine...

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

hey i count myself lucky she didn't tell me to go back to my dead surgeon again from 21 years ago


i never thought about overstock for that. I'll go look. Though I'm always loathed to buy sheets and clothes without being able to feel them (then again if it's high thread count sheets, how could they be anything but soft)

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

you and trixiefatcat, with the bargin shopping. I never have luck (though I count myself lucky if i can get in the building. They're always so stinky with mildew) My aunt has made an art of this.

and yes I LOATHE that dream too

[mulzrule.livejournal.com]

OOoOoOoOoers, more victims... I mean students for you. *sighs*

Mine's only a twin bed, but it's proving more difficult to search. I guess I'm stuck in the 'dorm room' section of the store. *head/desk*

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

they have cute sheets for dorms

[makd.livejournal.com]

hey i count myself lucky she didn't tell me to go back to my dead surgeon again from 21 years ago. :-o

frankly, I don't think I'd be surprised. One of our former family physicians told me that I had diabetes and that I was going to have my foot amputated. I contemplated killing him - odorless, colorless, tasteless - as he droned on and on about it. Fortunately a second opinion indicated that I didn't need insulin, after all. Turns out I'm borderline hypoglycemic. As long as I keep away from carbs and eat enough protein, I'm okay.

And yes: overstock.com. My daughter and I swear by them. Have a look-see:

http://www.overstock.com/search?keywords=sheets&taxonomy=&SearchType=HP_Header
I don't think we can do better on 300/count and up for their prices, especially when their shipping is 2.95. :-)

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

sheesh unless you came in with gangrene or necrotizing fascitis, I would never tell my patient I'm ging to amputate their foot. Keep in mind i DID amputate a lot when necessary but wow...

and cool thanks