Replacing the much lamented 'On My Mind' profile option, this thread is for musings, jottings, whimsies, preoccupations and the rest of the thesaurus for anyone to jot down anything they please.
I can't remember what the maximum character count was before, can anyone else? But anyway it wasn't very many so let's keep to that.
I am shot!
"Find an absolutely certain cure that I personally won't have to take! Do it immediately! And tell me the long-term effects or I will sue!" To hear is to obey, o voter...
We were told we would have our boosters three weeks after the first shot. Then on the day of the jab, when I was lined up registering for my booster slot, the clinic nurse offered me a date in March. Eh?! I said - I thought it was in three weeks? "They changed the guidance yesterday. It's three months now."
People are increasingly frightened and frazzled and I've noticed tempers and nerves disintegrating all around. I think the only answer is to take even deeper breaths than normal, keep smiling, and do what you can.
At last at last, though, our service has been given PCR testing kits for all of us, and we are to collect our three weeks' worth of supplies on Monday. So every Thursday morning from now on I'll be stuffing a swab up my nose and posting it* off to the test centre; but the actually painful bit is waiting for the result to come back! We were all tested last Tuesday and I am very sorry to say that one of our number was positive (of course we're not told names); grim for us and worrying for our clients, but virus gonna virus...
*the swab. Not my nose.
I am afraid if I get the first, there will be none available for the booster. Wonder how many will have that problem. Kinda crazy plan, if you ask me.
I only have the sore arm and a bit tired from my second shingles vaccine.
shell - that's similar to me though these days 3 hrs is about tops for the first phase. I often go back to sleep around 5 and sleep till 9. That totals 7 hrs which is OK.
For years I worked on 5 hrs sleep as I couldn't sleep in. That was no fun. Retirement has its benefits.
So happy to read about people getting the vaccine. One day it will be up here.
I thought my sleep pattern was bad, but yours...ouch! I usually sleep for about 3 to 4 hrs meaning I am up around 3 am or 4 am then back to sleep around 5 to 5:30 am waking up around 9 am on a good day 7:30 am on a bad day!
Of course not when I'm out. That would be a bit ridiculous. Can you just picture it? In a grocery store line up or something. "Ah excuse me folks but I'm gonna grab a quick nap here, go to the next aisle"
Once in a while I sleep through. Wish I knew the secret to doing it all the time.
If I get aggravated of worried about it, sleep is even more elusive.
It's the making lemonade out of lemons thing.
Fantastic! I am glad that you and your partner are on the schedule to receive the vaccine. Yay! 😄 Hooray for your daughter getting the vaccine.
I did watch President Biden speak on his COVID plan and I agree with your sentiments.
Somebody up there is looking out for our husbands!
We have a friend who is a pharmacist. She had an extra Covid vaccine and called my husband and asked if he wanted to be vaccinated. Of course, he said, “YES!”
Yay! He had his first vaccination today!!! She set up his appointment to get the second one.
I had my second shingles vaccine yesterday so I cannot get a Covid vaccine for two weeks.
She will vaccinate me at the earliest possible time after my two weeks waiting period.
This is great for us because in Louisiana the first vaccines are allocated for ages 70 and above.
We are both 65. There is no word on when 65 year olds can get it yet.
We are very grateful to have this particular friend that is a pharmacist!
How is your stepdaughter enjoying living here in New Orleans?
I hope they call you to get your vaccine.
I have no idea when or where vaccinations will begin in our area. As far as I know they have only happened in the two major cities. and pharmacies everywhere were offering to do it. I suppose someone will figure it out eventually.
I woke my husband up from a nap, ran out of the apartment to the front door of the clinic; the gates were down. I waved my cell phone at the guard inside and pointed up (to where the vaccine clinic is, on the 5th floor). She gestured me to come around the back. By this time, my groggy husband had caught up to me.
The NP friend was just leaving work; we basically shoved my husband into the elevator to get started on the paperwork for the vaccine.
He GOT HIS SHOT and is scheduled for the second dose in 28 days!
They took my number; if they have an extra dose at the end of the day, they will text me.
We have appointments at a City run clinic in Queens for Tuesday, but by all reports, there will be no vaccine left by then.
On many counts, yesterday was a very good day!
Do I sound bitter much? 🤨
(That means my electricity is back on today). 🍵
Internet has limited battery power.
But we have running water this week!
Srill gratweful!
Uh, correction..Still grateful!
I cannot see my keyboard.
Goodnight sweet caregivers! The strongest people I know! 🐿