First of all, I missed a doctors appointment today that I had waited a month for. And it was going to be a serious talk about diabetes with my doctor. I laid in bed until I had only a half hour to get ready and that wasn’t enough time so I called and rescheduled for November 10th.
Then I was supposed to join my study group for a zoom meeting at 1:00 pm. I was waiting for my roommate to go to work because he usually leaves at 9:30 am and then I was going to take a shower and eat. But 1:00 pm rolled around and he still hadn’t left and it’s hard enough doing a zoom meeting when I’m alone in the house and even harder with him wandering in and out of the kitchen while I’m trying to concentrate on the class. I can’t blame it on him. I could’ve still taken a shower and attended the meeting even with him there. I was kinda bugged at him that he didn’t leave until 1:30 pm but it’s my fault I decided not to do the zoom meeting.
All I did was clean and organize the kitchen a little and cook some barbequed chicken. I also made a phone call to the property manager about storing some stuff in my room.
The best thing I did was get the broken piece of key out of the steel screen door lock. I had broken off my key inside the lock a few days ago.
I was researching locksmiths online and I learned there are tools called “broken key extractors” that will get keys out. I read up on it and bought a set of tools from Walmart for $10 which arrived yesterday. If I couldn’t get the broken piece out it would cost anywhere from $70-$150 for a locksmith to come out to the apartment. So I got those little tools and fooled around with them in the lock and the piece came out! I was kind of proud of myself.
Anyways, I also did a little schoolwork this morning and now my therapist is going to call any minute. If I do more schoolwork it will have been a successful day.
Life can be good and bad. So, how can we make statements like “Life is good.” or “Life is bad.”? We just sway from one condition to another. It’s like some parents are very proud but at other times they wonder if it was right to bring a child into this world. Life is always in a state of flux.
I know how you feel about missing a doctor appointment! We are supposed to be adults and take care of ourselves and then something like that happens. I have cancelled two appointments for blood draws recently and one cancellation wasn’t within 48 hours. I have been afraid to make another appointment. I would really hate to have a zoom meeting with another person walking in and out of the room!
I think we’re all guilty of missing appointments here and there; don’t beat yourself up. I have to say, though, it wasn’t a wasted day by any means. You actually did stuff around the house. I think that kicks butt!
I’m too unreliable to attend my regular pdoc meetings. Sometimes, they want to see me weekly, but it’s usually monthly. They just call me now because I don’t show up. I show up for migraine injections every three months, but that’s the only time I can really find the motivation to leave. Threat of constant head and eye pain is a great push to get out.