and another thing...
i thought that i was done ranting about my mother-in-law and her sister's visit. apparently i was wrong.
they both smoke. so not only did i have to deal with that nasty smell on them all week, and with their complaints about how cold it was when they went outside to smoke, but i'm finding ashes and cigarette butts all around the front porch and driveway. just because you put them in the snow doesn't mean they go away. ew. so gross.
i'm also not looking forward to our utility bills next month. i don't mind paying a bit more because there were extra people in the house for a week: extra showers, a little more laundry, that sort of thing - it makes sense. but i swear to god they didn't know how to turn off light switches. i was constantly walking around turning off lights in areas/rooms that no one was using. i also discovered on the last day of their 6 day stay that his aunt doesn't turn off the tap while she's brushing her teeth, just turns it on full force, rinses her brush, then leaves it on while she's brushing. ugh! stufff like that has been ingrained in me since i was tiny; you don't waste resources like that! what makes it funny is that they would both yell at josh if he left the door open for a minute while he took the dog out. obviously, that's a peeve of mine as well, but it only bothered them because they personally didn't want to be cold, not because he was letting the heat out of the house.
i don't even care if this makes me sound like a nitpicky crazy person. it's just inconsiderate.
okay for real now, rant over.
on to other things.
i'm allowed to put my full weight on my left leg. i've taken my aircast off, and am walking with one crutch indoors. i still wear the boot and use 2 crutches when i'm outside, but that's just because the snow/ice/slush makes it hard for a cripple to get around.
i'm going back to work tomorrow. i've been approved to go back on modified duties, meaning i'll be sitting. i'm training in ct, so i'll be doing the scanning, sitting at a console for my whole shift. i can't wait to get back, and have some general human interaction as well as get into a routine. that said, i am not looking forward to a 0730 start, and i'm going to have to be in well before that to get myself settled. they gave me a special parking pass so i can park in the lot closest to the hospital, but then i have to walk all the way to the other end to change and put my things away, then back to the front to my department. here's hoping it's not too ridiculously cold in the morning. |
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