CONfabulation

Well, that completely upended our plan for today. Jess' doctor had to squeeze in an emergency surgery, and their post op moved from today to Friday. It'll be at noon with the PA, but that's okay. I cancelled my day off for today and moved it to tomorrow, and with it being at noon, it won't require us to drive down the night before. And, three day weekend!

So, work as normal today. Whoo. It's okay.

Had confirmation that my bosses are scheming on my behalf. Big boss Amanda mentioned that she had her annual review, and that she was talking me up (again) to her boss. I asked if there was something I should know. She said that she didn't want to say just yet, but that they don't want to lose me. So yeah, there's something going on behind the scenes.

I am having the twin needs to clean the fridge out, which will make my back hurt, and mean that I have more trash to take out and my growing claustrophobia at how much shit we have in the house. I feel like I'm not keeping up my end of the deal.

I may Actually put a bunch of the bags and boxes in my car and drive them to the dumpster to make my life easier. It might be faster, too.

Weed is awesome. I took the sleep THC tablet again last night. IT behaved just the same. I woke up a couple of times, but I fell right back to sleep, and feel moderately rested. The sister Pain gummies have been helping Jess with the pain a lot, so that's been good, too. These are all from Curio Wellness. They have a line that's specifically formulated to help with various things, and so far, it does what it says on the tin.

Okay, time for me to get myself together. Everyone have an outstanding Thursday!

And we're back to Monday and I for one, am not ready at all. I'm very tired, and a little sore. Plus, over the weekend, I forgot to get my Ambien, so I went without last night and had a somewhat rocky night, though 10mg of THC definitely helped.

Jess is doing well, continuing to be tired, but minimal pain. They may have overdone it a bit, because their one drain had a surprising amout of fluid in it. So they'll take it easier and see if that lessens it.

Yesterday was surprisingly busy. I'd made an appt to get my roots touched up, so I did that. It went very well. I definitely will keep doing it that way. SO much easier than trying to do it myself. I've been using Madison Reed's Savona Scarlet, which gives me a really dark intense red. Add in some cherry chestnut Overtone conditioner, and I'm very happy with the color.

After that, I ran down to a church parish to pick up their spaghetti dinner. Not terrible, but not wonderful either. The salad dressing was excellent, though. The ravioli was a touch dry and the sauce wasn't great either. The cannoli was really tasty, which redeemed a lot.

Then, I relaxed for a few minutes before running to Aldi for a small grocery run. Two walks for the dog in the middle of that and I was wiped out and hurting. Which was when I realized that I completely forgot my Ambien.

In between, I piddled around online, nothing exciting. I did get a couple of shirts, which will hopefully be coming soon. My orange dress is due to come today, so I'm looking forward to seeing that.

But in the meantime, work. We're bound to be crazy today, and I'm going to have two days of emails to go through. Whoo.

I need to make some eggs for breakfast, and then I shall go forth and maybe make the bratwurst I got. It was meant to be for dinner, but they were out of the second type of sausage, so they will be for lunch/snack.

Tonight, I'm going to try out our new Mickey Mouse waffle iron, I think. I have breakfast sausage, so I'm thinking about making those up and doing breakfast for dinner. It's been a while since I made waffles.

And on that note, I better get cooking. Everyone have an awesome Monday!

It's day 3 post surgery, and I'm up early. Jess seems to be doing well. Their pain level hasn't been high, and they've been doing really well, though I know that they're frustrated that all they can do is nap and idly scroll. It's so much better than I expected them to be. And they look fabulous, even with the swelling and bruising. I'm really looking forward to the great unveiling on Thursday.

We're hoping that they can get their drains out on Thursday and be all done with appointments for a little while.

Tomorrow, I'll go back to work, while also checking on them regularly. Should be fun.

Today, I go at 11:15 to get my roots done. I had my hair cut on Friday and it cut out most of the color on the sides and back. I'm trying out the Madison Reed color bar for the first time, so we'll see how that goes. I just want my red hair on the sides and back. Their dye holds up pretty well. The longer hair on top is still just as red as it was when we started out. (I do use Overtone to condition, which is supposed to help keep it bright, so maybe that's it.

Today, we shall do not a whole lot aside from that. It'll be lovely.

We got some magnetic hooks for the ship, and discovered that those fuckers are seriously handy. We used one on our door to put up a fall wreath, and will switch it to a spooky season wreath soon. The pot holders are hung on the fridge, looking neat and tidy.

I also got some more fleece tops, which are super snuggly and warm. Now, I just need more leggings and socks. And some sort of cover up for the pool. I don't fancy walking back from the Thermal spa or pool in just sandals and a bathing suit.

I also need said sandals/flip flops and maybe some more t-shirts. Both long and short sleeve.

Okay, Jess just got up, so time to hop off and chat with them. Everyone have an amazing Sunday!

It's Saturday, and I'm up at ass o'clock. Go team me. Boodle woke me up to demand food and I just couldn't get back to sleep.

Jess is doing well so far with recovery. Between the pain meds that the doctor gave them and some edibles, their pain is a 5/10 or better. They're taking it easy, and not overdoing it, but all in all, they say that they've had worse periods than this. I know today and tomorrow are supposed to be the two roughest days, so we'll see how they do.

The worst of it is not being able to do things, I think. But it's only for a few weeks.

Yesterday, I watched some videos, and then I fucked around online, and then I went and got my hair cut. It's very short, and cute. Downside, I really needed to get my roots colored. So now, half my hair is red, half is gray. I made an appt to get my roots touched up on Sunday by the Madison Reed colorists. Their dye is super pricey, but it really does cover the gray. So you can either order the stuff to come to your house, and that's about $39. Or you can pay $45 and have them do it. I hate doing my roots, so I am happy to allow them.

Today, we have nothing planned. I'm hoping to find a couple of videos that I can keep my sister interested so that she doesn't show us every tik tok that comes across her feed. I love her, but sometimes she's so interactive.

Tomorrow, also nothing. I'm going to try to find some videos about the excursions, because I still don't know what I want to do. And there's only 234 to decide!

But on that note, Jess is now awake and I shall go dote. Everyone have a singular Saturday!

It's surgery day! I'm coming to you this morning from the lovely Embassy Suites in Chevy Chase/DC. We were upgraded to a gorgeous suite, which is way over the top for a one night stay. Jess is nervous, but ready to get the boobs off. They're not due to the hospital until 10am, so we've got some time to kill before we go.

Yesterday was interminable. It just seemed to go on forever. We got the doggo out for his walks, and I did my work, and then we sat and stared at each other, just waiting til we could strike out for the hotel.

The drive down wasn't bad at all. We left at 6:30, got to the hotel about 8, which isn't bad, since we had to do both the Baltimore and DC beltways, which both suck, and I stopped to get gas in Columbia.

I'm hoping that we're on the road by 3:30 tonight, which is going to suck, but it's okay. We'll deal with the traffic. I just want to get Jess home as quickly as I safely can. They're going to be a sore puppy.

In other countries, you spend a couple of days to a week in the hospital after this surgery, but it's not surprising that in the US, you just are expected to freeball it. We don't even know if the doctor is giving them narcotics. They gave them a raft of other medications, tylenol, gabapentin and alleve, but no clue if day of, they'll prescribe something stronger. We have weed if not, but still.

Then, at some point tonight, we shall go home, and Jess can relax, and I can relax, and it'll be lovely. I'll put on a video of the ship, and we'll veg out (Jess can sleep). We're not sure whether they'll be able to lay in the bed, or if they're going to need to sleep sitting up for the first few days. Whatever, I'll be there to make sure they have everything they need.

I have off tomorrow and of course the weekend, so I'll be there to dote on Jess' every need. They're going to be losing their mind by Sunday with all the stuff they can't do.

Okay, time to hop off and put on clothes for our odyssey. Everyone have a wonderful Thursday!

It's Tuesday, and I'm feeling pretty good. Had a bit of a headache all day yesterday. I think it's the change in season feeling that we're getting right now. Not quite summer, not quite fall. It's fucking with my sinuses. I just need it to get cold, and I should be good. But seeing as it's only Sept 9, I'll probably have to wait a bit for that to happen. The good thing is that the weed has really been helping. The bad thing is that I shouldn't take it during work, which would be very helpful.

We're almost to Jess surgery. 2 days left. Tomorrow evening, we'll be heading down to DC to spend the night at a local hotel. Then Thursday, Jess'll do their Hepaclens wash, I'll get breakfast and coffee, and we'll head the 5 minutes to get to the hospital. Then, Jess will nap for a couple of hours and hopefully come out of it with no dysphoria. I'm hoping to get a new good picture of them to replace the one I have as my lock screen now. It was from Disney two years ago, watching the sun rise over the Polynesian Resort. I love that picture, just because it's a good memory suspended in time. It was our last fully carefree day, the next day started the drive back. It also was the last good time, because we came home to dad in the hospital for RSV, and that really started his downwards spiral.

I think I may have booked almost all the excursions that I plan to do. All two of them. I may book a third, but the two things I wanted to do is the whale watching and the White Pass railroad. Beyond that, I don't think I really need anything else. I may go to the lumberjack show, but beyond that, I don't think I'll do much organized tours. Most of the ports have a bus that goes through the town, so I'll just use that and see what I want.

I continue to be annoyed that my packages are delayed. I have no fucking idea when things are coming. Maybe today? Maybe not.

Tomorrow is also payday, so I may get Jess their hiking boots. I've been wearing mine for a couple of days, and they're very nice. My feet need to get used to them, because I'm not used to actual arch support.

All in all, things are good. Gearing up for the surgery, and Jess' convalesence. I took the dog out for a solo walk yesterday. He did really well. The neighbors who just moved in across the hall have an exceptionally barky dog. He's worse than Yoda, and I'm thrilled.

And on that note, I'm going to go get on pants. Everyone have an amazing Tuesday!

It's Monday again! At least for me it's a short week. I work 3 days, and then we have Jess' surgery, which will be it's own challenges, but not work.

Yesterday was again a quiet day. I did jack all. I lounged around like a princess and fucked around online. We watched a video or two about Alaska, and that was it. I was a giant lump.

The BIL called yesterday for help getting onto a streaming service. (Technology is not his friend.) While he and my sister were talking, he mentioned that he's got a list of things he needs to buy for the trip. It sounds like he's all in. He's very excited, which I thought was cute.

I also made a list of what I want to take. I don't need to get as much as I thought. A couple more fleece vests, and maybe a puffer vest in case it's not too cold. I also have to get a good raincoat with a hood. Sadly, the one I ordered from Old Navy has no hood. I want to get new undies and a pile of socks. Oh, and a pair of sandal slides for the thermal spa and pool.

Jess is another thing entirely. We don't really know what they'll need. A raincoat, definitely. Puffer vest, maybe? We're going to have to wait to get stuff until the newly removed boobs have settled. We don't really know their actual size, since we've always had to account for them. I'm thinking this drops them to an XL or maybe a L. Plus some people who have had top surgery mention that they get colder easier with out the insulation, so we may have to take that into account.

We did get them their waterproof carry on/excursion backpack. So that's something done. IT should fit the camera and an extra layer if we need it.

I do need to get some long sleeve shirts. I've got one coming today from Universal Standard. I had a really good coupon, plus labor day sale. It I like it, I might be able to get one per pay, because they're really expensive. But their clothes are supposed to be really durable and well made, so we'll see.

My Lands End order continues to be delayed. I want my frigging robe, dammit and Jess' pajamas. Putting on my patience pants is not my strong suit.

Okay, time to finish up for the morning. Gotta get ready for work. Have a bit of a headache, so that'll be fun. Everyone have the best Monday you can Monday!