Done

The anxiety was really getting to me yesterday, and I dreaded the thought of having this whole weekend to be dreading giving notice first thing Monday.

So I did it last thing yesterday.  My notice period still starts first thing Monday...but the news has already been given.

And it was SUCH a relief!!!

My supervisor was pleasant and kind about it...what else could she be?  She said we all have to do what is best for us in this situation.

She did NOT say "gosh, I hate to see YOU go..."  since I'm one of the few there who actually, you know, WORKS.

But the truth is?  She doesn't give a rat's ass.  She doesn't care.  All she cares about it if SHE will have a job when this bullshit process is all over.

Next I am supposed to notify my new supervisor of how it went.  I guess she wants to be sure they don't try to keep me.  HAH.  They're in attrition.  They can't.

Or maybe she wanted to know if they walked me when I gave notice.  They can't do that, either.  There are corporate exit policies, and since there are absolutely NO grounds to dismiss me, they have to honor my notice period.

Overall, I have been very unhappy at INTEGRIS Physician Billing Service.  The "management" in that office is a pure clusterfuck.

Which is, without a doubt, precisely WHY this outsource is taking place.  Duh.

I am very glad to be leaving.  The outsourcing just lit a fire under my ass to get me moving sooner rather than later.

Good bye to utterly mind numbingly boring work,  idiots at every turn, and being underpaid and overworked while colleagues are over paid and do almost nothing.

I am OUTIE!!!  Well, in 2 weeks, anyway.  But between now and then?  You can bet your ass, I am going to enjoy that thought EVERY DAY.

OH, and yesterday was our 5th anniversary, and was the anniversary of Grandma's birthday...so it was an auspicious occasion in many ways.

We went out for a very overpriced and surprisingly disappointing dinner.  Our former favorite place for a pricey night out....the Cafe Do Brasil.  The food just wasn't.... worth $100!!!!  VERY unhappy about that.  Oh well.

We have other favorite places.  That one's off the list now.

Dave found me a GORGEOUS wooden dragonfly wall piece that is basically a Celtic knot.  It's so cool!  I will have to get a picture of it up here soon.

We came home, watched a movie, and went to sleep.  Not a very romantic or remarkable anniversary. No flowers. No cards from either of us.

Dave said that's because we got married too old.  HAH!  I think it's just the heat, and the stress I've been under.  Sigh.

I think next year will be better because it will be on a weekend.

Today's mail brought the lease renewal from my condo tenant.  DEEP RELIEF when that comes!!!  One more year of not having to worry about what to do with the place.

Oh, and Dave put in for a different job at work.  He interviews for it next week up in Tulsa.  It COULD mean a possible move up to Tulsa.

I can't think about that right now.  Wait and see.

Had my trip to the foot doctor Monday. He said nothing's wrong on the xrays, which is good.  He said I probably chipped off a bit of cartilage doing a turn in dance.  He said those kinds of things can cause the intermittent pain that lasts for weeks.   I am to call if the pain starts up again.

It's been gone since the day after I made the appointment, of course.

Had the gyne on Monday, too.  She gave me a scrip for some Xanax for the anxiety.  It it helping SO MUCH, but I can only take a quarter of a tablet at a time.  Wow.

She did the annual blood draw, still waiting for the usual phone call that tells me something is amiss.  It hasn't come yet.  If there is no phone call, that means my numbers are all normal!!!  That's what I am hoping for.  If I don't get a call by Tuesday, I will call them.  I always ask for a copy of the results, too.

If my blood fats are NORMAL, that tells me without a doubt that the "Paleo" diet we have been trying to keep to is the best thing I've tried....and the funny part is that it runs counter to all of the "low fat low cholesterol" instructions we have been given for years!!

Oh well....I could still get a call telling me my cholesterol is too high.

Dave is outside cleaning out the shed this evening.  He started a few hours ago...it's 100 in the shade, and he's working outside.  He is going to be very tired tonight.

Keeping him hydrated with home made lemonade, coconut water, and ice cold beer.

Home made black bean soup for dinner....I know it seems odd for hot weather, but I just....wanted it!