it's a wonderful life

[the_siobhan]

Every morning for the past week, I have woken up, looked the_axel straight in the eye and said, "I don't have to go to the Blood Bank today."

I tell you, that shit never gets old.

I'm trying to ease myself into going back to the gym. My lungs still have the tendancy to slam shut when I go outside, but that will improve as the weather gets warmer. I will be starting work at 1pm every day, so my plan is go to the gym four mornings a week, shower and change there and jump directly on the bus. By the end of the summer, chronic back pain will be only a distant and unpleasant memory, oh yes it will.

I'm toying with the idea of lodging a complaint with WSIB over how bloody useless they were. I still haven't heard anything back about the appeal I requested in December, and I had to quit my job in order to resolve the problem. (For the non-Ontarians, WSIB is government-run insurance that companies buy into to cover them against employee injury at the workplace.)

In the meantime, I am going to finish eating this apple pie and writing down the details of my Italy trip, and then I'm going to go jump in the shower. Then I'm gong to spend the rest of the afternoon playing with storyboards.

Because I Don't Have To Go To The Blood Bank tonight.

Huzzah.

Comments

[shillolo.livejournal.com]

Will you be posting the details of your trip?

(And be careful jumping in the shower!)

[50-ft-queenie.livejournal.com]

Doesn't life get 1000% better when you quit a hell job? :)

When I quit HellHole, I felt this huge surge of energy. I felt like ai could take on the world. I arranged it so that I had a two week break before starting the new job. I lounged, saw a NMA concert, met friends for three martini lunches, got a massage and went to New Orleans for a week. It was absolutely, incredibly wonderful.

Sounds like you're having an equally wonderful time. :)

[unagothae.livejournal.com]

My lungs clamp shut when the air is cold. I've had relief from that with use of an inhaler prescribed by my doctor. I don't know if that would be an option for you. It does give me shaky hands for about an hour after I use it, but it's a fair trade off for being able to breathe when I leave the house when it's cold out.

When I forget my inhaler I try to cover my face with something to help keep the cold out.

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

I'll post a pointer to it when I'm finished. I'm up to Florence.

(It took me almost a week just to sort through all the pictures!)

[metalana.livejournal.com]

This is wonderful! It always feels good to stop banging your head against a wall. Good luck with the WSIB complaint - all power to you.

So where is this new job? Is it a good balance of mental stimulation, schedule and paycheque? I hope you enjoy it!

[robert-from-ap.livejournal.com]

LOVE your icon.

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

I have an inhaler, and it does help a lot. I seem to have to go through the coughing fit ritual as soon as I get back into a warm place regardless of whether or not I use it though.

I always imagine a lot of people in the gym are looking at me and wishing I would take my "cold" germs elsewhere.

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

It's at the call centre in CIBC. It pays about the same, but it's a desk job so no heavy lifting and busting my back any more.

And the good thing about CIBC is that they are really big on employee development, which is something I could never do at the blood bank. They are paying to send the_axel to school to study project management.