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starshadow_rivaulx) wrote2011-01-13 10:05 pm
starshadow_rivaulx) wrote2011-01-13 10:05 pm
Nursing a cold
...especially this particular cold, appears to have brought out the worst in me. There was a point where I just burst into tears in the shower, I was in such a blue funk. Oh, the emo-ness of it all!
Thankfully, the racking dry cough has subsided; the flu-like ache in my joints has also gone; and I managed to log in a great number of nap hours, which no doubt is responsible for my improved outlook on life, as well as my recovery. Life is looking somewhat better than it has been over the past week or so.
I did some tweaking on the financial front, and can breathe somewhat easier now. I shredded a great many old documents, and cleared the utility area of recyclables (earning Php60 in the process). The office space is beginning to look like a rational working area now. I have learned to use my netbook and WinXP to navigate around the internet - and while I do miss the large screen and Linux Mint Debian, so far so good. I am grateful that I have something to keep my online life functional, even as I look at specs for a desktop.
The maid with the marital problems had her day off yesterday. Then when our other maid (Malou) called up Lanie (marital problems) to check if the latter was coming back today as she was supposed to, Lanie asked her to ask me if Lanie could have a whole week off "to take care of things", and if not, it was our call whether to have her back or not.
Um. Well. The parents have decided to let her go, and I agree. Goodness, we put up with her going practically AWOL for nearly a week last December because, all be it in mercy, she tried to OD out of the sheer misery breaking up with her husband was doing to her; then barely had she come back when she took Christmas and New Year off - and was delayed coming back New Year's Day because she had problems getting a ride back. On all occasions, she returned home and we asked no questions. To her credit, she did her work well enough when she was at home, but...I think it best all around if she's free to take care of things in her own way, if she's going to be off as many days as she's on duty.
Plus, Malou claims that Lanie has heard of better offers elsewhere - higher salary, fewer duties, more benefits. Good luck to her, then; but it would have been better if she'd asked for the week up front, then we could have cut ties more neatly. So of course, with a busy weekend coming up, we have to look for another maid on top of everything else. The schedule looks something like this:
Friday/tomorrow - Ma has PT, I have to go buy her Neurobion 5000 after bringing physio to Alphaland. Dad's laundry needs to be run through the machine before Malou goes on *her* day off on the 17th (Monday). Need to see to lunch and dinner preps.
Saturday - Dad has to attend the funeral of one of his PAF flying school classmates, at Manila Memorial in Sucat. I'm the designated driver, and Ramon is coming along as the official traveling assistant. *smile* This is going to be a three-quarter day affair; poor Ramon had to put his plans to hear Mass at Sta. Cruz church (for his late mother's birth anniversary) on hold till the 17th for this. As well, I had to cancel attendance at the WOMFI board meeting, though at least I managed to edit the minutes of the last meeting, as I always do.
Sunday - grocery day. There is the promise of my weekly chair massage session here, at least. And probably less fuss with the groceries, seeing as how all the cooking will be of the simple sort for several days. Hmm. Now is the time to buy cereal, I think.
So a bit of a busy weekend, Ramon and the maid off on Monday, which means I will have to hold the fort until such time as we hire a new househelp. Nothing I haven't done before, and all will be well. I do forsee even less time online than I am managing now, though.
Thankfully, the racking dry cough has subsided; the flu-like ache in my joints has also gone; and I managed to log in a great number of nap hours, which no doubt is responsible for my improved outlook on life, as well as my recovery. Life is looking somewhat better than it has been over the past week or so.
I did some tweaking on the financial front, and can breathe somewhat easier now. I shredded a great many old documents, and cleared the utility area of recyclables (earning Php60 in the process). The office space is beginning to look like a rational working area now. I have learned to use my netbook and WinXP to navigate around the internet - and while I do miss the large screen and Linux Mint Debian, so far so good. I am grateful that I have something to keep my online life functional, even as I look at specs for a desktop.
The maid with the marital problems had her day off yesterday. Then when our other maid (Malou) called up Lanie (marital problems) to check if the latter was coming back today as she was supposed to, Lanie asked her to ask me if Lanie could have a whole week off "to take care of things", and if not, it was our call whether to have her back or not.
Um. Well. The parents have decided to let her go, and I agree. Goodness, we put up with her going practically AWOL for nearly a week last December because, all be it in mercy, she tried to OD out of the sheer misery breaking up with her husband was doing to her; then barely had she come back when she took Christmas and New Year off - and was delayed coming back New Year's Day because she had problems getting a ride back. On all occasions, she returned home and we asked no questions. To her credit, she did her work well enough when she was at home, but...I think it best all around if she's free to take care of things in her own way, if she's going to be off as many days as she's on duty.
Plus, Malou claims that Lanie has heard of better offers elsewhere - higher salary, fewer duties, more benefits. Good luck to her, then; but it would have been better if she'd asked for the week up front, then we could have cut ties more neatly. So of course, with a busy weekend coming up, we have to look for another maid on top of everything else. The schedule looks something like this:
Friday/tomorrow - Ma has PT, I have to go buy her Neurobion 5000 after bringing physio to Alphaland. Dad's laundry needs to be run through the machine before Malou goes on *her* day off on the 17th (Monday). Need to see to lunch and dinner preps.
Saturday - Dad has to attend the funeral of one of his PAF flying school classmates, at Manila Memorial in Sucat. I'm the designated driver, and Ramon is coming along as the official traveling assistant. *smile* This is going to be a three-quarter day affair; poor Ramon had to put his plans to hear Mass at Sta. Cruz church (for his late mother's birth anniversary) on hold till the 17th for this. As well, I had to cancel attendance at the WOMFI board meeting, though at least I managed to edit the minutes of the last meeting, as I always do.
Sunday - grocery day. There is the promise of my weekly chair massage session here, at least. And probably less fuss with the groceries, seeing as how all the cooking will be of the simple sort for several days. Hmm. Now is the time to buy cereal, I think.
So a bit of a busy weekend, Ramon and the maid off on Monday, which means I will have to hold the fort until such time as we hire a new househelp. Nothing I haven't done before, and all will be well. I do forsee even less time online than I am managing now, though.