Slowly on the mend.

The cold/flu/virus/whatever it is I had has come back, but I'm fighting it off with antibiotics and painkillers, what's left of the prescriptions that the doctor gave me. It was absolute hell waking up this morning, but the sore throat that was on fire earlier in the day has calmed down to the level of an annoyance in the background. Still, I am one miserable-feeling chick right about now. I'm hoping that I don't need to go back to the doctor and take more time off, because I don't have but 3 days' worth of sick time and they're starting to monitor these things down at work because of, apparently, "some people's excessive habits of using leave". Well, gee whiz Cholly, can we all guess who they're talking about? It surely isn't me.

Verizon's trying to hit me for a 700 dollar bill from when I disconnected the Fios in Towson. Major problem, but it won't be one much longer, because I'm disputing it. I hate this bullshit that these companies try to pull on me - first Target, now these people. I'll be damned if I'm going to get financially screwed for their fuckup. But we'll see.

Oddly, I'm calm today. I've not felt mentally well for a couple of weeks now, but today is a different story. I hope that I can get through the rest of the day, though, as it's Tuesday and the lab is, as usual, a madhouse. For once, Useless is actually helping me out though. We had a staff meeting yesterday and she was seriously called out for not assisting when needed - it felt good for a rare change that someone was sticking up for me. They've been consistently asking me if I need help, too, so... one point for me. May it continue to last.

Ocean City trip happens in 10 days. I really am looking forward to just getting away, even if it is by myself. Maybe this will be a good thing, just to take time for myself and evaluate where I am, what's going on, how I want things to be. New start, after all, the new year is coming up. It'll be time for a reflective post pretty soon, huh... not that a great deal really happened, but you know how that goes, traditional and all that bullshit.

It promises to be a busy night, so I'm closing this out for now... but I feel calmer right now than I have since Thanksgiving. It's a blessed relief.