August 31, 2017

Stuff and Things 8/31

I had intentions of getting this post up last night but between being sick all week, Scott being gone all week, eating cereal for dinner, grading papers, and walking the dogs, I've all but run out of time it seems. PTL for a long weekend and a chance to get better before another week starts!

Weekly sunflower picture. They were scenting a bird.



+While we were in San Diego, I really got into googling how much houses cost there. Now I get useless alerts from Zillow in my email every day, telling me about the newest several-million-dollar properties on the market. This is not productive.





+Going back to work was a blessing this month and also a lot harder than I thought. IVF was such an ordeal and a process and it's such a mindf*ck. Seeing all the kids and people and general familiar circumstances of my classroom brought so much of that back to the surface. That being said, it's nice to stay busy in a way that tests my productivity and creativity at once.

+This is random, but I feel like it has to be said: I never published an in-depth post on the ins and outs of IVF. I hated just about every second of it because it made me feel awful. In addition, our insurance (Tricare) paid for very little to NONE of it. They paid for syringes and one medicine (because those things aren't directly related to IVF) but Tricare won't pay for anything that is directly related to IVF, including medicine or anesthesia. This is an uphill battle I'm not even going to begin to whine about but I do want the world to realize that we're not going to do this process exhaustively because that's not financially responsible for us. We don't have the option of going, going, going forever with it simply because it's not covered by insurance and you can only spend that kind of money so many times. I think I really just want people to understand that we're not getting a free ride here. 

+Well, that took a depressing turn, so here's something amusing...
A cocaine ring busted in my hometown. #1 Their names were all published, which I find pretty hilarious. #2 They only made $134,000 in a year so how could that have been worth it? #3 I feel like they've never seen Breaking Bad.

+Another random...I never realized how many people lease cars. I didn't even understand that this was a thing until about 2 years ago. My parents always bought their cars. Scott and I have always bought our cars. Our first few vehicles were used ones (I didn't have a new car until I was 27) because we simply bought what we could afford. Along with this, Scott does all the vehicle maintenance for us and we drive way too many miles to every fall within the terms of a lease.

+I ordered my fall supply of Bath and Body Works soap this morning. I usually keep one on my sink in my classroom and these kids used it all in 3 weeks. Last year, and the year before, I think I went through 3 bottles in the entire year. Therefore, I will not be setting out any more soap at school.

That's all the random I have for today. Tomorrow is my (apparently) weekly BIP talk because mindless entertainment is what I've been into lately.


(Spoiler alert: I don't like Dean.)