This afternoon as a colleague was heading out the door ... she let slip the S word. No .. not a four letter word. A five letter word. Strep.
As soon as she said it, my radar pinged wildly.
I am someone who catches strep almost at the mere mention of the word.
I have been feeling more and more run down this week - which I thought was due to maybe overdoing it with the walking.
I really, really, really hope I do not have strep. In any case, I plan on taking it very easy this weekend. Which is kind of disappointing because there is a free concert at my church tomorrow night I wanted to go to, plus I've missed 3 weeks now of walking with the church group on Sabbath afternoon.
Ugh.
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I redeemed 5k Swagbucks for a $50 PayPal card on the 14th - mistakenly thinking that was the day the swagups went into play. (They don' til the 19th.) I have about 1700 towards the next one, so hopefully will be able to make use of the swagups I earned (I think I earned 200.)
I also redeemed Bounts points for a $5 Walmart gift card which I have already received (ecard.)
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I am considering making an extra trip out to CA in December. No, I can't really afford it without missing my savings goals for the year, but ... family is more important than savings goals sometimes. I'm going to call my aunt tonight and see what she thinks.
NE told me he's surprised I'm even thinking of going because his family experience is such that his sister didn't do more than call him when he was in the hospital for shoulder surgery in March (she lives in the same town, but we were in a town an hour away.) But he also said he'd fully support me if I decided to go.
My boss has also told me that she'd make it work if I needed to take a few days off to do this.
Pricing tickets, it looks like somewhere around $375, plus I'll probably have to do a hotel room ... in San Francisco....
If my dad were alive, I know he wouldn't let money keep him away from his kids who needed support.
I just don't know ... Part of my hesitation is that nothing is in stone yet. So dates could change.
All I can say about all this is ... I hate alcohol.
The S Word
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The price is about $30 a night. It is 5 miles north of the city in a beautiful park like setting. I have stayed there many times when I feel like I need to escape but can't afford to go far. It is over the hill from Sausalito. It is quiet, peaceful, and an easy commute into the city or north if that is where you need to go.
http://www.norcalhostels.org/rates/
If I lived closer the fold out couch would be yours but I think Sacramento is a little long drive for you - but the offer is there. I will be gone house sitting for most of the month anyway.
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