February 18th

head is really throbbing today. cried on the way to work, plus twice before appointments started - once when telling DC, once when Sarah gave me a hug - and then again when De Ann gave me a hug. she came in with tears of her own.. so we're all having a day..

I dreamt I was at work as if nothing else was going on.. I was dressed for an office job.. blouse and slacks.. but ended up holding puppies and kittens through my whole dream. it was a short dream because I really haven't slept a whole lot since Wednesday. 

another short dream with my sister and her husband and the baby.. and her ex (he had goats in the dream..) her husband gave me a test that was so confusing even though it was supposed to be easy - copy/paste - but the questions had nothing to do with the answers I was supposed to give.

started the day with 2 surgery admits.. one owner had joked Wednesday that I was calling at 8 when I should have already been home relaxing. this morning he asked how quickly I'd gone home. I told him not until close to midnight.. another client said "you were here until midnight?! but you had a day to rest.. right?!" uh yeah not really.. haven't been sleeping all that well.. work stress, other stress.. the first client thanked me profusely for the work I do.. 

our other surgery admit puked (it's what they do.. they get morphine..) the owner tried to scoopit up with a towel but then she threw the towel on the counter.. so I had to mop the floor, and wipe down the counter and wall 🤢 (but thank you first client for letting me know..)

next a large large dog.. he's sweet, but a Baby Huey.. thinks he can disappear -- at 90#

next we had another dog admitting.. she was the Keeshond who hurt a rear leg Wednesday night..

next a German Shepherd for progress exam and suture removal (she had already removed her surgical staples)..

Lunch Break !!! chicken-flavored noodle ramen, 2 Famous Amos cookies, and a few Cheezit and Biskit crackers.. drank some coffee but I think that just dehydrates me more, so drank more water to compensate. 

after lunch I helped with hip x-rays on today's spay.. then leg xrays on the Keeshond.. then i worked on prescription requests.. kept getting interrupted (and getting in trouble for it..)

1 appt for an exam on a 12 year old standard poodle..

then an appointment for progress and prescriptions on a 14 year old Weimaraner..

I pulled files for Monday and prepared those.. 

I helped bag up lab samples for one laboratory..

finished preping files..

sorted through some of the controlled drugs..

finally home at 13.57 hours.. with a weekly total of 39.4 hours..

.. and a daily step total of 17,325..

my sister emailed me again today asking how I was feeling, saying that my feelings are probably based on Dad's eventual departure - no, they are based on my family not including me in their secret for over 2-1/2 months!

so long..

farewell..

auf wiedersehen..

good night..

🌙😴💤