yeah it's been at least 2 weeks now with these coughing fits...i go to sleep..at 2a i start coughing... i feel the snot dripping in the back of my throat. i sit up, take some nyquil... i feel better, i sleep. sometimes it's 3 hours later before i fall back asleep.
oh well
my aunt has a house maintenance issue and i don't want to stay there next week. my cousin agreed to let me stay with her. but i think her guest room is in the basement...ugh. if that's the case, i think i'll just pony up the cost for a hotel room for 3 days. groan. that's another $400+
oh well. once i saw the price and re-looked at my options, i'm okay with it. there's like a standard $500 trip delay/interruption insurance with the fancy credit cards. i guess i'm just self-funding my own travel nuisance. so that amount seems okay.
of course i bought a basic economy ticket. so i think moving forward... i may need to rethink the non-refundable tix when i go to visit family. or at least something where i can credit back. maybe southwest or something? or use AA points...that at least is always transferrable.
i think overall i prefer working with AA vs Delta. for the things i have needed change, AA policies tend to be more favorable.
that's pretty much it.
i learned today i can add the cost-basis to company stock i transferred over to my broker. i'd been wondering about that for a while. when the second transfer went through..there wasn't a good way to know. i also learned it's not based on the stock price at the time of the award but rather when it vests. thanks, internet.
still have daydreams of posting on our slack channel...namely when i'm trying to sleep.
my braids are sooo loose and they got ratty really fast... but i don't have the desire to get my hair done by tuesday. it basically leaves tomorrow or monday. but i don't think it's going to last until my cruise...so i'm going to have to figure something out...
oh yesterday i got so hungry it motivated me to order steak and lobster from outback..it was nice to have real food you can chew!
alright...it's noon...going to eat some cereal and have some lounge time...i heart my life right now.
being 3 working days from early retirement PLUS bingeing all these shows about dating..makes me feel a little lucky and superior. but not in the way that i need to rub it in...like a secret confidence... like i made a decision that more and more feels like mine... i do still feel a tinge of jealousy at people who were really good at their job.. but i'm hoping it turns to admiration...and people who find real love (haven't met these people yet where it's true below the surface)....but i'm just getting more confident...that yeah this might not have been what i thought my life would look like... but that's not a bad thing... i thought life was get married, have kids, work 35 years...and then die.
but when i looked at what i wanted and what i was good at..it didn't add up. i wasn't very good at working or dating...and never found a job or person that was quite the fit i imagined for my life.
but also...these are just kind of capricious metrics for the community i was socialized with.
i'm glad i was able to find my way.