Two Heads

Yesterday my sister and I were sitting at the pool talking. We were having a conversation and I though that the topic we were talking about would make a good blog. I commented to my sister that tomorrows blog would be on that subject. This morning when I got up, I could not remember the topic. I asked my sister and she could not remember it either. Two heads were no better than one as we both forgot.

Peace of Mind

Yesterday I had peace of mind....for one hour. I think between the hours of one and two pm, my mind was clear. I made all of my calls to my new healthcare companies. I spoke to my boss about the mess she has gotten herself into. I spoke to my parents. My children and grandchildren are all where they should be. Then my mother's doctor called and said she needed a specialist appointment. Not an emergency but still a bump in the road. Peace of mind felt great.

Big Words

There is an acronym KISS". Keep it simple stupid. That is how life should be lived. People tend to complicate things even when they do not need to. My boss acted impulsively a few months ago and now the situation is a big mess. I advised her to calm down and let things ride. She disregarded me and what should have been a non event is now an issue. My son told me to just sit back and watch the show. I might bring popcorn to work.

Proofed

Every morning I write this blog. Almost every morning my sister proof reads it. Even though I read and reread it, some errors of spelling or grammar still slide by. My mind reads what I intend to say and not what I actually write. Years ago there was an experiment. People were given a paragraph to read out loud. Each person read it perfectly. They were asked to read it again and they read it perfectly the second time. Then the researcher asked them to read it slowly individual word for individual word. That is when they realized that many small key words were missing. There were missing "a's" and "ands" and "buts". The mind fills in what is normally supposed to be there and keeps things flowing. That is why there are proofreaders.

Downpour

I just walked Shelby and my feet are flooded. In the two minutes that I ran him into the yard, my shoes filled up with rain and my hair was soaked through my hood. I am now a shivering mess. I guess my plans to sit by the town pool are off. I wanted to be near the water, not part of it.

Sound Advice

My sister and I always joke that if people listened to us, they would not run into problems. We think we are sensible people who give sound advice. We have never steered anyone wrong. When people do not listen, that is when they get into a snafu. This week alone, two people that disregarded my advice are paying the price. One of them is my boss. I can't go into the specific circumstances but I advised her on an issue and she fluffed it off. I reiterated that she should not do something and she told me not to worry. I am not worried. It is not my problem but it has turned into hers. Had she heeded my advice she would not be shopping for a lawyer to write a letter for her. One lawyer wants a $25,000 retainer to write a one page letter. That is more money than she would have spent solving the problem my way.

Loyalty

It is very disheartening when you find out that someone is disloyal. My boss found this out yesterday. Actually I found it out and sent her an email. I do not know her reaction as of yet. One of our interns will be leaving in a few weeks. I was given the task of calling her patients to notify them of who their new doctor will be. I was quite surprised when one of them told me that she was still going to see the intern even after she leaves. I said that once the intern leaves, a new doctor has to take over. The patient said that she and the intern worked things out already. That's news to me. It is contractually illegal for any doctor to continue with a patient after they leave. For the licensed doctors, they cannot see them for six months, and the interns cannot see them at all. Why would this intern break the rules and jeopardize a lawsuit and a bad reputation for one patient?