New Year

Today is the beginning of the Jewish New Year. I wish everyone a happy and healthy one. We never know what any year will bring and always have hope for the best. If your last year was rough, I wish you smooth sailing this one. If your last year was great, I wish you an even better one.

Mail Delivery

All it takes is someone getting the wrong piece of mail to open up a can of worms. Last Monday the mail for my office arrived after I left. I am the only one who distributes mail even though the doctor's names are on it, I open it first and give out only what is necessary. My newest receptionist thought she was helping me and gave out all of the mail to the person whose name was on it. Bad move. The newest crazy doctor was given a bank statement that had nothing to do with her and started to question the numbers. She saw fees for accepting credit cards and was not happy. If you want to take credit cards you have to pay fees. Next my boss started to question the fees. I told her that we have the most competitive rates and everything is fine. Now she wants to see the rate for each patient's card and have me check other banks to see if they line up the same. I now have a huge project on my hands for no reason.

Safe in America

For the past year or so some Americans have been protesting our administration. They need to spend a few weeks in Russia and then see if they have what to complain about. There is a middle ground for everything. Especially when it comes to people crossing other countries borders. There is the "let everyone in policy" the "let's make sure who they are and if they should stay" policy and the "let no one in or out unless we 100% know who they are and what they do" policy. I like the middle ground. My boss lived the third option last week and was scared that she might never be allowed to leave Russia. She now sees how wonderful America, even with its flaws, is.

My Way

For years I have been asking my hairstylist to cut my hair a certain way. She always tells me that it will not be symmetrical and will ruin the line of the hair. She does it her way and it looks good. Last week I needed a haircut and my stylist is out sick for a few months. I had someone else in the shop cut my hair. I told her the way I wanted it and she was not concerned with symmetry. She did as I asked. It came out great. It looked exactly as I wanted it to and is one of the best haircuts I have ever had. It blends beautifully. I finally got my hair cut my way and I love it.

Books

Last night I did something that I have not done in years. I bought a book. I am from the old school where I like to actually have a book in my hands when I read. I have a kindle but it is not the same. I cannot flip back and forth to reread a page. I gave up reading for a while because my eyes get tired so reading a novel would not be consistent. The book I bought is a book called "Extraordinary Facts". It is almost 700 pages and has various facts about every topic. Each topic is a few pages and each fact is only s few lines. I can read a little or a lot because there is no story line.

To Do List

I have made a "to do" list in my mind of all of the things that I have pushed to the side for a while. They are not very important things, just loose ends. I promised myself that I would start working on this list in the fall and the countdown is slowly arriving. When it is all done, I will have everything that I need in order and everything else will be tossed away.

Expiration

This morning I did my yearly expiration check. I went through my pantry and checked each expiration date to make sure everything was current. As usual, I filled up 2 bags with items that had expired a few months ago. It is amazing how many items I purchased to eat and never cooked. After getting sick a few years ago from pancake mix, I am viligant about eating foods prior to their cut off dates. Check your food closets and I bet you will be surprised at what you find.