I had a long to-do list for today myself but woke up late and apparently noon isn't exactly the best time to reach doctor's offices and brokers so I started slowly.
#1 - Find a dermatologist to look at some thing on my back that has just shown up. The place I'd been going is booking for October!!! that's insane. Called another place. They are booking for September. made appt with Dr. bloor's office, hopefully they will have some pull.
#2 - called Gary Bruno at UBS to get a log-in for their web site so I can obsessively look at my investment portfolio - see money, see money disappear. See Bear Market ruin Phyllis' plans for early retirement. I don't like to obsess over the amount, because I know that I can afford to be out of work for awhile, but I once had quite a bit more, before the market started it's bearish descent. So no matter the amount, I can't help but be concerned. Only a few people know how much money I have, and I'd like to keep it that way.
#3 - Arranged to change my phone service from Verizon to Comcast. The total package of web, cable and phone will be $145. Same as I'm paying for cable/web now - so goodbye $40 Verizon phone bill. Comcast will take care of the switch.
#4 called Charlotte to see how Izzy is doing.
#5 called Nat to see if I could visit them at the Cape this week. We may go Friday
Did not call Dr. Rachlin - I need to do this. My pain is not as bad as it used to be, but it still occurs daily and hampers my ability to walk around, so walking for exercise is still out, plus I probably still wouldn't be able to stand for concerts. but since I'm not practically sobbing in pain any longer, I feel somehow less anxious to have the surgery.
As of 4 PM, I hadn't eaten or dressed, but I did put on pants and take out the trash.
I have gotten a lot done, but mostly right at the computer. I made a spreadsheet to track expenses, and checked all my investments and updated my spreadsheet.
Finally at about 6 PM I got a second wind, and proceeded to dust and organize my office. I removed everything from the bookshelves and dusted, then put all the binders on one shelf, put all the books together, and cleaned off my desk.. Now just piles of non-important stuff to go through. It's not perfect, but it's better. For the last hour, I've been going through the thousand or so web bookmarks I have. Nothing else to do at this hour, so at least it is somewhat productive. Not the sort of thing one has time to do when one is employed full time, right?
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