Abashes Abound

Today’s word, shockingly another “A” word. Abash which in the tiny dictionary is defined as “to confuse”. It is a verb but can also mean “to embarass or feel ashamed”. Right now I’m trying to remember the last time I truly felt embarassed. I could fall to the default of “when I lost my job” but I…

Abase-ically a New Word

Today’s word was abase, which was another that I had never heard of. It means “to humble” according to my tiny dictionary. This word came on the scene in the 14th century but has changed meanings over the years. Originally meaning something along the lines of “to lower yourself physically” to the more modern definition of lowering…

Day Two of Freedom or… Being Unemployed

You know, by and large, this whole unemployment thing isn’t too bad for now. Sure I’m low key nervous about how long my savings will last. But hey! At least I have savings right? My best friend helped me sort out my EI yesterday (She used to work there so she knows how to actually…

A Glass Case of Emotions?

I was fired today.. So that’s definitely something. I’ve never been fired before, but I guess there’s a first time for everything. Technically I’m not allowed to talk about it. So that’s where that story ends legally. But me, being me. Couldn’t be normal about it whatsoever. I kept my composure the entire time, and…

Week One of “Back to the Trenches”

You know, having over a week off really nails down how much you’re not in love with your job or your commute. Being sick for well over a week also grants you the opportunity to think about what things you really enjoy spending your time doing. What activities make you feel productive? What activities make…

Day Billion of Being Sick

That feeling when you’re no longer feeling sick, but can’t go back in to work until you can see your doctor and they clear you for being around people. I have never been more ready to go back to work. Staying home might be the worst thing. I’m at the point of trying to find…

Day 4 of the Viral Plague

I am finally at a tolerable level of itchiness. Id like to personally thank Aveeno for making so many types of anti-itch products for me to sample in my unwanted time off. My skin products collection has now doubled in size with Aveeno fighting with K-Beauty for the top spot. Plus side, I’ve started to…

Into Day 3 of the Sickness

Day 3 of Foot and Mouth disease. My work told me I didn’t have to work from home, to just take my time and rest up, so that’s been kind of nice. Though I’d almost relish the distraction from the pain and the itching. It hurts to walk, it hurts to talk, I have lesions…

Petri Dishes, I’m telling you…

Today was Better. Most in part due to it being Friday. But today was better. Got up early, deleted the mind numbing and time-sink games from my phone. Caught the early bus, went and got the boyfriend medication and calamine lotion before work. He caught something between the Chicken Pox and Polio from a kid…

Man, it’d be real great if I could…

Quit my job. A job that I don’t actually hate, there’s things I love about it. I find the work actually interesting and impactful. And it pays my medical bills. So I’m really very lucky. Yet here I am feeling more than a little despondent about my current situation. This is definitely a first world,…