Sunday

Oh what a day!  I’ve been busy working on cleaning the car, putting out my medicine [I hate that task], opening my Amazon order, cleaning the house, mopping floors and oh yeah I fit in a nap before I started.  Now I am ready for another nap. 

I looked at my air filter compartment, I didn’t take anything apart but just observed and I can say based on the fact the dust wasn’t disturbed that no one bothered to check my air filter.  I am considering tackling this job on my own, it will save me money plus I’ll know that the job has been done.  While I am at it I might as well go after the cabin air filter as well.  It will be a few weeks and will depend largely on my finances.  I did the math and unless I calculated wrong  my next oil change won’t be due until September.  That would be about the time I would be ready to trade.  While the thought is on my mind I can’t say for certain if I will or won’t trade, just have to wait and see how things are going. 

I am just about to pay off my iPhone 7 and went looking based on model and features.  The phone I want next is the XS Max but it’s so expensive.  Do I need another phone now?  No is the simple answer to that question.  However, the 7 is a bit dated.  I am not crazy about no home button and still am thinking of getting an 8 plus, it’s 1 model year newer but not sure.  I’d need a new Mophie case, screen protector and then a belt clip case and that’s where they get you.  Those items aren’t cheap.  I kind of think it’s smarter to just wait until this phone is paid for, bank the $25 a month that my bill will drop and wait a bit longer.  You know something even newer will be out.  I almost took the plunge this weekend but it has to feel right.  I don’t like financial commitments like leases, terms, contracts, etc.  However, they are a necessary evil that can’t be avoided in life.  That is unless you have a boat load of cash!

I listen to a computer call in show on the weekend to hear other peoples technology problems.  It can be useful to me in my job and it’s entertainment.  This lady called in today and she is legally blind.  Every computer she touches it’s like there is an electro magnetic field and they all stop working for her.  Things are so bad she said that at work they ban her from using a computer, she has to write things down.  Not exactly sure how she does that since she can’t see but whatever.  She could be our secret weapon!  I do feel sorry for her, there has to be something else at play.  She doesn’t have any type of medical implant.  At one of my former jobs, there was a sales guy and strange things would happen to him from time to time.  We called him Electro Magnetic Man.  One time he was trying to exit the parking garage at the airport, he put in his ticket and then the power went out for the entire garage.  He went through several computers because they would just stop working for him.  The lady sounds like she has something going on.  The guy I used to work with I think just suffered from the occasional bad luck. 

Spent all but $25 in my checking account, that’s the lowest balance I have had in a very long time.  So I opted to transfer some money from savings.  Part of me keeps thinking that Monday is payday but that isn’t until next Monday. 

Windows are all open here, fresh air and pollen is flowing.  It’s slightly humid and I’m considering running the AC this evening just for a short while to cool things off.  The low temps are in the 40’s so things cool off but then they warm back up.  Were going to have nice weather for the first part of the week but towards the end the cold returns for a bit.  I have a few short sleeve shirts in the wash now.  I love them because they aren’t bulky like a long sleeve plus if I desire I can show off a bracelet.  I love wearing them but taking them off can be hellish. 

Supper will be my favorite Stouffer’s casserole of noodles, broccoli, chicken, cheddar cheese topped with breadcrumbs.  I can make that in the microwave so I don’t heat up the entire house.  I’ll eat 1/2 and then refrigerate the rest.  Left over pizza on Monday night, followed by the casserole on Tuesday and Wednesday (unless I get super hungry) I can have the final left over pizza.  No TV dinners until Thursday and that makes me happy. 

I’m kind of wondering how much email and extra work is waiting for me but it’s going to be a complete surprise.  I won’t know until I log in when I am sitting at my desk.  Right now I’ll venture a guess and say 147 messages is what I have.  Of that 75 are junk, requiring no action and can be deleted.  I do get a lot of junk mail.  People like to make sure you are aware.  My boss complains that I send him a lot of email and I tell him you send me a fair amount as well.  What I really won’t like is catching up on my monitoring task.  I have a few people that I have been asked to watch their activity and I have to audit several systems to make sure they are all on the straight and narrow.  It’s an interesting part of my job but one that I would rather avoid  There is also the task of my monthly report which I know I put on my calendar to work on in the afternoon on Monday but depending upon what’s going on that might need to be pushed out.  As long as the report goes out within the next couple weeks I’ll be okay.  I do have to depend upon others for their contributions so it’s not all on me, I’m just the one who complies it and gets it sent out the door. 

So there you have it.  I’ll be climbing the steps in a bit to get ready to try out that new razor and to enjoy what I hope is a relaxing shower.  My shoulders are so tight I think I need a masseuse to rub me down every day of the week.  It’s not a bad idea but impractical from a cost perspective.  

Here’s hoping the week ahead is kind to each of us, that something good happens more than one time this week and that the sun shines brightly both during the day and in each of our lives.  Wow, it’s April already!