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I am C:\>_ years old.

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I know this feeling. My body hurts, I’m exhausted but not sleepy (because I slept a whole bunch this afternoon lol), I’m cranky.

I used energy that I didn’t have.

Is this a Covid thing, borrowing against energy that I should have? I played at full tilt, swam with Princesa and played on the splash pad with Caballero, for a good two hours. And now I’m…fucking wrecked?

Is it a sun thing? I got a pretty bad sunburn.

Does my endurance just suck? I think I’d recover more quickly from that.

(Okay, maybe I am a little sleepy)

Anyway, I better sleep like the dead tonight lol

I wish I could float in midair, no pressure points and nothing irritating my sunburn. I could just put my limbs wherever I want, and they’d stay there, supported but not pressed into anything.

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Soba is a CRIMINAL.

Doing CRIME.

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Just went swimming with Princesa, Caballero, and their mom! (My SIL, Little Bro’s wife, she’s super cool)

Okay first of all, holy FUCK am I exhausted! Princesa decided that I was hers for the day, so I was keeping up with an exuberant seven year old in floaties (she can’t swim, so she stayed in arms reach at all times).

We spent most the time doing tricks and playing with a watering can. Simple fun stuff. I taught her how to doggie paddle.

I played with Caballero in the kiddie pool/splash pad for a while, that was fun too. I got every kid in the place laughing at me when I let the big bucket dump on my head ([curtsy] I aim to please).

Now I’m sunburned and my hair is a mess and I’m chugging water. I’m trying not to fall asleep.

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🫵 YOU. STOP WHERE YOU ARE

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This weekend has suddenly turned into Family Time. Tomorrow is swimming with Little Bro and Princesa (and maybe Caballero?). Sunday is happy hour with Mean Aunt.

I should dash both days, too (Sunday morning, of course). I might or might not. But I definitely should. Gotta make that money.

I have to leave my hearing aids at home tomorrow. I can��t forget! 💦

I should leave them at home for happy hour too. I know it’s going to be a litany of complaints, backhanded compliments and digs at my joblessness (I finally told her I failed out of training), and politics. Gurl, we can’t fix politics in one happy hour! Save it for your rep!

What I’d like to do is spend time with Husband and Cory. I’m going to make an effort to make that happen.

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Me: I’m gonna go to the store and make a second cup of coffee this morning! One mugshot for @rockingred52 coming up!

Also Me: zzzz….zzzz….

The naps continue.

Now I have to shower super quick and get going for another day of doordashing. I’ve been doing well for myself only staying in the part of town that I like; hardly any runs downtown and lots of money!

I’m getting to the point where bills are starting to hit and money’s getting tight, though. (The tire thing didn’t help) I need to be more careful about what I spend, where I eat, whether I get Dutch Bros before work (no), and so on.

This is temporary. 😮‍💨 I can make it through, with discipline and restraint.

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Sent this to @unic0rnthe0ry because damn am I feeling it! Tagging @belovedgoofball @liftingweights-and-coffeedates @rockingred52 , no pressure!

Let’s play a game

Everyone post the most recent picture in your camera roll. You only get one sentence to justify yourself if you wish. This one is mine.

My boyfriend is rly good at Latin, so I was looking up how to say ‘I love you’ but found this instead :)

Your turn!

@bookmovietvworm

@myfairkatiecat

@i-am-a-fish

@valtsv

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YES THIS OMG

And it’s not like you have to remind your partner every time. A good partner will listen—and remember. After a few times of saying “I need to be held when I’m crying” or “get the purple one” or “I love being surprised with flowers at work” or whatever, they’ll remember, and it’ll feel like they’re in tune with your needs. And they are.

You just have to communicate at first.

Many relationships would be a lot healthier if we romanticized honest, open and direct communication instead of idealizing the idea of a partner who's intuitively in tune with your every need. You don't need someone who can read your mind, you just need someone who's willing to listen when you speak.

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I went to the grocery store instead of taking my little baby morning nap. Let’s see if I involuntarily fall asleep.

I hope I don’t; I want to be completely over Covid and these naps are the last symptom.

On the other hand, I really, *really* like sleeping. It’s one of my favorite things.

I used to date a guy who didn’t like that. “But don’t you want to experience life?” He’d ask.

“Sleeping is part of life. The comfy, cozy, dreamy part.”

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So. The airport interview.

Pros:

I did really well!

Only biffed one question and I already have a better answer for it

They pay, like, a metric fuckton

Police and paramedics are on different channels

The line dispatcher I spoke with likes it

Cons:

It kinda sounds like a pain in the ass

Lots of police and traffic stops

On-call during snow emergencies

2 dispatchers during critical staffing times (one on phones/EMS, one on PD)

Super busy, especially on weekdays during the day

So! If it’s between airport and Private Ambulance, I’ll probably take Private Ambulance (unless they surprise me and really suck). If Private Ambulance doesn’t offer me a job and the airport does, of course I’ll take the airport’s offer.

For now, it’s 100° out, so I’m hiding in the basement with a cold drink.

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🫵 YOU. STOP WHERE YOU ARE

say something nice about prev!!! find something cool about them!! give their blog a skim!!

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My interview with Private Ambulance is next Wednesday at 13:00.

They’re dealing with a new computer system and a building move, two dispatchers in training, and one supervisor constantly on the floor.

I’m a little disappointed about waiting, but I get it. I’ve worked in a small private ambulance dispatch center before, and this shit just happens. During my very first dispatch interview, one of the interviewers was actively dispatching!

I just hope that I get the job. I have a strong gut feeling (or maybe it’s just pattern recognition) that this is where I need to be.

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Airport interview today.

This is the job I’m a little scared to get; 200,000 phone calls per year, 53 square mile area, police as well as fire and EMS. It’s a lot.

They pay absolute dump trucks full of money, though.

I have lots of questions. This interview is more for me to assess if I’m a good fit than anything else; obviously I want to put my best foot forward, but I’m not desperate for this job (that’s Private Ambulance, which will be tomorrow or Friday—I would beg if I knew it would help).

Anyway, I got an email with step by step instructions for how to get to the interview site, complete with pictures, which tells me that people have trouble finding it. I’ll arrive an hour early, find the place, then go get a cup of tea or something.

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The Vulcan children's hospital recently redecorated. I'm not convinced they chose the most logical option