The magnolias are just about done for the season. This one managed to push out one final flower before getting on with the business of making leaves.
Yesterday was unremarkable. I had a dentist's appointment on Tuesday, but that was also unremarkable (which is a good thing). I am feeling unremarkable so this will be an unremarkable blog post.
The only interesting thing I did yesterday was take my old computer to work in order to discard it. I asked a co-worker, a tech guy, to remove the hard drive -- which turned out to be a computer chip rather than the spinning disk I've seen in previous machines. I destroyed the chip and gave the empty shell of the computer to the tech office to recycle. I wanted to get rid of it while I still had a method for easy disposal.
My persistent cough has been bothering me again, which I'm not happy about. I've toyed with going back to the doctor but I'm going to let nature take its course for a little while and see what happens. Both my boss and a co-worker have been sick this week, and working as usual, which annoys the heck out of me. (GO HOME if you're sick! Don't give it to the rest of us!) Anyway, my cough doesn't (yet) seem like a passing illness -- it's more my usual chronic problem. I've been back on lansoprazole to control stomach acid so hopefully that will help it calm down.
Today is our final workday before Spring Break. Woo hoo! I'm off all next week, and when I return to work the following week, I'm only there three days before it's sayonara for good. Next week will be a foretaste of the life to come!
Goodness! This has come really quick, hasn't it, your final days at work!
ReplyDeleteOh, I so hate it when colleagues come to work spreading their germs and viruses around, especially since in my line of work, it is absolutely no problem to work from home. Do they want to flee from their unbearable home life, or do they want to be admired as martyrs?
Happy Spring Break, Steve!
I think people are just reluctant to admit they're sick enough to warrant staying home. Workaholics!
DeleteMy garden is covered with magnolia petals this morning, must have been a chilly and windy night.
ReplyDeleteIt was windy here, for sure!
DeleteAre you feeling a bit nervous about your retirement?
ReplyDeleteNot nervous, exactly. I am wondering how it will go and whether I'll feel restless. Time will tell.
DeleteWell having read the blog highlighted I feel a touch miserable for you, having the same symptoms of coughing and probably for the same reason. But cheer up retirement will be a dream, you can swan round London taking photos and time will belong to you.
ReplyDeleteIt will help to be able to rest when I want to and go out when I want to, rather than having to go anywhere!
DeleteSadly the bloody squirrels nibbled every bud on our Magnolia tree, hopefully it will give more once leaves are formed. Enjoy your pre retirement break.
ReplyDeleteCurse those squirrels!!
DeleteHave you looked into allergy testing regarding your persistent cough? I have allergies and my most common symptom is a cough rather than the "watery eyes and runny nose" advertised on TV. Antihistamines help, but only the kind that make me sleepy, the ones for the "TV Symptoms" are useless for me. My allergies are heady scents, plants and perfumes, and mould right down to the musty beginning stage.
ReplyDeleteI still have my old laptop, she's such a pretty little machine I hate to let her go.
I've had allergy tests in the past, but not since I came to the UK where the allergens are probably different. Might be worth a look.
DeleteI could make some remarks about this blogpost that would be remarkable given the level of vulgarity that would be injected - including various remarkable expletives that have never entered your remarkable Floridian lugholes before. I applaud remarkable BBW and her lackey who have soldiered on like Vietnam war heroes... neither of them giving in to metaphorical bone spurs.
ReplyDeleteLugholes? That alone sounds vaguely vulgar!
DeleteI am so happy and excited for you! May you bloom like a magnolia!
ReplyDeleteBut last a bit longer!
DeleteIt hardly seems worthwhile returning to work for three days. It would have been so much tidier to finish at the end of term.
ReplyDeleteI hate it when people 'insist' on working when ill and spread their germs around. Anti-social!
I agree. But I think ending on the 15th gets me into the new British tax year which has its advantages.
DeleteYour last days are in sight.
ReplyDeleteI, too, am in an unremarkable mood today so we'll see how that pans out.
Thursday. Meh.
DeleteYou're right! You're getting "break-in" period! I hope you feel well, the cough eases and you can enjoy it to the max. Sometimes unremarkable is just perfect!
ReplyDeleteYes, sometimes you don't WANT anything remarkable happening.
DeleteLooking forward to your new adventures - I am sure there will be many!
ReplyDeleteI hope so!
DeleteThe end is in sight ... well, not literally THE end, hopefully ...
ReplyDeleteHa! Yeah, not THAT end.
DeleteThe week off will give you a chance to practice at retirement!
ReplyDeletePractice makes perfect!
DeleteYou can see light at the end of the tunnel
ReplyDeleteIndeed. I am almost there!
DeleteFinally , Spring Break
ReplyDeleteYahooo000000
Woo hoo!
DeleteRetirement is so close! It is exciting! Maybe your coughing could be allergies??
ReplyDeleteYeah, I'm not sure. River suggested that too. Maybe I'll ask about that.
DeleteI love that sticker. It kind of matches my outfit today. Ha! Sorry about the cough - maybe you'll find out that it's a work-related cough and it will go away when you retire! (Probably not, but we can dream...)
ReplyDeleteYeah, probably not, though one of my coworkers says she sneezes a lot in our office!
DeleteSolid state drives. I went through a similar experience last year when looking to add a drive to my computer but when I opened it up to see what the current ones looked like, it took me a beat to identify them because they don’t look like the spinning drives.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I didn't know such a thing existed!
DeleteI call it the London cough. I get it every time that I stay in London for longer than a month. Disappears the moment I come home to all of this extreme fresh air.
ReplyDeleteOh, well, that makes me feel better. I did have a cough in New York, too. Maybe it's just urban air!
DeleteI feel as I have a cold coming on but it could be allergies maybe. I'm watching my grandsons today on a rainy day so we will be stuck inside.
ReplyDeleteAre you just relaxing during Spring break? No trips planned? Only 3 more days! I wonder what you will miss about your work...
No trips for Spring Break. Dave really wanted to stay home. I'm not sure yet what I'll miss, aside from some of the people.
DeleteI think your body wants you to call in sick for your last three days.
ReplyDeleteExcellent advice! LOL
DeleteWhen it comes to our health there's always something to worry about.
ReplyDeleteNever a dull moment, as they say.
DeleteI told my husband yesterday how much I love being retired and it's true. It was hard for the first six months though while my life and activities were rearranged. I'm especially thankful that I'm retired because of Jack. Me being home and not working makes life so much less stressful for all of us.
ReplyDeleteI can only imagine what a huge difference that makes when you're raising a child!
DeleteI wonder if the cough is work related, libraries being inevitably dusty to matter how much care they get. You'll soon know.
ReplyDeleteIt's possible. My co-workers and I have talked about having more coughing/sneezing episodes there.
DeleteSpring break and then retirement. Sounds perfect. I'd spend my last couple of days at the library schmoozing and saying goodbye. No heavy lifting.
ReplyDeleteHopefully your cough is seasonal and caused by all the new blooms/pollen. A bit of antihistamine might be helpful.
It's a fine line because I want to continue doing my job, but I don't want to take on anything new or major, you know?
DeleteMy kids had an unexplained cough for a while when they were younger; we never figured out what it was. Possibly something environmental? Do you have any seasonal allergies? Retirement is coming up FAST!!
ReplyDeleteI don't know of anything in my environment that could be triggering it, unless it's all my houseplants!
DeleteGees! Wasn't it just last week you were saying how retirement was just too far off to start a countdown? And now there is only 3 work days????
ReplyDeleteIt wasn't too long ago, yeah. Time flies!
DeleteWhat a cute little peacock sticker! My cough comes and goes and I blame it on the seasonal irritants (as opposed to allergens) in the air.
ReplyDeleteYeah, allergens are possible. I think it has something to do with post-nasal drip.
DeleteI have a persistent cough …nasal drip ..it’s our age
ReplyDeleteYeah, could very well be!
DeleteNothing remarkable here. I'm happy for you and your retirement. Stop coughing! There. Have you stopped? I'm a mom and I told you to quit.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
I'm going to come to you to solve all my life problems! LOL
Delete... your retirement is so close now!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the Spring Break.
All the best Jan
It is indeed ridiculously close. And yet delayed, because I have a weeklong vacation before my last three days. The timing is all so weird.
DeleteI hope you are enjoying your spring break. Any walks planned?
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