Surprises and Productivity

Well, today was rather productive. I expected to wake up this morning to a loud household of my mother, sister and three-year-old nephew parading around the house at 6:00 AM or so, but I was pleasantly surprised not to hear much of anyone. My alarm didn't even go off when it was supposed to. Luckily I was up before it. My phone died over night. Typical. I figured it would happen since I normally have it charging overnight when I am in my own bed instead of staying at my mother's. All was well, though, because I did manage to get my rear out of bed before I had to wake up. And to an empty house at that.


After figuring out where I had to go to get to Discount Tire (it was in an area I was only vaguely familiar with), I packed up and headed there, bumping briefly into my sister and nephew as they were coming in. My mother called me and told me that she had talked to one of the auto repair technician's there and was working out a deal with them to see if she could get a buy three, get one free deal going, so she could possibly help me out. I was ecstatic...but not holding my breath. Just focused on the road... I was paranoid behind the wheel. I don't know what it is, but driving on that spare just makes me batty. I won't drive fast on it, and the further I have to drive, the more paranoid I get. Haha. I'm glad my drive was a short one--and really, that was the whole point of my staying at my mother's place to begin with.


Long story short... Buy three, get one half off. I buy two, my mother buys the rest, and at the end of it, my car gets what it needs: four new tires!


My appointment got done a lot faster than was expected (partially because I arrived a half an hour earlier than my appointment time), and I had to kill time before my prescriptions would be ready at noon. So, I decided to go on a My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic hunting spree. I hit up a Toys 'R Us, a WalMart and two Targets, and bought my pony trinkets--acting completely fan-girlie to be sure. There aren't really a lot of merchandise that I want from the pony collections, because I don't want the figurines with the brushable hair, as picky as it might sound. I just don't think they look as realistic as they could to the show or something. But I did find a couple of things within my price range that met my fancy, which was more than I expected!


I hate pharmacies.


I just do.


I understand that it's just a tedious process from psychiatrist to insurance to pharmacy and there's a lot of room for miscommunication and error; however, it seems to happen every single time I have to refill a prescription. Maybe it's because I only refill psychotropic medications and insurance companies are more shitastic about those, but whatever the reason, it is just a headache getting them. Whatever. I got them sorted out and paid for and all that... It's handled. Ha.


Once I got home, I was feeling particularly alert, and I think that's a good word for it. I just feel like all of my senses were at their peak. It was difficult to feel that way and have someone sleeping in the next room, because a surge of energy raged through me like an electric shockwave BOOM and I had to try to siphon it through the eye of a needle...quietly. It didn't work out the greatest. I woke him up a few times as I sorted my weekly pills and organized my desk, but I tried. After that, I actually got to work on my résumé, CV, and cover letter. This was not too tedious of an affair, since I updated them not six months ago. I made it a habit to do numerous time, in case of wanting to find a new job before I was promoted. After my promotion, though, I slacked on it, because I loved my job. No matter.


I searched for a couple of jobs in a few different fields -- administrative, human resources, financial, education... We'll see what else I can dig up when I'm not just perusing a site for a half an hour, but for now I can see plenty of opportunity... Hopefully, some fruit will come from all the trees out there. 


I tried to apply for unemployment for last week, but since I worked on Monday, I'm not eligible for any money. So, it'll be a tight week for me this week. Yuck...


And my surprise for the day told in letter form:


Dear Princess Celestia,


Today I learned that friendship doesn't always show itself in familiar ways. I received an email from someone in my DBT group sending best wishes, compassion, love, and asking for time to get-together if I wanted. I guess kindness can come from unexpected people, so it's important to treat everyone with an open, warm heart.


Your faithful student,


Starlight Ashe