I have been reading over some of my previous posts and I am once again inspired to put fingers to keyboard. It has been more than 10 months since my last post and things have happened.. Not so much to me of course, I trudge along. Well, something did happen to me. A couple of months after my last post on November 11th (Veterans Day) I was diagnosed with shingles. It was all over the left side on my face including the eye. When I tell people, they talk about the pain, how much it must have hurt, etc.. For me the experience was just annoying and inconvenient. The most painful part was the light sensitivity. It had kept me out of work for more than 6 weeks, That is the longest that I had been out of work due to illness. I kept extending the time I was out every week. I had used up so much of my sick leave. and there was paperwork that needed to be done, other options so I did not have to use all of my sick time. I didn't know about any of it.. The worst part for me was that because of the light sensitivity I could not look at a screen or be outside driving because I was functionally blind. So, no phone , no TV. and No computer, the area was very sensitive, I could not sleep well because I could feel the dust hitting my face So all in all a very unpleasant experience. I am mostly over it now. There are some lingering symptoms, my left eye gets blurry and has constant dry eye. That side of my face is still sensitive regarding pressure. Not much else has happened to me since then. Still working at the Help Desk or Helpdesk (However you use it) Ari is using the Minivan and I am driving the Subaru Outback.. I am not crazy about this car. I have been driving it for nearly two years and have yet to find a comfortable way to drive. I will admit that is still is holding on to it's new car ride but I think that the position I am forced to hold my arm in is going to do damage.
I hit my 20 years of working at Queens College. after a little research I am not eligible to retire until my birthday in 2024. That is ok, I plan to be there another 7 - 10 years. I have loans to pay back and a mortgage to pay off. Lori plans on doing the same. I haven't gone back to school yet. I think I am at thte point where I have to declare my major. maybe Sociology. I really don't know. I am sure that if I choose a specific subject I will become less motivated and not finish.
Best of my absence - Me and my family are still doing well and chugging along
Worst of my absence - contracting a illness and not being prepared.
What have I learned - Communication is everything.
