Ah yes, nothing like waking up 20 minutes before your alarm is supposed to go off. Too late to continue sleeping, too early to want to get up. Lovely. Obviously I got up. The upside in these situations is you can move slowly. Don't feel rushed. I have custom class changes to make today for a UK client and I want to start them as early as possible. Of course nothing is ready, but no one can accuse me of not being ready and prepared at least.
Taught a class yesterday. Two students one of whom was a bit annoying. He was a non-muter which was a pain. Luckily it was just two people. If there had been more he would have been a real thorn in my side. As it was, I made it through with no issues. Finished class around 2:40. B went to the doctor while I was teaching. She is 100% sick. We needed to hit the store after class to get her some meds and comfort food. Came on back and we ended up eating dinner at 5pm because she was both hungry and cranky at the same time. By the end of the day though she was improving.
We watched some tv as we are both very behind on everything. Need to catch up on a few shows. The worse case scenario is we fall behind but it gives up plenty in our queue for those times of year where there are no new shows. Heck, we have years of stuff to watch at this point to be honest. Never lacking for stuff to watch, just the time and motivation to watch it all.
After, we played WoW together. Okay, she played while I helped guide her through some quests, figure out where she was, etc. I am glad she's enjoying the game, just need to get her skills up at playing it a little improved. Part of the problem is she is playing on her laptop which doesn't have the world's greatest resolution options. When she tries to bring up the map it covers too much of her screen and she can't see her toon. It's a catch-22. She needs the map to figure out where she is, but she can't see where she's going when the map is up. Argh. In the end we completed one of the Halloween quests which got her a new pet (Creepy Box) which made her happy. There ya go. Desired end result achieved.
While all that was going on, I was reviewing 2017 insurance options. It looks like we are changing our providers by changing our external HR firm. That worries me. I never like changing anything that could impact my checks. The upside is it looks like I can switch from UHC to Kaiser. That makes me happy. A better plan with a better monthly cost. There are MANY Kaiser facilities up here and that will make my life simpler. I am supposed to talk to the HR person today to see if I have everything nailed down. I think I am okay but he wants to talk for whatever reason. Fine, we can talk. It does look like my month premium will got down about $40 a month if I go this route with a 0 deductible plan. I could lower it even further if I choose the $1000 deductible plan. I might do that, but probably not. Probably stick with the nicer plan. I don't have any issue with Kaiser (as a medical provider) so why not. This year I have gone to the doctor once and it cost me $500 on top of insurance. If I can save money monthly and it costs me $0 to go to the doctor? Sound good to me.
Talked with a friend who I haven't seen in forever. She broke up with her long time boyfriend and is moving to NY. Big life changes but good for her. I am both excited and scared for her at the same time. She has family back east in MD which will give her a buffer if something goes out of whack. I can't wait to hear how this adventure turns out for her.
I think I just got an email from the person I am waiting to hear from. Let's see if I have what I need to get shit done.
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