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8/31/06 I'm exhausted. Haven't been sleeping well this week. Life has had it's good moments, but for the most part, it seems like such a chore right now. Work is going okay for now. Getting rid of our billing software was a good thing, and billing has not been a problem--especially since I have Jess to help out. Here it is the day before billing day, and I'm not stressed, and don't have a ton of work to do. Which is good since after tomorrow, I have a 3 day weekend. I got a raise on Friday. 5% and a gym membership. Which was nice. He had a lot of good things to say and just a couple things for me to work on--one of which was my health. For awhile, I've often gotten sick, but with the exception of that bad cold last month, I hadn't been sick in many months. Unless you count the migraines. But I can't do anything about those except try acupuncture, which I will do. I've made a decision on who to see, and now I just have to make an appointment. For some reason, that is always a difficult hurdle for me. So anyway, I wish people would stop saying that I get sick a lot, because for the last half a year, I've done really well in that area. Besides, I have never used my entire 12 days a year...why give me that if you are going to make a big deal about using any of that time? If I don't use it, I lose it. So, work has been going better. I talked to my boss on Friday during my review about wanting to start doing insurance payment work. He told me he didn't see a problem with that, and I explained to him that I had spoken to Lisa and Pam about it, expressing my interest in learning, and that they had told me it would not be possible--that I didn't have the clinical knowledge. I know I'm not a counselor..I don't have a masters, but I did get a bachelors in psych, so I understand that stuff. Tell me what to say, and I can do it. Show me how to do it--I can learn! He said that he completely disagreed and that he would talk to Mike about it. We had a leadership meeting on Tuesday, and it was a productive meeting. I actually had things to contribute, which made me feel good. And after that, i was given my first (I hope) training session in insurance. I'm starting with denials. I have a feeling that I'll have to really push to learn more, but so be it. Yesterday was Laura's last day working here. She feels such relief about her decision, and I'm happy for her, though I will miss our text messaging discussions a few times a week. We got together for dinner on Monday, and I had such a good time. I'd forgotten how great it feels to get together with friends. It doesn't happen that often with the girls anymore, and I miss that. Laura and I are going to try to do that once a month. I hope we really follow through with that. How often do you lose contact with someone you considered to be a friend at work once they leave? It happens so often. Saw the Dave Matthews Band last week, and they were great. The concert was long, and they just really seemed to enjoy what they were doing. I was even more impressed when i looked at the set lists the next day. No concert is the same. They are constantly mixing it up, and I'm sure they do a lot of improvising. Arguments at home. My eyes are puffy and sore from last night. I know I was tired, which probably contributed to it, but I'm just having a difficult time this week. We can't seem to communicate effectively at all, and I've tried to be very non-emotional about it, but was not successful last night. I could easily close my eyes and fall asleep right now. My break is in a half hour; I think I will take a nap on break. |