Tiny Victories

Greyman brought me a mocha unprompted.

I asked how he knew I wanted a mocha. Apparently it was from the increase in swears directed at the computer.

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The sky is startlingly blue today. I realized that I don’t remember the last time the sky was blue here. It has been a variety of hazy/slightly smoky/very smoky since the first fire here in June. Clear blue sky is insane to look at!

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Everyone in my house slept in this morning.

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Listening to my former harp teacher play live for the first time in a long time:

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I managed to resist the siren call of all of the takeout food I was craving (only because I gave up after 10 phone calls when no one was picking up the phone when I tried to order :joy:) and I ate tofu and broccoli for dinner instead.

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I love broccoli! Sounds great.

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I ate a whole pound of broccoli! :flushed: It’s definitely my #1 vegetable

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Are you near a Costco? I can get a 5lb bag of florets in the produce section for like $5.50 here. Roast broccoli for days :drooling_face: so good.

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Yes! I love Costco broccoli florets! So convenient and not really even more expensive than whole heads in the produce section at a regular store

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BCBS NC sent me this OTC network gift card that has $400 loaded on it for me to use for otc meds and household stuff like toilet paper, toothpaste, laundry detergent, shampoo, etc Holy Shit y’all. I thought it would only have like $25, not $400!!!

Has anyone else ever gotten something like this before from their health insurance company?

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I have BCBS in Michigan and have never gotten anything. Thats great!

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Due to Covid, a lot of medical insurance companies are doing premium rebates right now. It’s possible they decided to give it out in that format instead. Whatever it is, it sounds awesome!

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I just remembered that my boss got a health insurance rebate, but it was a credit, not a card like this. Also, my mom got something, probably a few months ago. I had forgotten this, and since my boss pays my premiums, I wouldn’t personally get anything back.

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Yeah last year I got a premium rebate of like $9 that was credited against my bill. I was shocked to see this thing has $400 on it. The only bad thing is it doesn’t activate until tomorrow so I gotta wait to use it lol.
I can’t believe I can use it for laundry detergent and toilet paper, that’s crazy to me for some reason.

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That’s freaking awesome!!! :tada:

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Was able to break out the table saw (technically a friend’s table saw, but I’ve got a standing invitation to use it) and get the cookbook holder cut for <relative>. Still need to sand/stain/etc., but at least it’s a start on the holiday gifts.

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Sent a hard work email. Yes, at 11pm on Halloween. Best not to procrastinate hard emails any more than I already had.

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Was luckily swinging by the Italian ice cream parlour around the corner because its there last day before they close until February. One last sundae with all the trimmings :grin:

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I can now put shorts/pants on while standing up, instead of sitting in bed tediously trying not to flex my hip. I feel like progress recovering from this setback has gone SO slowly, and I still have a lot of pain, but little victories like this are encouraging.

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In true tiny victory form, I painted the bean can that I keep my toothbrush in. Big news. :slight_smile:

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