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beansideWe'll, it's Thursday. Not quite the weekend, but we're closing in! It's a rainy morning here in Maryland, and I would like to go back to bed. Alas, the kitty woke me up a bit early to give her food and petting.
Yesterday was a quiet day at work, only 40 calls. I did have one good thing though. It's not necessarily something I have to do, or am supposed to do, but I tend to keep a list of people who need tests (usually older patients who I'm a bleeding heart for) and if I get an opening before their appointment, I'll call them. There was one who needed a variety of MRIs. And to do them all, it would be 150 minutes. And he needed it by 10/1. I had gotten him in for one of the MRIs which was 60 min by itself, but then there was another 90 min that I had no idea if I could get in. And then, I saw 120 min at one of our sites. Problem was, it was the same day as the others, and since both were with contrast, that wasn't going to work. But, then I found one early morning on another day that would allow for the time for the contrast to work it's way out and still be before 10/1. And he was able to take it! I was very excited, and the patient was thrilled, because he won't have to reschedule his surgery. He was really sweet, and I got that little dopamine hit.
After work, I went and picked up Jess' sleepy time tablets. That kind of sucked in the misty rain, but people watching at the dispensary is always entertaining. I had a couple who was having difficulty with their debit card, and eventually left in frustration, but the best thing is that there was a sight impaired customer. And he was waiting for his uber. And the front desk girl was just stellar. I'm actually leaving a google review about her, because I was really impressed at her care towards this man. She verified what color the car was that he was waiting for, went outside to verify that it was the right car, and then came back and asked if she could help him to get to it. They both asked if it was okay to touch the other, and she guided him out in the way that I've always been told is optimal. I was really impressed, and kind of touched that she took that much care.
Today, I have to run over to the Punjabi Market in Rosedale. We started gettign our chicken and beef from there, and it is super cheap, but really good quality. The boneless chicken breasts are $3.49 a pound and Tbone steaks are $6.99 a pound. The steaks were delicious and tender as hell, so we are definitely going to keep that up. They'll cut your meat how you want, so I'm doing 2lbs of chicken breasts cut in strips for fajitas, and the rest whole. The one problem with the beef is that you don't really know what parts you're getting unless you order the steaks or beef shaft. There's "boneless beef" which could be anything from chuck to rib roast. I'm willing to order it and find out, though. At $6/lb, I can take some uncertainty. I'll just make sure I have time to cook for a few hours, and check it frequently for tenderness.
I'm thinking maybe making chili with some of it. In the end, I'm getting 23lbs of meat for just over $100. I'll take it.
Okay, time to start getting myself together. Everyone have a wonderful Thursday!
Yesterday was a quiet day at work, only 40 calls. I did have one good thing though. It's not necessarily something I have to do, or am supposed to do, but I tend to keep a list of people who need tests (usually older patients who I'm a bleeding heart for) and if I get an opening before their appointment, I'll call them. There was one who needed a variety of MRIs. And to do them all, it would be 150 minutes. And he needed it by 10/1. I had gotten him in for one of the MRIs which was 60 min by itself, but then there was another 90 min that I had no idea if I could get in. And then, I saw 120 min at one of our sites. Problem was, it was the same day as the others, and since both were with contrast, that wasn't going to work. But, then I found one early morning on another day that would allow for the time for the contrast to work it's way out and still be before 10/1. And he was able to take it! I was very excited, and the patient was thrilled, because he won't have to reschedule his surgery. He was really sweet, and I got that little dopamine hit.
After work, I went and picked up Jess' sleepy time tablets. That kind of sucked in the misty rain, but people watching at the dispensary is always entertaining. I had a couple who was having difficulty with their debit card, and eventually left in frustration, but the best thing is that there was a sight impaired customer. And he was waiting for his uber. And the front desk girl was just stellar. I'm actually leaving a google review about her, because I was really impressed at her care towards this man. She verified what color the car was that he was waiting for, went outside to verify that it was the right car, and then came back and asked if she could help him to get to it. They both asked if it was okay to touch the other, and she guided him out in the way that I've always been told is optimal. I was really impressed, and kind of touched that she took that much care.
Today, I have to run over to the Punjabi Market in Rosedale. We started gettign our chicken and beef from there, and it is super cheap, but really good quality. The boneless chicken breasts are $3.49 a pound and Tbone steaks are $6.99 a pound. The steaks were delicious and tender as hell, so we are definitely going to keep that up. They'll cut your meat how you want, so I'm doing 2lbs of chicken breasts cut in strips for fajitas, and the rest whole. The one problem with the beef is that you don't really know what parts you're getting unless you order the steaks or beef shaft. There's "boneless beef" which could be anything from chuck to rib roast. I'm willing to order it and find out, though. At $6/lb, I can take some uncertainty. I'll just make sure I have time to cook for a few hours, and check it frequently for tenderness.
I'm thinking maybe making chili with some of it. In the end, I'm getting 23lbs of meat for just over $100. I'll take it.
Okay, time to start getting myself together. Everyone have a wonderful Thursday!
