Work, Blood and The Vs
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I'm happy to report that I had a great day at work yesterday. I felt like I finally accomplished a few things in full and am looking forward to going to work this morning. These are words I've not said in a long time.
I have a quarterly audit by our flooring company next month, followed by not one, but two, state sales tax audits. The Connecticut audit is first, just a one day thing because we don't do much business in CT. This will be a good practice run for the New York State sales tax audit, which could go on for a couple of weeks or more. We've had them before but I've never been directly involved. I'm hoping this is one of those things where the anticipation is worse than the event.
(Go ahead, leave scary stories in the comments, I can take it.)
So it's going to be kind of a shitty couple of months for August and September. The good news is these events will be over before the fall/holiday craft season gets underway. The bad news is I'm calling 2006 my second most stressful year at this company. (The most stressful was my first year, 10 years ago, when I was in a different department with the most difficult co-worker I've ever encountered.) This year started with my AR counterpart being out on medical leave for 3-1/2 months. The year ends with sales tax audits. Go me.
I'm not usually one for fatalist thinking. "Oh great, the whole year is ruined!" But it's hard not to see a pattern here!
And I'll live to tell the tale. And have 2007 to look forward too.
I have a quarterly audit by our flooring company next month, followed by not one, but two, state sales tax audits. The Connecticut audit is first, just a one day thing because we don't do much business in CT. This will be a good practice run for the New York State sales tax audit, which could go on for a couple of weeks or more. We've had them before but I've never been directly involved. I'm hoping this is one of those things where the anticipation is worse than the event.
(Go ahead, leave scary stories in the comments, I can take it.)
So it's going to be kind of a shitty couple of months for August and September. The good news is these events will be over before the fall/holiday craft season gets underway. The bad news is I'm calling 2006 my second most stressful year at this company. (The most stressful was my first year, 10 years ago, when I was in a different department with the most difficult co-worker I've ever encountered.) This year started with my AR counterpart being out on medical leave for 3-1/2 months. The year ends with sales tax audits. Go me.
I'm not usually one for fatalist thinking. "Oh great, the whole year is ruined!" But it's hard not to see a pattern here!
And I'll live to tell the tale. And have 2007 to look forward too.
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The Red Cross held blood drives at least once a year at Simon's high school so he's given blood a number of times. I noticed last week that our caller ID showed the Red Cross had called a number of times. Simon's stepmother works at the Red Cross, but it would be unusual for her to call Simon from work. It happened that I answered the phone Saturday morning when they called. They wanted him to make an appointment to donate blood. I asked what his blood type is and she told me O+. I wondered later if that was weird for a mom to not know her child's blood type but since Simon is adopted and thankfully, it's never come up, I decided it wasn't weird. And now I know.
At the time of the call Simon was asleep so I asked if I could make an appointment for me and he would return the call later. I used to be quite a regular donar in my 20s and 30s but hadn't given in a long time. I clearly remember the last time I donated blood was at a blood drive at our library. The person took days to find a vein and I ended up with a hematoma the size of Nebraska. At the time I didn't think that would stop me from giving blood, but, ahem, 20 years later, hmmm, maybe it did.
So my appointment was yesterday and I was so happy and proud to be doing this again. I went to the Perinton Red Cross office; they have a very nice set up.
And they flunked me for my hematocrit level being two points too low.
They made me take a package of Fig Newtons with me anyway, so there's that.
I'll try again in a month.
At the time of the call Simon was asleep so I asked if I could make an appointment for me and he would return the call later. I used to be quite a regular donar in my 20s and 30s but hadn't given in a long time. I clearly remember the last time I donated blood was at a blood drive at our library. The person took days to find a vein and I ended up with a hematoma the size of Nebraska. At the time I didn't think that would stop me from giving blood, but, ahem, 20 years later, hmmm, maybe it did.
So my appointment was yesterday and I was so happy and proud to be doing this again. I went to the Perinton Red Cross office; they have a very nice set up.
And they flunked me for my hematocrit level being two points too low.
They made me take a package of Fig Newtons with me anyway, so there's that.
I'll try again in a month.
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posted by Stefani at 5:34 AM
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8 Comments:
Good for you for at least trying to donate blood. I go once a month, I'm a platelet/plasma donor for the red cross. I've been told I'm a hardcore donor because it takes me 75 - 90 minutes to make my donation.
I've flunked the hemocrit a couple of times, but do try again. I'm a very regular donor -- and I have the tee shirts to prove it!
I've failed that test several times too. Often when I do, it makes me realize why I've been low on energy -- duh, take some iron and feel instantly better!
Anyway, I'm a regular donor and proud of it (I'm also very fast at it). It's the easiest volunteer thing I can think of to do.
Oh, and the last time I was there, they gave me an entire BOX of Little Debbie cookies to take home to Paul. Not a single package, but an entire box of packages. I suspect it's because I overheard a worker trying to set up a date with another one, but hey, cookies are cookies!
Blood donating is a great thing. As soon as I finish with this teeth thing I will get back to donating. Being that I am a B positive blood type I am always in demand. LOL
Deborah
It's such a pity that you don't absolutely LOVE Fig newtons! LOL
Why wait a month to try to donate? Eat lots of iron rich foods and try again in a week. Or, if like me, you don't like many of the recommended foods, take iron tablets for a few days (ferrous sulfate). That'll boost your hematocrit for sure.
Like Dara, I used to be a platelet donor. It took me at least an hour to give a complete donation. Last time I went (several years ago) the anticoagulent made me sick and I just haven't gone back. Rather like you and your hematoma. I guess I should just do it, right?
They were generic fig bars, btw, - the texture of authentic Fig Newtons, but the taste of a inferior fig bar. I suffered in silence. (Well, until now.)
The nurse told me to try again in a month and gave me a list of iron-rich foods. I thought she was going to say try next week. She said the crit level was not low for me, but low for the recipient, who is sick and requires extra iron.
I'm so pleased that so many people are donors!
I just love that view out of the window. I never give blood - always too low on iron!
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