Today was all about helping future me out. I went to work to get some stuff done so that next Monday morning me was not totally overwhelmed (just normal overwhelmed probably). And I took the Basics and Form classes from someone who is sick today so I wouldn’t have to teach them in December. Neither were tasks I wanted to do, but now that they are done, I’m glad I did them.
I think a lot about “future me” and how I can help her out. I sometimes think about “past me” and how she did me a solid. Generally, in the moment I try hard to anticipate how I might be feeling later. Like with the martial arts classes – I knew I’d have more bandwidth, both physically and mentally to reach that class today than I would at any point in December. When the opportunity to take it today came, I took it immediately, even though a part of me was really bummed to have to do it during my break. I know December me is going to be so happy it’s done.
On a more frustrating note:
My SIM card stopped working mid-bus ride today and I’ve spent the last 90 minutes trying to figure out what to do about it. I can’t access Verizon’s customer support because they send me a text to verify my account when I try to log in and of course I can’t receive that text at my number. It’s the most infuriating Catch-22. My husband is now chatting with someone for me – thank god we’re on a family plan together – but it’s of course taking forever and may not resolve the issue. I do NOT handle this kind of tech failure shit well so it’s been frustrating.
The icing on the cake is that tomorrow I need to take my car in at 8:30am to get serviced. There is a Verizon store not too far away and I suppose I’ll just sit there until it opens tomorrow if need be. I did put my daughter’s SIM card in and my phone recognized it, so hopefully it’s the SIM card and not my phone’s SIM card reader. My iPhone is a 13! It should not be crapping out on me yet!
Sorry for the super short post, but it’s all I got in me today. The thought of being out in the world tomorrow without a car or phone is not a pleasant one.
UPDATE: My husband was able to get them to activate an eSIM in my phone so it’s working again. Thank goodness!
OTHER UPDATE:
Oh, sweet baby kitty. What a cutie!
I love that picture so much!
Your cats are clearly tree cats! Thank you for the picture.
Glad phone is working. Hope this means you are not sitting waiting for Verison and instead all is fixed and working. Car appointments are tedious esp if you have to sit and wait for the car for several hours. But heading into wet months being sure car is in good shape and not needing service is helpful and reassuring.
Cheers!
That is very smart to think about ‘future you’. I sometimes don’t want to get things done but when I realize that future me will thank me, I am much more likely to just get it over with 😉
I am glad you got your phone switched to an eSIM. So much easier than dealing with a physical card.