By the time you read this, Christmas will have passed. I can't wait for the holiday season to end, as it will allow me to get back to my regularly scheduled activities - such as watching movies NOT related to the holiday.
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I'm writing this post a little over 2 weeks before Christmas. And a lot will happen between now and then. For example, I will be seeing my doctor for the first time in a few months, and he will likely read me the riot act for not losing weight. I'll wear my hair suit, and note that the Zepbound he prescribed is not covered by my drug formulary. (I'll have to check this out in 2025, as I want to finally do what I've should have been doing all along - live a more healthy life, and lose weight as a byproduct of my actions. I may need to have a different GLP-1 Agonist drug prescribed for me, so that it is covered by Medicare.) I'll also be seeing my sleep doctor for the last time before he retires, and get a referral to a new sleep doctor. (I'll also ask him for a copy of my script, so that I can buy a travel CPAP unit.)
Not all of the things that will be going on in my life will be health related. For example, RQS and I will be attending a choral performance where one of the singers has been a member of the Yonkers gaming group I belong to. A week later, we will be seeing Darlene Love in concert again. She doesn't yet know that I also plan to buy her tickets to a Broadway show that will be performed on the same day that her Boston friend wants her there for a baby shower. RQS will be very happy that I've made it possible for her to decline the invite, saying that I surprised her with show tickets.
There will be some serious things that must be taken care of. My co-op is switching to a new management firm, and we have to make sure that we do our part in this transition. For example, I've already had to sign paperwork to give me signing authority for the co-op, and access to the bank accounts being opened up for us. We'll soon have our yearly holiday dinner, and that will give us the chance to get to know our new site manager in an informal setting. Hopefully, they will do a much better job for us than the old firm has done.
Of course, I'll be catching up on my social engagements, such as seeing my friend from the census, as well as attending a meetup or two that will take place before the holiday. I expect that I'll be quite busy through year end. Hopefully, I'll be spending most of my time as Marian, and not as Mario. Christmas Eve dinner will be spent as Marian, and I'm hoping we get an invite, so that New Year's Eve can be spent this way as well. Keep your fingers crossed....
