Day 3 - 161 -- Scattered but Productive Day

Today contained many different unrelated tasks. I began with the annual fasting blood work. I go late as I have a snack and chai before bed each evening, which avoid my waking in the wee hours with a growling tummy and can help keep occasional meds from eating a hole in the stomach lining. I arrived in the parking lot to discover that I'd left the requisition on the kitchen counter. That cost the $2 flat rate to exit the lot and go back for the req. When finished with the blood draw, I went upstairs to say hello to an in-patient friend. The halls on the ward were filled with newbie student nurses, many of whose faces I recognized from classes over the past two years. I smiled and nodded a lot and chatted with one. My friend messaged me later to say that a couple entered her room after I'd left to note their excitement at my visit. My response was that it must be my rock star persona. <grin>

The afternoon involved boring work things like editing a conference poster and preparing meeting minutes -- my life is to be envied <grin>.  I spoke with a colleague about a medical screening procedure and chatted with another friend between work reading and other tasks. The day ended with a lovely meal out with friends -- amazing red wine (zin) and shrimp saganaki (Greek dish). Conversations were fun and kept us smiling and laughing most of the meal. Temperatures dropped in the evening, which made me *almost* put on my stretchie gloves to keep my hands warm. Instead, I kept them in my pockets. I do like this cooler weather personally, though many other folks are not happy with it.

So, all in all, it was a busy day filled with many different work focuses. The last line of a song ran through my mind several times today as I felt unfocused, but managed to recognize I was being productive with smaller unrelated tasks. The song shared here was recorded by a band that defined what a band was all about. Enjoy!

Here, There and Everywhere -- The Beatles