Moving the dog helped with the sleep issues. I considered taking on Ambian but passed on doing so, and all went well. Jen was kind enough to let me sleep in while she fed the demanding dogs. I was still up within 30 minutes because I needed to call the EDD. I am glad I did. I was planning to visit Lauren today but changed my mind late last night when I considered my options to delay it until Sunday. I managed to get thru to the EDD by calling early. They stopped payments because they took work documents to indicate I was being paid in full in parallel via MetLife's supplemental coverage. It's stunning that there is zero communication or access to this information... I contacted work so they know to anticipate the call. I met JS for coffee and to bounce our idealized and unrealistic retirement fantasies off of one another. I got an unknown caller call that I only answered due to the EDD efforts underway, and it turned out to be Bryan, one of the Jikoji board members. Two people bowed out of their respective tech roles, and he asked if I could help. I said I would certainly help to "sift through" things to help determine what I could help with. It seems there is or was some internal drama. I see this as an opportunity to incorporate my ongoing involvement and practice within the community, but It's also a bit of a warning sign. I will talk to them about that later this week. Jen and I took the dogs for an evening walk. That was needed and pleasant. We decided on the walk to leverage the gopher onslaught of our yard to investigate getting the lawn pulled out and redoing the landscaping with drought and gopher-resistant plants and ground coverings. I'll get some bids, and we will see what we can afford to pay for vs. doing it ourselves. I continue to struggle with focusing on key priorities us distractions, though. Tomorrow will be a busy day as it stands. Still, between now and Sunday, I need to update my LinkedIn profile along with my resume and revisit the EOL materials so I can begin creating a process and presentation as I lean back into that arena.
