Last week was…well, it was chaos. We’re in balls-to-the-wall mode on the audits at work, and 900 of them have come in. I should add that’s 900 graduate audits, which are processed by me. I have a helper because of the hand problems from the snowboarding, but I’m still doing the audits. Ouch.

Speaking of the hand problem, I saw a hand doctor last week. He took x-rays and didn’t see anything broken, so that’s good. He says it’s a joint that’s prone to injury and sometimes he sees people who have the same problem as me just because of writing. So basically, the writing I do all day aggravates it. He prescribed a thumb spica (basically a thumb immobilizer) for while I sleep. Trouble is finding one. I think I have to go to a surgical supply store for it.

Fortunately, I’m on spring break right now, so I have some spare time. I had forgotten the joys of spring break as a student. Sure, I still have to work, but no classes and almost no homework? It’s brilliant. I say almost because I still have to come up with a first draft of the major assignment in my research class – a twenty page paper. I’ll need to get plugging on the researching again this week, but I basically took the weekend off for mental health. Went shopping with Lori, bought little bento supplies (because bento is my new obsession – I think it will help me with portion control and not getting bored with the lunches I pack), went into several Asian food markets…I should have had my camera with me, the picture opportunities were something else. Maybe I’ll go back next weekend on photo safari and pick up some ingredients.

There’s some more to tell, but I’m waiting a little bit to get more details. In the meantime, I’m going to wrap my hand with an ace wrap and get working.

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