Today was a long one for me. It actually should have been longer than it was. Today started out with 2 people calling in sick. Fortunately due to new installs and repairs, it didn't create a coverage problem.
Then the lab called about the sponges we sent them last Friday. The sponges which were supposed to be delivered by 10:30 am Saturday were delivered at 10:00 am today. They were no longer viable. So that was a waste of time and money. It also puts us behind in our environmental sampling quota.
Top all of that off with Sanitation cleaning the peanut butter roaster, The fumes from this process always triggers an asthma issue for me. Sometimes it is worse than others times. I try to move up front to the training room or conference room to avoid the fumes. But the training room was being used and so was the conference room. I started the day trying to tough it out.
Not an hour in, I lost my voice. That is always the first symptom for me and usually the longest lasting. Then I noticed I was wheezing. This was not going to be a mild issue if I stayed put. I used my inhaler and started making phone calls. I had to either find a place up front to work or I had to leave. Fortunately the training that was going on when I came had just ended and the room was free until 6pm. I moved my laptop and paperwork up there. Here it is 9 hours later, my voice is still a little hoarse and my lungs are irritated. I will be using my nebulizer tonight.
One good thing about being in the training room, I was able to start my Six Sigma training. Unfortunately I discovered that I was trying to start a level higher than I was supposed to. That was a waste of an hour and half. My afternoon consisted of meetings, one after the other. So that was fun, not. I was supposed to meet with the second group of techs today but with half of them being, out it just didn't make sense. I postponed it until tomorrow.
I am just happy to be home and getting started on my project for the newest grandbaby's crib. I need a creative endeavor to reenergize me.
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