I get overwhelmed a lot. Sometimes I think I'm being silly. Other times I have documentable evidence of how a day can go in terms of Doing All The Things. This has been one of those days.
It's 130p. This is what I've done so far today, starting at 8:
Work: Paola - caseworker call: coordination of work meeting at 5 today
Eric - Txt: hello!
Tanya - txt: care of cats
Laura - txt: backyard maintenance discussion, checking in
Sandy - txt: planning to visit mom, picking up items
Sandy visit
Kathy visit
Work: Trevor - txt: caseworker coordination of meeting at noon today
Work: Zoom meeting (5 people). Created plan, sent plan to participants
Work: printed/responded to teammate's email
Work: documentation of 12p meeting
Work: responded to caseworker email regarding different case
Work: Kate: caseworker calling to update on family situation, different case
Rick - call: checking in (mom accidentally called him) (was on the phone with mom; sent email reply)
John - email: planning in-person meeting this month. emailed updating on current status of things.
Mom - call: discuss therapy, care, future plans, etc. working with tech to make it easier for her to call / answer her cell phone directly
Nurse - call: attempting to talk to mom
Nurse - call: returning call
Lisa: home health boss, asking about July's schedule. Future plans? Is she coming home? is he going somewhere? [I HAVE NO IDEA]
Ezra - talk, txt: going to dentist, need a check, plans for today and tomorrow
Ezra: at the dentist. plans there changed. Payment arrangements.
Newish aide - talk, advise on meds, food, supplies
Norma: txt: how are you? (in hospital)
Abby - pastoral care call and txt
Amy - txt: do I need more boxes?
phone tree - call: trying to get a refill for dad's medication (his neurologist left, practice closed and the pharmacy closed and his script is running out)
UPMC person - call to figure out above
UMPC person 2 - left message to hopefully get something done in THREE DAYS? and to check back with (new) pharmacy to get a refill/new script? Will need to follow up on that
Dad: random questions about things I don't even have time to brain and sometimes the questions themselves don't make sense but he's trying to make conversation so I try to be patient
I have a rash.
I haven't eaten yet. I'm still in my jammies.
It's really humid. I need a shower.
I haven't been home in 5 days.
Graduation is Friday. It may rain.
That is all.
(also, that's not all - both my parents' cars are in shops for repairs ($$), Ezra is driving a loaner car around in the meantime. The contractor will be back Friday to finish up some things around here that need to be repaired (we need 2 new fan/lights in the bedroom, new switches around the house), and there's always something else to add to that list (the kitchen drains are acting up), as well as some things at my own home that need to be addressed. I still need to get back to the ortho (appointment had to be rescheduled) to confirm that I don't need to be wearing the boot for my broken ankle. I should do PT for my ankle. That's not going to happen any time soon. Still stiff, still hurts. Yesterday the cable was out, and it took many phone calls (AI and phone trees, yay) and time and such to figure out that it's just that a breaker was off from when the contractor was here working on some electrical things). Mom wants me to call dad's doctor to have him authorize PT and OT come in again to be sure he doesn't "lose" what he has in terms of mobility and such. I've never gotten the chance to clean up my porch following my house being repointed, so the furniture is still covered in red dust. I haven't spoken to a case manager at the hospital to find out what they're thinking in terms of rehab continuing past June 20th, if that would be there or elsewhere, etc. The house here is still filled to the brim with Stuff and Things. I haven't gotten the mail here in a week, so I need to check that to see if there are any bills/whatever that needs to be taken care of. Same for my house, obviously. No idea what mail awaits me there. Mom wants toothpaste tube squeezy caps and a roller thing for the tube. Dad had trouble eating his cake-and-cream whatever cup of dessert. He's out of olive-and-cream cheese spread.
That's not all, but it's all I'm bothering to type out right now. I think I'll have some cheeseballs.