ChaosCoati

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[–] ChaosCoati@midwest.social 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Sunflowers always make me happy. Your garden is looking great

[–] ChaosCoati@midwest.social 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And then you go put more peanuts out, I assume

[–] ChaosCoati@midwest.social 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Good luck with your appointments. I hope your foot heals quickly

[–] ChaosCoati@midwest.social 2 points 2 months ago

Having a yard sale tomorrow, then going hiking on Sunday

[–] ChaosCoati@midwest.social 8 points 2 months ago

Fresh cut hay reminds me of helping my grandparents. So you’re not alone with the farm/ rural smells. Alfalfa is a sweet, neutral scent - I’d argue it’s better than some of the perfumes and cologne out there that just smother me with their smell

[–] ChaosCoati@midwest.social 2 points 2 months ago

The focus on both their faces is amazing

[–] ChaosCoati@midwest.social 3 points 2 months ago

Fiddlehead ferns. But also the old standby cucumbers.

Thanks for asking this, I’ve got some new picking to try!

[–] ChaosCoati@midwest.social 4 points 2 months ago

I went to a thing at my kid’s school tonight, and I made myself come up with a list of “small talk” things I could talk about with the other parents. For this exact reason

[–] ChaosCoati@midwest.social 2 points 2 months ago

Also, lawyer up asap.

If you’re in the US, absolutely this. My back was injured on the job, took the work comp doctors almost 6 months to figure that out, and when they did my employer fired me. Then worker’s comp tried to say they didn’t need to pay anything and tried to close my case.

Up until that point I had resisted getting a lawyer, naively trusting the system (I was young, and I had no back issues before so I honestly thought common sense would prevail). My lawyer’s fees were a percent of whatever the final settlement was (30% iirc but this was over a decade ago). It took more than 2 years from when I got injured to come to a settlement.

I do have chronic pain and have had to change or give up certain parts of my life. But once the worker’s comp case was closed I could finally choose my own doctors, and my pain is much more manageable because of it.

Probably not the triumphant story you were looking for, but you can get through this. It doesn’t seem like it now, I remember being in the thick of it. My pain was so bad I couldn’t sleep, and the worker’s comp doctor told me I “just needed to take some Tylenol.”

It won’t always be this way. Just remember that, and get a lawyer.

[–] ChaosCoati@midwest.social 10 points 2 months ago

Congrats! People recognize good, honest work. Your business is definitely on the right track.

[–] ChaosCoati@midwest.social 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I know you probably already give her lots, but give her even more neck scritches for me please

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