What I have never understood was the fact that doctors offices ( of any sort) take the time to interview and hire receptionists to be trained on scheduling appointments with their patients? I mean it seems like such a waste of money. Or honestly, if it is not.... Well then these receptionists need to be re-educated on what an appointment means! I mean if you schedule an appointment for me at 8:20am and then always want me there 15 minutes earlier, why do I then get called back to be seen (where I have to wait another 10-15 minutes) when it has been an hour or so AFTER my scheduled appointment time!?!? Do they like having their waiting room filled with annoyed disgruntled anxious patients? Do they not think that we have lives and other tasks that we have to get done that same day? There was a time when Nate waited TWO HOURS at our dentists office to THEN be told he had to be rescheduled!?! | Are they freaking kidding me!?!? Why is it that no matter what doctor I see, whether gyno, dentist, PCP, specialist, I AM ALWAYS being seen WAY past my APPOINTMENT time? It just doesn't make sense. Schedule me when you can actually take me back-- or if you want to leave a little buffer room for those who are late, 10 minutes of waiting is fine. Call me crazy but it is just asinine that people have to wait more than 15-20 minutes to be seen when they MADE AN APPOINTMENT! Cheers and Waffles* |
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LDF- Long distance friendship. I really need some clarity on this because supposedly I have too high of expectations when it comes to these. So please post your comments/advice below :)
If I have someone in my life whom I call a close friend, I feel that if someone asked me, "hey how is _____ doing" I'd be able to confidently say how they actually were. A close friendship to me involves communication and just checking in on each other to see how what has been going on in their life.. At minimum, I think that to have someone in your life that you call a close friend, you at least have communication with them once a month. You talk to each other when you are at a low or high point in our life. Give updates on big events that are happening and then inquire and ask how things are evolving <------ show an interest that you care about their life as well. Now some people have told me that people may just be too busy. They may be going through a lot so it is not fair that you get upset when they don't call/text to just chat. Well I say to them: if someone is a close friend of mine, I would be talking to them about what is going on in my life to hopefully gain some outside perspective or support or bounce ideas off from. And then if my close friend is going through something I hope that they would tell me so that I did know they were going through something and then I could be there for them; be in their corner helping in any way that I could. I just cannot see how I can call someone a close friend when I know nothing about what is happening in their life and when they seem to not care about what is happening in mine? I do not feel this is a bad thing. People drift, especially people who live far away from each other. But lets not play it off like its something its not. People whom I speak with infrequently and do not really have an idea of how they are or whats been going on I call acquaintences or just, a friend. Ok so lay it on me... am I too needy? Am I setting too high of expectations for someone to be a close friend? Or do you concur and feel that a close friendship is a commitment and one that both parties need to put forth an effort to keep in touch? Cheers and hershey kisses* Ok because I am new at this whole blog thing, I created my Pages to Film section NOT as a blog :X Ooops! So because I like the layout and I spent so much time creating it, I am NOT changing it. So I am creating this section for you to do so :) Be sure to make mention of which one you are talking about!!
Feel free to also suggest books/movies that I have not listed (it is a very short list today but if I keep up with this it could be pages and pages long!) so we can have even more variety!! Oh and if you use weebly as a blog site and know how to add a comments section on the "non blog" page and it doesn't cost any money, let me know! So yesterday I catch the train at a different station than normal. On my way home, I have to take a route I hadn't taken before that was oncgested with traffic and I can't tell you how many times I wanted to just get out of my car and go up to the person and say, "REALLY, are you kidding me right now?!?!?!?!" Lets talk about some traffic etiquette. I'm sitting in traffic which is bumper to bumper three lines wide. This already is not a position I want to be in after being at my miserable job...k?! When traffic creeeeeeeps further along, I see what the problem is, an accident which is funneling all the traffic into one lane on the far left. I have no problem when people turn on their turn signal the moment they are able to view what is causing the jam to get over in the appropriate lane right?! What I DO have a problem with is the people who you see FLYING by you to try and get ahead withouth their turn signal and then want to get over at the very last minute. Umm no- I don't think so buddy! You saw this accident way before and are just being a jerk :) I'm not letting you over! Now becuase I extend the same courtesy to others of "see the accident, turn on your blinker, come on over" I dare to expect the same! Yesterday I was in the furtherest right lane. I see the accident and immediately start to merge to the next lane. THis person, thank you to whomever you are, let me over immediately. Then a little bit closer I find that I have to get over again due to the blockage from the cops and ambulance. I turn on my turn signal and try to get over. A lady who had later on crossed over behind me crosses over again from seeing the accident. So she OBVISOULY knows that the lanes are being funneled in to one. Seeing my signal she speeds UP. Doesn't let me over. ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME? I mean seriously. What is your problem. We are all stuck in this stupid traffic jam together. Can't we be polite and let everyone over in an orderly fashion? I try again to merge over.... SHE SPEEDS UP--- OH NO SHE DIDN"T! yes... she did! I can't fathom what goes through people's minds during this time. Are you thinking its funny? Are you thinking that I dont DESERVE to move over even though I put my turn signal on the same time you did!?!? DO you think by not letting ME over that you are going to get so much further ahead? OK... third time is the charm. Maybe she is just blind and somehow is still able to drive a vehicle. Yea... NO. Again speeds up and doesn't let me over. Ok... my dad taught me defensive driving! I speed up as much as I can and wait. There were opportunites for me to get over but I tell you... ITS WAR now with this lady! As soon as I see her coming up a poke my nose in her lane. To continue forward she'd have to hit me. I then probably take at least 5 minutes to completely move my car over... making her (and sorry to those behind me) wait while I fully switch in to her lane :) Petty I know, but it made me giggle! So in conclusion people, when you see someone who is legitimately trying to get over in a traffic jam to their exit or to continue moving due to a lane closure LET THEM OVER! They are making an honest effort to get over in time to sit in traffic with you instead of speeding up to the end of the line to slip in.
It's funny.... I wanted to start this blog for me. A place where I can let my emotions and creativity run free! But to be honest...I have tried writing this VERY FIRST blog about 5 times now! A part of me wants it to be interesting, funny, thought provoking to whoever may read it so that it may be read on a continuous basis and then be spread world wide and I become this famous blogger who gets paid to write down her daily thoughts and opinions.... |