maybe the friends were the ugws we made on the way

so, just a reminder to myself and to all of calories that don’t need to be counted:

ever:

meds

vitamins

food that needs to be taken with those meds/vitamins

when you’re sick/recovering from being sick:

fluids - the only time i’ll ever say drink your calories. drinking straight water not only tends to bother your stomach, but also it’s not healthy to just have water, esp if you’re throwing up. gatorade, juices, anything to get your fluids up and also help with salt/electrolytes.

small amounts of carbs throughout the day - having just fluid in your stomach will make it way more likely you’ll get sick. please try to eat very small amounts of carbs at least when you’re drinking to help it stay down.

meds/food with meds - obviously meds are never counted, but meds for sickness tend to require more food, especially for stuff like antibiotics, or you’ll get some really bad aches and cramps. try to eat at least a few ozs of bland starchy food, like bread, crackers, pasta, etc. I know it’s hard, but your body really needs it.

you'll say "i think children shouldn't be forced to eat food they hate" and here comes someone who feeds their kids plain rice and boiled chicken (while eating a nicely seasoned stirfry) claiming that it's okay actually and kids shouldn't be allowed to taste things

Until recently, a few people in my office had these desk shades to combat the obnoxious fluorescent lights, which is very helpful for people (like me) with migraines or other light-sensitivity issues.

A few days ago, everyone who has them was told to take them down. Different people were given different reasons - It violates fire code (it doesn't) / It blocks line of sight (sort of?). Since this goes against the existing status quo, the union reps (my beloved) jumped on it. Someone jokingly suggested using umbrella hats instead, since hats are allowed in the dress code. Today, the union reps are passing out these ridiculous things in protest: