What's on your Monday Menu?

Yay for a Cubs game!

My Capstone is about an online diamond jeweler. It's interesting because the company needs to navigate both the legal and ethical landmines of the diamond industry, plus operating a global e-commerce site with many local regulations. I am at 22 pages today!

That sounds really interesting. My previous work in jewelry makes me intrigued to know more. Can I read it when you're done? I didn't think there were any ethical landmines of the diamond industry that are actually genuinely considered. I thought everybody complicit in blood diamonds, I'm looking at you De Beers, just didn't care about ethics. The big jewelry companies only pay attention and make a minimal effort if it will affect the bottom line. It doesn't seem it's for the good of the people involved.

I'm glad you got to a game. It just shouldn't be that hard.

Good for you for persevering! And damn them for making it so hard.

Good morning everybody!

I'm driving in today thinking "who gets bloodwork at 7:00 AM on a Monday morning, right ?"

So, the closer we got to the hospital, the shorter the time that I had in my mind. I started off hoping that I could be in and out in 30 minutes for free parking. By the time I got to the parking lot I imagined a scenario by which I could be in and out in 10 minutes: 2 minutes to walk in, one minute of registration, 5 minutes for the 12 vials and two minutes to walk out.

Well, actually quite a few people get bloodwork at 7:00 on a Monday morning. I walked in, took number 50, sat down, and a few minutes later they called 26. All in all, I was there for 84 minutes. But at least it's done.

QOTD: I downloaded the app for the American Heart Association walk that is taking place September 22. I am a team captain.

Breakfast: Protein Bar

Lunch: Steak

Dinner: TBD

Have a great day, all!

Yikes, that is quite the wait for bloodwork.

I never go for blood work first thing in the morning. Because they ask for fast a lot of people do the same and show up first thing in the morning. If you go around 10:00-11:00 it's easy in and out. And if coffee is a factor, black coffee doesn't break the fast. Ask, but I think they would be OK with black coffee.

That's a good point about the fast. I was thinking more along the lines getting there on my way into the office, but I bet you are right.

black tea is ok too, not herbal teas though

84 minutes.???? ouch...

Ugh. There are advantages of living in smaller towns. Last time I needed blood work, I even did not have an appointmnent (I forgot to make one) and with my doc appointmnet on Wednesday, I really needed blood work on Monday. Before 8am (hormonal testing). I was done in 15 min.