I got up when the alarm went off. I searched the house for my earbuds. I couldn't find them for love nor money. I listened to some TED broadcasts on the speakerphone. That was just fine. Before leaving, I moved my car to the edge of the driveway so Yvette could set up for Thursday's driveway yoga.
I finished my walk well before 7. As I returned home, one of the yoga students was already there and said, "There's a present for you at the door." I checked both doors but saw nothing. Then I saw the flowers sitting on the Weber. I saw a King-sized Hershey's Milk chocolate with almonds when I got closer. When I got inside, another slightly smaller bar sat on my kitchen counter. The chocolate elves had been at work last night. The student who gave me the second bar said, "Matsuyama's called and said I had to come to buy a bar." Matsuyama is our local bodega.
Once I was lying down during the class, I wasn't inclined to get up again. I modified Yvette's instructions as best I could. We had ten people in the class. Yvette set out a box to collect donations.
Housecleaning and gardening were on my to-do list for the day. I washed the kitchen floor, poured boiling water on some weeds that looked too hardy for a vinegar bath, and cleaned my toilet.
At 10:30, I had a Zoom tutoring client, D. I have a hard copy of the book we are working with, and he is reading it on a tablet. He lost his copy of the hard-covered book his teacher had given him. This worked out okay when we were working on the first few pages over and over and over. But now, we can move along more quickly. His mother said she was going to order a hard copy. I only found out recently that she hadn't. I was ready to pull my hair out today. We had problems being in the same place in the text with our different formats. I told his mother that I wouldn't work with him on that book until he got a hard copy of the book. It was just too frustrating.
I called a student I have been trying to connect with who wants some help with comprehension. I was going to work with her yesterday, but the morning got away from me. Then Colleen texted to say she could fit me in at 2:15 for a facial. Her family was already on the road for a weekend getaway. I'll work with her on Monday.
I took a nap. I texted August about needing his help with my computer work. He seems to forget about me. I think I have to ask him if he would prefer that I hire someone to help me instead of bullying him to get his support.
I did more work preparing the PowerPoint slides for the YouTube download, using the audio files to teach phonemic awareness. While working on that project, something the Geico customer service person said yesterday echoed in my ears. When I told her that 'my accident' wasn't an accident. While the car broke down, the problem had nothing to do with an accident. The hybrid battery needed a new part. She said, "Did you challenge the accident report?" Huh? Never occurred to me that I could.
I called Geico service and asked how I could challenge the report. Wow! The amount of information I got was off the chart. She told me they got their information from Nexus Lexus. My Progressive Agent(s) told me I couldn't contact them. The Geico representative gave me their number and the steps in the procedure for challenging the claim. Wow! Progressive told Adam and me the report couldn't be changed once filed. This lady at Geico told me a) it could be challenged and b) how to challenge it. What a difference!
I asked her to stop for a minute while I took in the relief I felt getting answers to my questions. Progressive made me feel like I was dealing with the KGB. I could feel my insides relax. I felt more relaxed, not because I got sensible answers to my questions, but because I was dealing with someone who gave me a pathway for solving the problem. Progressive gave me four different answers and misinformation. They either deliberately lied or are ridiculously uninformed. When Adam's accident was listed as his fault immediately after the accident, he was told that they couldn't rerun the search, and there was no one he could speak to get a change.
For those of you who don't know the circumstances, Adam's car was hit at 40 mph while parked with his engine turned off. All accidents are listed immediately as everyone's fault. He was earning money through Uber, and now that car was gone. I let him use Mike's car while he was without one. I had to put him on my insurance because he was driving for Uber. Eventually, the truth of his accident would impact the records kept by Nexus Lexus, but he came on to my insurance before that occurred. He had to threaten a lawsuit before they agreed to change their position. Looking back now, I wonder if they did.
I contacted D.'s mother and said that I wouldn't make our Friday 10:30 Zoom appointment. I offered other times, but she said let's pick up the sessions again on Monday when we are usually scheduled.
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