Wow, thank you all for such kind support for my whining day!

I am taking all the leave to which I'm entitled under FMLA, which adds up to about half paid leave, half unpaid. I'm essentially working 4 days a week, on average, which I guess is technically "part-time", but it doesn't feel like it to me!

Maybe it was something in the air yesterday--the town clerk was ready to smack somebody, too!

Cherie, they DO make it hard. I've heard so many horror stories of people waiting month after month with no income, wondering if someone in an office somewhere is going to dismiss all of their suffering as "ineligible". I really think it's easier to keep working (if I can) than go through the anxiety of jumping through all the hoops. Like I could jump.

Today I'm "off", headed to town for an appointment with my PCP and do some errands. It won't feel like a day off by the time I get home, but at least I'll be off the cement floor for a day! One day at a time!