1.  Guess who has two thumbs and is rewatching This Is Us?

2.  Did you say me? WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER.

3.  I don’t really know what that saying means. I’d say it’s congrats on being the rightest person out here.

4.  Which leads us back to This Is Us.

5.  This show ticks so many boxes in my life.

6.  I mean there’s gee, that’s relatable then there’s holy hell, did someone raid my old journals level storytelling. This tv show is the latter.

7.  If you know, you know.

8.  Side note: Someone recently said people with anxiety tend to re-watch shows as a way to reduce stress. Just leaving that tidbit here for anyone who might be interested.

9.  Mittens often snuggles beside me while I write.

10.  She’s a lot like Phoebe that way.

11.  Also like Phoebe, Mittens doesn’t mind reclaiming my attention if I’ve neglected her for too long.

12.  If I’ve gone a few too many minutes typing away I feel the gentle pat pat of Mittens’ paw.

13.  Unfortunately this paw comes equipped with what we call her sweet daggers of death attached so it’s fifty/fifty whether it comes off as sweet pat pat or sharp poke poke.

14.  Bygones.

15.  I had to call a doctor’s office this week to resolve an overpayment.

16.  I don’t mind paying at our visits; for better or worse, it’s the price of living in a country where healthcare is monetized.

17.  If you wanna get seen you have to pay the bill. Sometimes before the bill is even filed to insurance…

18.  Y’all, our healthcare system can be TRASH.

19.  Anyway, a doctor’s office that’s perfectly happy to take “estimated” payments before they file our insurance somehow came back with “it isn’t our policy” to refund the credit balance in their own system.

20.  Their argument is we have three outstanding claims requiring a response from the insurance company.

21.  My argument is the last claim processed had zero patient responsibility since we’ve met our deductible and out of pocket limits.

22.  I wish there was a code for when I call a billing department in healthcare.

23.  We need some sort of secret handshake, one that says I’ve worked resolving other people’s insurance issues and have a full understanding of my own healthcare plan.

24.  Somehow I doubt even the secret handshake would help.

25.  Fun fact about my Cozi app: I can set an event to repeat at set intervals until I cancel it.

26.  For example: “call such-and-such billing department, refund processed?”. I’m thinking every three business days.

27.  I can be an endlessly patient pain in the ass. Don’t test me.

28.  We had a FedEx delivery here on Monday. No big deal, right?

29.  Yeah, except it was a “signature required” delivery.

30.  Have you ever missed the FedEx guy on a signature delivery? My gut clenches at the sight of that bright yellow post-it chirping Sorry we missed you! We’ll try delivery again within two business days.

31.  Are you kidding me?! How do people who work jobs outside their home navigate this?!

32.  I blocked out the three hours and worked within sight of the front door because nobody’s got time to chase down a FedEx truck.

33.  Let’s share some Instagram thoughts.

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39.  So here’s hoping you’re all are off to a wonderful weekend.

40.  Eat a little, drink a little, rest and love and laugh a little too. Happy Friday.