It's the end of the month as we know it.

October 10th is the Provincial Election and Referendum Day! I already went and voted at the advanced polls.

I had a meeting on Wednesday morning with the HR person from work, and my boss to answer a few questions, so we can try to get me back to work. I'm a little frustrated, because just to get the meeting I had to ask my boss for the Director of HR's name and e-mail address. (I never did get it incidentally.) They had stopped communicating for a week. This past Monday I had called the Ontario Human Rights Commission, and they were the ones suggesting getting another name. It looks like it will be 2 - 3 weeks before I return.

On Wednesday night, things went from zero to hero, as the Ontario Disability Support Program and the United Way had a good session on changes to legislation affecting clients who do or may wish to work. The changes are for the positive.

Making the Switch

After hearing Frank de Jong talk about it during the web cast for the Leader's Debate Response Party, I gave some thought to it, and looked at the website for Bullfrog Power. They use 100% renewable energy. Well today I made the switch.

I am questioning it a bit though because they want pre-authorized payment, and I don't let anyone do that. The best I'll do is pre-authorized to my credit card, because then I am protected. So I e-mailed customer service. This is a deal breaker for me. If they say no, I'll cancel the contract.

Dialysis is going well. The regular Social Worker Carol Bell is leaving for a new career. Instead we're getting a nice new lady, Cindy Gill. She seem fairly nice and competent. I'll really miss Carol. She's been helping me to return to work.

Happy September 17 blog update

So dialysis is going really well. I'm able to use the time while on dialysis to do my course work. I finished my Occupational Health & Safety course at the end of August, and now I'm working to finish my English course. I'm still trying to work out with work to go back part time, but that's still under discussion.

I also went to visit my parents in their new home a few weeks back, and it's really nice. It's a 3 year old bungalow beside a lot that's destined to become a large park. The neighbourhood has residences of many ages, and there are lots of kids, which my parents are happy about. But they're in the poor section of town. Homes literally just around the corner go for over $1 million.