Wednesday's Accomplishments

Another relatively cool day, today, with daytime highs in the 90s.  Comfortable temperatures, as far as I am concerned.

I had a surprise call this morning!  The doctor's billing office returned my calls!  The person who called me was the same person I had spoken with at least twice and one of those times was during a three-way call with her, the insurance representative, and myself.  Yet, today, she insisted that talking to the insurance group was of no use, that I needed to call the HMO IPA.  She also wanted me to call her back, after I spoke with the HMO IPA.  So, I called the HMO IPA and spoke with a customer service representative, who initially thought I was a provider calling about a patient and seemed very surprised when I told her that I was the patient.  She looked up my claim and said I was not responsible for paying the bill and to disregard it.

After that, I called the billing office again, but the person I spoke with in the morning (E) was on another call, I was told, so I left a message with the person who answered the phone (R).  She was rather skeptical about the whole thing, asking for additional proof that I spoke with the IPA: did they say they were going to pay the bill (they said they'll contact the billing office), did they give a reference number (no, but I gave them the reference number that E had given me), etc.  I was told that they will keep the billing open until they received payment and if their auditors find the bill was not paid by the next audit date, they will bill me again!  Indeed!  Well, if they do bill me again, I guess I will be making additional phone calls by the end of the month!  LOL!

Well, that was one item on my to do list that got accomplished.  But, after all that, I didn't feel like calling the other doctor's office to schedule my screening tests (endoscopy/colonoscopy).  I put that off till tomorrow.

I had another productive day at the office.  I completed another project (or, at least, got it to a point where the next person can take over with minimal effort).  I also started to clear some work emails.  Some of it dates back to 2010 which was when we switched to our current email system.  Some, I am required to keep because they pertain to specific projects, but there are others that I can delete at this point.

After I came home, I tidied and vacuumed the family room and did a load of laundry (one blanket was washed).  I also did a quick clean of daughter's bathroom, which is also the visitor's bathroom.  Tomorrow, I plan to vacuum the bedrooms.  I am hoping that I'll be able to continue to do one or two rooms or areas each day and get into a cleaning routine.  I have no staying power; I'll implement routines and carry them out for a couple of weeks at the most and then, I go back to being my messy self!

Friend R called as I was tidying up and I chatted with her for a bit.  We arranged to go out to lunch on Saturday and I offered her a ride to the monthly prayer gathering on Sunday.

Later, as I was getting something out of the fridge to warm up for dinner, I knocked the butter dish down and it fell and broke.  This was a relatively new butter dish as the old one also fell and broke!  Now I need to find yet another new butter dish!  I was just sweeping up the glass when my cousin V and her husband came (cousin had called me earlier to let me know they were coming) to pick up the big brass oil lamp; they were borrowing it for their son's wedding (it will be lit as part of the wedding rituals).

After they left, I had my dinner and video chatted with my daughter.  She had no fever today and went to work.

Today, I am grateful for:
- Daughter is well, again
- A safe drive to work and back
- I was able to get a little more cleaning done
- Another cooler day
- Visit from cousin, phone call from a friend, email from another friend

Wednesday's To Do List:
- Go to the office - DONE
- Call the billing office - DONE
- Call the doctor's office

- Tidy and vacuum the family room - DONE

- Wash a blanket - DONE

I am pleased with what I was able to accomplish, today.

Thursday's To Do List:
- Go to the office
- Call the doctor's office
- Vacuum the bedrooms
- Dust my bedroom
- Clean my bathroom
- Do another load of laundry (another blanket)

How was your Wednesday?  How good are you with maintaining cleaning routines?