We're Falling Apart

So I had an unofficial week off my Salesforce training program due to successfully passing the Salesforce Admin exam on my 1st go-round and gaining my 1st Salesforce certification.    Can I give myself a *woop woop*?    I think I just did.   The second half of my training starts this week and I'm officially going to study Tableau which is one of the top data analytic tools out there.    So I'm eagerly looking forward to adding that skill to my experience in addition to ideally obtaining a second cert of Tableau Desktop Specialist.

Dom had another one of his conventions that he wanted me to go with him to that happened to fall on my unofficial off week.    I of course wasn't too keen on going since it's not my bag and it brought on new worries about the house.   I was concerned that if I didn't pass my Salesforce Admin that I would have to focus on studying for that as well.  I also wasn't looking forward to being stuck in a train for almost a whole day and wearing a mask.    

Well obviously I passed the cert so I didn't have that fear pass.   Thankfully the house was still in one piece when we returned from our nearly week long trip to Washington D.C.    I survived being stuck in the train though we both really need to get a COV-ID test this week with all our potential exposures on the train and during the convention.    Hell I've been blowing my nose constantly since I've been back.   Even though we've gotten two shots of the Pfizer drug (which has officially been approved by the FDA), vaccinated folks are still susceptible.   

But one new worry has been becoming obvious.   Unfortunately it's a worry that may not go away anytime soon.   Dom has been slowing down lately.   One of the things that we enjoy doing together is walking.    Dom always prided himself on being able to easily move around and has said that if he ever can't walk again to just shoot him.

So we had to take the Southshore train to downtown to then walk over to Union Station.   We make it downtown fine but then I notice as I'm walking that Dom is lagging farther behind.   Sure he packed the world for this trip but that's never slowed him down before.   It became more apparent as we were making our way down the Pedway that Dom was down for the count.    I was worried that we wouldn't make it to our Amtrak.    We made it with less than five minutes to spare.

It was the same throughout the trip.    Dom's feet have become quite swollen as well.    Also he's been having painful cramps in his hands and feet that debilitate him for seconds at a time.    He suspects it may be dehydration and has been upping his water intake.   Having diabetes is no joke.

I worry about Dom because he's constantly taking anti-inflammation and anti-diarrhea drugs.  It makes me wonder about the long-term effects of them.

I don't know what we can do.   He's not really open to my suggestions (granted I don't know all the answers...I like to think I do...*LOL*.).    Even though we're not officially married I am with Dom for better or worse.   I'm praying we can get through this.

Dom Of A New Day

The last few weeks have been so busy for me especially in relation to my Salesforce class that I haven't had much of a chance to blog.   This latest entry was supposed to be done in early August but now we're almost done with the month by the time it gets posted.    But it's okay.    And I've made great progress in the class, managing to pass my Salesforce Admin exam on my first try on the 18th.   I'm so stoked.  Next step after updating the resume is for me to continue learning towards a second certification in late September/early October.    More details to come.    

Back to the next post...

I'm happy to say that I finally am free of my T-Mobile contract.    I had the worst experience with my T-Mobile phone for the two years I had it.   Usually in time I do complain about a given cellphone but this was the first time I remember complaining about it less than two months after getting it.    I would get delays in sending and receiving texts and don't even try sending GIFs or photos.   It would take dozens of tries before it would go through.    And there was times when the other party said a GIF or photo went through but my phone would say it's still on route.    This would happen even inside my own home.

Also calls would be dropped randomly and sometimes the other party would not hear me at all.   T-Mobile would turn off service at random times even though they were getting their money from me every month.    And it was double trouble if the other party was a T-Mobile customer.    My Dad unfortunately still has them and when we talked, both of us would lose signal at various points in the conversation.

Customer service was a joke as well.   They offered no real help at all since I didn't get their insurance.   They gave me a new SIM card once or twice over the course of my contract since I had read on their message board that some folks that were having connectivity issues were resolved once changing the SIM.  That did nothing for me. 

All I could do was count the days, hours, minutes, and seconds till I could break free.    That day finally came on July 21, 2021.   Verizon happened to have a sale on 5G phones on their site where they give you a monthly credit for the phone if you get their service.    I decided to take advantage of the sale and I got a second phone for Dom.

Dom was one of the last hold outs on getting a smart phone instead being content with a flip phone which they forced him two years ago to upgrade.    We've been wanting to be on the same service for awhile now and he loves Verizon.

Since I've gotten my phone, I've definitely noticed a difference in phone quality.   I can actually make phone calls in the basement without them dropping.   I even was able to talk in the underground train station.   I don't know if I should be afraid of potential cancer risk but as far as the service itself, it is very good.    

I'm also able to text without major delays.   I have seen it lag sometimes but definitely not as bad as it did when I was with T-Mobile.   

Dom still has a lot to learn in regards to using a smart phone.   So far we haven't synched his phone to his car yet.   He also has a funny habit of not wanting to take his phone with me anywhere, rather opting to leave it in his car which defeats the purpose of having a phone.    He definitely has a love/hate thing with phones preferring not to take on his phone for long periods of time (meaning more than 5 minutes).

Yes Dom having a smart phone will be lots of fun...*LOL*.