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Rachel Walden

Rachel Walden

Medical librarian, blogger on women's health topics at my own place & Our Bodies Our Blog. Work makes me say: "opinions my own."
Sunday News Round-Up, Back Off My Birth Control Edition - http://womenshealthnews.wordpress.com/2012...
An Update: Tennessee Democrats Don’t Bother to Respond When Republicans Threaten Constituents - http://womenshealthnews.wordpress.com/2012...
Women, Poverty, And Aids: Sex, Drugs, And Structural Violence - http://www.goodreads.com/review...
From the White House: Women at Religious Institutions Will have Contraception Covered - http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog...
New Book: “Health First! The Black Woman’s Wellness Guide” - http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog...
Good Vibrations And OBOS = A Perfect Match! - http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog...
Go ahead and buy yourselves a Valentine's gift: "shoppers can select OBOS during checkout online and in stores and make a donation that goes entirely to the organization." - Rachel Walden
Excellent! - laura x from iPhone
They replaced bulbs in four large fluorescent fixtures in my work area. I might need to build a blanket fort over the top of my office (I have real walls and a door, but no ceiling). Was just asked by a colleague, "Are you going to be okay, cave dweller?" Because I usually keep my lights off in my office. :)
When they replaced the lights at my husband's office, they gave everyone these: http://www.ikea.com/us... because the lights were so bright. - Jaclyn Bedoya
That's awesome. :) - Rachel Walden
i vote for the leaf canopy. that would be very cool in your office - Christina Pikas
I had bulbs removed in my office because it was too bright. The light can bother eyes. And a leaf canopy would be awesome. Even better, can we all work in tree houses?! :) - Jyl BlueBott
Oooh! Tree house! Although here in OK, I'd likely just end up motion sick. (Have had facilities remove some bulbs from right above my desk--it was so bright I was squinting, which gave me headaches.) - Kirsten
The War on Women’s Health Care: Judy Norsigian Joins Discussion on Influence of Conservative Groups - http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog...
Pink Ribbons, Inc – A Closer Look at Breast Cancer Marketing - http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog...
True facts: I'm a spontaneous mad-crier.
me too. I work really damn hard to control it professionally, but the only solution that works is to let the adrenaline rage and get all HULKSMASH, which is equally poor form in a work environment. Totally blows. - Jenica
It takes a lot to get me there, and it's almost always something sudden rather than a slow build, but once something makes me that mad it's almost impossible for me to control. I tried really hard yesterday, and failed. It's like once the mad hits a certain level, fluids just come out instantly. - Rachel Walden
Me too. I get into a heated discussion and next thing I know..sobbing - Hedgehog from Android
i hate when i do that. blargh. - jambina
I'm a frustrated-crier.Generally, I don't get that angry about things. Ridiculous part, the crying make me even more frustrated, which leads to more tears. Ugh. - Jyl BlueBott
me too - for me it's a slow-build, but there is always clearly a final event that sets it off. And then to calm myself is wicked hard. - ellbeecee
Me too. I have a very hard time controlling it professionally too, but I'm getting a bit better at it. My mom assures me that it gets better as I get older. - ~Courtney F.
ditto! I'm almost famous for crying in public. once a girl asked me if I had really bad allergies. No, I'm just a crybaby. - t. The Lethargic Honeybee
The stupidest things make me cry. Do you guys know the Maxwell House commercial where the big brother gets home from Africa and the teenage sister is waiting up for him? Every.Time. Also, before I was a librarian (21, 22 yrs old) I had a semi-tyrant boss and he used to make me cry and the other ladies of the office would quietly slip me out of the office and send me home before he noticed. - LibrarianOnTheLoose
Courtney, I think I've gotten worse as I've aged. :/ - Jyl BlueBott
I think crying should be more acceptable if it is the alternative to beating the shit out of someone. - Andy
I love the scene in the movie where Meg Ryan plays a helicopter medic pilot that gets shot down and winds up the superior officer among soldiers coming under fire and she's crying while she's shooting off her sidearm. The guys give her a hard time b/c she's bawling her eyes out while giving them orders and saying "it's just a stress response." Total bad-ass-ness. - t. The Lethargic Honeybee
i remember being on the bridge of the ship and something just set me off - frustrated, tired, mad, all combined and i was crying so hard i couldn't breathe and all the male officers around me just stepped back like whoa...pretty embarrassing - Christina Pikas
"it's just a stress response" - I need to remember that line. And I appreciate more than I can say hearing how many of you this also happens to. - Rachel Walden
Not when angry (my head goes kind of buzzy-clear instead; once I actually got tunnel vision) but when under stress, heck yes, my eyes will leak all over the place. (Hm, though under actual trauma-stress, it was weeks before I could cry.) - Deborah Fitchett
Me too. I hate it, especially at work. So unprofessional, etc. , etc. - marthalib from fftogo
Been there, done that, somebody pass me a hankie. - RepoRat
Now, About Planned Parenthood and the Bishops … - http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog...
Komen’s Conflicts: Defunding Planned Parenthood Exposes the Politics of Breast Cancer’s Biggest Fundraiser - http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog...
Help Knock Out Barstool Sports, Advocates of Rape for, You Know, Fun - http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog...
Another Birth Control Recall – Includes Lo/Ovral and Generics - http://womenshealthnews.wordpress.com/2012...
Lesbian and Bisexual Women With Breast Cancer History Sought for Study - http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog...
I really hate reporting people for rude service, and always try to imagine they're just having the worst day ever. Today I got over it and reported a shuttle driver who ignored me then acted like I was stupid for asking what time they'd start running tomorrow. Sorry, buddy, but you're driving patients around too.
bumping to find out if anybody else has some kind of threshold for what they will and won't report when encountering bad service - Rachel Walden
I have a high threshold too because i can be not much fun myself at times but if it seems to be an always thing or targets people I consider vulnerable yeah - WarLord
When I don't have much of a choice in service providers, I'm more likely to report issues. - Eric
I report issues all the time. If I don't report them, they won't be fixed. - Alan
What Eric said. And, additionally, when it's something that I think the average consumer might not be able to cope with but which I'm not afraid to report... sort of a litmus test about "will anyone ever complain about this if I don't?" I also am sort of psychotically consistent about calling the cops on people parked illegally in disabled spaces -- we all have our buttons. :) - Jenica
I have no problem complaining at that moment and maybe after, either. On the flip, if I get excellent help, I make sure they know that and I always write a letter of thanks after. - Anika
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Anika, I've been trying more regularly to do that as well. This person flat out ignored my question at first then literally threw her hands in the air over my question. It didn't pass my "would this be okay to do to the patients who also use this service?" test. - Rachel Walden
El Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos (HHS) aprueba los anticonceptivos como servicio preventivo - http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog...
Sunday News Round-Up – Campfield and Floyd Give Me a Mad/Sad Edition - http://womenshealthnews.wordpress.com/2012...
OBOS 40th Featured in The Women’s Health Activist - http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog...
Respondiendo a las Restricciones para el Aborto - http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog...
La Ley para Cosméticos Seguros Atiende un Vacío en las Regulaciones de Seguridad - http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog...
La FDA Reevalúa los Riesgos de los Medicamentos para la Osteoporosis - http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog...
¿Confía que la mujer puede elegir por sí misma servicios de salud reproductiva? - http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog...
La Cirujana General lanza llamado a la acción para apoyar la lactancia materna - http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog...
Blog for Choice Day 2012 – Let’s Tackle Telemedicine in Tennessee - http://womenshealthnews.wordpress.com/2012...
Over at OBOS: HHS and Contraception, a Virtual March, and an Upcoming Webinar on Breast Cancer and the Environment - http://womenshealthnews.wordpress.com/2012...
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