Nothing much new to report. The home base has started to audibly beep REALLY LOUD very randomly a few times a day and when I look at the screen it says ‘connecting to network’. Then it goes right back to ‘monitoring’ a few seconds later. I don’t recall it doing that prior to having my monitor replaced on Monday.
Now that it’s been over a week and I’ve received no notifications of alerts, I’m much more comfortable with wearing the anklet. I don’t feel like I’m constantly walking on eggshells any longer. I really believe the key is simply not drinking and using common sense when it comes to the products you choose to use. I was even so bold as to use perfume on Monday before work (one spray on the back of my neck - my hair is pixie short). However, I would never choose to hose myself down or be brave enough to slather my hands in alcohol based hand sanitizer.
I also recently realized a brand of shampoo and conditioner recommended to me to use during this time that is supposedly ‘alcohol free’ actually depended heavily on the scent you choose. Different scents for the same brand had very different ingredients and much to my chagrin I happened to notice the one I chose had isopropyl alcohol in both the shampoo and conditioner! However, I’ve been using it daily for over a week now and no alerts. I also have very short hair and so I don’t use a lot and I’m also very careful not to rinse anything directly over the device.
I primarily work from home, however, I did have my first client meeting on Monday afternoon. It was very awkward. I went out of my way to make sure my clothing did not reveal my monitor and I was also on high alert to make sure my pants or heel straps didn’t catch in the device and accidentally cover the monitor. That’s something I’ll have to continue to be extra vigilant with.
It’s also not very easy for me since 99% of my work clothing consists of skirts or dresses. In addition, the few pairs of pants I have are skinny bottomed, which absolutely will not work with this monitor. I found myself at the mall yesterday buying 2 pairs of ‘barely bootcut’ jeans at Express for the weekends and a few pairs of dress pants from White House Black Market. I also purchased a few wide leg jumpsuits on Poshmark made by Bebe and Michael Kors. I’ll just Posh the stuff I don’t want any more when this is over. It’s nice that we’re just entering Spring and this is scheduled to be over for me early June, right in time for bikinis, shorts & sandals : ) Besides, since the device cannot be submerged in water I really wanted to get this over before pool season.
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