I’ll keep my fingers crossed!
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True dat. And I’m not trying to solve every problem, just the big ones. I have enormous shoulders and it turns out a very deep well. My mission is to slightly increase the happiness and standard of living for my loved ones–not to be a martyr.
I am not my families keeper, but I am absolutely a rock in the storm. And I like that.
(Addendum: I have my two old roommates from South Africa, three roomies in EPA, two close friends at work, and four very dear friends here looking after me. I am not alone, and the reason they are so selfless is entirely because I have been. I’ve paid that shit forward :D)
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Cause you’re awesome (sorry I’m out of likes)!
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Donated.
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I see a pattern here.
(rivers: these are in Namibia)
http://paulbourke.net/fractals/googleearth/
(parts of human lungs)
Good!
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@japhroaig I recommend having something warm and comforting within arms reach 24/7. Whether it’s 90º outside or -20º, having something like a hot toddy, a cup of camomile tea, or a cup of coffee to warm you up… it’s just comforting. I believe the same logic also applies to dogs, whenever you find yourself near a friendly dog I recommend a large dose of cuddling. Basically I guess I’m just trying to say, don’t forget take care of yourself! I’m effectively repeating everyone else’s caring thoughts, aren’t I?
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I need a holiday far away from stress.
Eris sounds nice.
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I spent the first half of the day with a migraine… I never used to get them, but in the past couple of years, I have been. This might have been the worst I’ve had. Stabbing pain above my right eye, sensitivity to light, and feeling like I want to puke.
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FWIW I went through a bad bought of them two years (or so) ago- turns out that among other things, my eyesight had gotten somewhat worse, and all my staring at screens was acting as an eye-strain migraine trigger. Of course, they stuffed my in a MRI machine anyway (which was no fun whatsoever).
Anyway.
Assuming you’ve not had it done in a while (as was my case), getting your eyes checked might be worth your time.
I am not a doctor (etc, etc)
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I have been good about going every year for my eyes for awhile but headaches are one of the big things that tell me time for a stronger prescription.
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I hate allergies and, consequently, breathing through just one nostril.
That is all.
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I hadn’t thought of eye strain! Yeah, it’s probably past time to get my eyes checked out. Last time I went, they gave me bifocals and pretty much every time I’ve gone in the past decade or so since I’ve started needing glasses (I blame grad school), it’s been new prescriptions at least every other year… I’m hoping they’ll settle down once I hit 40 (and have a phd finally).
Plus, I’ve been dealing with allergies giving me bad sinus headaches, so I wonder if that has some connections?
I guess if I start getting them semi-regularly, I’ll talk to my PCP about it.
I had to go into a MRI once for an ear ringing thing (they thought it might be a benign tumor). You’re right that it’s no fun!
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Most certainly.
You have my sincerest sympathies for the migraine; I’ve had exactly 3 in my life and they were so excruciating, it hurt to even breathe.
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This was the worst I’ve had, and so far the only one I had during the day (I woke up with it and the ones I’ve had before are usually in the late evening).
But I’m feeling mostly better now (evidenced that I’m here to complain)!
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I’m glad; migraines suck, and not in the good way.
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Thanks! Have I told you lately you’re awesome!
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Takes one to know one, doll.
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Reaching a breaking point with stress about our kitty. She’s not been doing too well the past few days. She’s been feeling crappy and not eating much. It’s not her kidneys since we just checked and her numbers are stable. Worried it’s a heart condition. Waiting to hear back from our vet so we can get her in for an ultrasound (today if everything works out) which should provide answers. Trying to be optimistic but I’m fearing the worst. I barely slept last night because I have been so stressed.
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Hey, late response to your question about fostering kids and money way back in May:
Consider maybe taking the money you don’t want and sticking it in a savings account, under your name, but tracking it as “their” money to be used for their benefit.
We became permanent guardians for and raised an orphaned foster teenager who turned out to have some semi-serious mental health issues - won’t go into that now. We were getting money monthly from Dept of Human Services, and decided to put most of it beyond direct and clear expenses for raising her into one of our savings accounts and keep track of how much was earmarked for her, because we didn’t want to feel we were doing it for the money. (Most of the social services people told us they’d never even heard of foster parents doing that but it felt right.)
In the end that totaled a number of thousands and paid for her to get a semi-crummy used car when she was old enough, paid a spending allowance for her for a while after the money stopped coming in, and paid most of her community college tuition that wasn’t covered by grants up through an Associates degree, so she could get some kind of education without loans.
The bigger benefit was that once she started seeing that we really had set the money aside and were treating it as hers, she stopped accusing us of taking her for the money and started actually trusting, some of the time, that we cared about her and that people could care about her. She still has major borderline personality problems and trust issues, and is still prone to sudden rages, and we’ll honestly be glad when she moves out of here - hopefully later this year - but she is functioning fairly well now and her prognosis in life looks a lot better than we would have believed 10 years ago.
Anyway, I’m rambling and I very much hope your wards won’t have the issues she did, but if you are still bugged about accepting money for caring for those kids, this is one way to take the money and yet not take it.
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I’m so sorry to hear this. It’s so frustrating because our kitties can only communicate so much. I hope this is a temporary issue and that she is just having an off day.
I’ll keep my paws crossed and my hopes high!
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