Yesterday was the Arts Festival in my town--alongside the canal project wending through downtown. I guess there are two pieces of important info about my past. One is that I am/was a trained actor,...
Rock on, chickie. "What I used to admire as calmness and unflappability was obviously no such thing: it was the impression HE wanted to give of himself, and he did it very successfully. " This is a...
I am glad to hear things are okay-ish Pitmom. I hope things are easier, Karen. Trina--did you get your internet yet? Jamie--I think of you often--hope all is well. Ms. Joyce--I hope things are better...
Jobs make the time pass more quickly. But since you haven't worked in so long, it may not be the best solution. At this time, anyway--you do have to build up tolerance to stupid people and silly...
Cymbalta was prescribed for me for fibro pain. If made me very cranky and angry with the world, and did nothing for the pain. For depression, I take effexor with wellbutrin. It seems to work well...
The ear plugs seem to have done the trick. He is taking front-end web design classes--both online and in-person. He was on the web team for a government agency that downsized unexpectedly. Currently...
NSSGirl--I teach online--I teach kids and adults in China to speak English. They are twelve hours ahead of us--and prime teaching time is 6 pm-9 pm there, which is 6 am-9 am here, or 7-10 am with...
1. We are going to try earplugs and hanging a heavy blanket over the doorway when I am teaching. He is negative towards it--but he agreed to try it for a week. His beef is that I am loud--which is...
So, I teach English online, starting at 7 AM (or 6 AM in daylight savings.). I am working mostly with small children. My BF complains that I am loud. I wake him up. I try to be quieter. But, really,...
Any word yet, Pitmom? Only someone who has loved and lost a pet understands, Karen. Guess what? I have little wee peppers on a pepper plant in my garden! It is an Italian frying pepper, a Jimmy...
Life is what you make, not what you hope. One half of one half of one half of one percent gets what they dream of, ya know. Things happen. People happen. Illness happens. Grief happens. Stupid things...
Thanks Pitmom--it really is very exciting if weird. Every time I get in to go somewhere, it feels surreal. I can't wait to turn 30,000 miles. I have damaged a few seedlings this year, and it is so...
I would find another way to cope with the IBS symptoms. Many people find other medications to deal with the symptoms, as opposed to taking a second medication to complement the first. There are...
It feels so bad because of your brother--not directly, but too many losses so quickly build up and eventually overwhelm. The only way out of the mess is through--or words to that effect. You had a...
Fake it until you make it. Pick something to cultivate interest in. Even though you do not have any intellectual interest, do it anyway. I find that, most times, the act of doing something mutates...