I woke up so angry and sad. My hometown bar is closing, last night was their final night. I spent most Friday and Saturday nights from the age of 35-39 there. I wasn’t going to go, actually the one person I thought would ask me didn’t even ask me (hurt feeling #1). Then I was asked by someone unexpected. At first I said yes but then common sense kicked in. First the group of girls I used to go with,…
It’s 7:00am and I hear the quiet whimpers from Zoey who is awake and ready to start the day. Ugh one of the downsides to a puppy, up early. She is doing so great considering the second day with her I was in hysterics saying “I can’t do this I need to give her back.” Well we are still battling with Giardia but I’m pretty sure my Marshy is better. But this puppy, this puppy is super fast. She consumed…
I was driving and my iPod was shuffled playing random songs from my entire music collection. My favorite things when driving were music and smoking. I could drive for hours smoking with the music cranking, loud. I quit smoking years ago for the final time. I didn’t wait for the last cigarette of the pack, I didn’t even throw out what was left of the pack. I woke up one day and said enough. I can’t smoke anymore. It messed…
Every neurological patients has gone through the tests. Touching your finger to your nose and back, walking heel to toe, toe to heal, tuning fork and pin prick. Then there is the one you stand up put your arms out in front of you and close your eye…do you topple over? I do. I do when I’m home getting dressed and I momentarily loose eye sight because the shirt got stuck and down I go. Why? It’s the loss of…
I was asked today by my physical therapist how are you? I am sure anyone with a chronic disease thinks this is a loaded question. Actually a good friend of mine called me the other day and said, “I’ve learned so much about you and what you deal with on a daily basis from reading your blog. I never knew. Some of it makes me laugh, some makes me feel so bad that I can’t help you, but I never…
Ive been watching madmen lately and what has struck me the most is how things have changed. Even since I was a kid against my daughters age it’s amazing the difference. I remember I had a TV with 13 channels to choose from. After Saturday morning cartoons, there wasn’t much to watch if you were stuck home for the day. I didn’t even have a remote for the TV. I remember coming home from camp and my mom and stepdad…
On my way to visit my sister back in December, we stopped to eat lunch. I started coughing, had a little tickle in my throat. That coughing started to get worse and worse because it was making no progress. I literally started to choke. I was finally given some water and was able to produce the cough that moved the phlegm or whatever was in my throat causing me to cough to begin with. I was shaking by the end…
Should I say Happy Anniversary to myself? It was an after work doctors appointment January 21, 2016 when he said “ENOUGH”. He knew since the summer before I was getting worse, I was the one in denial. On January 22, 2016 I called my job and said my doctor is putting me out on disability and I never was back. I kept pushing and pushing to continue to work. I was working part in the building and part at home,…
I am thankful to be nominated by shopgirl anonymous https://shopgirlanonymous.com/2017/01/17/7-funny-side-effects-of-working-retail/. She is such a seasoned blogger that I read her posts and I’m in awe. She is insightful, interesting, funny and a great writer. When she posts and writes about a mall, you feel like you have taken the journey with her shopping in the mall. It’s like visiting a place you’ve never been. Friday’s are food court Friday’s, a fun venture everyone can participate in. Her blog is more than…
A few months ago there was this sound this clanking sound coming from the refrigerator. I must say I can follow directions put things together, tighten things when they seem loose, make minor repairs but major breakdowns, I’m not your girl. When I heard the clanking I knew it was the compressor or something, but that’s about it. I lowered the temperature of the refrigerator from 5 to 0 for a few minutes turned it back up and sound was…
