Ever just want to tear your hair out, or someone else's? If you cannot restore a sense of balance, you will run away from home? Just want to say some things without the constraints of staying on topic? Well, this thread is for you! If you just need a short break to let it all hang out, be a brat, then come on, you can do it. No holding back! Go for it, you can do it.
I'm trying to find the humor in it - I look like the queen of sheba with all my pillows and cushions, tv remote at the ready so I can binge watch my favorite shows while I work (with no interference by the grandkids wanting to watch kid shows), cup of coffee, and my bedroom door is closed, so it's relatively peaceful. Occasionally I walk out and see the disaster that is my house when I'm not able to maintain it (daughter is not a housekeeper - she does great when motivated, but most of the time...she's not). I try to do a bit to clean up (load the dishwasher or put a few things away, but then I beat a hasty retreat to my bedroom sanctuary once the pain kicks in.
I've been without health insurance for over 6 years now - couldn't afford it. Now I have no choice - I have to get it or I won't be able to get this problem fixed. I suspect it might need surgery, or at the very least, a lot of physical therapy. The problem is, I will be paying almost an entire week's paycheck every month just for the insurance coverage. If I don't take that level of coverage, I will have a huge deductible and sketchy coverage that will leave holes in areas where I need coverage. Or the plans available at a lower price have a higher deductible AND there are no participating doctors/hospitals in my area, or the maintenance drug I need for my circulatory problems isn't covered (and it's a common drug used by millions of people, so that's unbelievable that there are plans that don't cover it).
So....I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place. Pay through the nose for the deductible, have no coverage for my meds that I need AND have to drive 40-50 miles to find a doctor that participates in my plan PLUS still have to pay the insurance premium every month - OR - pay through the nose for the insurance premium every month to have the coverage I need, a relatively local doctor (15 miles away vs 40-50 miles) and have my meds covered with a low co-pay - plus a low deductible. Either way, I'm shelling out some serious cash for this.
Thank you Obamacare....."affordable care" my foot.
I'll look for the elf candy next time I'm at Walgreens
Mom has been a candy freak since a small child - at the age of 4 she wasn't allowed to cross the street by herself but the allure of having a couple of cents was too much for her
After getting her candy she ran back across the street only to get clipped by a car - she was okay but her sisters saw this and threatened to tell their mama if she didn't give them her candy !
I swear... I'm so scatterbrained lately. Just tired, I think? It's embarrassing. Womp.
December is hubs birthday month, all month, so I am celebrating with a tiny cake from traderjoes. He's not here, and I am not waiting to celebrate. Life is too short.
He will get some cakd, when late tonight, I go out into the cold to pick him up from work.
Must be feeling better, up for the challenge, and looking forward to the next tiny cake I find.
I know that I would too. How would it be at all possible to give up candy?
Hubs, who assured me he could get to work on time, (by taking the next bus) as I left for a family emergency 20+ miles away....driving back, my car just would not turn right to go home. There in front of me passed the bus at the time dH should have been to work, just ahead, work arrival time was hubs....
he could not call in late...he would not make work for another 15 minutes.
Honking, I pulled over as he headed for the next bus stop bench. Delay in responding....right in front of him now. Handing him our shared cell phone, dialed, he reported in, be right there. It was now 1:30.
Arriving at work, it was now 1:34.
Only 4 minutes late. And saved because he had called in.
I ' know' he cannot get to work on time. Sometimes it is just too frustrating and overwhelming. Today, the 'rescue' was coincidental, and just awesome. I do not know anyone else (sane, that is) who would attempt rescuing like this. Please do not try this at home, anyone. You will never have any kind of a real life.
But I am counting today, all day, as successful.
Come to think of it, I was a bit of a brat when I was young. Some things never change I guess. Once a brat, always a brat. :)
Mom is still not feeling well and went to bed at 7 pm after barely eating dinner - she can't seem to shake the bug that started right before thanksgiving
Last year we were eating our Christmas dinner and I guess my brother-in-law noticed I was quiet. He said "Anything you would like to add?" I just used the time-out signal coaches use at sports games and kept on eating.