Mental Illness Monday

As someone struggling with Bipolar disorder and PTSD, There are a lot of times and things that people do and say that are the wrong things.

 

"Just snap out of it"

 

"Just be happy"

 

"Stop focusing on it"

 

"Just try to stay distracted and not think about it"

 

"Don't you want to get better"

(that one REALLY bothers me.  If I could just snap my fingers and make it all go away don't you think I would have by now?  I mean, seriously!)

 

"You have everything you need to get better. Why isn't it working?"

(That one bothers me too.  I'm working on it. I'm trying the best I can.  It won't fix itself overnight, and just because I have all the tools I need doesn't mean it's going to fix things.  It will take time, patience, and understanding from everyone if I'm going to get better. Just saying..."

 

"Just pray about it"

(Um, ok, Thanks.  Don't think I pray at all do you?  Thanks for that)

 

"You have the same illness as __________"

(well, good for us?  I don't know how that's supposed to help.)

 

Here is a link to an article that has 9 things to never say to someone with mental illness.  It's a pretty good read. Take a look at it for me and see what it says, k?

 

9 things not to say to someone with a Mental illness

 

Seriously, the stigma around Mental illness is insane!  I had a friend of mine tell me something that makes perfect sense looking back on everything. He said "If you break your arm you go get treatment - a cast- right?  Mental illness is the same way. You go to a psychologist or psychiatrist to get better".  And that makes SO MUCH SENSE!  I mean, you wouldn't just let a broken arm try to heal itself. It would end up HORRIBLE.  You can't expect Mental Illness to just treat itself either.

 

I know that for a fact. I've struggled with it for a good portion of my life.  And no matter how bad I wanted it to just go away, or how I ignored it thinking that if I didn't pay attention to it that it would go away, all it did was get worse.  It got worse and worse until it hit a breaking point.  I ended up suicidal and giving up on life and everything and everyone in it.  I was ready to go because I didn't feel like I would EVER get better. 

Now though, I am on the right path.  I am getting the meds I need, the Therapy to help me cope better, and I have amazing friends and family backing me up on everything. When I'm having a bad day, instead of making me feel WORSE, they are there to support me and make me feel BETTER!  That's HUGE to me after fighting the battle alone for so damn long.

 

What has YOUR experience been with mental illness and other people?

Share your journey in the comments below

 

Hope everyone had an awesome day
LATER TATER
LYNZ

Super Crazy Sunday

SO MUCH GOING ON!  Eek!

 

We've got my brother in law working on the car.  Hubby is painting on a commission minis painting job he's working on. The girls are cleaning their room and the kitchen, and I'm just trying to stay sane.  Sometimes it's crazy just how much crap we can accomplish on any given day.

 

I've still got a LOT to get done this week. Gotta resubmit the girls K-12 stuff cause apparently the pics I sent first aren't good enough.  I've got to go over and pick up a package from the post office. And I've got to get more work done around the house.  We still have quite a bit to get done to get ready for school.  I know it's gonna be awesome though.

 

Don't have a WHOLE lot of fun stuff going on this week.  Just basically gotta do what we gotta do, ya know?  At least we should have the car back up and running tomorrow. AND we should have a working AC in the car again!  That's really great news to me because how heat sensitive I am.

 

And I'm still going to try to take things a little easy this week.  Since next weekend is Soonercon, and I'm going to be volunteering I want to be sure that Physically I'm ready for it.  I know my meds will help with my anxiety, but I want to be sure that my BODY is ready for it, ya know?

 

Tomorrow I'm gonna run over and pick that package up.  Then come home and do some more work on the house.  Gonna work on the house Tue, Wed, and Thur too. HOPEFULLY I can get my bedroom done, and the dining room. Those are my goals for this week.  Then Friday I have two appointments out at Red Rock, and then I'm going over to work at Soonercon.  Gonna work over there Fri, Sat, and Sun. 

 

I still have to take my shot Friday, so HOPEFULLY Saturday isn't quite so bad.  I guess I'll find out though huh? heh.  Just have to see what happens.  I know I will be bringing my cooling vest for any time I have to spend outside.  And I have to find my beret to wear this weekend. That's a big part of what I'm going there for.  Gonna be working with the group from the RMN and RMMC.  If you don't know what that is and you do what to know, just leave a comment or message me (Sillystarryeyes@yahoo.com) and I'll let you know.  It's pretty fun, hehe.

 

Anyway, for now I'm gonna go find something to accomplish.

 

Hope everyone has an awesome day
LATER TATER
LYNZ

Fierce Friday and Silly Saturday

Fierce doesn't even begin to describe yesterday.

 

Now, we've been without a car since last weekend.  The CV axel went out on the car, and the one they got from pull a part didn't work. SOO, we had to wait until we could get another one and have the time to work on it.  Thankfully today that's going to happen. HOPEFULLY they can get it done tonight, cause I'm tired of not having a car.

 

But anyway, Being stuck around the house is always a pain in the butt, especially with two little girls driving me crazy all day, lol.  I spent the day napping and working on my dining room.  I WILL get it done. HOPEFULLY this week, cause I've got to start getting everything together for their school room for when we get started with the K-12 stuff. I'm still super excited about that!  For a couple reasons. The first is that I KNOW they will flourish with learning at home.  They won't have to worry about grumpy teachers or bullies.  They will just have Me and each other and their school work.  AND with K-12 providing everything, that's going to be HUGE for me!  Won't have to come up with my own curriculum at all, which is a good thing with my MS, cause I'm not sure I'd be able to.  I mean, I MIGHT be able to figure something out, but this way I KNOW they are learning everything they need to learn.  That means a lot to me!

 

After hubby got home from work, we tried to play a game and hang out together.  Things didn't work out quite the way we wanted. I'm pretty sure my husband has GAD (General Anxiety Disorder) cause sometimes he gets super anxious about things that normally wouldn't be a big deal.  I wish I could help him, cause I know how it feels to be so anxious all the time about things that really shouldn't be that big of a deal.  HOPEFULLY once he gets on insurance, he can get to a doctor and start getting the help he needs. I know he will be a lot happier after that.

 

Anyway, after that it was hard to console him.  I did the best I could, and I know he appreciates that.  I just wish I could do more.

 

Then last night was a LONG night.  He stayed up all night working on some commission painting he had to get done.  And I ended up staying up until 5 am (Which is CRAZY for me) because of some other stuff.  Nope, not going into details. It's really nobodies business but ours.  We worked through everything, and are better for it today.

 

He's been up since 5:30 yesterday!  I know once he eats dinner he's going to CRASH, and HARD.  But that's ok.  We can sleep in a little tomorrow (past 5:30 that is, lol)

 

Anyway, on to Silly Saturday

 

Starting things off with a long compilation video of silly dogs. Seriously hysterical some of the dogs do what they do.  So laugh away!

 

 

And another one

 

 

It's actually proven that a laugh a day is good for you.  So make sure to watch both videos and laugh away.  It does the body (and soul) good.

 

Anyway, time to be a responsible adult.

 

Hope everyone had an awesome day
LATER TATER
LYNZ

Woo Hoo Wednesday, and Thankful Thursday

Woo Hoo Wednesday

 

lol, I like it.  So sue me, lol. 

 

Anyway, got quite a bit accomplished today.  Got Desi's birth certificate, so now I have everything that I need to finish enrolling the girls in K-12.  Just gotta get good pics and send them in. Then we wait. HOPEFULLY we will know for sure what's up by Wednesday of next week.  I'm excited.  We are gonna have an awesome year.  I can feel it.  And being able to do this makes me super happy.

 

Then I got some work done on the dining room. We have SO MUCH STUFF and nowhere really to put it.  This house is so much smaller than our apartment was, so finding places for everything we want to keep is proving a challenge.  I know eventually we are gonna get a storage building to put out back (we have PLENTY of yard to put one in) to store all the stuff we want to keep but don't have room for in the house.  Collectables and stuff like that mostly. 

 

I just want this house to be DONE, and it's been an uphill battle.  Not having central heat and air means the house warms up pretty good in the afternoons of the summer. And with my MS, Heat makes me feel HORRIBLE.  Gives me a migraine, makes my legs and arms hurt and go weak, and makes my eyes not focus.  So I do what I can when I can, but it doesn't feel like I can do enough right now.  And that frustrates me. I think I'm going manic again, and I guess now is as good a time as any.  The temps this week are supposed to be lower than they have been, so it'll be easier to stay cool. 

 

And I finalized some plans for Soonercon.  It's not this weekend, but it's next weekend! I'm super excited!  I'm going to volunteer to work at the con all 3 days!  Yeah, I'm nervous too though.  I just hope my body, and my anxiety, stay in check.  My friend, and the one I'll be hanging with, is the captain of one of the ships in the fleet for the RMN (Royal Manticorian Navy).  She's awesome, and a lot of fun to be around. And she is VERY professional and a very get it done type, so that will be great.  It will help keep me busy, and still let me do things and see people that I want to see.  So that's gonna be awesome!  I just have to figure out the RMMC costume that I'm going to wear.  Gotta figure out SOMETHING to wear.  I know we are supposed to wear black pants, green shirt, black shoes, and our Beret.  And she's got a patch that I can put on mine for the weekend, so that'll help.  Just have to see what I can come up with.  If I can't figure anything out, I'll just have to wear something that KINDA works.  Guess we will see.

 

Anyway, that was my Wednesday

 

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Thankful Thursday

 

I know I did Thankful Tuesday, but I want to do another thankful day today. 

 

Today I am thankful that my husband found a new job that he actually really likes.  It's nice to see him come home NOT angry at the world cause he had to deal with BS at his job again.  He's driven on his own a few times, and is starting to get used to being behind the wheel of the box truck, which makes me happy.  And yeah, I've had to give him directions, but it's worked out.  Thank goodness for the cell phone, lol.

 

Today I am thankful for air conditioning.  It's just a window unit, but it helps keep me cool enough that the MS doesn't get TOO bad.  At least it didn't today cause it was cooler than it has been. When the temp gets over 90 it gets a little warm, but then I just shut the bedroom door and turn the lights off and it seems to help. 

 

Today I am thankful that my daughters can stay occupied for HOURS, lol.  They played Skylanders today for quite a while, and they got along and really played well.  And that always makes me happy.

 

Today I am thankful for my youngest wanting to learn how to cook. She is such an amazing little soul, and I'm happy that she's found something that she really enjoys doing.  I know she will grow up to be an amazing little cook. :)

 

Today I am thankful that my oldest helps keep up with the house the way she does.  I couldn't do it on my own, so it's nice to have the help during the day.

 

Today I am thankful for the group of friends that I have.  They are all understanding with the MS, BP, and PTSD.  They remind me that everything will be ok as long as I keep fighting.  And they are right there on the front lines with me. And so is my Husband. And that's a huge thing to me.  SOO thankful for them all.

 

Okie dokie, that's all for today.

Hope everyone had an AWESOME day

LATER TATER
LYNZ

Gotta get motivated

With my MS, it's REALLY hard to get up and get motivated to exercise.  I am by no means fat.  I am at 150 lbs, which is pretty good considering just 6 months ago I was 160 - and for me with the MS losing 10 lbs isn't too shabby.  But I want to lose more. I have another 10 lbs AT LEAST that I want to lose, and preferably another 20.

 

That being said, I'm trying really hard to find things that I can still do with my MS.  Some days I do good just to stand upright while walking and not falling into things, so finding exercises I can still do on those days has been a struggle.  If you guys have any ideas, please let me know!  I am willing to try anything once.  I just need SOMETHING that I can still do, ya know?

 

I saw a picture that cracked me up while looking at "thinspo" (thin inspiration).  No, I REFUSE to have another eating disorder.  But I've been looking at exercise sites and stuff like that for help.

 

Anyway, this is the pic:



 

That's something that I have a REALLY hard time with some days.  I hate feeling like I use my MS as an excuse, but every time I try something on a bad day I just can't do it.

 

SOOO, I have been looking long and hard for things that I can still do with MS.  Things like Yoga, and Pilates.  I may not be able to do ALL of them every day, but to have SOMETHING to do each and every day is important to me.  I WILL lose these last few pesky pounds!  I WILL. And I will do it in a healthy way. I will not be anorexic again. I will not be bulimic.  I will be healthy and happy. 

 

I think my best course of action right now is to use the energy I have to keep working on the dining room. Cleaning and organizing is good exercise, especially when it doesn't feel like I can do much more.  AND I feel accomplished at the end of the day cause something got done, lol.  SOO, I'm gonna get off the computer and off my butt and get to work on the dining room some more.

 

Wish me luck.

I feel I'm gonna need it, lol.

 

LATER TATER
LYNZ

Thankful Tuesday

There is a lot to be thankful for right now.

 

First, I am thankful for my brother in law and the fact my husband and him work at the same place. Our car died (at least for a few days) and we had no way to get Hubby to work.  But since my brother in law and him work at the same place, he has been able to bum a ride from him.  That's HUGE!  Otherwise, we would be up shit creek without a paddle, so to speak. Ya know?

 

I am thankful for the gaming group I am a part of - the RMN (RMMC for me, hehe) Which stands for Royal Manticore Navy, and Royal Manticore Marine Corp.  It's a fan group that does things that have to do with the Honor Harrington books. It's a lot of fun, and always good to hang out with people who enjoy the same things as you.

 

I'm thankful that that group is going to find a place for me to work at Soonercon. I'll get to enjoy some of the stuff that happens, but I'll be able to prove to myself that I can still do things like that.  It's been a LONG time since I've done anything like that, so I'm nervous!  But one of my other friends in the same group, and in my regular gaming group (we Roll Play DC Heroes together, as well as play tabletop games together) has faith that I will be fine, lol.  I'm sure I will be ok, but thinking about it with the MS and being out and about most of the day has me a little nervous. 

 

I am thankful for how hard my husband works to keep a roof over our heads and food in our stomachs.  It's a HUGE deal to me that he works jobs that he doesn't really like to provide for us. Although, he really does seem to enjoy the job he has now - even the long annoying days.

 

I am thankful for my daughters and how much they've been helping around the house the last couple weeks.  I'm super excited at the prospect of getting to homeschool them!  It makes me super happy to know that I'll be able to help them out and spend more time with them.  AND we are getting to do it for Free through the K-12 program!  YAY!  Just gotta wait for my youngests birth certificate to come in and I will have all the proof I need. :)  YAY!

 

Despite how crappy it makes me feel, I am thankful for my MS medication.  It may make me miserable for 24 hours, but it is keeping my MS from getting worse, and that means EVERYTHING to me.  My next neurologist appointment is July 1, so we shall see what she has to say.

 

I am thankful for Red Rock.  They have literally saved my life when I thought I couldn't go on anymore.  They provide me the medication that keeps me sane, lol.  They have kept my anxiety in check, and have kept my depression in check too.   It means a lot to me that I can function again.  So seriously thankful.  And thankful for my caseworker over there too, Katyln McGrath (sp?)  She is awesome, and truly cares what happens to me.  And that means a lot to me too!

 

Ok, time to get off the computer and get some more work done on the Dining room. 

 

Hope everyone has an awesome day

LATER TATER
LYNZ

Just another Manic Monday

made even more fun by MANIA!

Yep, I'm manic.  My brain is going a bazillion miles an hour, and even though my body can't really keep up, it sure is trying. I know I'll regret this later.  But alas, this is life for today, lol

 

I'm trying to find something that I have NO IDEA where it got put.  I'm trying to get some work done on my Dining room (soon to be the game room/ school room).  And just trying to keep my brain from getting too distracted and making me get NOTHING done.

 

My body is a brat right now.  My legs hurt, my arms are weak, my eyes won't cooperate, I have a headache, and I just want to lay down and sleep some, but my brain won't really let me.

 

Oh well.

 

Working out some details with one of the other people I know.  We are discussing Soonercon, which isn't this weekend, but next weekend.  I think I'm going to volunteer and get a ticket that way.  And We can buy Ruben a one day ticket to come out on Saturday.  I think it will be a lot of fun. :)

 

Just gotta work out details and see what happens from there.  Gotta get a babysitter for the girls for Friday at least, cause Ruben will be working.  SOO, yeah.  Gonna have to figure that all out.

 

But anyway, I'm gonna get back to work. Might write a little more later if I can get my brain to slow down enough to catch some of the things running around in my head.

 

LATER TATER
LYNZ

awarness Sunday

Today I am posting about something that needs to be talked about. Something that so many run away from because they don't understand it, and therefore fear it.

 

It is Depression.  It is Suicide.  It is the darkest place you can imagine, and it's something that you can't fight alone.

 

7 months ago I was suicidal.  I wanted to die. I felt broken, and like a burden, and like it was making everyone elses life worse by having me in it.  I thought the world would be better off if I wasn't here anymore.  I fought with the feelings, and had even worked out the plan on how I was going to take my own life. I was ready to go, and I was strangly at peace with that decision.

 

Thankfully my friends KNEW something was up. One even came over and talked me down, physically fighting me for the things I was going to use.  He showed me that he cared, when I thought that nobody should.  My husband has been amazing support since then - since I was able to actually tell him how I was feeling and what was going on.  My daughters have been the light of my life, and show me every single day that I am NOT broken - I am MOM, and that's HUGE!

 

Somewhere in the world, someone takes their own life ever 30 seconds.

 

Think about that for a minute.

 

That's 2 people a minute, 120 people an hour, and 2880 people a day!

That is 1,051,200 a year!

 

That is a HUGE number.  And a lot of it is because those people feeling that way feel alone. They feel like they have nobody to talk to, and nobody who will take the time to understand and help.  Trust me, I've been there.  Thankfully I've made it out the other side.  Thankfully I am still getting help. Red Rock has been HUGE in my recovery.  I get the medicine I need, and the therapy too.  It makes such a difference in my life, because I finally can see all the people in my life who truly care.  That's something I was afraid of for the longest time.  I didn't think anybody really truly cared.  I thought they were just saying it because they didn't want to be responsible for anything that I might do.

 

I hope this opens your eyes.  I hope you can be there for anybody in your life that may be dealing with severe depression.  Believe me, sometimes all they need is a shoulder to cry on and an ear to listen. You don't have to fix them. You don't have to offer suggestions.  You just have to be there.  You just have to show them that you care, in whatever way you can.

 

Thank you So much to those in my life who have shown me that.  Ruben, Heather, and James to name a few.  It means the world to me that you are there for me!  Never forget that!

 

And know I am here for you too, if you ever need me.

 

I hope this opens your eyes.

 

And I hope you had an awesome day

LATER TATER
LYNZ

another long week is kicking my butt

But I'm gonna write more anyway, heh

 

Gonna HOPEFULLY catch up on all the day's I've missed.

 

Starting with Super Sunday

 

Sunday was a good day. Hung out with Hubby and just enjoyed the day.  We did a few things that we wanted to do, which is always a fun thing.  Not too much more to say though, so moving on.

 

Manic Monday

 

Monday meant another day for Hubby at his new job.  Still taking a bit of time to get used to being up that early, but I know we will get there.  This is a GREAT thing for us, and I know it will be a good thing for sure!

 

Thankful Tuesday

 

Today I am thankful for my amazing friends and family who actually give a damn about what happens to me and mine.  Who call, or message, when I need someone to talk to.  Who remind me that I'm special and unique when all I feel is broken.  Who remind me that life is so much better than we give it credit for some days.  Who make me smile when I just want to cry, and who let me cry on their shoulders when I just can't hold it in anymore.  Thank you all so much!

 

Wonderful Wednesday

 

Today was hubbies first day driving by himself at the new job.  I'm just thankful that we have a good cell phone, cause he had to call me quite a bit to help him find where he needed to go next. And I was more than happy to help him. I know we need to get him a GPS system soon though, so he doesn't have to deal with feeling so long so much. 

 

Thursday

 

He had to drive alone again today, and had to call me quite a bit to find where he was going. BUT it was a short day, and he got to come home EARLY, which was awesome.  We played some more Castlevania Lords of Shadow and ate a yummy dinner.  It was a great day/ night.

 

My oldest and I had Red Rock appointments too.  She had therapy, and I had my med appointment.  And he upped my meds AGAIN!  I still take Buspar 4x a day, and a nightmare med at night.  But he upped my Zoloft to the max he puts it at, and upped my Quentiapine (sp?) to 400mg at night.  I just hope this helps, cause I really don't want to have to up them anymore.  Seriously, not at all!

 

Friday

 

Hubby had to ride with someone today, and they didn't even get to leave the yard till after 8am (when he has to be there at 6:30).  And it was a LONG day. He didn't get off work till 6pm!  We knew there would be days like that, but they are still blah anyway.

 

And it was my shot day too.  We played a little Castlevania before I took my shot, and then I went to bed.  My shot makes me fee SO YUCKY so fast!  I get a killer migraine, and fully body aches that make it hard to even move, let alone be productive, ya know?  So I went to bed and slept through MOST of the side effects. Still woke up with a killer migraine though, which always sucks.  Got up and took my meds, and now that they've kicked in it's not QUITE as bad. 

 

Saturday

 

Today Hubby and his brother went out to Pull A Part to get some parts for the car that we need.  A sensor, the blower fan for the AC (YAY AC!!), the CV joint, and the brake caliper and rotor so we can get the tire fixed!  Still gonna have to replace the tire, cause they didn't have one of ours out there, but that's ok.  We should have a good running car again SOON!  YAY!

 

I'm hoping to get to go out to a BBQ that some friends of mine are having, but I don't know if Ruben wants to go or not, so IDK.  Guess we will see right?

 

All  in all, today has been a pretty good day so far. :)

 

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There, caught up. Sorry some days were shorter than others.  I've been Manic and haven't really been able to deal with my mind cause it's going so darn fast it's hard to catch a subject. SOO writing that, even though it was just a little, was a huge chore.  Could be worse though, ya know?

 

Anyway, Hope everyone has/ had an awesome day!
LATER TATER
LYNZ

Been a LONG week.

And because it has been, I haven't had the time to sit down and write my blog posts. SOO, today I am making them ALL up at once, hehe.

 

Starting with Thankful Tuesday

 

I am thankful for my husbands new job. He seems to really enjoy it, and the money and perks are going to be awesome for us. It's about time that he found a job he likes that actually pays him what he deserves!

 

I am thankful that my girls love to read as much as they do. We hit the library last week, and they each got 7 books each!  And I even got 4, even though it's kinda hard for me to read with my MS eyes messing up the way they do.

 

I am thankful for the MS society that sent me the cooling vest for free!  It has been a lifesaver!  The AC blower motor went out in our car, and so I've had to do a lot of driving in the heat with no AC, and the vest has kept me from getting way too overheated!  SOO thankful for that.

 

I am thankful for friends who keep me sane, lol.  One of our friends had us over Saturday to play games and do dinner. It was a lot of fun, and we even got to try out a new game, which was awesome, and play King of Tokyo with the girlies.  Good time were had by all, lol.

 

I am thankful for the opportunity to homeschool the girls next year.  With k-12 I will be able to have them home with me, and make sure that they understand what they are learning instead of being forced to move on before they get it!  Just gotta finish getting the proof together for them (which is proving difficult because of the Oklahoma birth certificate office, but we will get it done).

 

I am thankful for game time with hubby. We've been playing Castlevania LOS, and it's been lots of fun.  It's something that I really enjoy, and getting the time with hubby has been awesome!

 

 

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Way Back Wednesday

 

Today I'm just going to post about one thing.  And it's zoo animal friends. Gonna share a bunch of pictures of the zoo animals I've taken over the last few years.  I hope you guys like them as much as me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aren't they beautiful? I love the way my camera takes pictures of things like this!  So glad we bought it for me that year!

 

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Thinking Thursday

 

Been doing a LOT of thinking lately. Some good, some bad, some just ho hum.  But that's the way a bipolar brain works sometimes huh?  It could be worse I guess. It's just REALLY hard to keep up with my own brain some days, lol

 

I've been thinking about the stuff we need to do with the car.

 

Been thinking about things I'd like to do around the house.

 

Been thinking about things to do with the girls this summer.

 

Been thinking about hubby and his new job and how thankful I am that he has it.

 

Been thinking about stuff I need to get done so the girls can finish being enrolled in K-12.

 

Just thinking. Lots and lots of thinking.

 

Some about things that I regret. Things I wish I could still do. Things that I'm thankful I will never have to do again.  Stuff like that. LOTS AND LOTS, lol.

 

but hey, it could be worse.  What have YOU been thinking about lately?

 

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Fierce Friday

 

The weather today was INSANE.  I do NOT do well in the heat anymore.  My MS makes me extremely heat sensitive, so summers have been bad since I was diagnosed.  But this summer is proving to be super hard.  Probably because we don't have central heat and air anymore, and one window unit. We have a couple more at his moms house that we need to pick up to see if they still work.  We need 2 more. One for our bedroom, and one for the kitchen to cool the kitchen and the girls bedroom.  So HOPEFULLY the two we have over there still work and we don't have to wait till we can afford another one.  That would be annoying, lol.

 

But thankfully I have that cooling vest.  It makes things a heck of a lot easier when the weather is so high.  Just gotta find something for my head, cause it still gives me a migraine if I have to be out in the heat, even with the cooling vest.

 

Anybody have any ideas??

 

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Super Saturday

 

We got to go hang out with friends today.  We spend the first part of the day at home, but then in the afternoon we went over to a friends house and played some games.  We played an X-men game that was pretty interesting. It was a game where you run a school and have students, and you go out and do missions.  One we got was to try and kill apocalypse, and one was tame the Hulk. It was  pretty interesting.  Then we played King of Tokyo with the girls. I love that game. It's kinda like yatzee but with some other stuff - like cards that give you powers, and an actual health counter.  It's good for the girls cause they have to count, and strategize, and all that jazz.  So I'm good with it. Then we played Marvel/ DC dice.  You basically play with so many dice per character, and use those characters to attack the other players.  It's a lot of fun.

 

We were over there WAY late. Both girls fell asleep on the couch while we were playing. I don't think we got home until almost two AM!  That's the latest I've stayed in a VERY long time, lol.  It was totally worth it though. I love getting to spend time with friends doing stuff like that.  I'm just glad we can now, cause for a long time we weren't really able to because schedules didn't work out for us.  Now though, it does. YAY!

 

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Ok, I'll write Silly Sunday, Manic Monday, and Thankful Tuesday later. Maybe not tonight, but we will see.

 

Tomorrow my oldest and I have appointments at Red Rock. She has therapy, and I have my Med appointment.  But it's all good. We are scheduled for basically the same time, lol.  SOO yeah.

 

Alrighty, I'm off for now

Hope everyone had an awesome day

LATER TATER!

LYNZ

 





Sunday Funday, and Manic Monday

Yesterday started off kinda slow.  We layed around the house just talking for a long time, and it was glorious. 

 

Then hubby called and talked to his brother about his new job.  They talked for quite a while, and put hubby's mind at ease about things.  That made me happy, cause I hated seeing him stressing out over things cause he didn't know enough.

 

Then his mom asked if we could go help his sister move.  We went over and gave them what little time we had. I packed up one room for them, so I feel a little accomplished.  I wanted to do more, but we had other stuff going on.

 

When we got home we had some friends come over.  We WERE going to play DC Heroes, but the DM didn't show up in time for that, so instead we played a few other games. We played Love Letter (which is actually really fun, and super simple).  And then we were setting up for Cosmic Encounter when the DM finally did show up.  We didn't have time to actually play DC, so instead we all played CE. It was a lot of fun, and the game stayed pretty close. I love getting to hang out with friends.  Then we did dinner, and hit the hay early.

 

This morning was Hubbies first day at his new job. We had to get up EARLY early (5am early!) so he could get there by 6:30.  He was SUPER nervous, but we said our have a good days and he went in.  Today all he did was ride along and help unload the truck at the stops they went to.  Basically, he drove from Oklahoma City to Barling, Oklahoma and back (stopping at a few places along the way).  He says the worst part was the way the truck rode, lol.  That doesn't surprise me AT ALL. Those trucks are bumpy!  But he said, all in all, he really enjoyed it.  He has to be there SUPER early Thursday cause they have to drive back out there, and they are wanting to get done even earlier (They finished by 2 today! YAY!).  I think this job is going to be a GREAT thing!  Like, SERIOUSLY awesome!

 

So after he got off work, we went to the store to pick up some stuffs.  Some sandwich, breakfast, and dinner stuff.  Gonna do a bit of a special dinner for him tonight to show him how proud of him I am for getting a new job. Gonna do our burritos - we use rice, refried beans, chicken, and hamburger meat.  It is SO yummy!  And it's been a while since we've done them, so it will be a good change of pace.  Right now I'm just trying to get rid of this darn headache, cause it is ANNOYING!

 

I did get my Cooling Vest today though!  That makes me SOOO excited!  I can do things outside the house again this summer!  That's HUGE for me, since the last couple years I haven't been able to do that much outside during the summer cause I couldn't do the heat.  MS and heat DO NOT mix AT ALL!  It always made me feel so much worse, and then I was useless for DAYS afterwards.  NOW, I will be able to get out and do things, and NOT feel like crap afterwards!  YAY!

 

And once we get past this month of being tight financially, we will be GOLDEN!  We can get the car taken care of, we can buy a few things we want to buy, and we can actually start saving some money!  I want to actually take a REAL vacation in the next year or so.  Maybe to the beach, or to Silver Dollar City, or something like that.  IDK though. We will just have to see what happens.  The fact that hubby is going to actually get PAID time off will be HUGE for us!  We won't have to worry about setting the money back for him to miss work. He can just take his vacation!  I'm so happy for him to FINALLY get what he has deserved for SO LONG!

 

Anyway, I'm gonna go get dinner done so I can get to bed early tonight.  Getting up this early is going to take some getting used to, haha.  Tomorrow we have our Start Up Success session for K-12.  And I've got to finish getting the compliancy items together.  I HAVE to have that done by the end of the week, so I need to bust butt to get it done.  I don't want to risk them not being approved! 

 

Hope everyone had an awesome day
LATER TATER
LYNZ