I'm stunning! LOL!
No, that's just what I read at first glance from Survivor.
We are stunning! We struggle with this g.d. effing mental shit and still show up for life.
Lost ALL my I.D. and it takes a while to replace it.
My landlord still wants me out but keeps taking my rent and hasn't started any eviction proceedings.
I sent a gay equality email to my next oldest brother and recieved a curt, angry response (should've known better).
Hey my hand-me-down computer plays DVDs! Who knew?
The library has zillions of DVDs I want to see.
TTFN

no apologies necessary; that's just how
it goes sometimes...
and I, too respond to things that are old -
sometimes I'll unintentionally read a thread from a year ago
without realizing it, and respond like it's something
someone posted yesterday...it happens.
All that matters is that you'r managing, even if
struggling.
*YES* it *DOES* get better, although it can take
\(what seems like) a GREAT deal of time while
you're in the midst of struggling thru.
Small victories / pleasentries will pop up now
and then. Nourish them. enjoy them.
Revell with abandon in them.
Then pull yourself from the muck;
stand up tall, grab your sword and shield;
and get ready for the next wave of poop.
(and wonder when the owner is going to
put that Great Dane on a damn diet ! )

I'm a bit phantomy as well. Phantomy probably isn't a word but oh well.

My memory and ability to concentrate dwindling but I'm trying to stay positive and take care of myself. I'm trying to eat right and exercise more. Every day above ground is a good one and I know I'll somehow get it back on track.

Re dog poop, I have an australian shepherd and german shepherd/mix. The german shepherd (who's a little over a year old) has poops that look like they'd come from a much larger dog.

I've somewhat been in "hibernation" mode; rather uncommunicative. Mama D will say that isn't quite like me, but sometimes I just need to shut down and take a breather.

My dad has returned home from the skilled rehab facility. He still has some longer-term problems and will now have home health care but at least he's in his own house where he and mom are much more comfortable.

My hubby got very sick over the last 10 days and the doctor still doesn't have a clue what it was. Blood tests did rule OUT swine flu and we're still waiting on the results of stool cultures and he now needs a kidney ultrasound. They did determine there was some kind of infection and the antibiotics he took helped tremendously. He's still weak and tired though.

Our sweet dog hid the fact that he was seriously ill too! Rookie had severe laryngeal disease and his throat & larynx was all swollen. It even caused his trachea to collapse! So Rookie has been on a twice daily regime of pills. I took him back to the vet on Friday and he's improving so our cuddly Corgi will keep cuddling with us! It was scary though because the tracheal collapse could have killed him.

I've been letting the stress of my family's illnesses and more to get the better of me lately. Simply put, I haven't been taking care of myself. I've been comfort eating again and gained back 7 of the 30 pounds I had lost. So now I'm feeling fat and ugly again. I had stopped taking my allergy meds because it didn't feel like I needed them. I didn't for a while but now I have to start taking them again and I realize I really do feel like my brain is in a fog. I need to get back on track and truly take the time to take care of ME because if I go down, I'm no good to myself or anyone else.

I guess you could say I'm taking things 15 minutes at a time.

belatedly, I was laid off from my job of 10 years on June 12th. Have been searching ever since then, and will be doing work with the Census Bureau at the start of next month. it's mixed blessings, because I wasn't happy at my job, but it did provide a nice paycheck. oh well, change is the only constant in life, so here's to that.