[~Christina]

Originally Posted by TheSeaCat

I'm surprised this thread is still going, I wonder if we can get to 115 pages before we are closed.


Just got out of the shower after a terrible visit at the parents; so glad I live with R now. Dad hates 'baby' like really hates her. He picked everything apart and well he doesn't think I should date M at all. He also doesn't like R much either. I doubt I will be visiting home much after the Holidays. He also didn't like the dinner I brought for them. Sigh nothing I do pleases them. He wasn't even excited about the President's list either.


Oh well I am excited and proud of myself as is R. M was ecstatic over the President's list. Granted the both made President's List too so they understand how exciting it is and how much I wanted it. I just wish to see my dad proud of me instead of constantly putting me down.


I go back to work tomorrow; I've missed work. Boss wasn't kidding either IT really did put a bow on my fax machine. Boss would also like my help tomorrow with year end performance reviews. I can also only imagine how many referrals I have from Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.


Hugs to everyone and thank you all

Some people are just unable to be supportive it sucks for sure especially when it’s a parent.

As long as you love your baby phooey on what he thinks or says your the one that will be making the payments.

Congratulations on being on the list ! That’s so awesome.

So when is your wedding date with M ??? LOL

Enjoy going back to work with your new fax machine , yes the bow must have been adorable ha!

Glad your feeling better

[~Christina]

So I’m doing nothing with my frozen shoulder while I’m gone , it hurts enough as is I’m not going to cause myself more grief , once we get home in January I’ll really work to defrost it.

We leave tomorrow night and I just have a load of laundry to do tomorrow and physically pack my suitcase.

Of course the dogs are all ready to go they notice there blankets are ready to go. Plus they see the suitcases and get all excited. Lol

I just wish we didn’t have to pack everything in the rain, totally sucks ! Nothing like rain in the mid 30’s to make me thrilled , not !

I’m stressed but just can’t wait to see my daughter!!! When we went down in September and she was in a deep Bipolar depression I was so worried but she’s back to feeling well at baseline.. she’s a fighter for sure

[TheSeaCat]

Originally Posted by ~Christina

Some people are just unable to be supportive it sucks for sure especially when it’s a parent.

As long as you love your baby phooey on what he thinks or says your the one that will be making the payments.

Congratulations on being on the list ! That’s so awesome.

So when is your wedding date with M ??? LOL

Enjoy going back to work with your new fax machine , yes the bow must have been adorable ha!

Glad your feeling better

I'm over his attitude; I know he has given up a lot but I have sacrificed too.

I love baby a lot

I am so proud of being on that list and thank you.

Hopefully not for a while; although that man is something special.

It was so funny a big red bow right in the middle with a note on my desk that says hopefully this one isn't possessed.

I am feeling a lot better; my heart rate is still high but I can deal.

Sorry about your shoulder still hurting you and that weather sounds awful. I hope you and H have a great trip down to your daughters.

[Wild Coyote]

I am awake again. With the house so quiet, I can hear some kind of an animal scurrying around in the attic!

Will have to send H up there to see what's going on.

Poor H has been doing so much work at home and at his job!
No rest for the weary. I worry about him sometimes. He often works over 100 hours a week when he is traveling for work. He also has a BPII diagnosis. Fortunately, he's quite stable on Lamictal and klonopin. He also sleeps very well 99% of the time, unlike me!

okay, I'd better try to sleep again!

Love to All!

WC

[Wild Coyote]

Originally Posted by ~Christina

So I’m doing nothing with my frozen shoulder while I’m gone , it hurts enough as is I’m not going to cause myself more grief , once we get home in January I’ll really work to defrost it.

We leave tomorrow night and I just have a load of laundry to do tomorrow and physically pack my suitcase.

Of course the dogs are all ready to go they notice there blankets are ready to go. Plus they see the suitcases and get all excited. Lol

I just wish we didn’t have to pack everything in the rain, totally sucks ! Nothing like rain in the mid 30’s to make me thrilled , not !

I’m stressed but just can’t wait to see my daughter!!! When we went down in September and she was in a deep Bipolar depression I was so worried but she’s back to feeling well at baseline.. she’s a fighter for sure

It's amusing to watch dogs when they know a trip is about to occur! They usually get very excited, especially if they know they are going, too!

Our dogs used to get upset when they saw a suitcase because they knew it meant H was going on the road for work.

I hope you have a FUN trip! Getting to spend time with your daughter must be such a treat and a fantastic gift to both of you!

uggh! Frozen shoulders are so very painful and so very obstinate!

Happy Holidays!

Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!

I will be thinking of you!

So it is 5:15am and I have not slept at all so far and I guess I will not. I am incredibly tired though, but it’s hard to sleep with paranoia and hallucinations. Weighted blanket calmed me down a bit but not enough. I hope I can get into IOP today or tomorrow and start some new med soon or at least get something PRN for sleep because I really cannot keep having nights like these

[Blueberrybook]

Originally Posted by spikes

So it is 5:15am and I have not slept at all so far and I guess I will not. I am incredibly tired though, but it’s hard to sleep with paranoia and hallucinations. Weighted blanket calmed me down a bit but not enough. I hope I can get into IOP today or tomorrow and start some new med soon or at least get something PRN for sleep because I really cannot keep having nights like these

I'm sorry spikes. I hope you can get some help soon. Paranoia is hard, and for me, tends to get worse with lack of sleep. Not sleeping is tough.

[Blue_Bird]

Slept good, I decided against staying up all night

[Blueberrybook]

Originally Posted by Blue_Bird

Slept good, I decided against staying up all night

Good choice

[Blueberrybook]

Doing OK though I dread that I agreed to help out with my daughter's class Christmas party today. At least the school has early dismissal at noon. The room mom said to be there at 9, but I'll be a bit late. I have to stop at the post office and mail in the paper copy of H's contract to teach at the university. They really pushed him through fast as he will be teaching there in January. We don't know the details, just that he will be teaching some sort of introductory statistics course for the Industrial Engineering Dept. Fingers crossed it looks like much better health care than they give to high school teachers, so his pay increase may actually be worth more than it is on paper.

After today, my daughter will be on Christmas break until January 8; we have not finished Christmas shopping at all, so that will be a challenge. H has to still teach tomorrow as well as pack up his classroom though we are not sure when he will officially start working at the university. The students come back to the university Jan. 22, so I'd assume he has to be there before then.

H just told me it looks like he will be teaching 2 statistics courses, an intro one and a higher level one and that one will be online. Having the online class may give him the flexibility to work from home a couple days a week. It is a long drive from our house to Lamar University in Beaumont, TX.

Blueberrybook, it sounds like you're husband has a really nice opportunity ahead of him. I'm not sure how online classes work from the professor's side, but I hope he might be able to do some work from home, if he likes. I've taken a few online college courses in the past. I can't imagine that he couldn't do some work from home. Would you like him home more?

I'm lucky to have my hubby home today. He's taking today as his annual "community service day".

[Blueberrybook]

Originally Posted by BirdDancer

Blueberrybook, it sounds like you're husband has a really nice opportunity ahead of him. I'm not sure how online classes work from the professor's side, but I hope he might be able to do some work from home, if he likes. I've taken a few online college courses in the past. I can't imagine that he couldn't do some work from home. Would you like him home more?

I'm lucky to have my hubby home today. He's taking today as his annual "community service day".

I would like him home more and he would like to be too. It is easier to get a little private time with him alone when my daughter is not in her bedtime just across the hall. We hope he can work from home a couple days a week. He took all his teacher accreditation courses online, so he is familiar with the online class format and what works and doesn’t work. He will still have to have availability and some face to face time with the online course, but we are not sure if that is just video chat or availability at the university in person for that course.

It is also a very long drive to Beaumont from our house, and traffic is horrible during rush hour. Both of our vehicles are older models, and we can count on a few costly car repairs each year, so the less mileage we have to put on them the better, not to mention the cost of gas. This pay raise (and hopefully better health insurance) will let us keep our house, make car, AC, and plumbing repairs, eat out for birthdays, but it won’t make us not have to worry about money at all, just worry less about bills, let us buy clothes when our daughter outgrows hers without so much worry. This position has the potential of leading to a permanent tenure track position should they be satisfied with hiis performance over the next year, so fingers crossed.

I hope it works out really well for him and your family. My husband looks forward to the time when he can finally be home during the week. I think that will be pleasant. We love time together, but also do our own things at home separately.

[Moose72]

Blueberrybook, I'm happy to hear that your H got the job and its just up his street. Take it bird by bird: before you know it he will be getting tenure.

[Moose72]

N3 goes back to school on the 7th- Im pretty sure. I'm leaving to see my friend that day so we will have to organize how to work that out that morning. My mom will be keeping an eye on n2 and n3 while Im gone.

My primary drs nurse just called. She said I need to get labs run. I need to do a 24 hour urine catch and buy a blood pressurre monitor to use morning and night. Im just falling apart. Stupid psych meds!

Originally Posted by spikes

So it is 5:15am and I have not slept at all so far and I guess I will not. I am incredibly tired though, but it’s hard to sleep with paranoia and hallucinations. Weighted blanket calmed me down a bit but not enough. I hope I can get into IOP today or tomorrow and start some new med soon or at least get something PRN for sleep because I really cannot keep having nights like these

Got accepted for IOP, they're even going to give me a ride today!

[Nammu]

That's great new spike!

[tecomsin]

Well I slept until 8:30 and my son woke me up. He got out of the door quickly today though, which is good for a change. So no need to also take Rexulti if I'm on Zyprexa. I woke up several times at night but fell back asleep without too much trouble. The plan is to take 5mg until my sleep stabilizes and then try to cut down to 2.5 mg.

[Moose72]

gotta get blood drawn!

[~Christina]

Originally Posted by Wild Coyote

I am awake again. With the house so quiet, I can hear some kind of an animal scurrying around in the attic!


Will have to send H up there to see what's going on.


Poor H has been doing so much work at home and at his job!

No rest for the weary. I worry about him sometimes. He often works over 100 hours a week when he is traveling for work. He also has a BPII diagnosis. Fortunately, he's quite stable on Lamictal and klonopin. He also sleeps very well 99% of the time, unlike me!


okay, I'd better try to sleep again!


Love to All!



WC

We had a family of squirrels under our house chewing away it was freaking me out. My H took care of them !

Your H works so many hours and then at home too. It’s always something

How did your second night of all Lamictal at bedtime go ?

How’s you pain ? Did you get more sleep ?

[~Christina]

Originally Posted by spikes

So it is 5:15am and I have not slept at all so far and I guess I will not. I am incredibly tired though, but it’s hard to sleep with paranoia and hallucinations. Weighted blanket calmed me down a bit but not enough. I hope I can get into IOP today or tomorrow and start some new med soon or at least get something PRN for sleep because I really cannot keep having nights like these

Glad you have decided to reach out for help ! Good for you

[~Christina]

Originally Posted by Moose72

N3 goes back to school on the 7th- Im pretty sure. I'm leaving to see my friend that day so we will have to organize how to work that out that morning. My mom will be keeping an eye on n2 and n3 while Im gone.


My primary drs nurse just called. She said I need to get labs run. I need to do a 24 hour urine catch and buy a blood pressurre monitor to use morning and night. Im just falling apart. Stupid psych meds!

Sorry your having possibly more health problems

Enjoy your trip to see your friend.

[~Christina]

Originally Posted by spikes

Got accepted for IOP, they're even going to give me a ride today!

Great news !

[~Christina]

Originally Posted by tecomsin

Well I slept until 8:30 and my son woke me up. He got out of the door quickly today though, which is good for a change. So no need to also take Rexulti if I'm on Zyprexa. I woke up several times at night but fell back asleep without too much trouble. The plan is to take 5mg until my sleep stabilizes and then try to cut down to 2.5 mg.

Glad your getting some reliable sleep .. that’s great news

Originally Posted by ~Christina

Sorry everything is up in the air and things are being more costly. I do not understand our insurance situation anymore. It’s either expensive policy or astronomical deductions. It’s straight up bulllshyt !!

I have a reasonable deductible with Medicare but it’s so hard to pay for that with my husband and I being disabled. Then all those 20^% left , I own 3 doctors the ortho guys and neurologist all the 20% of the visits , I literally can only afford 5 dollars a month to each as I do need to eat for the month.

I hate that your having to struggle so much. Will your work hours decrease after the holidays ?? Is so what then.

I wish I could fix your situation !!!

Try and hang in there hun : sadhug:

Seriously! Sheesh, I can never get over the disability/Medicare thing. Just ridiculous. I mean, they know how little you're getting!

The hours issue gets complicated, what with variation and hovering near the line. Consequently, I *could* get bumped back and forth, which would be a pita. That's a big reason I'm looking for a different job -- to get more control over my hours.

Oh well.