[MuddyBoots]

Originally Posted by Moose72

My mom bought Ariel two reversible cat scratcher cardboard pads! Her other two are worn out on both sides. They come tomorrow! I don’t think she knows she can scratch her new cat tree. It’s covered in carpet.

At least she knows she can scratch the scratchpad! I had a cat that would ONLY go after door frames and bed frames (he’s been dead 5 years now and his art remains).

One of my cats eats the carpet on his cat tree.

[Blue_Bird]

Originally Posted by LadyShadow

So glad you were able to figure that out @Blue_Bird ! I am glad you are having a good day @Blueberrybook - great little painting as always! @Nammu - I know sometimes it's hard to get going, I have had pins and needles before, especially when sitting long hours sometimes.

Still waiting on my package - sometimes they take a really long time. Work has still been very slow. Did a DoorDash order with Wendy's to try it out and ended up paying almost double for the food. It's so crazy.

Watching more Catfish right now and trying to work, even though there isn't much going on.

DoorDash and ubereats are so expensive. I was ordering from them pretty regularly when I shouldn’t have because they’re definitely not budget friendly , they are really convenient though but I won’t be using them again any time soon. Maybe just for like special occasions. Holidays or birthday. That’s how I got my Dennys strawberry stuffed French toast and Oreo milkshake the other day. From DoorDash.

Hope you enjoyed your Wendy’s though! I haven’t had them in a long time. I always loved their bacon cheeseburgers

[Moose72]

@Blue_Bird Congrats on getting a payee! So they will pay your bills and give you spending money- is that how it works?

[Blue_Bird]

Originally Posted by MuddyBoots

At least she knows she can scratch the scratchpad! I had a cat that would ONLY go after door frames and bed frames (he’s been dead 5 years now and his art remains).

One of my cats eats the carpet on his cat tree.

That’s how my cat Mustachio is. Doorframes. And then Papi loves to scratch up my couch. They have scratching posts and stuff. But she prefers doors and he prefers couches lol

[Moose72]

Originally Posted by MuddyBoots

At least she knows she can scratch the scratchpad! I had a cat that would ONLY go after door frames and bed frames (he’s been dead 5 years now and his art remains).

One of my cats eats the carpet on his cat tree.

She does scratch the front door but it’s metal and I can’t see any scratch marks.

[Blue_Bird]

Originally Posted by Moose72

@Blue_Bird Congrats on getting a payee! So they will pay your bills and give you spending money- is that how it works?

Yes so basically they have a bank account they’ll open and they’ll get my check in there and my rent will come out automatically from that account and my phone bill and internet bill too. Then they will give me spending money as like sort of like an allowance so I can buy the stuff I need like household essentials, cat stuff, clothing etc. so basically I won’t have access to the actual account but they will give me spending money. So I wont be in any danger of overspending and messing up my rent payments or important bills. And it will help me build up my savings too since I currently have none

[Nammu]

My guy always cut the sisal rope about 10 inch’s up on his scratch posts. It was like his signature. I’d get him a new post and within days, a rope would be cut and hanging. Just the one place. But he used the post, cardboard, his cat tree. Yet I still needed to cut his claws, oh he hated that.

[Moose72]

Originally Posted by Blue_Bird

Yes so basically they have a bank account they’ll open and they’ll get my check in there and my rent will come out automatically from that account and my phone bill and internet bill too. Then they will give me spending money as like sort of like an allowance so I can buy the stuff I need like household essentials, cat stuff, clothing etc. so basically I won’t have access to the actual account but they will give me spending money. So I wont be in any danger of overspending and messing up my rent payments or important bills. And it will help me build up my savings too since I currently have none

That’s super! I had my mom take all my credit cards as I racked them up so high when manic! I had to get a loan just to have a manageable monthly payment on two of my cards - one that was almost maxed out! And now I rarely go out to eat since my new budget. I was going out several times a week! We figured I was spending $200/month on going out to eat! In fact, I’m trying to lose weight because I have a fatty liver and my liver dr threatened me with a liver biopsy unless I lose some weight before I see her next!

[Moose72]

Originally Posted by Nammu

My guy always cut the sisal rope about 10 inch’s up on his scratch posts. It was like his signature. I’d get him a new post and within days, a rope would be cut and hanging. Just the one place. But he used the post, cardboard, his cat tree. Yet I still needed to cut his claws, oh he hated that.

My cat tolerates nail clipping but it’s still a challenge to get both feet done before she wants to get down.

ETA. I just clipped her nails. Relatively easily! 😁

[Blue_Bird]

Originally Posted by Moose72

That’s super! I had my mom take all my credit cards as I racked them up so high when manic! I had to get a loan just to have a manageable monthly payment on two of my cards - one that was almost maxed out! And now I rarely go out to eat since my new budget. In fact, I’m trying to lose weight because I have a fatty liver and my liver dr threatened me with a liver biopsy unless I lose some weight before I see her next!

I’m glad your mom was able to help. Credit cards are scary to me. I’ve never had one and never will, that would be a disaster for me. I’d be in so much debt. It’s hard enough for me to manage my money when I’m stable, when I’m manic Im even worse at it. That’s good that you’re doing things to manage your weight for your health I hope to be able to manage my own finances someday but that won’t be anytime soon

[Nammu]

Originally Posted by Moose72

My cat tolerates nail clipping but it’s still a challenge to get both feet done before she wants to get down.

I usually got one and a half paws before he wanted to jump. The back paws rarely got clipped. Even so every time after I clipped his nails he got treats. But it never fooled him. He hated it.

[Crazy Hitch]

I have to get rid of my cat scratcher. My cat has never once used it. And it’s taking up too much space

[Nammu]

My mania and my depression evened out my bank accounts. When manic I spent when depressed I never went anywhere or ate so then I’d pay off the balances. I learned though that no matter how depressed I was I had to pay the rent and the utilities. More than once I got threatened with eviction for nonpayment and had to go out and get a cashiers check for the rent and penalties. You’d think they’d have some leniency for someone on sec 8 with documentation of bipolar, but no. Nothing worse than being so depressed I could hardly move but I had to go do that or risk being homeless again. Now thanks to technology my rent and utilities are paid automatically.

[Moose72]

Originally Posted by Nammu

I usually got one and a half paws before he wanted to jump. The back paws rarely got clipped. Even so every time after I clipped his nails he got treats. But it never fooled him. He hated it.

Oh I never clip the back ones!

[Nammu]

Originally Posted by Crazy Hitch

I have to get rid of my cat scratcher. My cat has never once used it. And it’s taking up too much space

Put cat nip on it.

[Moose72]

Originally Posted by Nammu

Put cat nip on it.

I bought a tower cat scratcher covered in rope and she didn’t even look at it sideways! I returned it as she hadn’t used it. I did put catnip on it too and nope! Though she loves her banana toy she just got that’s got catnip in it.

[Blueberrybook]

Home from the dentist finally! That took forever because I had to wait 45 min. past my appt. time for the dentist to get started. Thankfully, I had nitrous for the filing & crown. I really don't know how I ever managed getting a crown without nitrous before. It's pretty awful even with the nitrous!

[LadyShadow]

I am doing things I shouldn't be doing. Thinking about things I shouldn't be thinking about. I hate bipolar. Hate hate hate hate it.

[Mountaindewed]

I got a refill on my zofran and it did the opposite of help with my nausea. Then I took my antibiotic and I feel a bit nauseated. My anxiety is fine but I have to fast starting at 7:30 tommorow morning and I know I'm going to be going up the wall even if I eat a decent breakfast at 6AM.

[LadyShadow]

Just over and over again. Doing things to just hurt myself and cry. Hurting myself over and over. Just over and over. Why did I have this bipolar curse that ruined my entire life?

[Sunflower123]

My cardiac tests came back better than expected. I believe I had 5% in one artery uncalcified. So not what I was expecting and I’m very relieved that my heart is strong. My cardiologist put me on a statin for my cholesterol. I have a call into her nurse because that statin is causing unbelievable edema all over.

I completed the gastric study Thursday where you eat a radioactive isotope and they do scans every 30 minutes. It took me over 5 hours. That wore me out. I’ll get those results any day.

I have one final test - pulmonary function and some skin cancers to have removed and I should be good to go. My sister and two doctors have heard me wheezing and want that straightened out. I still can’t walk to the mailbox or take the trash out because I fight so hard to breathe. My sister, mom, niece and aunts are on vacation in Florida and it is a special event. I couldn’t go because of my fight to breathe and I’m a bit down about that. I really wanted to go. At least I can keep the air on 67, have bourbon glazed salmon each night, have time for a James Patterson novel and cuddle with mom’s dog who I swear was a support dog in another life.

I haven’t been to the pool yet. I think I’ll try for Wednesday. We’ve had a lot of severe weather here and it’s been dark and stormy. Enough to depress anyone.

I hope everyone has a peaceful evening.

[Moose72]

@Sunflower123 it’s supposed to storm soon for the next 3 hours but nothing horrible.

[Crazy Hitch]

I’ve got a Gp appointment at 12:00. Just took a COVID test. Negative.

[June08]

Feeling frustrated. There is an issue with the billing of my IV fluids. They normally tell me what it will cost before my appointment and then I pay the copay either when I check in online or when i get there. But, they didn't do this for tomorrow's appointment. So, I'm going to have to cancel the appointment. I don't want to get one done and then insurance doesn't cover it and I have to pay it all out of pocket. It comes with hospital charges so it would be very expensive to pay.

I've really messed up my sleep schedule compared to what it is during the school year. For the most part, it doesn't really matter while I'm on summer break. But, if I keep it up, it will be a really rough transition when school starts up again. I just keep staying up later and later and then, as a result, sleeping in later and later.

Outside of the billing issues throwing me off a bit, my mood was pretty good today.

[Victoria'smom]

So teary, v made me cry, t made me cry, h made me cry, v made me cry again. Just a full day of on and off crying.