[MuddyBoots]

Originally Posted by LadyShadow

Things are going well today - I have been just waiting around hoping to book more jobs next week. I decided against Walmart to work today, but I know it's going to be bad tomorrow. @MuddyBoots - the lines are always crazy at Walmart - self-checkout and regular checkout with cashiers - there are considerably less cashiers now though, which is a shame.

Yeah, it is. Especially now that they have to hire more people to make sure people aren't shop lifting at self-checkout instead and checking IDs when people try to buy alcohol and stuff. Last time I went I accidentally forgot to scan something that was at the bottom of my carriage and the alarm went off and the dude checked my receipts and everything and I'm like "ohh, shyt, I forgot I put the lotion in there, it was hidden at the bottom and I didn't scan it," and he straight up told me "that wouldn't set off the alarm," like, okay, I can get away with shoplifting lotion, that's good info to have... (but I did pay for everything else I have no clue why it went off).

(I did put the lotion back btw, I'm not a thief when I'm not bulimic)


I'm also going to say, in NH, any Walmart right off a highway or right on the border of MA is always going to be insane. If you look at a map there's a Walmart right on the borders in Salem and Hudson, I have been to both of these places (actually had a one night stand with a guy that lived right next to the Salem Walmart and found out many employees there cannot speak English. In NEW HAMPSHIRE! I regress though), and they are fking nightmares. There's one in Manchester (about 30 min from the border depending on traffic and which highway you take and how much construction is going on. If you take the Everett right now it'll be like 2 hours because they're doing stupid fking construction where it's two lanes and they have the right lane blocked for a few exits and then the left lane so everyone has to merge twice to one lane for a highway busy enough to warrant being at least 3 lanes, esp if you consider holidays weekends in summer when everyone from the South wants to go camping up north). Anyway, Manch Vegas Wallie isn't as crowded--at least the times I've gone, but half the people there are clearly incredibly high and I do not mean just on weed and just wandering around. Manch's mall has needle deposit boxes at the malls in the bathrooms, and they're not intended for diabetics, if that says anything about the city.

Berlin, Littleton, NH Walmarts? Hardly a crowd problem there ever unless it's like a sunny 4th of July weekend. There's one in Gilford (Lakes Region, so not really "north" unless you're from Boston) I used to go to and their cashiers are better than by the border, but now they have the same thing they never have more than two registers open. There are Dollar Generals like crazy everywhere once you get north of Concord so those are where I get things I need if they can be found there. They also have been giving out coupons a lot lately.

[Moose72]

They gave me 30 300s and 60 100s. Of gabapentin What should I take?? Pdoc isn’t getting back to me!

[MuddyBoots]

Originally Posted by Moose72

They gave me 30 300s and 60 100s. Of gabapentin What should I take?? Pdoc isn’t getting back to me!

Do you know what your full dose is and how it's supposed to be split up and if any are supposed to be considered PRNs? If it's a month's worth it sounds like they want you to take 1x 300mg a day and 2 100s per day (or up to 2 if they're PRN)

[Nammu]

Originally Posted by Moose72

They gave me 30 300s and 60 100s. Of gabapentin What should I take?? Pdoc isn’t getting back to me!

Didn’t you say she ordered 200 mg then increase it to 300? So take two 100 mg for the length of time specified then start the 300 mg.

[Nammu]

Originally Posted by Blueberrybook

@Nammu Is doing physical therapy a possibility for you? Sometimes that can help with issues like that. But if insurance doesn't cover it, I know it can be out of reach. Do you at least have splints for your hand? Or is it more your fingers/palm bothering you? I have carpal tunnel that occasionally acts up, but thankfully not bad enough for surgery and wearing hand splints at night usually helps it. But I've got neck problems too, cervical degeneration in the neck. I was supposed to go to physical therapy but the copay was too much. Stupid health care in the U.S.!

I haven’t called to find out for sure. The most pins and needles is in my elbow and my hand is cold. But occasionally pain zaps from my elbow to my fingers. I did have splints before but got rid of them when I moved here. The thing is I have to start over from zero because it’s a new medical practice and they probably want their own mris and X-rays and specialist to diagnose it.

[Blue_Bird]

Not much going on the rest of the weekend. I’m going to the pharmacy tomorrow and am baking homemade bread but that’s really it. We have an extremely heat watch/advisory so I’m not going anywhere I don’t have to.

I’m glad I went to sleep last night.

Trying to think what else is coming up. Tuesday we have a crochet class down in the community room I’m going to. Next Saturday I have a NAMI art event I’m going to that’s about 2 hours long.

Just enjoying some music right now and relaxing. My therapist also recommended a type of herbal tea for relaxation. It’s called Blue Pea Flower tea. It’s cool cause it’s blue but it you add lemon juice to it turns a purplish magenta color. I’m gonna get some of it next week.

The podcast she recommended is called the feminist wellness podcast
Hope you’re all well

[Blue_Bird]

Your cat and artichoke both look great @Blueberrybook !

[Moose72]

Possible trigger:

I hope I don’t die!

My case manager got back to me!

It’s 300 for one week and 600 after that. Any combination of the pills I have to add up to those.

Took all my night meds just now including 300 gabapentin.

[MuddyBoots]

Okay, I ended up taking some valium. I got yesterday and today's meds on Wednesday for the holiday and the med nurse not working Fridays, and I got approved to get tomorrow's today so I can do this volunteer day thing,

Possible trigger: med abuse

and I took a little more than my doc said I could at once.

But I do feel better now. Well, I did until I texted my mom asking her if she's going grocery shopping tomorrow and if she'd let me stay the night but then decided that was a bad idea because I'd miss volunteer day at the park and she said to make a list and she'd pick stuff up for me, but I also feel like that's a bad idea because she's kinda dumb and will get the wrong shyt and I'll freak tf out when

Possible trigger: might be triggering for food reasons though it's just I'm gonna be upset if she gets the wrong stuff I won't eat that might end up costing more too

I ask for x kind of yogurt but end her wanting me to pay her back for y-yogurt that I can't stand that costs double for half the amount.

So, yeah, just gonna wait until Monday and go on my own and take the bus back. That way I get the cheap prices of MB and will see what's on sale, choose exactly what I want, don't deal with crowds, and I don't have to see my mom/she doesn't have any chance of touching my food. If the weather's nice I can walk there and just take a leisurely bus ride back too.

Of course when I tried calling her back to not come over, she was out of the service range.

I don't think I'm even going to volunteer tomorrow honestly. Registration is at 8:30am and that's like a 40 minute walk away and I don't know how long it'll take and they don't specify what we're doing (I mean, trail maintenance, but when I did "trail maintenance" that was at a rural park where our job was to remove invasive plant species, pick up any litter, repair water bars, remove rocks that are easily moved but big enough to be a safety hazard, stuff like that. ONE OF the many entrances to this park that's pretty much in the middle of the city has more incredibly messy homeless camps than my apartment building has tenants so I have a feeling clean up will look a little different).

[MuddyBoots]

Originally Posted by Nammu

Didn’t you say she ordered 200 mg then increase it to 300? So take two 100 mg for the length of time specified then start the 300 mg.

Yeah, do that if that's what they previously said and ignore me!

[LadyShadow]

Still feeling good. It's going to be a relaxing evening. Hoping to book one more job for next week that will put me in a good position. I have been getting lucky the past couple of weeks. Got an email, but don't know if I will get a phone call today. It might give me the opportunity to spend more time with my best friend, he feels like a backup and I hate that for him. I just wish they both didn't call at the same time!

Still talking to more girls on the Bumble for Friends app. It's going really well. I have a "friend date" on Sunday afternoon, which is good because my parents are out of town and it will give me something to do after church.

But I am feeling really positive about things. Going to take a trip to the bookstore, do the Walmart thing, and maybe catch a meeting tomorrow. I haven't been in a while. Hope everyone is staying cool and having a good day!

[Moose72]

Just took my night meds including 300 gabapentin. I just can’t make it to bedtime after only 3 hours of sleep last night.

Cat is standing on me!

[Moose72]

The Bulletin for Sunday!

[JaneOnceMore]

Feeling sad.

[Blueberrybook]

Ugh, having a bit of an issue with overspending and it is already an expensive month what with my needing $1000 of dental repair and having to buy 2 new bras from Victoria's Secret; they last, my last ones were around 4, 5 years old, but they are not cheap (sigh). And I've been buying a lot of painting stuff, but hopefully, I now have what I need and can chill on that. H has been buying a lot of plants, soil, etc. for landscaping our yard. We lost a lot of plants/trees in the freeze/snow last January. And the cats need flea meds. And the cost of food just keeps going up. I've got to get the overspending under control, really hope hypomania isn't coming on; I'm prone to it in the summer. And it looks like this year H will be getting paid for the full summer instead of just half the summer, so that will be a blessing especially as his car is in the shop right now too, and the mechanic has hinted this re-built engine is on its last legs.

Money woes suck so much! I've never ever been good at budgeting and am a huge impulse shopper too, just a bad combination right there.

[Crazy Hitch]

I’m struggling with saving and I have a wedding coming up next year. When my car instalments are paid off in August I’ll put that $150 a week aside for our wedding.

[Blue_Bird]

Currently baking some homemade bread. Waiting for it to rise again the 2nd time/2nd hour then I can bake it. Got about 30 min left of the 2 hour rise time then I can put it in the oven

Pretty sure this one is gonna turn out a lot better than my first one. This one is the right consistency. Practice makes perfect I guess

[Nammu]

Oo the smell of baking bread sounds fantastic.

I’m watching Good Omens. Very good,tongue in cheek humor. David Tennant makes a great demon.

[Victoria'smom]

I'm agitated, I'm trying to stay away because I'm just that messed up right now, I spent all my EBT in less then 5 days. Hopefully it'll last. I'm having difficulty understanding English, and today is day two of school. I don't get what they're asking me. I was suppose to get my shot Thursday had to cancel because H starts work Wednesday. I'm not coloring, I'm frustrated, can't stand listening to music, just hate everything right now. I'd say hypomanic but I'm sleeping.

[Blue_Bird]

Here we go, it’s done. It came out a lot better than the first time I tried it several days ago. The dough was the right consistently. I could immediately tell the difference.

Also it tastes really good with butter, I just had a slice fresh out of the oven

Ignore my messy stove I was just trying to show off the loaf. Someday when I’m better at it I’d like to advance to learning how to make sourdough and brioche

[BeyondtheRainbow]

@Victoria'smom you can still sleep and be hypo. I don't know if you are or not but it is possible.

I hope Thursday goes well for you and your husband.

[MuddyBoots]

Originally Posted by Blueberrybook

Ugh, having a bit of an issue with overspending and it is already an expensive month what with my needing $1000 of dental repair and having to buy 2 new bras from Victoria's Secret; they last, my last ones were around 4, 5 years old, but they are not cheap (sigh). And I've been buying a lot of painting stuff, but hopefully, I now have what I need and can chill on that. H has been buying a lot of plants, soil, etc. for landscaping our yard. We lost a lot of plants/trees in the freeze/snow last January. And the cats need flea meds. And the cost of food just keeps going up. I've got to get the overspending under control, really hope hypomania isn't coming on; I'm prone to it in the summer. And it looks like this year H will be getting paid for the full summer instead of just half the summer, so that will be a blessing especially as his car is in the shop right now too, and the mechanic has hinted this re-built engine is on its last legs.

Money woes suck so much! I've never ever been good at budgeting and am a huge impulse shopper too, just a bad combination right there.

Idk what size you are, but I'm assuming it's one hard to find if you're going to VS for your bras, and if so, there's this online store called Bare Necessities that has a lot of sizes of decent bras that are a lot cheaper than anything I can find in person. I just hated that it took forever for them to ship something--it'd be like a month for delivery, but they're based in Texas so you might get them quicker.

[MuddyBoots]

How tf is it already 9:30pm?

[Blue_Bird]

Originally Posted by MuddyBoots

How tf is it already 9:30pm?

I’m wondering too. It’s 9:35pm here as well. It feels like it should be much earlier but it could be because I slept late today

[MuddyBoots]

Originally Posted by Blue_Bird

I’m wondering too. It’s 9:35pm here as well. It feels like it should be much earlier but it could be because I slept late today

It’s because it pretty much JUST got dark out. Like four hours after it does during the good time of year.