Tgif 4-17-09
 

Hi all,

I'm up late so I thought I'd start this weekend's thread early.

How is your weather and what are you plans for the weekend? I hope to go to an Art fair at the local community college this Saturday. I'd hate to go alone but it looks as though I might have to. They are having some free one hour classes and there is one I'm interested in.

Barbara

Dear Barbara,

I hope that you enjoy your weekend.

We don't have full summer weather yet -- some days that feel hot and then some days than feel more gentle.
Each day I have a different mood and energy level too.
I want tomorrow / Friday to be good.


M.

hi
 

hi everyone.

i hope you all have a good, relaxing weekend... with some nice weather.

Barbara, dang i'd love to go with you to that art fair. :o i guess i'll come along in spirit. haven't been to an art fair in...

... since i left the US. seems like forever ago. here, they have other, more exhibitiony things, but not the same sorts of fairs at all. i used to go to one where i lived in Florida whenever i could. i am not big on crowds but it was in a park and crowds could be avoided. i miss that semi-aimless ambling around and getting something to munch on while looking at good bad and just plain strange art... in all forms. talking to the artists in their tents.

well, i hope you enjoy it Barbara, and the class too if you take it. you'll have to report back! ;)

i am very frustrated with my new computer - have not yet been able to install XP because i first need to back up Vista (after reading about 4 or 5 i'm NOT kidding "addendums" i see they include a way to do this - couldn't they have just included a Vista recovery CD - idiots!) anyway, i am afraid of going ahead with XP in case of some problem... vital missing drivers etc... so. this will take a while. guess i need to buy some DVDs. i.e. blank ones to put stupid Vista on.

no i am NOT excited. this stuff is overwhelming me. and i know i need to be using the new computer ASAP for the benefit of my back and stuff. for now i have found new positions with cushions.

oh... and death week is over. man, PMS was AWFUL (i hadn't counted so i didn't know if it was that). i no longer can tweak up my Zoloft since i'm off the med now. i need/want to learn better coping skills.

oh, i am looking into cheap swimming at a local gym. :) it is $5 per session (no instructor - i just need to swim, already know how lots of ways anyway lol.) that will help i hope. i need to find the follow through to follow up / call / visit gym / get bathing suit etc.

i am struggling to motivate myself. been doing little things like cooking at times. making bed every day. trying to try. i feel very downtrodden and lonely.

waves

Hi everyone!!!

It's a beautiful day here today!!! Sunny and warm!!!

I have no real plans for this weekend other than laundry... and lots of it... :o I have let it go for a little to long.

I hope everyone has a WONDERFUL weekend... be safe if you are where it is stormy or snowing.

HUGS for all!!!
:hug::hug::hug:
Abbie

Dear Waves,
Swimming might be good.
It sounds wonderful
I love the way the water holds me up and supports me in all directions.

I did an aqua aerobics class a few times a week for about 3 years or more that I loved.

The chlorine was harsh on hair and skin and bathing suit.
Take precautions if you can -- like showering before so that hair can be wet. Or use a swim cap, or work something out. :cool:


M.

Hi, Abbie,
SNOW! :eek:
People somewhere are still getting snow?
Eeeew.

It is nice to hear from you.
I hope that you are doing ok.
M.

Hi Mari, Waves, and Abbie.

Thank you Mari. I hope you have a good weekend.

Waves, the way I feel today I don't feel like going to the Art fair. I woke up depressed like I sometimes do and I can't seem to shake it. I dreamt about my ex last night and that didn't help. I still feel bad that he's passed.

I know what you mean about feeling overwhelmed with the computer thing. Vista is so much different I believe, I've had 98, XP, and now I have Vista. I wonder if you get the XP working if you won't have trouble with installing software like people do with Vista?

Abbie, I am glad you have a beautiful sunny day. You sound good.

barbara

I'm holding on but hiding behind a mask so to say.....

I'm trying to put forth a happy face... but it's just a mask.

I'd explain more but my brain is playing ping-pong on a rollercoaster....:eek:

I think I am going to go into hiding... it's safer there and I don't get into as much trouble...

Colorado and Utah are getting snow... :eek:
Texas and Oklahoma are getting T-storms....

be watchful of your purses
 

I was at the mall with my friend. Afterward my friend noticed that my big leather purse that I wear slung across my shoulder had been slashed open with a sharp object in an attempt to get my wallet.

The wallet is safe.
The purse is destroyed.
I'm looking on-line for slash proof purses (metal mesh inside)


Mari

Wow Mari that sucks! I can't believe someone had the nerve to do that! :eek: I wear mine on my lap so I don't worry much about it, but I know there are still purse/wallet snatchers in this day and age. :p Thanks for the heads up! :hug:

Hi waves!

Sorry you're having trouble with the new setup, definitely get some blank DVDs and burn your own recovery disk, in fact make TWO, Just in case one gets scratched up or gets corrupted, yes they do get weirded out and become unreadable even if there isn't a scratch on it, I had some cd's from like 2003 that give me errors when trying to access them and they refuse to be read, so I lost a bunch of stuff, nothing irreplacable, but annoying just the same.

Good luck with the downgrade to XP it should be fine once you've gotten the backup DVD burnt. :) :hug:

Hi Barbara,

Glad you're getting out this weekend, have fun at the art fair! :D Hope the weather holds out for it. :D :hug:

Hi Abbi,

Hope you have a great weekend too, and that your weather holds out for you to have some fun in the sun! :D :hug:

We are going out with Mom today and going to walmart, the library, Wendy's as always, and the pet shop to get Mr. T some feeder guppies. ;) So we've got a full afternoon, doing some thrift store shopping too. :D Take care everyone and have a great weekend! :grouphug:

Abbie, I hope you will feel better.

Mari, that is so awful that someone tried to steal your wallet.

Pam, have fun today.

One of my neighbors called me at 9:30 a.m. but I did not answer it. I'm sure she wanted a ride to the liquor store and I'm not going to take her. I did not have to get up this early but the phone woke me up.

barbara

Hi all

I've been down under the weather. But I'm on the mend thanks to some help from my husband and the doctor.

My husband was nice enough to drive me in to the urgent center to see a doctor last night. I have bronchitis. And I'm on medicine for that.

I'm hoping to slow down on the coughing and things soon. I'm really hating
the timing though.

My mom called thursday to tell me she is having surgery on Monday,
double hernia. And I want to go. I will go, but because she gets sick
so easily I may not go near her. Just there to support.

My sister's will let her know I'm there and why she hasn't seen me.

And that would have to be enough. Its just that I want to do more.

Ugh, otherwise all is good at my house.

I had planned to spend today at the beauty shop, and getting a couple
pieces of clothing but alas no. And Derrick and his provider are out
having fun.

Donna

Donna,

Brochitis is terrible when you already have trouble with coughing. I hope you feel better soon.

My other friend took me to the Art fair or else I would have had to take the Van. I enjoyed the class. We went out to eat lunch afterwards and then shopping. I had a good time but boy am I ever bushed now.

barbara

It has taken me all day... but the last of 3 loads is in the dryer now... :)

I can mark laundry off of my list....

Now if I can only remember where I put my to do list... :confused:

Hope everyone is having a good weekend.
:hug:
Abbie

Dear Befuddled,:cool: :D :)
Good for you for not answering the phone!
She can wait until people wake up to for her beer run!
That's so cool about taking an art class at the fair.
Did you bring home the piece you did?




Dear Donna, :hug: :hug:
Do you have a doc to call? Your mom's doc?
I don't know if you would still be contagious, but someone would.
Perhaps it is better to keep out of the hospital -- more for you than for the patients perhaps.
Get lots of rest and do what you can to take care of yourself.

M.

Wishing us all good weekends
 

Dear Waves,
'Sorry that you are down and lonely.
The tasks you cite are hugely important -- maybe in part because they keep us connected to our world and to ourselves.
They are part of self-nurture I think. And they keep us on track so that we can be ready to do more when the bipolar gets out of our way and lets us.
I wish I could help you with the computer issues.
Some days, I'd like to put a few people at Microsoft in jail for the crap they make us use.



Dear Abbie,
Way to go!! The Laundry is done!
I haven't started on mine. Maybe it will wait for tomorrow.




Dear Pam,
I went to Ross and bought two little inexpensive purses.
I think I have been carrying around too much in my purse because it is easy for me to keep track of everything since it's all in one place.
But the big a++ purse means I have a heavier purse and in some ways a bigger target. . . not sure if that makes sense.
I can keep a closer eye on a smaller purse I think.

M.

I'm watching my health and will decide. But its just the pits.

I am not sure I can stay away completely.

Donna

Mari,

I took a photography class and all I brought home from that was a one page print out. I did write down a few terms that I found out the meaning to later.

Dioptre or Diopter - A unit of measurement of the optical power of a lens.

Low Dispersion - Prevents chromatic aberration because it concentrates & directs the wavelength of light more effectively onto the camera's lens.

Abberration - Also called color fringing - The effect in which light passing through a lens becomes blurred & produces a fuzzy image on the film.

BTW, the class was way over my head but I did learn some things that can be very useful now. Like to bait wild animals peanut butter and corn is good to use.

Abbie, do you feel better now that the laundry is done? I always feel better when I get chores done. I hope you have a nice Sunday today.

Barbara

hi
 

Donna, I really hope you feel much better soon - bronchitis sucks and i don't even have asthma, whereas i know you do. and i do wish your mom well too. i am with the stay out of the hospital opinion. she will understand, just have who is there remind her that you are thinking of her. if she can have phone calls maybe you can call.

Mari, thanks for hearing me. i don't really know what to say, how to say what i want ... well, your post felt very comforting somehow. thank you for that.

Abbie, good to see you here... hope you are doing ok... and getting sleep ;).

Barbara, I'm glad you got to go to the art fair with someone and had a good time too. :)

Pam, it is a clean system (new) so nothing of mine to back up. The issue is it did not come with a recovery DVD of Vista AS WELL as XP. But I need one, IN CASE XP doesn't work ... the hardware is not guaranteed to work with XP (nice fineprint, in sealed pack you don't see till you buy.) also the manufacturer utilities are "integrated with Vista" and not on the XP recovery disk... so they say to make DVDs of those separate... oh somebody oughtta sue these people. i won't get into the details, just trust me... things are not fair and square.

at this stage, i only have just managed to figure out if my DVD burner was +r or -r or what. that was only written in ONE microscopic place, where + and - are barely distinguishable. :Sigh:

Thank you, Pam, anyway - I will try to be more optimistic. :crazy: And Pam, I hope things smooth out for you with the switch back to the Abilify.

waves

what i did today
 

i cooked today. made bolognese style ragu sauce. this takes about three hours total - between prep (chopping) and then a long cooking period with only occasional stirring. the product has now been portioned off for 2 dinners - it is one of those things best eaten at least a day later after the flavors really get to integrate. we are having 1 batch tomorrow. :)

i wasn't in the mood but it had to be done coz the ground meat was bought. i stepped up to the plate, and actually it came out good. i made sure to chop the veggies super extra fine because my dad hates seeing the little bits. i prefer chopping to food processor - more precise sizes, more control, knife and board much easier to clean. well that was my adventure.

tonight i'm supposed to work on my resume but i don't know. i didn't make the bed today either. i sort of felt the need to give myself a break. but an excolleague has requested my resume. so i will need to do that, soonish. it was supposed to be this weekend, but... it's already 9.30pm here. i'll try for tomorrow.

waves

I'm glad the laundry is done... it's still sitting here on the couch waiting to be put away...but for all intensive purposes... it's done.

I am in a lot of pain right now.... mentally i'm on a rollercoaster that goes up, down, and in endless circles all the time... I was feeling really almost normal for about a week and now I'm back in the mixed mania/depression he-double-hockey-sticks.... :o

Physical pain... well.... my hip locked up early this morning and I forced it to move... if the pain goes up any more... I just might pass out... argh!

Not to mention the fact that my RSD is in a major flare because of this and the major drop in temperature that we've had here.... and it's raining on top of this... Ugh...

Well... I'm out of here for now...
:hug:
Abbie

Hoping everyone had a less rainy day than we did.

But I am planning to probably not go to my mom's tomorrow for the
surgery waiting room and wait. I called this evening and told her
what is up.

So its looking like I will not be going.

Donna

Hi Waves, Abbie, and Donna.

Waves, it sounds like you had a busy day.

Abbie, I hope you feel better soon.

Donna, I hope you feel better also.

My next door neighbor who has given me all the trouble actually talked to me today like nothing even happened. She lied in court against me and she talked to me like nothing even happened! If she had not double crossed me more than once I could let it slide but she's acted friendly to me more than once to double cross me. I'm actually ticked that she had nerve to talk to me as if she didn't even threatened me and lie in court against me.

Barbara

I'm tired and miserable and crying off and on.
Hubby is being a jerk.
I don't know if I can deal with his carp on top of the usual overwhelming stuff.
He did drive me to the park to walk in the dark because while we were having our "discussion" it got too late to go the gym (closes early on Sundays).
He's sleeping now.

I called my sis at 11:00 my time (I called earlier but she was out) and told her what is going on with hubby.
She said she could not talk.

I think I am going to crawl into a hole for a few days.

If I feel like it, I will go to work tomorrow.

I wish this head ache would go away.


M.

:hug: Mari :hug:

I hope you'll feel better after some sleep. Hopefully you will be able to get some sleep.

barbara

:hug: ((( Mari ))) :hug:

touch would... touch wood. ;)

i hope hubby turns around and realizes you need him to a bit more gentle on your emotions. soon.

hang in there... derail from thoughts and worries of how this will evolve. it will, and a greater understanding will emerge. hold on to your love - yours - to keep you safe.

~ waves ~

Sending everyone some hugs.

I'm hopefully on the mend. I've been home all day. Still haven't
heard from any of my sisters. But then it wasn't a early surgery
but a later in the day one. So I guess hopefully tomorrow morning
I'll hear.

Its just not fun not feeling like being were I need to be.

Donna

Donna,
 

Donna,
How is your mom?
How are you feeling?
M.

Tired / Sleep out of whack
 

Hi,
I left work early on Monday and fell asleep in front of the tv for 6 or 7 hours.
I need more sleep and should go to bed. Why do I wait until 5:30 am to take my sleep / night meds and start my bedtime rituals?
Somehow the bed is different from the couch -- anxiety about bed but not about couch.


M.

Hi Mari and everyone

Thanks for asking how my mom is.
She is doing fine. And is spending another night in the hospital. I personally think this is good. Not only for her but for two of my sisters who would be taking turns taking care of her. Then tomorrow they will decide if she goes home or not.

I am still struggling with the bronchitis but its been raining and really ugh here. So that may be part of the problem. I'm resting and sleeping as
much as I can.

I have a big inservice that is for all employees this weekend. And I am not wanting to miss it. So I've got to feel better even more soon.

Donna

hey i found some ...
 

of that ol' magic pixie dust, from a Fed Ex Weekend wish express that PJ used to make up for all of us...

thought i'd spread some around here.

sounds like a lot of us could use it...

now where's the darn pixie dust icon???

ok... use your imagination... i'd rather not go to glitter graphics right now i have a migraine.

btw,

i had a wonderful surprise last night. an old friend i'd not been in much touch with lately called me on the phone! so good it was to hear her! ;) she sounds like a 16 year old... (and no she is not 16.)

~ waves ~ magic pixie dust all around all over all who post, read, lurk.... and just need it.