Good luck, Stephanie!

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I have memories of those roads. Not fond, but memories. Of the crack-addled roads of Sorrento.

Yes! And for the fact that there's been Massive Construction in one form or another going for how-many-years-now, and yet nothing has improved (or, as far as I can tell, even changed)! If not for the fact that it's 15-ish minutes from home, with zero-freeway needage...

So it's the entire Valley, not just the USPS...interesting.

Good luck + good recall - nasty surprises = -ma for Stephanie

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Recall~ma and getting-it-over-with ~ma, Stephanie!

I think you're fine to continue the lease without worrying too much about what to do if and when you need to break it.

I agree. Plus, as everyone had already noted, there's lot and lots of good advice here. As hard as this, you may have reached critical mass when it comes to living your life independently. You can love them, you can be a part of the family, but you *don't* have to let them make decisions for you because you're afraid to hurt them. Remember, it's *their* decision to hurt or not, to support you or not. As everyone said, their actions and reactions are *their* responsibility.

All kinds of ~ma and punctuation, P-C.

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Good luck and recall~ma Stephanie!

with zero-freeway needage..

Unpossible! Unless you mean the road that hits the coast. I know about that one.

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Hey Cass, Steph, anybody else working in an edit-y field?

I'm really wanting to try to transition more in this direction career-wise. Any advice for someone with a degree in Liberal Arts (and zero urge to acquire one in English) looking to aim in a more edit-y/proof-y direction? (ie software I need to learn beyond being excellent in Word already, resources, etc.)?

Thanks in advance for any and all advising. Profile addy's good if anyone feels long-winded.

(Really hope I don't look like I'm trying to bogart the attention, I've just been meaning to ask for an age, but never remember when I'm online).

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now the time for my bitch about life.

Tomorrow I will be going to the doctor and will be put on high blood pressure medicine.

3 daily meds for allergies/asthma

1 2x a day for allergies/ asthma

1 for b/c

1 for cholesteral ( working - yay HDL is very high)

1 2x a day for diabetes (a new one - that isn't working any better)

I am so very pissed off. 4 years ago I started really takeing care of myself. More exersize, , better eating habits, and goodbye to 20 lbs.

I feel betrayed by my body. I feel betrayed by me. and a little scared.

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I feel betrayed by my body.

Beth, that sucks. If it's any comfort, I take two diabetes meds a day, too. Still, exercising and eating better *is* paying off, if it doesn't seem like it right now.

Any advice for someone with a degree in Liberal Arts (and zero urge to acquire one in English) looking to aim in a more edit-y/proof-y direction?

This may depend on what kind of experience you have now, in terms of transitioning. I worked in editing, but in book editing. Are you wanting to go that route, or more in-house technical editing, that kind of thing?

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That's a lot of meds, beth. But surely you are better off for taking better care of yourself than you would be if you weren't, right?

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More exersize, , better eating habits, and goodbye to 20 lbs.

This is all great! You're taking positive steps. Just keep up the good work and try not to beat yourself up.

Are you wanting to go that route, or more in-house technical editing, that kind of thing?

Ideally, wave-your-magic-wand-time, I'd be interested in books. (No seriously, I'm getting paid to read!!! ). But I'm open to anything. Part of my job is in document control in sort-of High-Tech (and the last job, too), and I find that's what I most enjoy (esp. in the new job) - getting somebody else's document, finding the errors, making suggestions, helping to polish, etc. I proof everywhere I go (the menu at Leucadia Pizzeria consistently misspells "Caesar"), and I'd like to help fix stuff before it goes to print and looks bad. I proof/edit a friend's newsletter (strictly voluntary, only every couple months), and I so much more enjoy receiving it knowing it won't be error-filled and typo-ridden, y'know?

And thank you for the questions, too. I'm so un-knowledgeable, that even helping me to focus is helping.

P.S. Irony of ironies - if you google me, I don't come up, but there's a MyFirstName MyLastName (and it's not a common name) working as a children's book editor in NYC. I wonder if she looks like me...ogodI'mjustaclonewaitingforwhensheneedsspareparts!!!

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I had my 10 minute cry in the shower.

Which is the shortest one in three weeks. So I am getting used to the idea. sort of.

When i first was diagnosised with diabetes ( 3 yrs ago) - I was ok with it. Not thrilled - but I had been working on doing better things for me and it was good.( 4 yrs ago) and not hard.

If it wasn't for the asthma, I'd proabably be ok with everything. Even paitent with the new diabetes drug.

and to go back to the old conversation. My parents will be here this weekend ( yay). But I am unlikely to mention it to anybody that i am takeing a new drug. Not that they will say anything, but because I need to adjust before I can hear any comments with out shoveing a judgement factor in the comments.

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