Robin, I don't have anything to add except I hope the doctor has some answers and you feel better soon.

I don't care how my husband chops onions, but I find it necessary to re-fold every towel he's just folded. Fortunately, he laughs at me instead of emptying the laundry basket over my head.

We don't really separate for girls/boys night out, but we do have times when we just want to spend time with someone sans spouse. I think we both make an effort to have those evenings when the other person is tied up with something else -- I work one night a week, he has a frisbee practice or I have yoga, etc.

IOW, Daisy Jane, I hope things are looking better this morning.

Robin - the same thing happened to me when I first started (to my best estimation) perimenopause. It lasted somewhere between 6 months and a year where they were totally unpredictable, except that I had to make sure I had coverage all the time. Things did go back to normal, more-or-less, after a while. I don't know if it will be the same for you, so I'd still do what others have suggested and call your doctor. But, that's part of the problem with perimenopause, there is no set schedule of: you can expect X to happen first, you can expect Y to happen second or how long each phase is going to last. I just know that I will be very, very happy when I reach full menopause.

How to dice an onion the true and proper way. Learn it! Love it!

Hey, that's how I was taught to do it!

Robin, soaking through once an hour was exactly the criteria I was given for suspecting hemorrhage and going to the ER when I was having bleeding issues. It may be a normal development, but that's a lot of blood. At least call someone.

How to dice an onion the true and proper way. Learn it! Love it!

Huh. Good to know! (That's not how S does it. I think I may have to lecture her in my head the next time she dices onions).

Thanks, Aims!

Mine, alas, was a Compaq as well. Must go shower. God, two more days...

Oh, really? Maybe mine was an IBM. Way to know you're computer, Val!

Nope, you're both right. There's a Compaq Presario (small silver oval on the middle of the cover, about twice as thick as the other computer; and, there's a Compaq Evo with a big grey strip along the edge. And vw, this isn't really sympathy for you (you know you are getting it in boatloads) but I'm chuckling over the thought of the eventual commupance that your landlords will be getting. Simply delicious.

~ma to Robin.

Seanie, insent to your gmail.

Motherfuckingsomebodies are drilling in the road outside my window. My nerves are already frelled today. This is not helping things.

Robin, doctor. And feel better too.

the number of people that don't return them on time is huge

If it's huge and consistent, bake it into the business process. Hopefully you only get busted if there's an exceptional number of people hanging onto their trucks that day.

My god, my head hurts. I usually nap in my car before getting out at work, but today it was a mandatory lie down. And I have a cough, and each time I do it, it makes it hurt worse.

I think Sail definitely should get a lollipop.

Sears used to have pretty good sales on eye exams and frames pretty frequently. I got glasses there for years when I had no insurance.

My mom's eye doctor advises her to pick up the reading glasses they sell at the drug store rather than getting yet another prescription - as long as they are the right power, they're fine. YReadingGlassesNeedMV