I had one... and lost it to cat pee.

Another affordable bedding option to augment your foam mattress topper is a waterproof mattress pad. We first got one when we had a wee baby sleeping in the bed sometimes, but I found it also has served me well when my cats haven't.

Aw Smonster, I'm so sorry. It's brutal.

Call your boss and tell him the truth or a plausible lie, whatever you need. I've had that convo with my boss, it's not comfortable.

Sighh... my plausible lie has generally been migraine. Comes on quickly, completely debilitating, resolves pretty cleanly. Food-poisoning is good too, but I feel like it sounds like covering for a hangover.

I hate it. It's the only lie I tell. And when I or (someone else) get an actual migraine I feel like a scumbag for the fake ones. I just have never had the nerve to discuss my mental health with a boss.

It was *supposed* to have a waterproof cover. Alas.

Please tell me she didn't give you Cefdinir! But if she did, you might want to go get Pearls ASAP and stock up on yogurt. Not that you'll suffer like I did, but I don't want anyone to suffer like I did!

Nah, it's a Z-pack. And I'm taking Pearls too.

Might be time to invest in a better bed. Makes a huge difference in how you sleep especially with your achey body parts.

Oh. my. goodness. Once I went to a super soft bed with both a feather bed (cabbaged from an inn I managed years ago) AND a wool topper a friend gave me, ALL my back pain disappeared.

Now, my bed is my favorite place on earth. Seriously.

Because it deserves its own post...STEPH!

Erhmergerd, Congergerlertions!!

I am so, incredibly happy and excited for you.

I couldn't be a convincing Hulk to marry you, but I can pull off a passable Edna Mode.

It's not practical, of course, but I would be so honored to stand for the two of you.

Did I say I was happy for you? Because I am.

So I haven't seen my therapist in a bit, I was supposed to see her last week (and saw her 2 weeks before that) but I think she's been sick. I need to call tomorrow to try and figure out about rescheduling. I think I'm either getting hypomanic or having extreme anxiety. I really need some objective opinion on this. I see my shrink next Tuesday so I'll see what he says then.

When mattress shopping, I lay on each one for 10-15 minutes, like they recommend. On the Tempurpedic, I could feel my body realigning and popping back into place. One day, it will be mine. Or whatever even more awesome thing they dream up.

Nora, I hope the Z-pack works quickly for you and the Pearls fend off any unpleasant side effects.

I've done the dishes, written my daily log for work, and updated my timesheet. I wanted to update my budget software tonight, but that will have to wait. Time for shower and heating pad, time to turn away from the seductive internet. And keep my fingers crossed that the Heels keep their lead over Duke on the Devils' home turf.

eta x-post with askye - wishing you calm~ma and a quick appointment.

Thanks, everyone. While nothing exceedingly horrible is wrong, my life is hanging so much, if it were a computer, I'd be wanting to close all tabs and reboot right now.(Although the book is getting better...it's just, well, everything else. Because I don't get to backspace out most of it.) And if Social Security doesn't stop jerking me around, I don't even...

Now the sleepy meds are kicking in so I'm hyper and sleepy, hopefully this means I'll go to bed soon