Gnnerrgh. Despite my medium efforts (I won't say best) I overspent over the holidays and now have, oh, $10 until mid-month. And possibly no more after that, since it's a paycheck for one week's pay.

I am fighting a panic attack. I think I'm PMS-ing. I keep reminding myself that at least my debt didn't increase, but I'm still at rock bottom financially and haven't built up any safety cushion at all. I got out and walked Frankie to get some fresh air and hopefully change my mood, but to no avail.

Back at looking at short-term ways to make more money - I really don't think I can handle another job, but maybe making and selling crafts? ::sigh::

askye, I hope they can work something out. Sounds like a very tough situation - I hope XSiL gets a clue.

The idea of my brother having E on the weekends only was this - my brother will be going to school and working part time. E will be in pre school. So by having E Friday afternoon - Monday morning (dropping off at pre school) my brother would get more awake hours with E than spending every other week.

Which make sense.

Growing up my brother and I saw my dad every other weekend and on Wednesdays. I hated the Wednesdays and it was finally dropped. My mom was always amiable for Dad to see my brother and I as often as he wanted, but he didn't really do more than that.

I keep hoping she will too.

It is 19.95 for THREE POUNDS (to better understand my outrage, I will mention that 2 pounds of AP flour usually costs less than two dollars). They are really taking advantage of people's love of carbs.

GF flour ain't cheap, but Thomas Keller's new flour is definitely on the high end. The GF AP flour I use is $4 for 2 pounds; the GF baking mix I use (which has baking powder, salt, etc., in it; it's similar to Bisquik) is $13 for 4 pounds.

I'd like to try Keller's flour, to see if it's All That, but no way am I spending $20 for 3 pounds. I wonder how much of the price is because it's his super-special name on the label.

I wonder how much of the price is because it's his super-special name on the label.

I'm going to go with "most"

I have Ativan, woohoo. I think I may test-drive it tonight so I know how it affects me, rather than have some kind of unintentional drug-induced hilarity at the funeral.

I'm all for trying it out, but I don't think it'll make you feel drugged. I've only taken it twice, but it didn't alter me, it just helped me keep my cool instead of flipping out like a mammal.

I mostly have visions of falling asleep at a bad time. If it's going to make me drowsy, I'd like to know how much.

Try a half first, maybe? Ativan definitely makes me sleepy.