I spent the afternoon going through dome of the boxes that are cluttering up what will be ltc's room. As a result, I'm full of self loathing for do many different things. I think I'm going to take a nap and hope it clears my head a bit.

Kale lasts forever, kinda why I like it. You can open a bag and use a handful at a time for a week or so before it goes funky. Spinach turns weird quicker.

Oh and with the GI side effects of the Lithium I have to stay away from really fatty and greasy foods otherwise I need to be sure I can get to a restroom. My psych Nurse practioner said the probiotics I was taking should help with that so I need to remember to take them.

I found that ricotta cheese seems to be okay. But I treated myself to a burger at applebees after I got out of the hospital and that was...not a wise choice.

50+ years old femalehood sucks. I am so tired of having to ask myself, like a toddler, "Do you have to go?" before I do anything involved.

Connie, I hear you. I am tired of my bladder and its emo moods.

This 55 year old man is sick of the same thing from his prostate.

And in terms of meals - really rec making some big pots of one dish meals, divide them into single serve container and freeze. You then have your own frozen dinner, made according to your tastes and eating plan (to the extent that they are compatible with one another).

Typo that is actually a plan but that involves washign dishes and cooking.

So far I did manage to get some dishes washed so I guess I need to figure out easy to make stuff I can freeze. Iwish I could eat tomoatoes it would make life easier.

sorry Harvey is not being cooperative, windsparrow

What amazes me is how, as soon as the medical equipment is put away, Harvey is ready to forgive and snuggle us again.

Thanks, alll.

I've been thinking about you and Daniel and Harvey. I hope he becomes resigned to the needle.

Mr Peabody's itching skin condition has flared up even worse than before. He seemed to be getting better, then worse, then better, so I kept putting off taking him to the vet. Of course, I do the same thing with my own health. I only realized last week that he had licked some places raw on his paws. I'm going to take him to the vet tomorrow, and I feel like she's going to think I'm a bad pet parent.

Ginger, I don't think the vet will think you are a bad pet parent.

Andi I'm glad Harvey is being affectionate when the medical supplies are out of sight.

I went to the grocery store and I guess I compromised on some stuff. Got into a weird argument with the cashier. I picked up some grapes because I think they were on sale for $1.99/lb which is good price, especially for black grapes. There was one small bag and I weighed it and the scale said 1 lb. Okay great.

But it rang up at $3.99/ lb and was really almost 1 1/2 lbs which was way more than I wanted to spend on grapes. I told her I mis read the price and I didn't want them. She told me others were on sale, I said yes, I realized that but I misread the sign and I don't want these. Rinse repeat three times before the bagger said "just void it".

I feel like I'm terrible at communicating with people.

Also got really anxious and was chalking it up to I don't know why this is what it's going to be like tomorrow (!!) when I go back to work.

But then I thought about it - it was loud between the music and all the people talking. There were some chaotic situations with large-ish families and aisles crammed with stuff and too many choices.

I won't be dealing with that tomorrow. There will things that might trigger my anxiety but the two situations aren't the same.