I can say a lot of things about 2014. And since it was the year on which I finally got to meet some Buffistas in person, I decided that it makes it a good year.

Where the fuck is our "like" button?

Wow, Laura, I didn't know you'd been through all that. I"m so glad that everything you are doing now seems to be working for you health-wise.

Thanks, -t. I didn't know how much I talked about it here. It was a most horrific month or so! I do feel like I have taken charge of my health now. Really the weight is the only big thing now, and that should be easier to get under control now that I am not starving! Rx solutions and me just don't get along.

After I have been off medication for another couple months or so I will have the doctor do another 24 hour EEG and hope to get an all clear. Fun stuff, walking around with dozens of wires glued to your head for 24 hours! When I had the test done last year it happened on the exact same day that I had to move out of the house I had been renting for 4 years because it had been sold. It was a complete horror being all doped up on seizure meds, and not clear headed enough to realize the cough medicine I was chugging for a persistent cough was making me that much more dopey. And moving my household. It was overwhelmingly awful.

But in the Spring I said enough and began cutting down on the meds. Cut way back on my work load. Spent a long summer in the mountains relaxing and reading lots of fiction. Then back in Florida I stepped it up more by going off the meds completely and being insistent on not overdoing.

Granted my not overdoing is still working at least 12 hour days, usually 7 days a week. But I do take more breaks and do more of the things I enjoy. Cooking more. Reading more. Refusal to get caught up in family drama. I'm feeling pretty optimistic.

Granted my not overdoing is still working at least 12 hour days, usually 7 days a week. But I do take more breaks and do more of the things I enjoy.

Yay taking breaks and enjoying things, but dang girl, that's still a lot of work!

Damn, Laura -- that sounds like a terrible time! I'm glad you're on the other side of it.

I finished getting my package together for my Buffista giftee! This is most impressive to me.

Me too! Haven’t wrapped anything up or sent it out yet, but all has been ordered or acquired. I’m kind of stunned.

Giftee, I SUCK. I am trying to stay afloat, but stuff will come. I promise.

(As a prior Kat-giftee, I can say without reservation that she does not suck. HPF covets my block calendar. And is not getting it.)

As a prior Kat-giftee, I can say without reservation that she does not suck.

Ditto!! You have a lot on your plate, Kat. There is time to get this done after school breaks. Don't let it add to your stress. If you need any help let us know.