I really shouldn't think too deeply about animated shows with a few human characters, and a bunch of anthropomorphic creatures, right?(This brought to you by Blaze and the Monster Machines, one of Mr.S's current favorites.)

I am super anti-Paw Patrol, so of course Alexandra loves it. Luckily, she also loves Esme & Roy and Sesame Street, so I can't stress too much.

I've been buzzing with anxiety since the nebulizer treatment.

Was it albuterol?

My kids had RSV as babies and for years after, we had to give them nebulizer treatments at home, if they had upper-respiratory viruses, because they always turned into bronchiolitis (and pneumonia a couple of times).

That stuff made them so jumpy. Before they could/would wear the masks, I used to just have to hold the tube in front of their faces, and I'd get hopped up on the stuff. I remember my heart pounding.

I hope you feel better soon, sj. It's hard being sick when you have a little one.

Yeah, albuterol. And I can't sleep because I'm having horrific heartburn.

Paw Patrol is awful and also one of ltc's favorites. I also hate Bubble Guppies and Corn and Peg.

Thank you, all. Health~ma to those who need it.

Big Migraine Day today. Not a surprise, as I didn't have the time to exercise properly this week (while I hate exercise, I hate the pain even more). Still, ouch.

Beverly, the blood sugar struggles are real. Fistbumps and other gestures of solidarity.

Depression and asthma (and cancer risk) on my mother's side, and anxiety, diabetes and heart disease on my father's. Ah well, at least I didn't pick up the alcoholism.

But I'll admit that I'm relieved to not be passing any of this stuff on to the next generation.

Good morning Natter. I'm in a very good mood today. I just noticed and it is pretty sweet.

All good stuff! After a couple weeks of basketball every day all day and night DH told me a couple days ago he was going to be home tonight. So I got tickets to see Rocketman tonight. Looking forward to that a lot. Also, after my nutrition appt yesterday, when I got home DH said he wanted to join me in the diet business after he has fallen off the wagon spectacularly in recent months. So I ordered about everything imaginable from whole foods for delivery this morning and have been menu planning in full force.

Mostly trying to be very firm on the RA diet suggestions, as well as complying with my torturer's edict to ban gluten and dairy from my life. Well, she actually was less harsh than usual saying if I required a bit of pizza a couple times a month or something it wouldn't kill me, but to be good most of the time. She probably knows if I eliminate it most of the time then it will make me sick when I have it, tricky witch.

I ended up sleeping sitting up in the recliner so that my heartburn wasn't as bad. I was supposed to meet up with vw and Stitch today, but I wasn't feeling up to the drive. So, there coming to us. I wish the house was cleaner, but I don't have the energy to fix that before they get here.

Ugh, sj, I wish you could get a vacation from everything and just lounge around getting better. I can guarantee vw doesn't care about how clean your house is.

I got my final annual review yesterday, and it was good! I'm a stupid self-fulfilling prophecy, because when I feel like I'm screwing up, I do worse, but right now I feel really good and think I can keep it up!!

Also on the weather front, it has been gorgeous and perfect here, and today my mother gets home from a cool and rainy trip to the UK, so of course it's cool and rainy here!

I can guarantee vw doesn't care about how clean your house is.

No question about that! Sleeping sitting up is probably better for the lungs too. I'm so sorry. It is so much harder to focus on getting well yourself when you have a toddler. She will be super excited to have Stitch to entertain her! The two of them together just melts my heart.

but right now I feel really good and think I can keep it up!!

Wooooot!

Ugh - boss wound up about 2 things this morning. One is something that is my job and the work that they are looking for I CANNOT LOCATE!!!! I think I did it, but cannot find it. Grrrr.

My desk is an actual mess, so I am going through things, filing what I can to get things off it ASAP.