Slap my hand now!

Anya ,'Empty Places'


Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Calli - Mar 15, 2023 5:24:43 pm PDT #21174 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Clinical trial~ma, JZ!


lisah - Mar 15, 2023 7:05:12 pm PDT #21175 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate

Everything crossed for JZ. And all the love.

Huzzah for all the yoga, Steph!!! I’ve been pretty steady with the 2x a week but can’t seem to get to 3 despite all the free time I have mostly not working.


Susan W. - Mar 15, 2023 8:50:32 pm PDT #21176 of 30000
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights

Clinical trial~ma, JZ!

I'd forgotten it was Pi(e) Day yesterday until I went to our local pizzeria's website while trying to decide what to order for dinner. When I saw they were offering a buy one, get the second for $3.14 deal, my decision became very simple.


dcp - Mar 16, 2023 6:30:24 am PDT #21177 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

JZ and DavidS, wishing you safe and easy travel, good test results, and effective treatments.


msbelle - Mar 16, 2023 7:32:15 am PDT #21178 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Nothing like starting off your workday with a panic attack

Feeling better now.


DavidS - Mar 16, 2023 7:48:02 am PDT #21179 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Feeling better now.

"It got better." - Monty Python

No panic attacks, please!


msbelle - Mar 16, 2023 8:13:25 am PDT #21180 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

The boss is aware and understanding. She has her faults, but she really does get that we are all suffering from chaos being foisted on us (not all by her, mind you) from the sr leadership.

We have new staff starting in several areas and more offers going out this week, plus several interviews going on, so we are hoping that more hands will lessen the stress.


-t - Mar 16, 2023 10:51:03 am PDT #21181 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I hope the potential lessened stress is actualized, msbelle!


askye - Mar 16, 2023 11:18:49 am PDT #21182 of 30000
Thrive to spite them

Msbelle hope that things go smoothly at work soon.

And lots of healing ~ma to everyone who needs it. Especially JZ.

I had my 3 month vyvanse follow up, where I show up and go I'm still doing well with this, please let me call you for 3 more months to get prescriptions filled. . I did talk to him about my anxiety which has been a small obstacle on some days (and some a bigger one) since I quit duloxetine. So we talked about trying a very low dose of Lexapro, which has the same excessive sweating side effect of duloxetine but at this dose it's a 3% chance so I'm going to try it. And since this is my GP I also talked about my blood pressure for my last appointments which have been high.

Granted I've been in pain from the ear infection and I also get turned around and drive in circles trying to find his stupid office in the medical park maze . And where I went for the colonoscopy pre appointment was just as bad. But when my BP was retaken it only went down some. My dr said it's borderline what he would start prescribing medication but he doesn't want to do that now and that high blood pressure is definitely something to watch for being on stimulant. and my blood sugar was borderline. So he had them do a A1C finger stick blood test thing and I'm going to monitor my blood pressure at home and make a serious effort to change my eating habits and then in 3 months we will see what is going on. Unless my A1C levels need to be addressed.

I'm not going to try a drastic change to my diet because I don't think I could handle that living with 2 people who make sure there are snacks all the time and who cook more on the heavy side. Instead my first goal is going to increase veggies and fruits and try to cook more so I have more control over dinner.


-t - Mar 16, 2023 12:51:59 pm PDT #21183 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

My PCP wanted to keep a close eye on my blood pressure when it was borderline and I was taking stimulants and it kept being borderline for months, maybe years, but eventually tipped over to where she wanted to prescribe something for it. Nobody ever suggested any lifestyle changes for me at any point, which surprised me. They had a little questionnaire I filled out every time I went to get checked but I guess there were no red flags in my answers. I still forget to take it fairly often, but I think when I do remember to take it regularly I feel better - less tired? Anyway, good luck with the Lexapro and everything. Taking a little more control of what you eat for dinner seems like it might be nice for you just in a general way - meals being kind of fraught in your house.