I have two cats that I’m obsessed with. Two ragdoll Himalyans named Jem and Cheetara. They’re my babies, even though I recognize that makes me the crazy cat lady. Because of their breed, they are the best pets ever. Ragdolls get their name for being so incredibly docile that they just drape themselves over your […]
[Continue reading...]Today I want to shoot Pollyanna in the head
May 19, 2005
I think I can safely say, with no false modesty, that I am a freaking WORLD CHAMP of positive attitude. Here I have a literal cancer* running my life, destroying my health and complicating my marriage, and I am almost always the one telling everyone else around me to, “cheer up, I get to knit […]
[Continue reading...]My latest lifeline
May 19, 2005
The only thing I’ve been doing lately that involves leaving my house has been my calling at church. I work with the teenage girls 12 – 18, which means I teach them on Sundays, and every Wednesday we get together for “activities” which is what we mormons call youth group. This has been AWESOME. I […]
[Continue reading...]Let’s see if Oprah listens
May 17, 2005
Not being able to leave my bed has made me very grateful for Oprah. Daytime television is absolutely dismal, but I can always count on something entertaining from 4 to 5 pm. Today’s episode was a rerun of a woman named Stacy who shared her whole weight loss experience with the show, and the reactions […]
[Continue reading...]Just for the record…..Ow.
May 13, 2005
Wow, time has sailed past me and I haven’t even blinked. I think the drugs really are starting to kill my brain cells because I’m apparently experiencing lost time. It’s been a really rough month health-wise. After my week of doom I cockily assumed that I’d have a few great weeks. We haven’t been able […]
[Continue reading...]Drugs destroy your attention span
April 27, 2005
The only way to treat my disease, short of surgery, which I can’t have because I have no health insurance and it costs $42K otherwise, is to stop the endo from spreading as much as possible, which means eliminating my period. There are really expensive drugs you can go on that put you through menopose […]
[Continue reading...]I overdid it yesterday
April 22, 2005
Lately I’ve had to completely revise my expectations of myself. A lot of the time I can’t seem to get those new rules in my head, but I’ve been getting better and better. Once upon a time I used to work three jobs. Now all I have to do to consider it a productive day […]
[Continue reading...]50 Book Challenge #20
April 21, 2005
Elevator Music: A Surreal history of Muzak, Easy-Listening, and Other Moodsong by Joseph Lanza I’m a huge fan of quirky history, so I thought this book and I were going to be fast friends. Oh. My. Gosh. I hated this freaking book. What really sucked me in was the book designer. The cover has this […]
[Continue reading...]I’m just a bundle of psychosis, aren’t I.
April 20, 2005
I ran out of pain pills yesterday so I had Jared call over to refill my prescription. He asked me to make the phone call while he worked on something else and I flat out refused. One of my many neuroses, I refuse to make phone calls I can get out of. So he called […]
[Continue reading...]50 Book Challange #18 & 19
April 19, 2005
After these ones I’m all caught up! Hoorah! These two books I wanted to save and do together. For one thing I’ve just finished them so I’ve got plenty to say, and for another, they’re an interesting contrast. #18: Larry’s Party by Carol Shields#19: The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler Carol Shields is the Pulitzer […]
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