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This is my personal blog away from my single mommy blog.
This is where I talk about my scoliosis, the spine fusion surgeries that I've had in February 2006, my 2nd spine fusion/laminectomy in September 2008, living with chronic back pain and trying
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Poor baby kitty is always so cold.
Shahiro, the stunted growth kitty who is now 4 years old as of November, is still the same size as a 12 week old kitten, she's tiny.And because she's so tiny, she's always freezing cold when winter comes around.The last few days at night, it's been a...
Completely missed them!
I totally missed my brother and sis in law Jenna, and my niece and nephew when they came here for their semi-annual orlando vacations that they do every couple of years.They were in Orlando from October 3rd through the 12th, and I completely forgot t...
Hoping it\'s not super serious.
I posted on Thursday about a friend who needs to see a specialist really soon but is having trouble getting in because of what kind of medical insurance she has, Medicaid.She just recently found out that she has cancer, she doesn't know what kind it ...
Going nowhere.
I have had another absolutely horrible, totally horrendous day, I am sitting here with a pounding migraine and in tears, and I have been crying off and on for several hours now. I wish so much that I could talk specifically about why I'm ...
You ever get so sick you feel like you\'re dying?
I absolutely hate being sick, it sucks for everyone of course, but ever since having spine fusion surgeries, getting sick is absolutely freaking miserable.I'm pretty sure that Sebastian has the flu, or something resembling the flu.He's had a high fev...
I will have some family close by!
Another one of Gary's adoptive aunts emailed me, they used to take some Florida vacations every other year down to the Port Charlotte area which is only a few town south of me,but they decided this year to put their house up for sale and move h...
He wants to call the shots doc!
All of that stuff that was going on with me and my family a few months back now, is still on our families stage.Instead of being front and center like it was, it's now just hanging out somewhere stage left. Mark and I had a long talk on Thursday afte...
And I lost a filling.
Ha ha ha!I was just saying to a friend in email that if I believed in all of that past life stuff and karma, I would say that I was a serial killer or something really wicked bad in a previous life because I am sooo being punished in this one. My AC ...
Prettifying myself.
That's making myself pretty, not petrifying myself..LoLAs I said, Sebastian and I have to be at the high school at 8am for orientation and a tour of the new building, and I've had insomnia again, so I decided to do some beauty stuff to make myself lo...
Words of wisdom from a doctor.
My friend Christine sent me this link to an advice column posting, and it made me feel so much better to know that there are people out there who understand what I'm dealing with.I'm going to copy and paste it here, but anyone is free to go read the ...
Home-rigged alarm system.
This is a picture of one of my own rigged up home alarm systems. It's actually one of those personal alarms, I guess you're supposed to carry it, but the extra piece that comes in the package with it is perfect for home security. I have this one on ...
Elavil, day 9.
I took my 9th dose of Elavil tonight, and I think that it IS starting to work.I am starting to not get as emotional as I have been over the last few months, and I know this because while Mark was playing his game, WoW, the person who is part of the p...
Kali is getting old.
My cat Kali is getting really old now, she sleeps a lot, she's been losing her teeth slowly, and she now has trouble getting up on things like the couch or my bed.I do have a chair next to my bed so she can jump up on that, and then jump onto my bed,...
Sendin' all my love along the wire.
People don't use the postal service as much as they used to, mailing a hand written letter used to be the only way that you could communicate with someone in another state or heck, even town.Depending on how far your letter had to go, it could take a...
Lizard hockey.
I wanted to film the cats doing something wicked cute and funny in the early morning yesterday, Tuesday, but I don't own one of those digital camcorders, so I totally missed it. About 2 hours later, I remembered that my digital camera can make ...
Sinking further.
I posted to my other blog what is going on with the surgery, and my friend Shannon asked the following question;Is there a reason, other than the obvious, choking and looking down always, that the surgery needs to be done? The choking is a huge reaso...
So freaking gross.
You know what the best fat burner is?Watching a cat lick at an abscess for days on end until it pops, and then watch it lick the nasty bloody puss away for the next 3-4 days.Carmine had an abscess on his right side, at first we didn't know that's wha...
I really hate bugs.
One of the things that you just sort of have to deal with living in Florida, is the insane amount of bugs and other creatures like lizards, that are simply everywhere.You can have your house sealed up as tight as a drum, but lizards still find their ...
In and out of depression.
Sometimes I think I just need a really long vacation to somewhere secluded, to be all alone and not have to deal with anything or anyone. I've even thought of being trapped on a cruise ship, locking myself in my room, only venturing out to eat, maybe...
Feeling better, docs, meds, and money.
I was so sick yesterday and last night, most of this morning, and I'm just finally starting to feel better.I don't know what it was, but man, my stomach was just wrecked, I was throwing up, cramping up, in tons of pain, and my feet that were swollen ...
Going green little by little.
I'm starting to get more into the whole green thing, I'm recycling more things instead of just tossing them in the trash, I am slowly replacing all of the light bulbs in my house with CFLs as the old ones burnout, and I'm trying to use less and less ...
Wish they sold it there!
I absolutely love my NuWave Oven Pro, as a matter of fact, I am cooking with it right now, but man, I so wish that Buy.com had them, and also had them on sale , because I'd be telling each and every one of you out there to buy one of these, it's fabu...
Hips, knees, and
Apricot trees. Heh. I made a rhyme.I thought I was back on the mend yesterday, but when I woke up this morning, my hip and knees were still killing me, I had a migraine to boot, my brain was like in "off" mode too.I couldn't think a good decent thoug...
This house is missing some flair.
I love this duplex, I have now lived in it for 11 years.I love the central location, the neighborhood, it's nice and quiet, people are nice for the most part, but the actual duplex apartment that we live in has no flair, no style, it's just kind of b...
Planning the day out.
Here it is, a little after 4am on Saturday morning, and I'm still wide awake. I honestly haven't slept much even though I was completely worn out from doing too much on Wednesday, and then feeling like I came down with something. But I think I know w...
A crazy shade of winter.
I didn't sleep at all last night, didn't take a "nap" today until about 10:30am or so, woke up around 1:20pm, and then spent the rest of the day trying to stay warm.So much for global warming eh?This is Florida and the weather here is so cold it cuts...
Furthering your education from home.
Have you ever thought of furthering your education, getting a degree or another degree, to help make making money easier?There are so many online schools, but how do you chose the best one for your needs?Well, if you're interested in project manageme...
A lot to think about.
I met with my surgeon again this afternoon, it was a hellish adventure even getting there.I missed the exit by 2 exits, called people for directions, and ended up going all over fucking Tampa, Hillsborough, Land O' Lakes, Ocala, and several other pla...
Picture pages, picture pages.
I've been going through every box, bag, and piece of luggage that contains all of my pictures, every single picture of everything ever taken, and it's amazing just how many places I put pictures.I never put them all in the same place.Why do I do that...
Living with M.S.
My sister-in-law, Jen, has M.S. I did the blogathon in 2007 to raise money for M.S. for the Montel Williams M.S. Foundation because of her, I saw what this disease had done to her, how it affected her and her whole family.She was diagnosed many years...
