Promotions and Teasers

Lately, it has been really hard for me to post. Why? It's hard writing about my life as a "windfall woman" who keeps working out of fear, who suffers from bouts of depression and migraines, has a love/hate relationship with mama, a love relationship with daddy, finds anonymous ways to donate to deserving people and flits off on anonymous vacations to unspecified places.

Shouldn't I be brimming over with exciting stories? Exotic travel? Spending sprees? Or could it be that I led a lonely and boring life? Or that life without a mate or children isn't really rich? That spending one's life worrying about losing material things really isn't much of a life at all?

More to come.

P.S. I was promoted on Tuesday. I now have a title I've coveted for several years and a hefty salary increase. Imagine that. The good luck continues.

Middle of the Night and Headaches

I awoke in the middle of the night with my dreaded headache's return. I have had it off and on today, and it is bad enough that I called my doctor. He believes it is because I've changed my medication. I'm to begin trying the different dosage today. I know to watch chocolate and caffeine and get enough rest. I'm excited about 2007 and have so many things to do. These headaches are messing up my progress. Not to mention scaring me.

This week.....

Thank you for your emails wondering where I've been. Headache. Actually, make that headaches with a big capital S. I've had one since Sunday. Every single day. They've come and gone. I've awakened in the middle of the night with one. I have one now, and I feel sick to my stomach. I can't think, I can't tolerate noise, I can barely do anything. I feel like crap.

Headaches and Birthdays

I've had one of my headaches today. I call it "a working migraine." Which of course means that I can still work (barely) and I can still function (barely). I woke up with it. I am fairly nauseated as well and extremely thirsty so I've been drinking water and stuff. My company still got more than nine hours out of me. To top it off, I had errands I had to run IN THE RAIN. Which makes traffic SUCK. Tonight one of my best girlfriends dragged me out to IHOP (International House of Pancakes). I felt so sick I was regretting being there. She remarked, "Oh, it's our waitress' birthday today." I was like how do you know that? And she said, "How could you miss that button with the ribbons and curliques off of it?" Well, I didn't see how either after I saw her again. Turns out she was "closing" tonight. Oh God, how I remembered THAT! (I was a waitress in high school. Closing sucks.) Anyhow, we wished her a Happy Birthday and I thought....this.....is.....a......perfect......windfall.......moment. So, I checked my bag. My artistic friend drew a little card, and I put down $40. I was hoping to get away before she saw it. Unfortunately, I misfired on the unlock key and I could see her in the restaurant. You should have seen her FACE. She took off RUNNING right out of the IHOP waving her arms at us. She was screaming THANK YOU THANK YOU and smiling. Now, that's the best headache medicine in the world.

Catching up.......Needing a hug

OK, I need to catch y'all up from all that's been going on. Most of this has precipitated all this junk food eating.

1. Belle, the ballerina, had a six hour ballet audition for summer camp on Sunday.
2. She was invited to the top two camps sponsored! Unbelievable feat for a 12 year old.
3. Walt had a date to Homecoming.
4. He had an ok time.
5. He faced the SpanishInquisition from the father and did fine.
6. We laughed about it.
7. Balto, my dog, had another seizure yesterday.
8. The vet is surprised he lived through Christmas.
9. He's going to die soon.
10. I've been selling like a crazed banshee at work.
11. I'm very overworked.
12. I am so tired my eyes look like tiny slits.
13. I have had a headache off and on for two days.
14. Walt has to have a brain scan and MRI because of some symptoms he has.
15. I'm scared to death.
16. One of Belle's friends tried to steal her boyfriend A.
17. She didn't succeed.
18. My cell phone fried.
19. My new one is weird.
20. I can't catch up with my mail.
21. I feel overwhelmed.
22. I got my car washed and detailed.
23. I didn't recognize it clean.
24. I can't find it in parking lots.
25. I bought two Annie Lenox and one Celtic Woman CDs because they were relaxing.
26. I have been having lots of nightmares.
27. I can't decide if it's better to sleep through the night with nightmares or wake up at 4am without them.
28. After all the company left, I miss my daddy.
29. I tried to look for a new comforter/duvet and gave up because it was too hard.
30. My laundry is taking over the house.
31. I washed out my contacts and forgot to rinse the cleaning solution out before I put it in my left eye.
32. My eye hurts like hell an hour later.
33. I watched The Bachelor in Paris last night instead of Medium.
34. I can't believe that one woman told him right away she wanted to "reproduce."
35. I like this Bachelor but I wonder if I should have watched Medium instead.
36. I've been craving a Fuddrucker's cheeseburger.
37. I'm too tired to go get one.
38. It's supposed to rain tommorrow.
39. I don't want it to.
40. I have to go with a family member to the dr tommorrow.
41. I am wrung out having been at seeing so many doctors/hospitals lately.
42. I am seriously freaked out about not getting my blog emails advising me I have comments.
43. I seriously worried that some of you wouldn't come back and visit me.
44. I'm wondering if I need some medication.

And that's my stream of consciousness for the past couple of days..........

Headache.......Migraine......Blahs........

I did not wake up with a headache, but as the day has progessed, I have developed one. Unfortunately, I am prone to get them taking after the maternal side of my family. If I can get somewhere and rest my head, I can usually prevent a full fledged migraine. I don't feel very "windfall-ish" today. I do; however, feel as though something fell -- on my head.

I'm off to medicate and recuperate. Hope your Sunday is blessed.