Thursday, October 2, 2008

the sky is falling. . .. or so it seems

I am a wreck as I am sure you all are. . .the economy, this crazy political circus, the price of gas (it was down yesterday. . yea!). Those of us that try to peddle their wares on ebay and other on-line sites are seeing our sales dwindle and dry up quicker than a leaf on the dessert.

Crazy, crazy crazy. I feel like a science experiment. I went off the effexor only to be put on cymbalta. Increased water retention, hot flashes are back full force. Pain is still there. The only thing the cymbalta did help was the tingling in my hands at night (related to carpal tunnel I've been told). I have an Achilles tendon that is 'broke' and needs fixed and our health care sucks. and It's expensive to boot. The doctors put me on flexeril to help me sleep (did not help. . I'm a tough one that way). I tanked and it made me feel seriously seriously suicidal (I'm ok now though after a concerned intervention. . .) but I flushed the flexeril and I'm good to go. Am working on getting drug free for the first time in about 8 years (prescription drug free).

Shoot. We got hit with Ike ~ hurricane force winds . . and I'm in the Midwest. Yikes. May get a new roof (yea!) because of the damage. We'll see how many times it takes the insurance dudes and then the roofers to get it right.

And the really really crazy thing is my life is better than many. We have our home, each other, our wonderful 'kids' ~ one human two canine. Our friends, our great neighbors. We eat every day, can voice opinion, practice our religion, criticize our government.

This is america . . I am woman. Hear me roar! LOL. . .

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