SHE'S ALIVE!
*nervously and shyly waves hi*
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WOW - I've been gone a LOOOOOOOONG time!! I hope I remember how to do this LJ posting stuff!!
I've really missed you guys and hope you are doing well. And thanks for those on my flist who stayed in touch via email and messages and let me know I was missed - *BIG HUGS*
There's been a lot going on - but I'm hoping that things are settling down and I'll be able to get back into my flist at least a couple times a week. Mondays and Wednesdays are bad days to try to comment because they are my late days at work - but I'm hoping to be able to comment on other days and on Sunday. Saturday tends to be my lazy day - I seem to need one day like that to recharge my batteries for the next week. Sunday is usually more productive - it's laundry and do-stuff-around-the-apartment day.
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I am coming back to LJ a bit different than I left. I'm not the Elijaholic that I was. I'm still interested in Elijah in some ways, but my squee and rabid fangirl is gone. I won't go into detail about how my Elijah squee was lost - some of you already know. So if anyone friended me because of my Frolijah love - I understand if you want to defriend me now. No hard feelings.
I am hoping to get back into reading fanfic as that used to give me so much enjoyment but it's hard to find time to read and comment. And I decided I wasn't going to read if I couldn't leave a comment - it's just not fair to the author. My comments will probably be pretty short and sweet. I always feel so inadequate when I read such witty or wonderful comments that others post - but I hope my little comment will be better than no comment at all.
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I developed a rapid heart rate and went through a lot of cardiac testing. The good news is all the cardiac stuff came back fine so it's either an atypical problem or related to menopause. I'm on some meds now that help to control my heart rate. My resting heart rate had risen to 100 to 110 and with any exertion at all I would jump right up to 160. Taking a shower was like a workout at the gym. It really sapped my energy but thankfully I'm feeling better now. I have also developed some tendonitis in my R thumb/hand (at least that's what the Dr. thinks it is) - I see a hand specialist tomorrow morning. Thankfully it doesn't hurt to type - since that's what I do all day at work - but it's amazing how many other little things I do throughout the day DO hurt.
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YAY for passage of health care reform!! I've been following politics a lot and have been very discouraged by how divided and CRAZY the country seems to be. And the need for health care reform was certainly brought home by what happened with my own insurance. I have $1000 deductible - the most I've ever had to pay with a work health plan. With all the testing I had done those bills mounted up quickly and I had finally hit the deductible so the rest would be paid by insurance. I found out at work last week that premiums are going up so they are now offering a $2000 deductible plan at work. We have to pick our insurance by 4/1 - if I stay with the $1000 deductible NONE of the money I paid between 1/1 and 3/31 counts towards the deductible after 4/1 - I start a new plan year. Blue Cross decided to switch from a calendar year to an April to April plan year. If I pick the $2000 deductible the money I paid DOES count - but it still means I have to cough up another $1000 before the insurance kicks in. So either way I'm screwed for another $1000. I'm not happy.
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I've dug myself into a pretty deep financial hole. I had let my best friend D. use a credit card I had and he left me with quite a bill. I had also given him some money using another card. Total of about $10,000. He intended to pay me back but it doesn't seem like things are working out for him so I'm kind of stuck making the payments. Needless to say I'm not giving any more money - but my new goal is to try to pay off all my debt before I retire. I know retirement is at least 10 years away - but it's probably going to take me that long to do it. Moving to a new apartment closer to work is out of the question for this year - if not for many years. *sigh* And what makes it even harder is that D. is so depressed that he is isolating himself so I haven't even heard from him for a couple months. It breaks my heart.
Feb. 14th would have been Mom's 83rd birthday so it was a rough day, esp. for Dad. And June 10th would have been their 60th wedding anniversary so that will be another rough day. We still have to figure out when to go to Chicago to put Mom's ashes in her final resting place - we originally thought about trying to go in June but my brother in Texas has problems at work and may be losing his job so he can't really make any travel plans. Dad has already decided he's not going to try to go to Chicago so I really need to plan a trip to MO to see him. But the financial problems are really making it hard to plan. *sigh*
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Fortunately my job is still going pretty well. There is a productivity standard to meet - but they are having trouble coming up with a productivity standard for me because I do several different things. The bosses want someone to sit with me and try to come up with ways for me to work faster. I hate to have people watch me work and I'm trying not to take it personally - but it's hard.
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I've missed you all so much - it's hard to put into words how little energy I had and I've been depressed about the situation with D. as well. Some of you stayed in touch with me and let me know I was remembered and missed - I can't tell you how much that helped me. I'm coming back to LJ as just me - not so much a frolijah fan - but I hope to get to know my flist on an even more personal level.
I'm sorry for the length - and for those of you who managed to read all the way through - here's some cute!!
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I've forgotten how to make hearts!! I hope I remembered the LJ cut right. Oh well - *BIG HUGS* and LOTS OF LOVE to you all. I'm sorry I've not posted birthday greetings - I did try to keep up with birthdays with virtual gifts instead so I hope you all knew that I was thinking of you!! Let me know how you are doing - I am anxious to reconnect with you all and be a more present and supportive friend going forward!!
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WOW - I've been gone a LOOOOOOOONG time!! I hope I remember how to do this LJ posting stuff!!
I've really missed you guys and hope you are doing well. And thanks for those on my flist who stayed in touch via email and messages and let me know I was missed - *BIG HUGS*
There's been a lot going on - but I'm hoping that things are settling down and I'll be able to get back into my flist at least a couple times a week. Mondays and Wednesdays are bad days to try to comment because they are my late days at work - but I'm hoping to be able to comment on other days and on Sunday. Saturday tends to be my lazy day - I seem to need one day like that to recharge my batteries for the next week. Sunday is usually more productive - it's laundry and do-stuff-around-the-apartment day.
see more Lolcats and funny pictures
I am coming back to LJ a bit different than I left. I'm not the Elijaholic that I was. I'm still interested in Elijah in some ways, but my squee and rabid fangirl is gone. I won't go into detail about how my Elijah squee was lost - some of you already know. So if anyone friended me because of my Frolijah love - I understand if you want to defriend me now. No hard feelings.
I am hoping to get back into reading fanfic as that used to give me so much enjoyment but it's hard to find time to read and comment. And I decided I wasn't going to read if I couldn't leave a comment - it's just not fair to the author. My comments will probably be pretty short and sweet. I always feel so inadequate when I read such witty or wonderful comments that others post - but I hope my little comment will be better than no comment at all.
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I developed a rapid heart rate and went through a lot of cardiac testing. The good news is all the cardiac stuff came back fine so it's either an atypical problem or related to menopause. I'm on some meds now that help to control my heart rate. My resting heart rate had risen to 100 to 110 and with any exertion at all I would jump right up to 160. Taking a shower was like a workout at the gym. It really sapped my energy but thankfully I'm feeling better now. I have also developed some tendonitis in my R thumb/hand (at least that's what the Dr. thinks it is) - I see a hand specialist tomorrow morning. Thankfully it doesn't hurt to type - since that's what I do all day at work - but it's amazing how many other little things I do throughout the day DO hurt.
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YAY for passage of health care reform!! I've been following politics a lot and have been very discouraged by how divided and CRAZY the country seems to be. And the need for health care reform was certainly brought home by what happened with my own insurance. I have $1000 deductible - the most I've ever had to pay with a work health plan. With all the testing I had done those bills mounted up quickly and I had finally hit the deductible so the rest would be paid by insurance. I found out at work last week that premiums are going up so they are now offering a $2000 deductible plan at work. We have to pick our insurance by 4/1 - if I stay with the $1000 deductible NONE of the money I paid between 1/1 and 3/31 counts towards the deductible after 4/1 - I start a new plan year. Blue Cross decided to switch from a calendar year to an April to April plan year. If I pick the $2000 deductible the money I paid DOES count - but it still means I have to cough up another $1000 before the insurance kicks in. So either way I'm screwed for another $1000. I'm not happy.
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I've dug myself into a pretty deep financial hole. I had let my best friend D. use a credit card I had and he left me with quite a bill. I had also given him some money using another card. Total of about $10,000. He intended to pay me back but it doesn't seem like things are working out for him so I'm kind of stuck making the payments. Needless to say I'm not giving any more money - but my new goal is to try to pay off all my debt before I retire. I know retirement is at least 10 years away - but it's probably going to take me that long to do it. Moving to a new apartment closer to work is out of the question for this year - if not for many years. *sigh* And what makes it even harder is that D. is so depressed that he is isolating himself so I haven't even heard from him for a couple months. It breaks my heart.
Feb. 14th would have been Mom's 83rd birthday so it was a rough day, esp. for Dad. And June 10th would have been their 60th wedding anniversary so that will be another rough day. We still have to figure out when to go to Chicago to put Mom's ashes in her final resting place - we originally thought about trying to go in June but my brother in Texas has problems at work and may be losing his job so he can't really make any travel plans. Dad has already decided he's not going to try to go to Chicago so I really need to plan a trip to MO to see him. But the financial problems are really making it hard to plan. *sigh*
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Fortunately my job is still going pretty well. There is a productivity standard to meet - but they are having trouble coming up with a productivity standard for me because I do several different things. The bosses want someone to sit with me and try to come up with ways for me to work faster. I hate to have people watch me work and I'm trying not to take it personally - but it's hard.
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I've missed you all so much - it's hard to put into words how little energy I had and I've been depressed about the situation with D. as well. Some of you stayed in touch with me and let me know I was remembered and missed - I can't tell you how much that helped me. I'm coming back to LJ as just me - not so much a frolijah fan - but I hope to get to know my flist on an even more personal level.
I'm sorry for the length - and for those of you who managed to read all the way through - here's some cute!!
see more Lolcats and funny pictures
see more Lolcats and funny pictures
I've forgotten how to make hearts!! I hope I remembered the LJ cut right. Oh well - *BIG HUGS* and LOTS OF LOVE to you all. I'm sorry I've not posted birthday greetings - I did try to keep up with birthdays with virtual gifts instead so I hope you all knew that I was thinking of you!! Let me know how you are doing - I am anxious to reconnect with you all and be a more present and supportive friend going forward!!