Not feeling so great right now. Nana wants to have surgery to see if she can regain her speech. There's a big risk because of the anaesthetic and her heart but she's adamant about doing it. Intellectually, I can understand that for her it's a quality of life issue and the risk is worth it, but emotionally I don't want her to do anything that would ( Read more... )

Survived Christmas in St. Catharines. Just barely. Too many people, too much noise, bad meals, uncomfortable mattress & pillow. I did get out for a walk on Christmas day which didn't make me feel any better but was healthy nonetheless ( Read more... )

Picking up Mom and Dad at the airport on Sunday. Given how emotional I've been lately I really, really hope I don't start crying when I see them. Because it wouldn't just be a few tears, it would be full on embarrassed-to-be-seen-in-public crying ( Read more... )

I have something scheduled for Monday and Tuesday next week. I am happy about this. Plus I get to see my dad ( Read more... )

It's amazing how much of a difference a vacuumed floor makes! And it's not even all clean, just a corner ( Read more... )

After a crappy start to the day - massive headache from being off meds - it has improved a lot. Took meds (yay!); took Tylenol; did laundry; started tidying up the landfill that is my room; finished HRM reading. And mostly just enjoyed the feeling of relief/peace that having the house to myself gives me. Skyped with Erin this afternoon and then ( Read more... )

I'm about to go have a shower and start getting shit done. Tomorrow my parents get back from vacation and I'll feel so much better when they're home. I usually have a hard time when they're away but for some reason this time was a lot worse. The feelings of boredom & loneliness were overwhelming. Having a job to get me out of the house was good ( ( Read more... )

Today is an awesome day, mail-wise! I got:

1. The movie TiMER, starring Emma Caulfield (of Buffy fame) from Zip.ca

2. My Visa bill, which was much less than I was expecting. :)

3. Best of all, a pretty card from my aunt with a nice long letter inside.

"I like reading place names on maps. It's almost as fun as reading the dictionary!"
Me, to my mom (a discovery I made whilst being the navigator during a car trip)

Feeling both excited and nervous about going to stay with my sister. On the one hand it could be really positive - more independent, being with someone my age(ish), going out more. But it could also be more of the same thing - isolating & not taking care of myself. And it's not like Erin knows what she's getting herself into. The last time we lived ( Read more... )