The weekend of doom
1. Thursday night I discovered a lump on Fitz-rat's tummy the size of my thumbnail and promptly freaked out. Friday night I got off work early to drag the poor guy to the vet, in which I discovered it was an abscess. On the plus side, now I know how to identify and treat an abscess. On the minus side, I don't think this was ever something I really wanted to know.
2. Having had a near heart attack over said lump and then recovering and feeling slightly stupid, I have now discovered another small lump next to his eye, which is most decidedly not an abscess. I can't figure out if I should take him in to the vet yet again or what.
3. I am still over budget. Vet trips are most likely not helping.
4. I have been having allergies or whatnot for the past few weeks. I had a sore throat on Saturday, which meant I wasn't able to hang out with sophia_helix or go to people's game night, both of which I really wanted to do. I ended up sleeping the entire day, which meant my head hurt (though my throat got better), which completely messed up my sleep schedule yesterday, which means I am now dead tired and sleep deprived.
5. Because of this, I didn't go to the farmer's market again. I was also too stressed about other things and didn't go to Safeway, which means I am now out of food in the house, which means I have to buy lunch, which makes the budget unhappy. Sigh. The budget will live, and it's not like I'm broke, but I'm just irritated by all these expenses that keep popping up.
6. My head hurts and my nose is stuffed.
On the plus side:
1. I am eating a popcorn shrimp po' boy from the cafeteria, and it is deep-fried and of the good.
2. The trees are still blooming, and there's one tree in the courtyard that's just branches with the thinnest sheen of magenta.
3. I am wearing a long swishy skirt that's made of soft material with little flounces at the bottom. It's swishy and warm and soft, and the perfect thing for a rainy day.
4. Because of the abscess, Fitz-rat has been living in a different cage (Fool-rat apparently beats him up, even though Fitz-rat is bigger). Said cage has less floor space because it's more vertical, and the poor rat was immensely confused when he was in there. Technically, this isn't a plus, but it was, um, really funny watching him sniff around and not quite get why the cage was suddenly five times smaller.
5. Me and my sister have decided we have enough vacation days to go to Italy with my parents! Yay! Italy! With free hotel and food!
2. Having had a near heart attack over said lump and then recovering and feeling slightly stupid, I have now discovered another small lump next to his eye, which is most decidedly not an abscess. I can't figure out if I should take him in to the vet yet again or what.
3. I am still over budget. Vet trips are most likely not helping.
4. I have been having allergies or whatnot for the past few weeks. I had a sore throat on Saturday, which meant I wasn't able to hang out with sophia_helix or go to people's game night, both of which I really wanted to do. I ended up sleeping the entire day, which meant my head hurt (though my throat got better), which completely messed up my sleep schedule yesterday, which means I am now dead tired and sleep deprived.
5. Because of this, I didn't go to the farmer's market again. I was also too stressed about other things and didn't go to Safeway, which means I am now out of food in the house, which means I have to buy lunch, which makes the budget unhappy. Sigh. The budget will live, and it's not like I'm broke, but I'm just irritated by all these expenses that keep popping up.
6. My head hurts and my nose is stuffed.
On the plus side:
1. I am eating a popcorn shrimp po' boy from the cafeteria, and it is deep-fried and of the good.
2. The trees are still blooming, and there's one tree in the courtyard that's just branches with the thinnest sheen of magenta.
3. I am wearing a long swishy skirt that's made of soft material with little flounces at the bottom. It's swishy and warm and soft, and the perfect thing for a rainy day.
4. Because of the abscess, Fitz-rat has been living in a different cage (Fool-rat apparently beats him up, even though Fitz-rat is bigger). Said cage has less floor space because it's more vertical, and the poor rat was immensely confused when he was in there. Technically, this isn't a plus, but it was, um, really funny watching him sniff around and not quite get why the cage was suddenly five times smaller.
5. Me and my sister have decided we have enough vacation days to go to Italy with my parents! Yay! Italy! With free hotel and food!