A Brief Update
So we're all moved and we have the Internet back, finally. Lots to post about but still quite busy and I'm waiting for the repair man. The front burner of the stove isn't working.
May was a month I was extremely happy to have done with. I never got the promised help so ended up doing most of the packing on my own. Mouse was working full time until the 20th and couldn't help until after then but he also had his own room to pack up. My sporadic upset stomach became a more constant companion, hitting every 2-3 days so I knew my electrolyte levels were dropping. Which affected how much I could get done in a day. So by the time Mouse was able to help me, I was crashing. Went for my blood work because I knew from how tired I was that my levels were really low. Figured I could try and make it through the weekend or at least arrange to go for an infusion at Emergency on Sunday. However my magnesium was critically low and I had to go in that day for an infusion. While there the heart monitor went off. My heart slipped into a fast fibrillation for a second and a half but came out of it on my own.
Scared me half to death when the monitor went off next to me and that probably was what got me back into normal rhythmn. Still, my doctor wanted me to stay for observation and tests and despite knowing there was still enough work at home to keep both Mouse and myself busy, this was my health and especially my heart we were dealing with. So, I stayed. Then the overnight stay turned into the weekend stay and I wasn't able to be home to help pack the last and manage the move.
*groans* Such bad, bad timing.
I knew Carvis would take advantage of me not being there to get rid of some stuff he felt we no longer needed but his family decided to be "helpful" as well as threw out everything that was old, discoloured, or damaged without wondering why I hadn't already gotten rid of it. Mostly because I couldn't afford to replace it yet. *deep sigh* But they didn't think about that so the move has now cost me over double almost triple what was planned and is still climbing in costs. This was a bad time because the money that was supposed to help us over the summer has now been used getting back needed stuff. The list of things I had wanted to get has been pushed back since we can live without them for a couple of months (although the green compost bin is first on the list).
There were a couple of accidents and things got broken. Understandable, it happens. And the living room furniture turned out to be too large to fit through the doorway of the new apartment and the windows as well. So I need replacement furniture now. Using Mouse's futon for the present but that's damaged and needs to be thrown out soon. However, furniture is too expensive for now. We;ll make do as long as we can with the futon.
The new place is nice. Has two problems - we have to go outside to get the mail and access the laundry room. Aside from that, it's warmer which is a big benefit. Once Mouse and Merc are both gone (Mouse leaves tomorrow and Merc on the 20th) this will be perfect for Carvis, me, and the cats.
And finally, after four years, I have a crafting center!!!!!
May was a month I was extremely happy to have done with. I never got the promised help so ended up doing most of the packing on my own. Mouse was working full time until the 20th and couldn't help until after then but he also had his own room to pack up. My sporadic upset stomach became a more constant companion, hitting every 2-3 days so I knew my electrolyte levels were dropping. Which affected how much I could get done in a day. So by the time Mouse was able to help me, I was crashing. Went for my blood work because I knew from how tired I was that my levels were really low. Figured I could try and make it through the weekend or at least arrange to go for an infusion at Emergency on Sunday. However my magnesium was critically low and I had to go in that day for an infusion. While there the heart monitor went off. My heart slipped into a fast fibrillation for a second and a half but came out of it on my own.
Scared me half to death when the monitor went off next to me and that probably was what got me back into normal rhythmn. Still, my doctor wanted me to stay for observation and tests and despite knowing there was still enough work at home to keep both Mouse and myself busy, this was my health and especially my heart we were dealing with. So, I stayed. Then the overnight stay turned into the weekend stay and I wasn't able to be home to help pack the last and manage the move.
*groans* Such bad, bad timing.
I knew Carvis would take advantage of me not being there to get rid of some stuff he felt we no longer needed but his family decided to be "helpful" as well as threw out everything that was old, discoloured, or damaged without wondering why I hadn't already gotten rid of it. Mostly because I couldn't afford to replace it yet. *deep sigh* But they didn't think about that so the move has now cost me over double almost triple what was planned and is still climbing in costs. This was a bad time because the money that was supposed to help us over the summer has now been used getting back needed stuff. The list of things I had wanted to get has been pushed back since we can live without them for a couple of months (although the green compost bin is first on the list).
There were a couple of accidents and things got broken. Understandable, it happens. And the living room furniture turned out to be too large to fit through the doorway of the new apartment and the windows as well. So I need replacement furniture now. Using Mouse's futon for the present but that's damaged and needs to be thrown out soon. However, furniture is too expensive for now. We;ll make do as long as we can with the futon.
The new place is nice. Has two problems - we have to go outside to get the mail and access the laundry room. Aside from that, it's warmer which is a big benefit. Once Mouse and Merc are both gone (Mouse leaves tomorrow and Merc on the 20th) this will be perfect for Carvis, me, and the cats.
And finally, after four years, I have a crafting center!!!!!