Thanks, guys!
Thanks to those of you with the well-wishes on my last post. (OMG. Was that last week or this week? I am so full of drama.)
Health issues
So, I've got this lovely new spinal problem. Yep, spinal. Apparently, as far as stuff that's wrong with your spine goes, it's minor, but that doesn't keep it from being really freaky and/or painful. I spent weeks in pain, two weeks laid up and not moving while taking shiny (and non-shiny) drugs, and have been slowly getting back to good since.
Well, sorta. See, I'm still not allowed to bend and shouldn't sit much. This really puts a crimp in my dance and work-out hobbies. Oh, and singing plus standing requires more muscle support than I currently have available, not that it's kept me from rehearsing with my band. We've got a gig on St. Patrick's Day (maybe two), so I'll either be better or taking serious drugs on that day.
And, not to be forgotten, my regular doctor has escalated my case, and I've got my first visit with the neurosurgeon today. Eep.
Wedding issues
Don't ask me how wedding planning is going. I still don't have a location. No, seriously. I had one place, and then it fell through. Then (after much drama because that first place was already the back-up location), I had another place . . . which got axed two days ago. So here I am, still hoping to be married in May, with no venue for ceremony or reception. Aiyah. At least we're keeping it small (just family and super-close friends), but still...
Housing issues
Here's another facet of getting married, xyon and I need a place to live. We've contemplated renting and buying, but at this point have yet to find anything we're both happy with and can afford. This is starting to creep up on a time that will become problematic.
Employment
On the plus side, my employers can't fire me because I'm on disability right now. On the negative sie, the company has shifted and restructured so much that:
(a) I don't feel like any job here is safe (and that when I come back remotely non-disability...) and
(b) My job description has changed (officially, even!) so much that I have no interest in it. In fact, I'd totally quit or hunt for something new if I didn't need the health bennies.
Now, how about some non-drama and non-woe?
Happy things:
* Almost done with my holiday shopping.
* Still in love with my fiance and happy to be marrying him in 2010.
* My band has at least one gig on St. Patrick's Day, and we're making an attempt to double our set-list before then(!!!).
* It's freezing cold (ick!), but that also means that I get to pull out my cashmere sweaters of softness.
* I get to move out of my dark, 80s apartment soon.
Health issues
So, I've got this lovely new spinal problem. Yep, spinal. Apparently, as far as stuff that's wrong with your spine goes, it's minor, but that doesn't keep it from being really freaky and/or painful. I spent weeks in pain, two weeks laid up and not moving while taking shiny (and non-shiny) drugs, and have been slowly getting back to good since.
Well, sorta. See, I'm still not allowed to bend and shouldn't sit much. This really puts a crimp in my dance and work-out hobbies. Oh, and singing plus standing requires more muscle support than I currently have available, not that it's kept me from rehearsing with my band. We've got a gig on St. Patrick's Day (maybe two), so I'll either be better or taking serious drugs on that day.
And, not to be forgotten, my regular doctor has escalated my case, and I've got my first visit with the neurosurgeon today. Eep.
Wedding issues
Don't ask me how wedding planning is going. I still don't have a location. No, seriously. I had one place, and then it fell through. Then (after much drama because that first place was already the back-up location), I had another place . . . which got axed two days ago. So here I am, still hoping to be married in May, with no venue for ceremony or reception. Aiyah. At least we're keeping it small (just family and super-close friends), but still...
Housing issues
Here's another facet of getting married, xyon and I need a place to live. We've contemplated renting and buying, but at this point have yet to find anything we're both happy with and can afford. This is starting to creep up on a time that will become problematic.
Employment
On the plus side, my employers can't fire me because I'm on disability right now. On the negative sie, the company has shifted and restructured so much that:
(a) I don't feel like any job here is safe (and that when I come back remotely non-disability...) and
(b) My job description has changed (officially, even!) so much that I have no interest in it. In fact, I'd totally quit or hunt for something new if I didn't need the health bennies.
Now, how about some non-drama and non-woe?
Happy things:
* Almost done with my holiday shopping.
* Still in love with my fiance and happy to be marrying him in 2010.
* My band has at least one gig on St. Patrick's Day, and we're making an attempt to double our set-list before then(!!!).
* It's freezing cold (ick!), but that also means that I get to pull out my cashmere sweaters of softness.
* I get to move out of my dark, 80s apartment soon.