Is it me, or is everyone really stressed out right now?
I thought I was going crazy for the last few weeks with more going on than I could keep up with at work and home but now I am noticing a lot of other people around me are saying the same thing. I think it is a combination of the economy, the jobs we're all in at the moment and the amount of things we're all expected to do and yet have expectations for ourselves to handle as well.
On top of it all I still have health problems. Not the oh no its dire kind, but annoying ones that just linger around and complicate your day, schedule and life with a lot of doctor visits tests and changes to your routine:
The HPV is back, LGSIL again on the last test, new doc in Wheaton now, yet same results and opinion that I need a huge amount of vitamins each day. Blech.
I have high bloodpressure and high cholesterol (243) at the age of 33. Mostly because of my sedentary job (sitting by a computer all day and sitting commuting by train/bus) and my sedentary lifestyle (being gone for work from 7 am to 7 pm and then trying to finish things yet from wedding thank yous or a badly neglected blog, not to mention 1,000's of RSS feed items) plus my living with Steve meant I didn't have the luxury of eating what I want anymore and I tried to adapt to his food/eating style and its all man food. (pizza, burgers, steaks, bratwurst eaten in frot of the TV) So, I have to revamp things, go grocery shopping alone and make different food than Steve eats. Oh yea, I also can't go back to swing dance for exercise because of the schedule conflict grrr.
I also have a thyroid they don't like. I had 3 doctors tell me my thyroid looked like it might have an issue before one actualy ordered tests. The blood test came back negative. They did an ultrasound yesterday, we will see what that says next.
I also have rosacea taking over my face. That is what led to the doctor visit that discovered the BP, Cholesterol and Thyroid. I really just want to be normal again and not have to worry about how bad this is going to look every day. The cream they have me on heals the rosacea well but doesn't prevent it from happening again and I have no clue why this is happening or what the stimulus is. Rosacea is defined as "adult acne" which is really weird because I have never had acne, not even in high school or college.
So all that added to my allergies still being a mess and I'm not a happy camper trying to run around and get everything done when I don't know what the status of my health is.
And we decided not to buy a house, so I am sad about that too. I really wanted a chance to get a place we both liked and could have family/friends over in. Steve had the opportunity to buy a profitable part of a business from a company going out of business and he did it. So, there goes some chunks of the house down payment in favor of longevity for the company.
Instead we are starting to dip our cautious toes in the water of remodeling the townhouse. We removed the wallpaper in the bathroom on Monday. We have to replace the cabinet and mirror and repaint. Luckilly its just a few things in the bathroom that need replacing from some old water damage and not everything. Next is the upstairs bathroom and finally we will have to do the kitchen. All more stress yet when its done we will probably be happier at home with stuf/a layout we actually chose ourselves.
If I seem like I am taking my new marriage for granted, I'm not. Steve is great and he puts up with all of this pretty well. I think he and I are great together it's just the rest of my life that is a shambles right now. I promise I am not whining about him in any way.
So, what's new with everyone out there?
On top of it all I still have health problems. Not the oh no its dire kind, but annoying ones that just linger around and complicate your day, schedule and life with a lot of doctor visits tests and changes to your routine:
The HPV is back, LGSIL again on the last test, new doc in Wheaton now, yet same results and opinion that I need a huge amount of vitamins each day. Blech.
I have high bloodpressure and high cholesterol (243) at the age of 33. Mostly because of my sedentary job (sitting by a computer all day and sitting commuting by train/bus) and my sedentary lifestyle (being gone for work from 7 am to 7 pm and then trying to finish things yet from wedding thank yous or a badly neglected blog, not to mention 1,000's of RSS feed items) plus my living with Steve meant I didn't have the luxury of eating what I want anymore and I tried to adapt to his food/eating style and its all man food. (pizza, burgers, steaks, bratwurst eaten in frot of the TV) So, I have to revamp things, go grocery shopping alone and make different food than Steve eats. Oh yea, I also can't go back to swing dance for exercise because of the schedule conflict grrr.
I also have a thyroid they don't like. I had 3 doctors tell me my thyroid looked like it might have an issue before one actualy ordered tests. The blood test came back negative. They did an ultrasound yesterday, we will see what that says next.
I also have rosacea taking over my face. That is what led to the doctor visit that discovered the BP, Cholesterol and Thyroid. I really just want to be normal again and not have to worry about how bad this is going to look every day. The cream they have me on heals the rosacea well but doesn't prevent it from happening again and I have no clue why this is happening or what the stimulus is. Rosacea is defined as "adult acne" which is really weird because I have never had acne, not even in high school or college.
So all that added to my allergies still being a mess and I'm not a happy camper trying to run around and get everything done when I don't know what the status of my health is.
And we decided not to buy a house, so I am sad about that too. I really wanted a chance to get a place we both liked and could have family/friends over in. Steve had the opportunity to buy a profitable part of a business from a company going out of business and he did it. So, there goes some chunks of the house down payment in favor of longevity for the company.
Instead we are starting to dip our cautious toes in the water of remodeling the townhouse. We removed the wallpaper in the bathroom on Monday. We have to replace the cabinet and mirror and repaint. Luckilly its just a few things in the bathroom that need replacing from some old water damage and not everything. Next is the upstairs bathroom and finally we will have to do the kitchen. All more stress yet when its done we will probably be happier at home with stuf/a layout we actually chose ourselves.
If I seem like I am taking my new marriage for granted, I'm not. Steve is great and he puts up with all of this pretty well. I think he and I are great together it's just the rest of my life that is a shambles right now. I promise I am not whining about him in any way.
So, what's new with everyone out there?