Comments | mamagotcha: Hullo, hullo, hullo!

mamagotcha

Hullo, hullo, hullo!

Dec 29, 2012 01:34

I'm seeing some lovely end-of-year posts from friends here on LJ, so I'm going to do the same... as well as resolve to come back and post here more often. G+ just hasn't caught on with the people I want to connect with, FB is too oriented towards small bites (taste great but less filling), and I really need to be able to sit down and produce longer ( Read more... )

ear, bill, christmas, update, cordell, 40-50, clayton, lincoln

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wordweaverlynn December 29 2012, 13:09:46 UTC

Sending hugs and wishes for a good new year. Sorry about the ear -- what a freaking mess.

Am I in your G+ circles?

mamagotcha December 29 2012, 15:58:17 UTC

Yes, I see you are in my G+ circles. And thank you for reading, and responding!

lunacow December 30 2012, 02:28:19 UTC

Always nice to read your updates. Hope the ear improves soon. Yay on all the nice things!

mamagotcha December 30 2012, 19:43:23 UTC

Last night, the ear noises actually abated for the first time in a few weeks, which is making me cautiously optimistic for recovery. Also, I can hear conductively really well, so the hearing apparatus seems to be doing OK (your head makes a LOT of wild noises when you drink water!), so now I need to get these holes closed up. The pain is almost totally gone, thank GOD because I am a total wuss about such things. Glad to know you're reading!

lunacow December 31 2012, 05:27:37 UTC

Glad for some good news on the ear front. Keep healing!

Happy New Year to all of you!

mh75 December 30 2012, 06:11:10 UTC

1. I have to update Goodreads. I like it. But when i get a little behind, i find it daunting to catch up. Still, have to so i can evaluate my goals for last year.
2. Ear: ow. And i'm sorry.
3. I've known for years that I do better physically and mentally when I am regularly practicing yoga, meditation, Nia or some other regular exercise, and especially deep hot-water soaks. I am also in a bad place financially where I can't pay to do any of these things right now, and I really really suck at self-motivation for doing them here by myself at home (especially since I have no dedicated place to do them without being exposed to the chaos and curious eyes of other family members, unless I get up at a crazy early hour). Jeese, do i hear you here, on all channels.
4. He has had some issues that has made me think he might have a sensory processing difficulty, and I'm reading The Out-of-Sync Child in order to find out more about it. I hope to get to my post about William soon. This is something i've been exploring with him, too. ( ... )

mamagotcha December 30 2012, 19:58:35 UTC

I don't include all my books... I just couldn't. I do tend to troll other people's lists to build up my already-read shelf. My ratings are all over the place, don't trust them. If I'm having a bad day, everything gets a low score, and if I'm feeling magnanimous (or if I know the writer), I throw out stars like a Jerry Lewis telethon ( ... )

mh75 December 31 2012, 05:52:32 UTC

(Raising a Sensory Smart Child: The Definitive Handbook for Helping Your Child with SensoryProcessing Issues - Lindsey Biel; Paperback ) is the one i found that Amazon seemed to prefer. However, my friend recommended the Out-of-sync child book to me personally (and there may be a new edition). She came across it on the recommendation of the occupational therapist her son worked with ( ... )

elainetyger December 30 2012, 14:43:51 UTC

It's a shame you haven't had good fortune with bartering (eg tub use for child care, meditation room for knitting, etc) in your new neighborhood; I seem to remember you discussing its benefits to you in KC.

I hope that writing it all out helps you think through it. For me, if I can talk to a live person, it helps. If you want to talk to the phone, I'm happy to listen in increments of 20 minutes or less (I get antsy after that).

Thanks for keeping up. I may do a similar long post later, if lj decides to honor me by loading the pages, which it wouldn't do for the previous 2-3 days.

mamagotcha December 30 2012, 20:01:37 UTC

I do have some bartering going on, just not for those things. I should try to see if I can be a little more creative with it...

Thank you for your kind offer of a friendly ear. It is much appreciated, and I might take you up on it sometime!

Hope LJ starts to behave, I'd like to hear more about what's been going on with you. I love your slice-of-life photos and inspection stories; I learn a lot!

jedusor December 31 2012, 00:10:22 UTC

Urgh, the ear thing sounds terrible to deal with. I'm glad to see in the comments that you've been feeling better--hope that continues.

What exactly is going on with Lincoln? I don't have a ton of background in sensory integration, so I probably can't help diagnose or anything, but it fascinates me.

jedusor December 31 2012, 00:11:15 UTC

Also, the thing for Amanda is gorgeous, wow. Did I tell you Dr. K is completely enamored with my wristwarmers? She was super impressed when I told her you made them yourself.

mamagotcha December 31 2012, 03:25:54 UTC

Hmm... once I finish what I'm making now, I could totally make her some. What's her favorite color(s)?

jedusor December 31 2012, 05:16:01 UTC

I think she was just admiring them rather than coveting--she's mentioned not being big on fingerless gloves. She'd be over the moon if you made her a hat or something, though. I don't think she has a favorite color, but she tends to wear steely colors, grey and blue and black and muted purples.

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