First off: I finally have official plans for visiting Salt Lake! I'll be going out there in April - from April 5 to April 13. I hope I can see some of my friends and family while I'm out.
Lately most of what has been going on has been boring homemaking stuff. I'm working on cleaning the apartment thoroughly, today was day one and I'm about half done with a proper, full cleaning of the kitchen (it looks so nice already!).
I'm so happy I finally have the energy to do these things - and I'm glad to see that my motivational issue that I had are mostly gone (this is thanks to being put on Ambien (for the sleep) and going to NLP (for the motivation and depression). I still have a hard time starting on tasks, but once I do I can be pretty productive. I'm still sleeping a lot of the time, but that's improving and I'm sleeping less, and then I have energy when I am awake.
Yesterday I went to Stitches with a friend. I'm not much of a yarn person overall - or at least, I didn't think I was. Before yesterday all I had really experienced was Joann-quality yarn. I didn't realize it could be so soft and fluffy!
I like to crochet (especially plushies) but I can't knit. The friend I went with spins and has offered to teach me (both spinning and knitting), and I keep telling her that I've just got a lot of other stuff on my plate.
Well, looks like I'm going to learn to spin!
So, what happened was while she was buying some yarn the woman running the table asked us both to enter a giveaway for some unspun fleece - altogether about a pound. I filled out the entry on a whim from that - not really expecting much. And I won! I was so surprised! So now I have this fleece in some beautiful colors - but not much to do with it. So I get to learn to spin so I can make it into yarn!
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Monday, February 27, 2012
Thursday, February 4, 2010
So through a connection of my dad's at the Willey Ford in Bountiful Tene and I now have a new car. Currently unnamed, we got it a couple weeks ago. It is a white 2001 Ford Taurus. So far, I'm very impressed with it's gas mileage, and overall just the feel of the car. And - I have a trunk. OMG! I was a little let down at first, because I was wanting either a smaller car (a 2 door, possibly a mini or something) and maybe something with a hatchback (like Rubiru had), but after having driven this car for two weeks, I find myself liking it more and more. It's a very nice ride. When I showed it to my mother, her first comment was about children (childseats in the back!), which ... kinda scared me a little, since I don't want kids just yet (if ever).
The new medication, Celexa, seems to be doing a good job. I'm not yet perfect, but much better than I was doing. Some side effects have started hitting me - I've had a hard time eating without feeling nauseous shortly afterwards, and I've been having decently bad headaches and body aches. The sleep reduction isn't so awesome either, but I'll admit ... I have been feeling better as I've been adjusting to the less sleep.
Tene and I are looking to be moving sooner, rather than later. Right now we're trying to figure out the logistics of it. We'll have to get out of our lease with the apartment complex we're currently renting from, and obviously we'll need an affordable apartment and jobs wherever we're going to. I'm currently guessing that we're going to stick around until the end of March/beginning of April, and then we'll be off. Currently we're waiting to hear back from IMVU on Tene's resume, I believe he might also be looking at applying to Facebook and Google as backup options. As a result we're looking for housing more in the Silicon Valley area, as opposed to San Francisco. I'm excited, and I'm feeling that this move will be good for both of us mentally, if nothing else.
Otherwise, my life is pretty boring - if a bit busy. My Year-Of-Adventures plan has had a couple of bad weeks, which I'm writing a post to explain about over there. I've been hanging out with a handful of my friends more often - Teffy, Ima, and Spaz mostly - which has been helpful emotionally, even though it's a very draining experience. Lots of movie watching, and some interesting Little Big Planet playing.
The new medication, Celexa, seems to be doing a good job. I'm not yet perfect, but much better than I was doing. Some side effects have started hitting me - I've had a hard time eating without feeling nauseous shortly afterwards, and I've been having decently bad headaches and body aches. The sleep reduction isn't so awesome either, but I'll admit ... I have been feeling better as I've been adjusting to the less sleep.
Tene and I are looking to be moving sooner, rather than later. Right now we're trying to figure out the logistics of it. We'll have to get out of our lease with the apartment complex we're currently renting from, and obviously we'll need an affordable apartment and jobs wherever we're going to. I'm currently guessing that we're going to stick around until the end of March/beginning of April, and then we'll be off. Currently we're waiting to hear back from IMVU on Tene's resume, I believe he might also be looking at applying to Facebook and Google as backup options. As a result we're looking for housing more in the Silicon Valley area, as opposed to San Francisco. I'm excited, and I'm feeling that this move will be good for both of us mentally, if nothing else.
Otherwise, my life is pretty boring - if a bit busy. My Year-Of-Adventures plan has had a couple of bad weeks, which I'm writing a post to explain about over there. I've been hanging out with a handful of my friends more often - Teffy, Ima, and Spaz mostly - which has been helpful emotionally, even though it's a very draining experience. Lots of movie watching, and some interesting Little Big Planet playing.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Cars, Meds, and Other Exciting Adventures.
Near the end of last month, Tene got into a car accident while on his way to work. He'd been driving my car (it got better gas mileage than his), and there was a decent amount of ice on the road. He slid, and ended up hitting the sidewall on the on ramp to the freeway and spinning out. The airbags deployed, and, long story short, the Subaru (Rubiru, as it began to be known to me) that had served me since Senior year of High School - taking me back and forth between Salt Lake and Cedar City - was totaled, and Tene was cited with a "Failure to Maintain Lane."
The front license plate was torn off in the accident.
The good news of all of this is that Tene was completely uninjured in the accident, he was just a little shaken up by it (which I can certainly understand).
So, this all happened on December 29. Rubiru was taken from the accident to a towing yard, and I was unable to get it released until the next day - I so had to pay them some absurd amount of money for towing it and holding it for me. On December 30 I got AAA to tow my car from the towing yard to our mechanic. Then we got to play the waiting game. Because it was a holiday weekend, neither our insurance (State Farm) or the mechanic got around to my car until the next week (I think they finally got to it on January 5 ... ), and they called Tene and I about the fact that my car was totaled shortly thereafter. On January 11 Tene and I finally went and did all the settlement stuff, got our check, and handed the Title over to State Farm. Rubiru was officially no longer mine.
Well, we were thinking of buying Rubiru in the auction, but I didn't get around to looking at their website until today, and I can't find Rubiru on the site (which surprises me, but maybe they aren't going to auction it off until later in the month?). So now my job is simple: Find myself a new car that is affordable with regards to our settlement.
So, what else is new? I'm on a new medication. On Monday, before we went to State Farm, Tene and I went to a new doctor - a Psychiatrist. He was decently friendly, and I liked him. I'm a little wary about some things that were discussed, but we'll see how it turns out. He took me off of my Zoloft, and put me on my new medication - Citalopram, the generic of the medication Celexa. I was also told that I have to start going through what is so eloquently called "Sleep Reduction." It's exactly what it sounds like. I'm not allowed to sleep as much anymore (which is probably good, because I was sleeping a good 12-15 hours per day for a while there). I go to sleep when I go to sleep, and I wake up at 11 to 11:30 - and I can't nap during the day. Until today, that was just fine, but now the lack of sleep is getting to me - all I've wanted to do all day is curl up in bed and sleep. I've been good, though! I haven't given in to temptation. Haven't done anything very productive either ... but I haven't slept!
My current medications: yellow Clonazepam (taken very very rarely), blue Zoloft (off of it now), and the red/pink Celexa
As for the medication itself, I haven't noticed much of a change in my mood - but I am noticing a few side effects (which I'm curious if they're psychosomatic, so I'm trying to not give them much weight at the moment). I'm not sleeping as well (I feel restless, but I had episodes of that on Zoloft as well; I'm waking up in the night and having a hard time getting back to sleep; and I seem to be sleeping a lot lighter than I usually do - and yeah, these aren't helping how I feel about the sleep-reduction thing any), and I've been getting headaches, nausea, and other "I feel sick" type symptoms. Which could be from either starting on Celexa or from stopping the Zoloft as abruptly as I did. I've also been having some general aches and pains. Again: I am wondering if most of this is psychosomatic, and I hope it is, but it might be real, which would suck. Hopefully the side-effects go away soon, and I tolerate this new medication well.
My final "adventure" happened on Jan 8! I had two friends come visit me, who I hadn't seen in quite a while. One was Jekka, who has been on an LDS mission in Japan (I'm so envious of her) for the last year and a half. The other was Zoie, who lives in the exotic land of Tennessee (hey, I live in Salt Lake, anywhere else is "exotic" to me) and I only get to see her once a year - if that! It was fun to have them over. Zoie dressed up in my EGL dress, and looked excellent in it, we talked and caught up, and we watched the first episode of Doctor Who (the new seasons, I still have yet to see anything earlier than 2005). It was good to see them, and I already miss Zoie (who is back in Tennessee). Hopefully I'll be able to see Jekka once I can go to Cedar City and visit my friends there.
The good news of all of this is that Tene was completely uninjured in the accident, he was just a little shaken up by it (which I can certainly understand).
So, this all happened on December 29. Rubiru was taken from the accident to a towing yard, and I was unable to get it released until the next day - I so had to pay them some absurd amount of money for towing it and holding it for me. On December 30 I got AAA to tow my car from the towing yard to our mechanic. Then we got to play the waiting game. Because it was a holiday weekend, neither our insurance (State Farm) or the mechanic got around to my car until the next week (I think they finally got to it on January 5 ... ), and they called Tene and I about the fact that my car was totaled shortly thereafter. On January 11 Tene and I finally went and did all the settlement stuff, got our check, and handed the Title over to State Farm. Rubiru was officially no longer mine.
Well, we were thinking of buying Rubiru in the auction, but I didn't get around to looking at their website until today, and I can't find Rubiru on the site (which surprises me, but maybe they aren't going to auction it off until later in the month?). So now my job is simple: Find myself a new car that is affordable with regards to our settlement.
So, what else is new? I'm on a new medication. On Monday, before we went to State Farm, Tene and I went to a new doctor - a Psychiatrist. He was decently friendly, and I liked him. I'm a little wary about some things that were discussed, but we'll see how it turns out. He took me off of my Zoloft, and put me on my new medication - Citalopram, the generic of the medication Celexa. I was also told that I have to start going through what is so eloquently called "Sleep Reduction." It's exactly what it sounds like. I'm not allowed to sleep as much anymore (which is probably good, because I was sleeping a good 12-15 hours per day for a while there). I go to sleep when I go to sleep, and I wake up at 11 to 11:30 - and I can't nap during the day. Until today, that was just fine, but now the lack of sleep is getting to me - all I've wanted to do all day is curl up in bed and sleep. I've been good, though! I haven't given in to temptation. Haven't done anything very productive either ... but I haven't slept!
As for the medication itself, I haven't noticed much of a change in my mood - but I am noticing a few side effects (which I'm curious if they're psychosomatic, so I'm trying to not give them much weight at the moment). I'm not sleeping as well (I feel restless, but I had episodes of that on Zoloft as well; I'm waking up in the night and having a hard time getting back to sleep; and I seem to be sleeping a lot lighter than I usually do - and yeah, these aren't helping how I feel about the sleep-reduction thing any), and I've been getting headaches, nausea, and other "I feel sick" type symptoms. Which could be from either starting on Celexa or from stopping the Zoloft as abruptly as I did. I've also been having some general aches and pains. Again: I am wondering if most of this is psychosomatic, and I hope it is, but it might be real, which would suck. Hopefully the side-effects go away soon, and I tolerate this new medication well.
My final "adventure" happened on Jan 8! I had two friends come visit me, who I hadn't seen in quite a while. One was Jekka, who has been on an LDS mission in Japan (I'm so envious of her) for the last year and a half. The other was Zoie, who lives in the exotic land of Tennessee (hey, I live in Salt Lake, anywhere else is "exotic" to me) and I only get to see her once a year - if that! It was fun to have them over. Zoie dressed up in my EGL dress, and looked excellent in it, we talked and caught up, and we watched the first episode of Doctor Who (the new seasons, I still have yet to see anything earlier than 2005). It was good to see them, and I already miss Zoie (who is back in Tennessee). Hopefully I'll be able to see Jekka once I can go to Cedar City and visit my friends there.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Decisions Decisions
Lately I've been trying to decide what I want for my near- and far-term future. Looking at near-term as within the next year (possibly 2 years), and far-term as 2 to 5 years in the future. I've been having a lot of trouble trying to decide.
Some basic problems I've come up against are that I no longer know what I want to do for my life. I don't think I want to teach anymore (unless I'm teaching college), and I'm pretty much completely certain that I don't want to teach English anymore (unless I can teach creative writing). I don't know what I do want to do, though, just what I don't.
So, here's what I'm debating:
Near-term (from 2010-2011)
Some basic problems I've come up against are that I no longer know what I want to do for my life. I don't think I want to teach anymore (unless I'm teaching college), and I'm pretty much completely certain that I don't want to teach English anymore (unless I can teach creative writing). I don't know what I do want to do, though, just what I don't.
So, here's what I'm debating:
Near-term (from 2010-2011)
- I don't know if I want to continue going to school here in SLC at the Community College. In investigating what I would need to do to get my AS I found out that it's very possible that the schools in San Francisco I would likely apply to wouldn't accept my AS as completion of general education requirements. I was originally planning on completing my AS here because I was afraid of my credits "expiring" (due to some misinformation), which won't happen. So now I don't know what to do.
- If I don't go to school I think I'm going to focus on my cooking and baking, and my writing.
- Tene and I were planning on moving to SF after I finished my degree. Now that I might not be finishing my degree here ... should we move sooner? I'm afraid of moving out of UT, and as a side effect away from 95% of my friends.
- I'm trying to decide if I should get a part-time job (regardless of school or not). It would be nice to have some extra income, but I had so much anxiety just with school this semester that I don't know if I would be able to handle a job, even a part-time "monkey-push-the-button" job.
- I'm now going to be seeing a psychiatrist for my mood problems. Before we move I would prefer to be on a stable set of medications, if only because I don't want to have to wait even longer to find a psychiatrist (I'm not going to be seeing my new doctor until January ... so ... ).
- I want pets. When and where ever we move next I am so going to make sure that our apartment is pet-friendly. I hope to have three (maybe four!) rats, and possibly a kitty.
- I want to get my digestion problems figured out. I'm debating beginning an Exclusion, or Rotation Diet within the next year.
- I want to have our Commitment Ceremony on June 12, our one year anniversary. I mentioned it to my mother, and she pointed out that it might be weird to have this ceremony so long after the "real" wedding. I don't think this is actually too much of a problem. I'm basically going to treat the ceremony as our wedding.
- I don't know what I want to do with my life. I'm currently debating between some form of Biology (following the lead of friends Jekka and Kayleigh - I am considering Marine Biology), or possibly Physics (with the end goal of teaching college). Another consideration is to get a business degree, or just open a coffee shop, cafe, or clothing boutique (or some other small shop).I'm also considering aspiring to be a housewife - an idea that sounds very nice to me.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Christmas is Coming
Now that it's December I'm kicking into Christmas overdrive. Most of the presents I'm giving I've already decided on, and the majority of them are going to be handmade.
I have no idea what I'm going to give my family members, however. This year I have another sibling to give to - Tene's little sister. Tene's family does what my family does - every year we draw names for who to give to. It makes Christmas a little cheaper, especially since by the time my family started doing this I was giving 10 siblings presents - not an easy task. But since Tene's family draws names (and my own family draws names) I'm only having to worry about two extras to my list - Tene's little sister E, and his brother-in-law R2. And both of my families are still trying to decide if we're exchanging gifts or not (I have money set aside for both of them, just in case).
So, people recieving gifts from me this year:
First, Family:
I have no idea what I'm going to give my family members, however. This year I have another sibling to give to - Tene's little sister. Tene's family does what my family does - every year we draw names for who to give to. It makes Christmas a little cheaper, especially since by the time my family started doing this I was giving 10 siblings presents - not an easy task. But since Tene's family draws names (and my own family draws names) I'm only having to worry about two extras to my list - Tene's little sister E, and his brother-in-law R2. And both of my families are still trying to decide if we're exchanging gifts or not (I have money set aside for both of them, just in case).
So, people recieving gifts from me this year:
First, Family:
- My mother and stepdad: No idea what I'm giving them yet.
- My dad and stepmom: No idea what I'm giving them either.
- Tene's parents: No idea over here either
- My brother, Buck: Not sure what I'm giving him, probably a gift certificate or something
- E: I was thinking of buying her a couple of Threadless Tees, because I think she would like them, but I'm not sure which ones to even consider. Also: I don't know her size. Maybe I'll stick with jewelry or something else? I don't know
- R2: I'm leaving this mostly up to Tene, but I have no idea what we'll send to him
- Nephew S: The oldest of my littlest nephews, S is going to get a handmade dinosaur
- Little Brother: The little brother of Nephew S, I'm going to be giving him a handmade dinosaur too
- Nephew J: Born around the same time as Little Brother (but from different parents .... ), Nephew J will also also be getting a handmade dinosaur
- Tene: He's getting 2 or 3 presents from me, and has only figured out one of them!
- All local friends (Ima and Teffy, Sherry, Jaaku, Genjou, Sarah) will be getting cupcakes. Because cupcakes are delicious
- Kayleigh: A visit! And probably cupcakes
- Zoie: Will be getting something .... I just don't know what yet (I was going to make a handmade hedgie, but the pattern I had for it was insane ... I may send some delicious cookie mix or something)
- Robin: A handmade plush, I'm not saying what kind though
Friday, November 27, 2009
Thanks
I was going to post this yesterday, but yesterday ended up being a very busy day, being Thanksgiving and all. So instead, I'll post it today - on a day when leaving the house seems like a very bad idea (crazy black Friday shoppers ... ).
I am thankful that by chance I was born into this world and was able to be adopted by a loving family who took great care of me and raised me well.
I am thankful that by chance a certain boy began speaking to me in a high school computer course, thereby changing both of our lives forever.
I am thankful that by chance I have met so many wonderful people, friends, who stand by me and love me - they are part of my family.
I am thankful that by chance I was born into a good middle-class family, and so have always been provided for.
I am thankful that by chance I live in a world that can provide for me more than I need.
I am thankful that by chance I live in a country where I can get an education, rather than being considered little more than a womb. I am also thankful that I have the option of having, or not having, children - and no one else can decide that for me.
I am thankful that by chance I live in a world where I can choose an occupation, or none, for myself. That I live in a world where I can honestly be anything I wish, and that my future is not decided by anyone else.
I am thankful that by chance I live in a country with wonderful healthcare - and yet I can still complain that I want it to be better.
I am thankful for this world - this beautiful, natural world.
I am thankful for my parents, my stepparents, and my otherparents. I am thankful to my birthmother, for choosing to carry me to term. I am thankful for my brother, halfbrother, stepsiblings, and othersiblings - they are all so supportive of me when I need them to be. I'm thankful for my nephews and nieces. I am thankful for my lover and partner, I hope he will always remain by my side. I am thankful for my friends - Kayleigh, Zoie, Jekka, Teffy and Ima, Jaaku, Marty, Sherry ... and all the others who have touched my life in ways unimaginable.
I am thankful that by chance I was born into this world and was able to be adopted by a loving family who took great care of me and raised me well.
I am thankful that by chance a certain boy began speaking to me in a high school computer course, thereby changing both of our lives forever.
I am thankful that by chance I have met so many wonderful people, friends, who stand by me and love me - they are part of my family.
I am thankful that by chance I was born into a good middle-class family, and so have always been provided for.
I am thankful that by chance I live in a world that can provide for me more than I need.
I am thankful that by chance I live in a country where I can get an education, rather than being considered little more than a womb. I am also thankful that I have the option of having, or not having, children - and no one else can decide that for me.
I am thankful that by chance I live in a world where I can choose an occupation, or none, for myself. That I live in a world where I can honestly be anything I wish, and that my future is not decided by anyone else.
I am thankful that by chance I live in a country with wonderful healthcare - and yet I can still complain that I want it to be better.
I am thankful for this world - this beautiful, natural world.
I am thankful for my parents, my stepparents, and my otherparents. I am thankful to my birthmother, for choosing to carry me to term. I am thankful for my brother, halfbrother, stepsiblings, and othersiblings - they are all so supportive of me when I need them to be. I'm thankful for my nephews and nieces. I am thankful for my lover and partner, I hope he will always remain by my side. I am thankful for my friends - Kayleigh, Zoie, Jekka, Teffy and Ima, Jaaku, Marty, Sherry ... and all the others who have touched my life in ways unimaginable.
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