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Today is Wendy Wasserstein and Terry McMillan's birthdays. I know because I heard Garrison Kellior quote Terry today on his Writer's Almanac:
McMillan said, "I don't write about victims. They just bore me to death. I prefer to write about somebody who can pick themselves back up and get on with their lives."
Pavanne and I both sighed, as we both immediately thought of the same person, and I said "I'm growing so tired of victimization."
Don't get me wrong, I love that guy, but I am growing tired of wondering what it will take for him to get on with his life. I just wish I could stop wishing it was me.
In other news, today hasn't been a bad day. I found out my boss is going to take off the ENTIRE MONTH of November. THAT'S gonna be weird. I'll probably have to report to someone else. Dammit.
This morning went well with Scarlett. I've decided to buy a digital timer and give her only a certain amount of time for each task in the morning. If she doesn't get done, then I leave her to walk to school on her own. And if she is tardy, she will NOT be made a patrol, nor will she go on the patrol trip in the spring. That scared her a bit, so I should get several good days, possibly even a few good weeks of behavior out of her. Hopefully by that point we'll have the timer in regular use and we'll be back on a good schedule. I'm going to try and get her new prescription filled today. Her new psychiatrist prescribed a mild sedative to help her sleep at night, he says it has no side effects. I hope he's right.
I'm still walking with a bit of a limp due to abdominal pain. (and a bit of knee pain in compensation for the guarding while I walk) I'm convinced that something more is wrong than the standard PMS or irritated ovary. I have an appointment with a new gyn in hopes that he'll be able to take care of this for me. I've also got an appointment with Scarlett's psychiatrist, for my OWN issues. He'll probably refer me to a therapist, but I'm hoping I can make my case for my OWN mild sedative, to offset the more nervous periods. It's only a few days out of the month, and surely that would be better than some sort of antidepressant. I need to make some lists of my issues, and maybe prioritize them. I feel like a doctor takes me more seriously when I come prepared.
I think that's enough for now. Perhaps more later bebehs.
Edit - 5 p.m.: Then again, perhaps not.
McMillan said, "I don't write about victims. They just bore me to death. I prefer to write about somebody who can pick themselves back up and get on with their lives."
Pavanne and I both sighed, as we both immediately thought of the same person, and I said "I'm growing so tired of victimization."
Don't get me wrong, I love that guy, but I am growing tired of wondering what it will take for him to get on with his life. I just wish I could stop wishing it was me.
In other news, today hasn't been a bad day. I found out my boss is going to take off the ENTIRE MONTH of November. THAT'S gonna be weird. I'll probably have to report to someone else. Dammit.
This morning went well with Scarlett. I've decided to buy a digital timer and give her only a certain amount of time for each task in the morning. If she doesn't get done, then I leave her to walk to school on her own. And if she is tardy, she will NOT be made a patrol, nor will she go on the patrol trip in the spring. That scared her a bit, so I should get several good days, possibly even a few good weeks of behavior out of her. Hopefully by that point we'll have the timer in regular use and we'll be back on a good schedule. I'm going to try and get her new prescription filled today. Her new psychiatrist prescribed a mild sedative to help her sleep at night, he says it has no side effects. I hope he's right.
I'm still walking with a bit of a limp due to abdominal pain. (and a bit of knee pain in compensation for the guarding while I walk) I'm convinced that something more is wrong than the standard PMS or irritated ovary. I have an appointment with a new gyn in hopes that he'll be able to take care of this for me. I've also got an appointment with Scarlett's psychiatrist, for my OWN issues. He'll probably refer me to a therapist, but I'm hoping I can make my case for my OWN mild sedative, to offset the more nervous periods. It's only a few days out of the month, and surely that would be better than some sort of antidepressant. I need to make some lists of my issues, and maybe prioritize them. I feel like a doctor takes me more seriously when I come prepared.
I think that's enough for now. Perhaps more later bebehs.
Edit - 5 p.m.: Then again, perhaps not.
