Can You Hear Me Now?

Wow wow wow, an afternoon all to myself. I’ve got work to do, but I’ll do it tomorrow. I need a relax and chill day.

Sunday was a fabulous day, as I knew it would be. Kim arrived to pick me up around 10:30, and of course I wasn’t quite ready yet. I am a slowwww mover these days! We managed to get down to the Rose & Crown/Lilac Festival in good time, as there were still a few choice parking spots available. We got ourselves a table at the front near the stage, of course, and Kim set it up so there was an umbrella to shade me from the sun and heat. I had thought the Polyjesters were playing inside like last year, so I didn’t bring my sunglasses. Oops. Kim’s pair looked good on me, so she let me wear them, and went off and bought herself another pair to wear from the kiosk on the street. YES. Do I have great friends, or what?? Not to mention she brought me food and drinks all afternoon, and helped me get through the line-up and into the bathroom.

Michelle joined us as well, early on. Shawna arrived later because she is from Winnipeg. Haha actually, it was because she took transit down by herself and walked from the C-Train station, which is quite brave for an out-of-towner, and then she was looking for us in the wrong place. We finally got her to the right place, and then we could all hang out. With the tons of other people there, such as PolyFriends and PolyParents.

I would show you video, as I took tons, but for some reason my computer doesn’t recognize my camera and I can’t transfer all my files. I don’t know if it’s my USB port or the cord or what, but I will find out soon. This is a recent development that makes me very sad.

The PJ’s played 5 sets between noon and 5:00, and even threw in a few odd songs (for them to play) like Toto, Tragically Hip, Metallica and AC/DC. (I really want to show you footage!!) The rain started up just as they were finishing their last set, so thankfully it held off most of the day. We had a lot of fun.

Shawna had to head back to meet other friends, so Kim, Michelle and myself headed to Red Lobster for dinner. Bottomless baskets of garlic biscuits are awesome!!! Poor Shawna, if she had been with us it would have been hard to enjoy those around her… she was recently diagnosed with Celiac Disease so she’s not allowed to eat ANY gluten. Which is everywhere, and hard to avoid, especially in restaurants where you have to be sure the pan your food is cooked in was not used for anything with flour on it earlier in the day and all that stuff. What a pain. But she’s going to lose a TON of weight, so let’s look at the bright side, shall we? And she can still have her Tim Horton’s coffee.

On Monday, Shawna came to get me and we headed down to meet her other friends at the Deerfoot Outlet Mall. Can you believe I have never been there before? ME? I know. Unreal. Shawna was kind enough to push me around in my wheelchair all afternoon while her friends carried my (many) purchases in their grocery cart. I spent a bundle of money, but the bargains! I mostly bought clothes. Because I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned it quite often enough, but NOTHING I OWN FITS ME. Bah.

By the time Shawna took me home, I was too tired to carry on and meet her and her friends for coffee. I was pretty much in bed by 9:00.

The next day, Shawna checked out of her hotel and then came over so we could go for lunch before her flight home. One of Shawna’;s favourite restaurants here is the Cheesecake Cafe, and they have some gluten-free selections as well as a gluten free cheesecake Shawna wanted to try, so off we went. I was SHOCKED at how much their prices have increased since the last time I was there. This city is seriously driving me nuts, it’s not FAIR to those of us that don’t have the ability to work our asses off for $100/hour, you know?? Geez. Anyway, the gluten free cheescake?? GROSS. It was deducted from our bill and I even saw the chef go into the fridge and toss the entire thing in the garbage while we were leaving. Hehe

Yesterday I worked at Troy’s. Nothing exciting to talk about there, except that AH was my driver home. OH, you know how AH and I were supposed to win that $2 million dream home on May 22? Well, we didn’t. So yesterday, when all the other prize winners would be listed on the website, I went to see what we could have won instead. And you know what?? NOTHING. Nada. Zip. Zilch. 6,750 prizes and a 1 in 15 chance of winning one, and we got NOTHING. Not even a $40 DVD player. Hmph.

I took my scooter over to A&W to pick up supper for myself last night (I never said I wonder WHY nothing fits me), and I mentioned to the manager that the last time I had been there, I had ordered and paid for onion rings, and waited and waited for them (as you often do because they are made fresh), and then Ms. Moody Bitch threw cold fries in my to-go bag and handed it to me. I didn’t look in the bag until I got back home, my bad. I figured she was mad at me because I had been sitting there for awhile, watching her rudely interact with customers, and when I noticed her mistakes (i.e., someone ordered two pops with his burgers and fries, and she put the food on his tray and handed it to him without the drinks, and he was about to walk away without thinking when I pointed out “he ordered 2 pops” and she gave me a dirty look and then said to him, “hey buddy, aren’t you going to wait for your drinks?” as if she had never forgotten). Anyway, the manager knew who I was talking about and told me she had been fired, too many complaints. And that they were out of onion rings, but if I came back another time she would give me free ones. Woo hoo! Who wants A&W? My treat.

Today was another visit to my Periodontist for The Gum Scaling. Thanks to Kim for buying me that Oral B Hummingbird for Christmas, the wonderful one-handed flossing MACHINE. My gums are doing good, she said, and I don’t have to go back for 6 months. As opposed to my usual 4 months between visits. Now I am relaxing for the afternoon until hopefully my brother shows up later, to help me out around here and put together a little bookcase I bought last week.

The latest happenings in my world:

• I looooove my duvet. Okay, so that’s not exactly new, but it is still a thrill for me every night when I wrap myself up in it. Sigh…
• I am completely addicted to Facebook, I love that place!
• Today I had my fourth Quantum Release therapy session.
• My Quantum Release therapy better work, because the money I’m spending on it is the same amount I would spend on a trip to Toronto or Montreal. So… it better be worth giving that up for!!! I only have the $$ because of the *busy* season, and I usually put that towards a fall vacation.
• Access made a mess of my day (okay, that’s nothing new either). They sent a big Handi-Bus (which I’m not supposed to ride on and I’m supposed to be set up for “car only”) and he was late, with a bus load of people and no air conditioning, so I got to my appointment half an hour late all stressed and hot after bouncing around on that thing for an hour, and then they sent my ride to pick me up when I was only 20 minutes into my one hour session, so by the time I was actually finished my session, the car was long gone, so I had to wait while they tried to find another car to come get me. BUT I AM GRATEFUL.
• My friend Shawna from Winnipeg is coming into Calgary, and tomorrow we are spending the day at the Lilac Festival in the Rose & Crown to see the Polyjesters. Kim and Michelle are coming too. It’s going to be FANTABULOUS. 5 hours of Polyjesters!!!! Nothing better than that.
• I still don’t know if my rent will be subsidized, but I have received a couple calls from the organizations involved and faxed them paperwork (that I know they were already sent, but whatever) so at least I know they are working on it.
• Jordin won American Idol and I couldn’t be happier, even if this bitch thinks she’s too fat.
• I am sad that Rosie won’t be returning to the View to finish up her last 3 weeks. I guess the “split screen” effect the producers used during this argument was the last straw for her. It’s not because of Elizabeth, as some think. As Rosie said in her own blog, “split screen - below my standards”.
• There is a parcel waiting for me at the post office. It’s my Twister Sweeper, (two for one, Mom’s getting one too) and it sure as hell better work like the commercial says. ‘Cause it will be a lifesaver for me, if it does!
• The Number One and Two searched phrases that lead people to my blog these days are “Maynards Candy Commercial” and “Major Maker Maynards”. Yeah. That song is going to be released in full this summer, watch for it!! Oh, and it’s Lindy’s birthday today, so a very happy birthday to him!

I found this in Facebook and just about pee’d my pants, so I felt the need to share.

“We have THREE COYOTES in our back yard! And one of them just had SEVEN babies… OH, what a SHOW!!”
~ random woman at the mall who approached to tell me that.

I went to the doctor today for the full check up. You know what that means, ladies… this is the first time I’ve gone to my new doctor for this; the past 20 years I pretty much had the same doctor who performed that duty, and it wasn’t a big deal at all. No pain, no real discomfort, to be honest. Well now… I guess he was extra special good at it, because after today I NEVER want to go through that again!

I did get him to agree to make a couple referrals for me, so I hope I get into these places soon. One of them is the Clinic for Mind/Body Medicine, which is something I am very surprised and pleased exists through our regular health care (i.e. no extra costs involved). I want them to help me wean off sleeping pills and anti-depressants, it would be so nice to not need that stuff. The Sleepees I bought aren’t working yet, and that may be because my body is so used to needing a drug to be put to sleep, that it has forgotten how to function without them. On a postive note, they have helped me cut down on sleeping pills, and maybe once they really get into my system I will be able to go without medication completely, but then what… I will need Sleepees every night? At $75 a bottle, I don’t want THAT, either.

I have another Quantum Release session tomorrow. One thing I have noticed so far, for sure, is the fact that any pain I was experiencing is gone… my right hip used to bother me a lot, and it hurt to lie on that side for the past couple years. No more! And I’d been having pain in my mouth because my jaw bones pop when I open my mouth (a whole other ballgame I guess, who knows what’s causing that), and the pain is gone. So… Quantum Release works for pain, that’s my testimonial so far. When I notice anything else good, I’ll be sure to let you know.

Oh, and let me complain about Access again. I waited an hour for my ride to pick me up from the doctor, and once in his car, it was another hour and forty-five minutes before I got home. We picked up and dropped off FOUR other people before I was taken home. And that, my dear readers, is why ACCESS CALGARY SUCKS.

But then again, I need to be grateful for the service in the first place… because, honestly, without it I don’t know what I’d do. You know the saying, “I cried because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet”? Yeah. I met a man with no feet at the mall this afternoon… he stopped me to ask about my scooter, and we chatted for a long time. He was a sweet old man in a ratty old wheelchair who lives in a care home not too far from here. His feet were amputated 6 years ago. So, yeah, I’m grateful. Stop complaining!

Yes, so, I went to the mall this afternoon to get a couple prescriptions filled. And I noticed, much to my utter delight, that Shoppers Drug Mart carries the Method Home cleaning products. And cheaper than the website sells them for (and in Canadian dollars, no shipping, etc.) Yay! Of course, I don’t need any right now (except wood polish wipes, I got those) because I still have my old stuff to use up before I move on to the Shaklee products I ordered, but when I need more eco-friendly cleaning products… there they are. I guess in order to use up all my other cleaning products, however, I actually need to clean. Hmm.

The BBQ at Christine’s on Sunday was awesome. The weather wasn’t the best, but the rain did leave us alone for a good part of the afternoon so we did sit outside for most of it. The food was amazing as always, Christine goes all out. She had big steaks for everyone (and there were about 20 of us) as well as HUGE potatoes, salads, cheeses, dips, etc. She skipped making the Jello shots this year… I guess after last year, with Christine needing to be in bed by 9:00, she decided against it. There was still plenty to drink though, however I stuck to water (except for one glass of wine). This year’s “Chum” (token male, there to serve us girls) was the best yet! He works at Home Depot with one of the girls that came. He was very attentive and good at making/keeping the fire going, making and fetching drinks, barbecuing the steaks… Christine even had all her pedicure stuff out, in hopes that we’d all get pampered, but no one had the guts to actually ask that of him. As it was, the guy had to cut my steak for me. I certainly wasn’t about to ask him to pumice my feet.

I was home in time to watch the season finale of Desperate Housewives, so all was good.

Yesterday I worked my butt off all day, finished what I wanted to, and my client even came by to pick everything up around 9:00 pm and paid me on the spot. Woo hoo! Gotta love that.

I’ve still got a TON of work to do before the end of the month. I guess things didn’t slow down after tax season… I think I have taken on more work in the past year than I realized. Or maybe I just spend more time at the mall than I realize. Either way, one supports the other, so I’m okay.

Today was the draw for my house, I don’t know how to find out if we won! They’re not posting winners on the site until May 30, although letters will be mailed out before then… but you’d think for the big HOUSE they would CALL ME!!

I’ve had a really busy week and haven’t updated so get yourselves comfy for a long one!

Sunday was Mother’s Day. My mom and Bob came into town, and I can finally mention WHY that box from Shaklee waiting for me at the post office was so damn heavy: because I bought my mom one of the Get Clean Healthy Home kits as well. I mean, that’s what moms do, right? Clean? Hehe Anyway, I knew she would appreciate it and she did.

We wanted to go to Olive Garden and hoped it wouldn’t be too much of a wait at 2:30… but of course, we were wrong. Over an hour wait, so we went next door to Red Lobster instead. I don’t like seafood, but they have a yummy chicken and spinach alfredo pasta dish just for me. And their bottomless baskets of biscuits… yum! We won’t even discuss the desserts… let’s just say, we all left overstuffed and feeling like we were going to be sick from eating so much. Yeah. Not smart.

On Monday, between working at home, I went for my second biofeedback session. During the session, Kevin mentioned that due to how deep-seeded my emotional blocks are, biofeedback could only do so much for me. I may want to consider Quantum Release Therapy instead, as it goes much deeper. I read the pamphlet explaining quantum release, and it’s like it was written for me personally:

Quantum Physics has shown us that everything in this world is energy. When events happen in our lives - whether physical, mental, emotional or spiritual, our energy patterns are affected. These shifts can affect us in many different ways and on many different levels. Some individuals experience this in their relationships, continually attracting people of a lower vibration into their lives. Others feel a sense of overwhelm or develop destructive subconscious beliefs and behaviours. In some cases, energy shifts can lead to acute or chronic physical conditions that negatively impact their quality of life.

While other forms of energy healing focus on the Chakras, Quantum Release Therapy goes much deeper, working at the basic energenic or quantum level. Using a combination of gentle touch and non-touch techniques, this non-invasive process realigns your body’s biorhythms, raises your vibrations and brings the body back to its natural state of balance.

Kevin stopped the biofeedback a few minutes early and gave me a little 20 minute quantum release freebie to give me an idea of what it’s like. I know it may sound crazy to some of you, but I have always believed that my health problems are deeply connected to my emotional crap from as far back as I can remember. And I’ve been through a lot. I know I have hung on to it and pushed it down deeper and deeper and used food to mask my pain and all that. To me, this quantum stuff makes perfect sense and I think it’s the answer I have been looking for all these years. So I’m going for it.

On Tuesday, my friend Lisa came over and before we left for lunch, she helped me clean up some broken glass from a vase of flowers I broke the day before (oops) and I showed her the transcript my mom typed up for me from the notes she took when I saw that psychic, Pat, on May 4th. She agreed that Pat is the REAL deal (she’s the one that told me about her) and was also amazed at my reading. Then we went for lunch at My Favourite Vietnamese Restaurant, where the service rarely comes with a smile, but the food is good. It was so good to see Lisa, we don’t get together nearly enough. She even brought treats and toys for Pita and Pepper (and some pastries for me, too. She figures, since she doesn’t eat chocolate anymore and is on a real health kick, she can’t eat all these treats she goes ga-ga over, so she buys them for other people to enjoy! So when, I wonder, is she going to visit Buttercream Bake Shoppe?)

On Wednesday, I worked at Troy’s. Melanie was there again, filling in for Crystal who was moving that day. Since Troy and a few of the techs were around at lunch time, Troy decided to take us all for lunch. Hooter’s was the place to be! Ladies’ Wednesday, so Mel and I got 20% off, and it was a gorgeous day so we sat on the patio. I drank a daiquiri because it was definitely the sort of day where you want to sit on the patio and have a slushy “girl drink”… but since this is Hooter’s, it comes in a big plastic cup with no little umbrellas or fruit or anything, so it sort of takes away from the whole mood I was looking for. It’s like… drinking your latte out of a beer mug. It just doesn’t feel right.

When I got home, my friend Anna-Marie from Toronto called. I haven’t talked to her in ages! I only had her work email address, so I’m glad she finally called because it turns out she was laid off several months ago. She’s pretty happy about it… she was there for many years and was feeling a lot of stress. She’s recently divorced and dealing with all that too, so now she has some time off to get her life sorted and maybe travel a bit (possibly to visit me this summer!) before looking for another job.

Then I went to the mall to go purse shopping. I realized I haven’t worn my pink Crocs yet, because my bag is orange, and I just can’t do that. Melanie has this great bag that is reversable… one side is pink and white, the other denim. I thought I would look for something like that, but I couldn’t find anything. I did, however, find the Perfect Neutral Purse at Bentley’s for only $19.97:

Velcro closures! No more fighting with snaps and zippers to close side pockets! And one side pocket is perfect for my cell phone, the other for keys, and the front for pens, lip stuff, etc. so no more losing those items to the deepest depths of my purse! Perfection!

And since they had piles of purses on sale, I snatched up a pink bag for $10 that has a long enough strap to wear like a messenger bag (that’s easiest for me!) and will go with my pink Crocs and another pair of pink sandals I have.

Okay, so they’re not the EXACT same colour of pink, but close enough.

So my designer bag with the material-that-always-gets-caught-in-the-zipper-and-drives-me-crazy will be retiring for awhile and I’m back to my good ‘ol cheap purses.

On Thursday, I worked at the Pub. It was a long day because I’ve got lots to do there, so I was earlier than usual, and wouldn’t you know it, my ride home was super late. After waiting half an hour I called Access to ask about it, and it turned out they hadn’t even dispatched a vehicle for me yet, they were still looking for a driver to take the trip. Which pisses me off, because I had scheduled the trip a week before! Because my schedule isn’t predictable, and I book my rides week by week, my trips are all considered “casual” so I’m not on any “regular” runs. If I worked at the same place on the same days and same hours every week, I would be on a regular subscription run and this wouldn’t happen to me so much. Well I’m SORRY my life doesn’t fit into your BOX.

The season finale of The Office was on Thursday night and it was great! I freakin’ love that show.

(Stolen from my cousin Carrie’s Facebook page):

Dwight Schrute: “Diwali is a celebration of the coronation of the God-king Rama, after his epic battle with Ravina, the demon-king of Lanka. It symbolizes the battle between good and evil.”

Michael Scott: “All right, all right. This isn’t Lord of the Rings.”

Friday (yesterday) I went for my first full-length quantum release session. After we finished, Kevin told me I have so many layers to get rid of… I am like this little person inside a box inside a box inside a box inside a box… about 14 times over. This is nothing new to me, I know it’s all in there pretty deep! He said it’s going to take awhile to get to the root of it all, bring it to the surface and release it. We’re just stirring it up a bit right now. He had told me before that he wants his clients to commit to 6 sessions before they start, which I agreed to, because nothing happens overnight. So I hope 6 sessions is enough, but I will do more if I need to. He also told me if I experience anger or sadness this week for no apparent reason, to just let it happen and not try to figure out what’s going on. I’m still a little worried that if things start “coming to the surface” I may just subconsciously push them down again, like I always have, but he assured me that won’t happen. I’m really hoping this is my answer.

Friday night I fell into the trap and joined Crackbook Facebook. I’ve got so many friends over there and I’d been hearing it’s better than MySpace and blah blah blah, so even after saying I’d never do it because I don’t NEED another place on the internet to be addicted to, I did it. It’s been 24 hours and I’m already addicted. Damn you, Facebook, damn you.

Today I worked and worked, then went to the mall, and tonight I’m catching up on my movie watching. Tomorrow I’m off to a BBQ at my friend Christine’s, which will be a BLAST. It’s her annual “girl’s only” BBQ and if it’s anything like last year, it will be a hoot!

Okay, this entry is long enough, it’s time to watch movies and cuddle with these two.

I KNOW!! The Maynard’s Candy commercial jingle is awesome! Who wrote it?? Who sings it?? Is there a full length version of the song available??

It’s written and performed by Major Maker (I would know Lindy’s voice anywhere!) and apparently a full length version will be made available this summer. Cadbury’s is trying to keep this a mystery and the song is generating a lot of buzz. So I want to help get the word out, because Major Maker deserves all the attention they can get!

Today was a fascinating day. I was thoroughly enlightened by Eva Marsh and her research, stories, experience and living proof that self healing and recovery from MS is possible. I saw Eva speak 4 years ago at one of her workshops, but perhaps at that time I wasn’t really ready to listen. Today she spoke more about Quantum Physics and the role it has in healing. Since I last met her, she has studied quantum physics thoroughly, become an NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) practitioner, and Wel-Systems Master Facilitator (all that in the past 4 years, and she is 62) and this is after getting her Masters in Electrical Engineering and a Bachelors in Physics as a single mother of two. Needless to say, Eva Marsh is an incredibly amazing and inspiring woman. And REALLY smart.

Today, I am ready to listen. And act. Together with what I learned on May 5th after seeing Pat, today after seeing Eva, and my biofeedback treatments (and my chiropractor and Living Well classes, etc. etc.) I am on my way to recovery. In order to do that, however, I need to make a few changes around here. I’ve taken down any links pertaining to MS (no offence to other MS bloggers, this is my thing) and don’t want to talk about it any more. I will, at times, talk about my triumphs and recovery, and I will always have my opinions about the pharmaceutical industry (strengthened tenfold today, I’m even going to wean myself off my MS drug, there is just no point) (this is MY OPINION and I am in no way telling readers to stop taking their medication!!) and health in general, I’m just going to cut way, way back on the MS talk. As Eva says, every doctor and many other people have told her over the years that she is “in denial”. SO. WHAT. That’s not a bad thing! I’d rather be in denial than in a wheelchair! I have talked before about how all the research I did back in the beginning about MS did more harm than good for me, because it scared me so much. I eventually started getting the symptoms I feared.

Oh, that reminds me… did anyone see House on Friday night?? Speaking of medication and our minds… Eva was talking about how “sure, if you believe your medication is helping, then it is…” and it reminded me of House and his PAIN that some doctors were telling him was psychological, and he finally got his boss to give him a shot of morphine. That relieved the pain for a couple days and when he went back for more, he said “just give me the same dose you gave me before”, and she said, “I didn’t give you morphine before… it was a saline solution”. OoooOooOooOOo that was a powerful scene.

So, no more talk of having MS here. No more talk about struggling to get up from a chair or to walk, or Home Care, or hospitals. It was actually my mom that suggested I do this when I was on the phone with her earlier. She suggested I delete MS related links and stop talking about MS here. I was stumped… I didn’t want to say what I was thinking… which is also on one of the forms Eva gave us with questions to ponder…

What am I, without MS??

Let’s find out.

“We don’t know about MS… but without us, you’re nothing!”

I looooooooooove my new duvet. Love, love, love it! Of course, it’s been hot in my bedroom at night lately, so I’ve mostly been kicking it off of me, but when I grab it back it’s luscious. Pepper, however, who used to spend a lot of time curled up on top of my bed, has moved to the runner on my dresser. I guess the duvet is too poofy for her taste. It’s very strange to walk into my bedroom and find her on top of my dresser. But she still sleeps on my pillow at night, so that’s all that matters.

Today I worked at my client Troy’s. Melanie, who has been on maternity leave, is working this week to help out because TROY IS OFF IN MEXICO GETTING MARRIED (!!). I’ve really missed her! She had a baby boy in February. Crystal ended up not coming in today for family reasons, so it was just Mel and I like old times. We went out for lunch and made sure to charge it to the company because Troy never got us anything for Secretary’s Week. Or Administrative Assistant’s Week or whatever the politically correct term is. Not that either of us are secretaries, but support staff that work in the office should be treated to lunch that week! And since he missed it, we took ourselves. Heh. Everyone hopes that Mel will come back to work before her mat. leave is up… personally, I think even if she came in for a few hours/week starting in the fall when it gets really busy, it will help immensely. She can even bring in the baby! We don’t care. We just want our Mel!!

Home Care has increased my help to 3 mornings/week now. It’s great! I don’t have the same lady I had back in August who was driving me crazy, thank God. I have one woman on Monday and Wednesday and someone different on Friday. (I’m not sure who yet, as there are two women who think they both come here tomorrow morning, so hopefully the office sorts that out). It’s so nice to have that bit of help… I get dressed so much faster, the bed gets made, and then if the garbage needs to be taken out or the floors swept, it’s done. It’s also nice, as a single woman with only one working hand, to have someone to properly wash my back in the shower and rub lotion on the places I can’t reach!!

I finally have my Shaklee eco-friendly cleaning products. They arrived at the post office a couple weeks ago, and when I went to pick up the parcel, it was WAY too big and heavy for me to take on my scooter. So, I was hoping my brother would be by at some point and we could grab it with a grocery cart during one of our mall treks. He’s been doing a lot of late nights at work though, so no visits. And the post office hours don’t agree with the schedules most of my friends with cars are on. Enter AH. Today after work he met me outside the mall so we could go in and pick it up, and he carried it to his car like a MAN. That is one heavy box, I tell ya (another reason I didn’t want to ask anyone else!) I rode my scooter back home and met him at my patio doors to let him in. He was already late for dinner (ohhhh, I want a wife!) otherwise I would have asked him to take me to the bank, as I have a nice cheque to deposit. A cheque that will allow me to go for two more biofeedback treatments this month and try out Sleepees, an herbal sleep aid. If it works, I’m going off those sleeping pills I take, even though they are free for me! I’d rather take something non-pharmaceutical if I can. So far nothing “natural” has worked, but I’m willing to try, and my biofeedback guy swears by these. (I didn’t know it was for weight loss too, but since I don’t believe in any magic weight loss pill, I’m not counting on that part!)

I’m still getting caught up on work. The lovely people at Living Well with a Chronic Illness have offered me a spot in their program starting June 5, since I missed so many classes because of my work load in March and April. That is SO great of them, and I will definitely have all this extra work done by then. Hopefully these clients can then be put on a regular schedule so I’m not scrambling in the Spring months to get them done. One has a year end of August 31, so once he’s caught up (I’ve got a couple years of stuff here) his books won’t be an issue at tax season. One of my regular clients that I have been doing (his books!!) for years, his business and his wife’s, hasn’t even called me since I told him how busy I was in February (that included what was supposed to be two days/week at Living Well, as well as working at the Pub and Troy’s, and tax season coming up). Normally I would call them asking about it, but I’m so busy now it doesn’t bother me in the least if they found someone else. He wanted me to start coming to their house one day/week anyway… and there is no way I can do that. So hopefully they found someone with more time to keep them organized.

Today one of my favourite websites, Big Fat Deal, posted about Positive Songs for Girls who Rock Their Curves. I commented and led people to Lynne Jordan’s website, where if you forward her player to the second song, “It Takes a Great Big Woman”, you will rock your curves. So I’ll leave you with that.