Can You Hear Me Now?

“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!!