09-22-2014, 03:55 PM | #2021 |
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My sister has the flu.
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09-22-2014, 05:14 PM | #2022 |
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My better half had it all weekend. It's certainly making its rounds in TX. I haven't gotten it yet. Knocking on my wooden nightstand. Wish flu shots would get here. Seems like they have them ready around some point in early Oct every year.
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09-23-2014, 07:31 AM | #2023 |
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I'm so sore from working with my dad yesterday, and I hate it! Granted, I don't mind helping my dad out, but I don't like the pain that comes with it.
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09-23-2014, 07:33 AM | #2024 |
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Power outages
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09-23-2014, 08:29 AM | #2025 |
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Oh man, I hate those. When I was living in Pine Bluff Arkansas a few years ago, it would go out seemingly every time the wind blew. Same with the Internet. Sucked whenever I was trying to get school work done.
Bubblyshell, sorry you're sore. I've been moving furniture around so I can finally get some shelves put up to display my Star Wars stuff, so I guess I can relate. I recently increased my walking time to about an hour and a half, so that's also got something to do with it. I like that type of soreness, but only in small doses. haha
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09-23-2014, 02:30 PM | #2026 |
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Yeah, I think I overdid it yesterday, but at least I was able to help Dad out when he needed it. Heck, he gets more work out of me than my brother!
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09-23-2014, 07:35 PM | #2027 |
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falling painfully off my bike. Got a gnarly scrape on my arms that are just sooo annoying.
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09-24-2014, 04:21 AM | #2028 |
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We had one of those here the other night. For a few days straight it rained like a bitch and on one of those nights the power went out at around 3 in the morning while I was asleep.
Unfortunately, I can never just sleep right through power outages, because it turns off my computer, and therefore, my music. I absolutely hate this about myself and wish I could change it, but I cannot function in the silence. I just mentally can't do it. Power outages will always wake me up because my brain can't handle silence for some reason. I'm hoping I can get some answers to this and why it happens once I get to a doctor, because sometimes I just... freak the hell out when it gets too quiet. The behaviour is just never appropriate but I become a completely different person. Speaking of doctors, for some weeks, my mother and I have been cleaning her boss' office every Wednesday for some extra cash so I can save up to go see somebody. The money is just added to Mom's pay, but she can't afford to have it set up that way -- if she makes too much, she loses her retirement money. Her boss knows this, as he had to cut her hours last December to make sure she kept her retirement, yet he refuses to sign me on as an employee and just put the money for both Mom and I in my name. But if he did this, I'd be able to list myself as employed and I could go see a sliding scale therapist. Plus Mom wouldn't be forced to quit cleaning the office, it's less costly to her boss to hire us to do it rather than a maid, AND Mom gets to keep her retirement. There are no downsides to this for anybody. So what the actual ****? Is he TRYING to screw us over? He's ****ing lucky that it's JUST Mom that talks to him, because if I ever get so much as a glimpse of him, I WILL give him a piece of my mind about this. Because what the actual ****, dude.
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09-24-2014, 03:34 PM | #2030 |
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No braille whatsoever in my teacher certification courses. I have to take exams a third time because I just can't visualize everything if they're given to me orally. There's such a long waiting period for the braille versions. 6 to 12 weeks just to see if they have any in stock, and I think they cost more. That, and the office of testing integrity has my scores from one exam and won't release them. I've called several times but have gotten no response or explanation as to why they haven't released them after two months' time. The person who was asked to read the exam to me has read to me twice before, so I know he didn't fix the answers for me. Besides, he's paid to read exams to blind folks. Doctoring exams would jeopardize his position, and it just doesn't sound like something he'd do.
The no braille bit goes even further. The head teacher of the course had six to eight months before the class to get textbooks, and nothing. There were some men and women who showed up one night to speak about teachers possibly having to work with various disabled students and the types of tech that were available to them. They were very helpful and offered all types of assistance if I'd needed any when it came to the handouts and such. They apologized because our head honcho never even told them that a blind student was in the class. I told them that they weren't mind readers and that they couldn't have known, and they were a very friendly group of people. So that was pretty cool. So now I'm looking into some legal issues, but concerned I don't really have a case. I've never been one to make waves at all, but how can things get better for the next person if I don't at least make an attempt to change them? I've thought it over a lot, and I don't think I'm asking for any special treatment or things to just be handed to me. I never have. But I do feel that a little more equality would go a long way. Well, I guess it'd be a lot more in this situation.
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09-24-2014, 03:36 PM | #2031 |
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Seriously? What would compel someone to do a thing like that? I hope they catch whoever did it eventually. Pretty cowardly thing to do.
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09-24-2014, 06:49 PM | #2032 |
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My son & I are both sick. My son very rarely gets sick (maybe once or twice a year at the most) and he's usually a very happy patient. For some reason this time though he's inconsolable. Whining constantly and asks for one thing then doesn't want it. I've been trying to push liquids down him with very little luck and he's not sleeping well. He doesn't even want to be held much at all. He's taking his medicine all right but it's so hard to see my sweet baby boy like this. Nothing I do seems to help... I think one of the worst things as a parent is being helpless to help your child. I really hope he gets better soon.
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09-25-2014, 08:27 AM | #2033 |
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Wow. Sorry to hear that, Dawn. I hope you guys get well soon.
BT, that sucks. I don't think it's about asking for special treatment, but you do need the help, and they need to recognize that. I hope things get better for you. My gear grind: Bad headache this morning, and I think it's from the high pressure we're having. Not cool. Been taking a lot of naps lately even though I've tried not to do that too much.
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09-25-2014, 10:48 AM | #2034 |
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Thanks Bubbly, and sorry bout your headache. They can really lay a person low. My allergies have been kicking my butt this week. Ragweed is blooming like crazy around here. So I had a sinus headache night before last and all day yesterday along with the stuffy nose and constant sneezing that goes with allergies. I napped yesterday afternoon for like two hours and I'm not one for naps during the day. A short thirty minute power nap is about it for me.
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09-25-2014, 02:45 PM | #2035 |
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Time limits and having to rush to do things.
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09-25-2014, 02:47 PM | #2036 |
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Sorry to hear about your son Dawn. Hopefully he gets better soon.
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I know it sounds like a cliche but it's true. Just think to yourself "if I let this task get to me mentally and physically then I become less capable of completing it, and then it just becomes a vicious circle". It's easier said than done though. When I first started back at university I hadn't studied in a few years. I doubted myself but some friends got me through it by telling me I could cope and I could do it. Once I started writing essays I found that they were correct - my confidence rose and the pressure subsided. And on the rare future occasions where I did feel the pressure, they reminded me that I was allowing that pressure to control me - it's best if I calm down and focus on the task at hand. Again, they were right. That's what you have to do - calm down, relax, and put these tasks in their proper perspective. They're important but in the grand scheme of things they aren't of huge significance. And if you bear in mind that you still possess your mental and physical well being, then that allows you to concentrate on the task at hand. And once it's completed, you can treat yourself to something. Give yourself an incentive. |
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09-25-2014, 04:32 PM | #2039 |
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Thanks for the well wishes, guys. I wish it would go away soon, but who knows? I didn't have this problem yesterday though. On the upside, I'm not as sore as I was before and can actually walk now whereas before I could barely move.
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09-25-2014, 10:29 PM | #2040 |
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Thanks BubblyShell22 & Davetello, my son is feeling much, much better today. So much so that now he's going stir-crazy and getting into everything, lol. Happy to see that (as much as it's driving me crazy).
@Davetello & Icebot- what Davetello says is so true about letting the pressure get to you. I used to be really bad about doing this to myself, but have worked hard to force myself to just go one step at a time and get myself through it. Every once in a while I still let some of this stuff get the best of me but I can calm myself by reminding myself of how nothing gets accomplished by panicking and worrying about doing it. Just break it down to manageable steps. "My best is all I can do. It is what it is" has been a mantra of mine for years now- cheesy, but it helps! |
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