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Post by heylady1 on Aug 12, 2008 13:29:33 GMT -5
I'm so glad you're here Shy! Your posts are very moving, heartbreaking too. I think perhaps you are stronger than you know! How wonderful too that you have a boyfriend who is supportive of you! He sounds like a gem. You've already gotten tons of helpful advice so about the only thing I can add is don't try to be a perfectionist and get everything done at one time. For instance, in the kitchen, just concentrate on doing some of the dishes.....don't try and do that plus organize the cabinets, or sweep the floor..... Just do little bits here and there. It doesn't all need to be done to perfection. BTW, 60isolderthanithot's suggestion of using paper plates is a good one! I don't have issues with dishes but even so it has cut down my dish washing by 25% at least!! Maybe not the best way to be "green" but sometimes we just need the help!! There are lots of wonderful people here who will help you and cheer you every step of the way. WELCOME Shy!!!
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Post by AnnieOkie on Aug 12, 2008 20:57:17 GMT -5
Yep those paper plates are a life saver for me! I use those plastic liners to put them in so there is a base for them to sit on. We use them daily.
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Post by shy on Sept 16, 2008 19:17:11 GMT -5
Hey, I'm back! I didn't mean to take a break from this place, but my tooth sort of got in the way. See, about four years ago one of my teeth kind of "crumbled" on me. I'd had a rather large filling put in it about 20 years ago, so large that the walls of the actual tooth was left extremely thin and weak. And when one of those walls finally gave way most of the filling fell out too. Unfortunately I had no real money nor any dental insurance at the time. Since it was far enough in the back to be unseen and didn't actually hurt, I decided I could wait to have it fixed. My teeth began to feel extra sensitive these past few months, but when it got really bad we finally made the dental appointment I've been needing. Apparently the nerve of that particular tooth finally became exposed and had spread an infection to some of my other teeth. . . no wonder I was hurting so much! I've had a root canal done since then (still without insurance, ouch) and the pain medication they gave me made me extremely crazy-emotional, I even went through withdrawal when I stopped taking them. Er, to make a long story short, I was rather out of it for well over a month. *faints* But I cleaned here and there in the moments I was feeling better. I finally got my movies on my new shelves, all organized now (well, mostly, ). At any rate, I'm rather proud of them! I still need to clean a good half of the rest of that room but just having that one area looking so great is a big motivator. I've made a good dent in the kitchen by cleaning off one of the counters and emptying out the sink and scrubbing it down (bleach was my best friend there). I still have the dishes to do but it doesn't feel so intimidating. One of my challenges seems to be maintaining the progress I've already made; if I don't keep moving it's easy for things to get out of hand again and I certainly don't want that to happen, especially with our main living area with the computers.. Anyway, I wanted to thank you guys once again for your support, this forum gave me a starting point to spring from. Without it I doubt I'd have made the progression I have . . . not only with my house, but within myself.
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Post by messymimi on Sept 16, 2008 19:53:55 GMT -5
Glad your mouth feels better, although I sympathize with the pain of the cost. Sometimes I don't know what is worse, pain or what it costs to treat pain!
Sounds like you have a sensitivity or allergy to the pain med, so you might want to just tell medical people that you are allergic to it so it won't be given to you again.
Bit by bit it will get done. The fact that you made progress during this trouble is an inspiration.
messymimi
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