The Fabby LapuLapuettes Part IV: My Pineapple Needs a Refill!

[If U Had Wings]

I recently switched insurances with my new job and with it new doctors, I mentioned all this in passing with the MRI trauma previously... turns out I have been having mini seizures (they have a fancy name that slips my mind heehee)

I know I am forgetful and scatterbrained but I just always chalked it up to three kids, blondeness, and the beginning of gray hair...

I was put on an anti-seizure medication about a month ago but it doesn't seem to be helping - at least they haven't gone away - I don't know if they have lessened because I didn't even know they were happening before

NJ apparently has really strict regulations regarding allowing seizure people to drive - so I will probably lose my license until I can prove I am seizure free for a year

I live in a rural enough area that there aren't bus routes or any public transportation nearby that I could rely on to get to work so if I lose my license I will probably lose my job and if I lose my job we'll lose our benefits - not just health insurance - I work for a state college where we were planning on sending our kids tuition free.

Sorry to dump all of my drama on you all... I just got back from the doctor and was hoping for better news after the last round of tests I had last week. I just thought my neurologist was being thorough.... apparently my last one was just a hack

Hope things start looking up soon!

I know some people feel weird about it but I love going out to eat by myself. Going to the movies by myself, running errands by myself. Don't get me wrong, I'm a family girl, but I really appreciate my alone time.

If you want to eat a nice sit down solo, I say go for it!

I'm thinking I won't be too bad. I have no problems doing anything else alone. I actually prefer going to movies alone. I love not having anyone try to make small talk with me when I just want to watch the movie, and not having to worry if they are enjoying the movie or not. I eat out at fast food places myself with no problems, I just have never done the sit down thing alone.

I'm thinking of just making the ADR's when the time comes and then cancelling them if I try it and hate it.

I told my DH that I felt like I aged 10 years during this last year (I'm almost 37 ), so I talked to my doctor about it and lo and behold, my hormones were all out of whack! Which I soon discovered is the nice way to say that I'm starting menopause.

That is scary. Eeek. That just seems way too soon.

 

[TarzansKat]

We can't believe that after such a rotten year we lucked out so much with the free dining . We're just needing to loose loads of weight before we go. We watched 'Paul McKenna - I can make you slim' last night and though it sounded too good to be true we're hoping that he's not a big fat liar (actually a wee skinny liar ) and that we're both going to drop a couple of dress sizes by August

Actually, I've watched some of his shows. You'll find a lot of his basic principles are common sense, and I'm a sucker for a good accent, so I just love to hear him talk.

Honestly, I know what he preaches. I do have trouble putting some of it into practice. I'm trying to be better though. My goal is to stop eating when I'm full, try to eat healthier, not beat myself up if I fall off the wagon, and get back to working out at least three times a week. I hate, hate, hate going to the gym when it's cold outside. I don't mind working out, once I'm there it's great, I just hate getting in my freezing cold car to drive there.

 

[jenjolt]

I was about to say when Jim Cantore comes to town you know its never a good thing...especially where I live in Florida LOL!!! CP...sorry to hear about all the rain...I really hope you make it home safe today!!

 

[TarzansKat]

It's okay. I got me some hormones right quick, and I'm feeling much better now!

Well, thank goodness! Please don't take this wrong, but a lot of women I work with are going through, or have recently gone through menopause and some days, I watch the actual mood swings and I'm thinking please don't attack me...please don't hurt me...I'm a nice girl, I am. Much like Eliza Doolittle, "I'm a good girl, I am."

So I'm glad to hear you're getting something that will help you feel better!

I'm thinking I won't be too bad. I have no problems doing anything else alone. I actually prefer going to movies alone. I love not having anyone try to make small talk with me when I just want to watch the movie, and not having to worry if they are enjoying the movie or not. I eat out at fast food places myself with no problems, I just have never done the sit down thing alone.

I'm thinking of just making the ADR's when the time comes and then cancelling them if I try it and hate it.

I figured you were pretty cool with the solo thing. You could definitely make some ADRs and try it! You never know, you may like it. I think I read a few trip reports where some solos will sit at the bars of the sit downs, so they still have a nice meal, but if you want to talk to people you can and if you don't, you don't have to.

 

[trixiequilts]

That is scary. Eeek. That just seems way too soon.

I had to have a hysterectomy when I was 31 so they think that my ovaries are just giving up because I have no uterus. Can't say as I blame them really...

 

[TarzansKat]

I had to have a hysterectomy when I was 31 so they think that my ovaries are just giving up because I have no uterus. Can't say as I blame them really...

Wow! That's so young to have one. Was that something hormonal as well? Tell me if I'm being rude, I'm only curious because I know so many who have had endometriosis.

 

[Charleston Princess]

Morning, hon! I like how you listened while sipping from your Disney mug...you're too cute. I thought of you today. I was at WalMart, and I wanted a calendar...I know, I'm a little late on that, but anyway, they had a whole bunch of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Just in case you wanted to know that. Maybe you could dream about the Indy in the boiling hot sun with his shirt halfway open to counteract all that rain you're getting.

Just sayin'.

My coffee always goes with me in the refillable Disney mug (we have so many).

I have seen that calendar! I opted for the Lonely Planet's Ancient Ruins/Wonders calendar at Barnes and Noble -- now I can daydream about hot places and fun ancient ruins (this month it is the Great Wall of China) and populate said ruins with whomever strikes my fancy at the moment.

I told my DH that I felt like I aged 10 years during this last year (I'm almost 37 ), so I talked to my doctor about it and lo and behold, my hormones were all out of whack! Which I soon discovered is the nice way to say that I'm starting menopause.

Oh, I wonder if I should go to the doctor about this horrible feeling...

Waving your arms frantically, screaming "Jim! I'm OVER HERE!!!"

You betcha!

I'll admit it. I'm having a really, really, really hard time with my birthday this year. I know it's just a number. I know it doesn't mean anything. But it's the end of one phase of life and the beginning of another.

Hopefully a phase with much less bs. Or at least greater tolerance on my part. I so don't want to go to work tomorrow.

I think all of mine is leading up to some sort of mid-life crisis when I turn 35 this year.

It's okay. I got me some hormones right quick, and I'm feeling much better now!

I think that's what I need -- I have been so irritated by Charles lately, and maybe, it's not him being a jerk -- maybe I am hormonally imbalanced.

 

[Charleston Princess]

Just wait until you're looking down the barrel of 40 it's not a fun experience believe me

I am going to have a "real good" b-day celebration that year.

 

[trixiequilts]

Well, thank goodness! Please don't take this wrong, but a lot of women I work with are going through, or have recently gone through menopause and some days, I watch the actual mood swings and I'm thinking please don't attack me...please don't hurt me...I'm a nice girl, I am. Much like Eliza Doolittle, "I'm a good girl, I am."

So I'm glad to hear you're getting something that will help you feel better!

I had some mood swings, but the worst was my hair thinning. That's why I actually went to the doctor. Yuck. Who knew you needed progesterone to have thick hair??? I was also having night sweats (which I will never make fun of again), and some other things that are just TMI.

The hormone cream really does help. And you can put it wherever you want, contrary to what I thought before.

 

[Charleston Princess]

I was about to say when Jim Cantore comes to town you know its never a good thing...especially where I live in Florida LOL!!! CP...sorry to hear about all the rain...I really hope you make it home safe today!!

I love Jim with an adoration that could easily border on obsessive...anyway, I will never forget one time when he was complaining about people not leaving for a hurricane and he said, "If Jim Cantore shows up, you know you need to get out of town." I about died laughing listening to him refer to himself in the third person.

I had to have a hysterectomy when I was 31 so they think that my ovaries are just giving up because I have no uterus. Can't say as I blame them really...

I can't blame your ovaries either -- they finally figured out they were working for nothing.

 

[Lady Lallie]

Okay, who is Jim Cantore? Is he on the Weather Channel or something?

 

[Charleston Princess]

This is Jim Cantore.

He is on the weather channel and is always right in the middle of bad weather -- especially hurricanes.

 

[TarzansKat]

I have seen that calendar! I opted for the Lonely Planet's Ancient Ruins/Wonders calendar at Barnes and Noble -- now I can daydream about hot places and fun ancient ruins (this month it is the Great Wall of China) and populate said ruins with whomever strikes my fancy at the moment.

I got a Tinkerbell one. Yes, I have been influenced by our dear DIS friend. And my new countdown ticker.

Which is girlie. Hee hee.

I think all of mine is leading up to some sort of mid-life crisis when I turn 35 this year.

I think that's what I need -- I have been so irritated by Charles lately, and maybe, it's not him being a jerk -- maybe I am hormonally imbalanced.

Don't all women get irritated with their husbands? I know I do! You would think DH could have taken 5 extra seconds to take our overflowing garbage out this morning? And I made a really nice dinner last night too.

I am going to have a "real good" b-day celebration that year.

I guess I should be grateful that I am going to celebrate my unspeakable birthday in Disney.

This may seem childish but one of the things that's really bothering me is that my actual birthday is on a Friday.

Which is my longest day at the bank. And although I work, and enjoy my customers, and sometimes my co-workers, for the most part, my work is a huge point of contention with me. For the most part, I'm just not happy there. And the though of turning...well, you know...at the gd bank.

Ugh.

UGH!

And I can't take a PTO day because my supervisor always goes on vacation that week. Believe me, if it were possible, I would ask.

 

[jenjolt]

This is Jim Cantore.

He is on the weather channel and is always right in the middle of bad weather -- especially hurricanes.

Yup and when he comes to your town..you know its going to be a doozy LOL!!! We have a joke here that you know you're in Florida when you have Jim Cantore's number on speed dial LOL!!!

 

[trixiequilts]

Oh, I wonder if I should go to the doctor about this horrible feeling...

I think that's what I need -- I have been so irritated by Charles lately, and maybe, it's not him being a jerk -- maybe I am hormonally imbalanced.

It's definitely something to ask about. You never know!

Wow! That's so young to have one. Was that something hormonal as well? Tell me if I'm being rude, I'm only curious because I know so many who have had endometriosis.

You're not being rude at all, I think I'll PM you though.

If anyone else has questions, feel free to PM me. I'm not afraid to talk about that kind of stuff. I figure the more prepared we can be, the better off we are!

 

[jenjolt]

I got a Tinkerbell one. Yes, I have been influenced by our dear DIS friend. And my new countdown ticker.

Which is girlie. Hee hee.



Don't all women get irritated with their husbands? I know I do! You would think DH could have taken 5 extra seconds to take our overflowing garbage out this morning? And I made a really nice dinner last night too.



I guess I should be grateful that I am going to celebrate my unspeakable birthday in Disney.

This may seem childish but one of the things that's really bothering me is that my actual birthday is on a Friday.

Which is my longest day at the bank. And although I work, and enjoy my customers, and sometimes my co-workers, for the most part, my work is a huge point of contention with me. For the most part, I'm just not happy there. And the though of turning...well, you know...at the gd bank.

Ugh.

UGH!

And I can't take a PTO day because my supervisor always goes on vacation that week. Believe me, if it were possible, I would ask.

Umm my birthday is on a Friday in October this year too...hmmmmmmmm LOL!!!

 

[trixiequilts]

Here's another shot of our friend Jim.

 

[Lady Lallie]

This is Jim Cantore.

He is on the weather channel and is always right in the middle of bad weather -- especially hurricanes.

Oh yes, he's very nice.

You posted that picture pretty quickly there, CP.....

 

[Charleston Princess]

II guess I should be grateful that I am going to celebrate my unspeakable birthday in Disney.

This may seem childish but one of the things that's really bothering me is that my actual birthday is on a Friday.

Which is my longest day at the bank. And although I work, and enjoy my customers, and sometimes my co-workers, for the most part, my work is a huge point of contention with me. For the most part, I'm just not happy there. And the though of turning...well, you know...at the gd bank.

Ugh.

UGH!

And I can't take a PTO day because my supervisor always goes on vacation that week. Believe me, if it were possible, I would ask.

That stinks. My b-day is on a Thursday this year -- I would love to take a long weekend to Disney.

Yup and when he comes to your town..you know its going to be a doozy LOL!!! We have a joke here that you know you're in Florida when you have Jim Cantore's number on speed dial LOL!!!

Yep, that's right.

Here's another shot of our friend Jim.

Oh, you found a good one!

Are those hot flashes I am having or just Jim's effect on me???

 

[TarzansKat]

I had some mood swings, but the worst was my hair thinning. That's why I actually went to the doctor. Yuck. Who knew you needed progesterone to have thick hair??? I was also having night sweats (which I will never make fun of again), and some other things that are just TMI.

The hormone cream really does help. And you can put it wherever you want, contrary to what I thought before.

You know, I didn't know that either. About the progesterone. Wow.

And I didn't realize the hormones came in a cream.

And I'm a little afraid about where you put it.

You're not being rude at all, I think I'll PM you though.

If anyone else has questions, feel free to PM me. I'm not afraid to talk about that kind of stuff. I figure the more prepared we can be, the better off we are!

Well, thank you for being so open to PMing me. I feel the same way. If I can spare someone some of the grief of anything I've gone through as a woman, wife, mother, etc, I'm happy to do it.

Umm my birthday is on a Friday in October this year too...hmmmmmmmm LOL!!!

You must be a Libra.