The boys will be home soon, and I'm off to a good start on my goals for the day. I just got off the treadmill and feel amazing. Now I'm getting some writing done and planning the rest of my day. I feel energized from working out and my demeanor is pretty damn positive.. ☺
I was lucky enough to get a power nap this morning. I'm feeling much better now and ready to both write and take on the day. The boys will be gone for a few more hours and I want to get some things done before they get home. My biggest priority is hitting the treadmill because if I don't keep pushing myself to do that each day, I'll never make it a habit. I did awesome yesterday but I've fallen behind today. It's so hard to stay motivated when I'm under so much stress. Maybe that sounds like a cop-out, but it's what happens. The more stressful my life gets, the more I just want to shut down. My life is exhausting on a good day and I don't always…
The boys will be leaving to spend the day with my Mom. They're going to be gone for a good portion of the day. I plan on taking a nap and using the treadmill, but that's about it. I do have a couple of conference calls at some point today, but I don't know when. I have to wait for the phone calls to ring through. At the moment, I've been up since before 7am. I feel exhausted already and it's only been about three hours.
I had Maggie outside this morning in the yard. She's been irritating me lately because she takes forever to use the bathroom. This morning was no exception. When she didn't come back up the steps, I went down to find her. She was obviously looking for something but was unable to find it. Turns out the was a baby robin in the yard, chirping it's little head off. Maggie's not an aggressive dog by any stretch of the imagination. I walked over to the baby bird and helped nudge it out of the open and in tons one brush. My goal was to keep it out of the open because I didn't want Maggie to go after it. I also know that there was a stray cat stalking it from…
In what seems like a cruel twist of fate, insurance has decided to discontinue coverage for Lizze's outpatient therapy classes. These are a series of three different classes that span a total of about six months or so. They are designed to help people dealing with things like PTSD, Bipolar Disorder, and more extreme challenges like Borderline Personality Disorder. Before she was able to begin the very first class earlier this year, insurance had to approve everything, and they did. They agreed to cover all three classes and so we proceeded with the therapy. She made it through the first class, and about half of the second one when out of nowhere, insurance pulled the plug and the funding. We've been unable to secure a reason for this sudden and…
I want to take a minute and share that today is Lizze's birthday. We sorta celebrated last night with cake, but I want to take her out to dinner as soon as I get paid. While I won't share her age, she's younger than me. ☺ I think this is the sixteenth birthday I've had the honor of celebrating with her. We've been together for almost our entire adult lives and it never gets old. We've been through a great deal, survived and lived to celebrate another birthday together. ♥ Happy Birthday Lizze... ☺
Gavin seems to be feeling okay today. That's obviously good news, because he had a rough night, as I said earlier. He's currently sleeping, but that's likely just his morning meds. We're taking it easy this afternoon but plan on walking as the sun becomes a little more skin friendly. Hopefully, Gavin will wake up still feeling okay, and will be up to going to the park. I don't like to push him too hard, because his body is inherently unstable. He's been doing pretty good for the last couple of years, but it only takes one time.
Gavin had a weird night last night. Right after dinner, I got Gavin's IVIG infusion going. The weirdness started when he decided to stop eating dinner because he thought he might get reflux if he finished it. He was afraid that if he ended up with reflux, he wouldn't be able to get his infusion tonight and would have to wait until today. I didn't argue with him because whatever... It's not worth it. Gavin's right in the sense that I wouldn't delay his infusion if he were dealing with reflux. The infusion is hard enough on his body and if something happens during or after the infusion, I need to know that he was okay prior to beginning. Does that make sense? Maybe five minutes after getting the infusion…