Sunday, May 18, 2008
If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can't, you're right. -- Mary Kay Ashwell i got home early this morning from arizona - i snuck off without telling you. :) since spencer and i were both leaving, i didn't want to invite the robbers to come for a visit. but we were gone all weekend to phoenix, spencer's brother was married this weekend to a lovely girl, and spencer was the photographer. it was (of course) a very exciting weekend. spencer's done quite a few engagement pictures before, and a few bridal portraits, but this is the first wedding he shot as the primary photographer. i've seen most of the photos, and he did a great job.
the wedding was beautiful, they were married in the LDS mesa arizona temple. there was a reception and a luncheon and another luncheon - lots of fun times with our family and her family. i am bushed.
here are some links which will hopefully amuse.
LOL pony
Wasted food
Sad cat -- also funny, don't worry
Couch/bookcase
link | posted by Emily at 4:43 PM
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
new hair...again. and of course, headache talk
The human body experiences a powerful gravitational pull in the direction of hope. That is why the patient's hopes are the physician's secret weapon. They are the hidden ingredients in any prescription. --Norman Cousinswell, i got an email back from my doctor, and i have a decision to make. i can either go the agree to the way my doctor wants to go (trying another MAOI, which includes another hospital stay) or ask to go in another direction. i also responded back hoping for more help with SLEEP, so my fingers are crossed that he'll write back again soon with some solutions or suggestions.
i got my hair done today -- went in asking specifically for please! no! red! my husband is a redhead. i can't have reddish hair without it looking extra fake next to his... unfortunately, even after 3 processings of brown, the (previously blue-black) portions of my hair are a coppery shade... thankfully, most of it is still blonde. there are just streaks of the coppery color.
no need for condolences -- i'm ok with it for a few months. mostly i just thought it was funny that i ended up with exactly what i asked them NOT to do. :) sometimes that's how it goes, right?
Labels: funny, hair, migraines, nonsense
link | posted by Emily at 9:36 PM
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
gah
i officially have a sleep PROBLEM. yesterday i was able to take a 2 hour nap. awesome, right?right.
not like i had a lot of other stuff to do or something...
so you'd *think* i'd have slept like a baby last night, right? for hours and hours. i wish. the tragic truth is that i slept soundly until 4 a.m., when for some reason which is not apparent *to ME*, i woke up and couldn't get back to sleep.
so sad.
has anyone else had experience with insomnia and an MAOI? i'm hoping against hope that my doc will get back to me soon and he'll help me improve this situation. seriously, this sleep thing stinks.
i'll be back with less complaining soon. :)
Labels: irritation, nonsense, sleep
link | posted by Emily at 2:13 PM
Monday, May 12, 2008
Pain -- expands the Time -- by Emily Dickinson
Pain -- expands the Time --Ages coil within
The minute Circumference
Of a single Brain --
Pain contracts -- the Time --
Occupied with Shot
Gamuts with Eternities
Are as they were not --
I didn't sleep last night. not just didn't sleep much....i didn't sleep at all. d'oh. we went to bed at midnight, and then by 2 i hadn't gotten to sleep. i felt like it was too late then to take a sleeping pill, i didn't want to 'throw off my sleeping schedule'. ha! if i could tell me then when what me now is facing! i'm hoping to take a 4 hour nap and still get to sleep tonight....my sleeping schedule is down the tubes. ah well. you do what you can. i'm sure all of you who have been new mothers are just chuckling right now thinking, ah it's just been one night...get over yourself...
i feel like i'm moving in slow motion -- and i'm nauseous and good heavens it does not do good things for my migraine, that's for sure. they say the relationship between sleep and migraines is not well understood, but let me tell you; i understand it well enough. if i don't get 8 hours - things are getting ugly. ;-) that's just the (unfortunate) way of things.
my dear husband made me some pancakes for breakfast to settle my stomach, and went off to work. so i'm going to try and get a little bit of sleep! we'll see how it goes. :)
Labels: migraines, nonsense, pain issues, sleep
link | posted by Emily at 8:54 AM
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Happy Mother's Day
"I don't need very much now,"
said the boy,
"just a quiet place to sit and rest.
I am very tired."
"Well," said the tree,
straightening herself up
as much as she could,
"well, an old stump is good
for sitting and resting.
Come, Boy, sit down.
Sit down and rest."
And the boy did.
And the tree was happy
--Shel Silverstein
The Giving Tree
Happy Mother's Day to my Mom, who i love. who's always been there, and has given everything for her children, to raise them and love them. I couldn't ask for a better mom, and am lucky to have someone in my life so cheerful, so kind, and with such a big heart. You taught me what it is to be a wife and a woman.
link | posted by Emily at 11:56 AM
Thursday, May 08, 2008
It is only in sorrow bad weather masters us; in joy we face the storm and defy it.
--Amelia Barr
so here's a little something for you. i have a free email address with yahoo -- and you know when you go to sign in (i know msn has this too), there will be links and pictures for little articles? kind of general interest stuff? well today, there was one that said something to the effect of 'studies show there are major differences in price between pharmacies'. and i am thinking, holy cow! if you didn't know that, you need to come be my shadow for a day! i will teach you the ways of the pharmacy! i have learned a few things i never cared to these past 4 years:
1) lots about drugs and pharmacies and drug prices (they are ridiculously high, it takes years for the drug patents to expire...)
2) waaaaay more about migraines and the brain than i ever dreamed possible.
and
3) even more about insurance than i learned while *working* for an insurance company.
my understanding (so i just don't talk ABOUT pharmacy prices but actually say something useful in this entry) is that Costco and Sam's Club have the best prices. without a membership you can still use their pharmacy. but if you don't feel comfortable doing that, walmart has the same prices as Sam's Club. however, my experiences with their customer service have been....less than stellar. just thinking about it makes me want to gouge my eyes out.
--Amelia Barr
so here's a little something for you. i have a free email address with yahoo -- and you know when you go to sign in (i know msn has this too), there will be links and pictures for little articles? kind of general interest stuff? well today, there was one that said something to the effect of 'studies show there are major differences in price between pharmacies'. and i am thinking, holy cow! if you didn't know that, you need to come be my shadow for a day! i will teach you the ways of the pharmacy! i have learned a few things i never cared to these past 4 years:
1) lots about drugs and pharmacies and drug prices (they are ridiculously high, it takes years for the drug patents to expire...)
2) waaaaay more about migraines and the brain than i ever dreamed possible.
and
3) even more about insurance than i learned while *working* for an insurance company.
my understanding (so i just don't talk ABOUT pharmacy prices but actually say something useful in this entry) is that Costco and Sam's Club have the best prices. without a membership you can still use their pharmacy. but if you don't feel comfortable doing that, walmart has the same prices as Sam's Club. however, my experiences with their customer service have been....less than stellar. just thinking about it makes me want to gouge my eyes out.
Labels: funny, meds, pain issues, pharmacy
link | posted by Emily at 5:41 PM
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
linky goodness
two things that are great:1) this entry about time management and pain at How to Cope with Pain. if nothing else, read the first two paragraphs. Spot on.
2) this is what we had for dinner tonight. the lasagna was delicious. spencer says it may even have taken over his spot as favorite dish (from the previous #1 which was pot roast). thanks again, pioneer woman!
link | posted by Emily at 6:45 PM
