Good news: I'm moving on Nov 15th to a place where I'll have more privacy, a friendlier atmosphere and a bit more space. Trying to find a place for a sick lady and her 2 cats to live has been a huge challenge. If you're in good health, count your blessings - seriously.
Bad news: This will be my second move this year and I'm tired and sore, so I just want to get settled. It's also a bit more expensive because the market is crazy here due to the oil boom but I'll manage.
Good news: I have very little to pack since most of my stuff is still in boxes from the last move.
Good news: Shaw will have deemed me worthy eventually to have half a minute's worth of internet time to actually post this.
Bad news: Their customer service SUCKS. These connection problems have been going on for months and they still don't know what the hell is wrong (and at least now we know the neighbours are affected too so it's not specific to this house.)
Good news: I'm outta here Nov 15th and they don't have connection problems at the new place. I.can't.wait.
Bad news: One of my cats (the 16 yr old) is having incontinence problems. She's always been healthy so this is a big concern. I have to take her to the vet's which is an additional expense, especially when I have moving costs of top of that, so I'm accepting donations via Paypal to help out with the vet costs. Hopefully it's just something that can be cured with antibiotics. I would absolutely hate to lose her if it's something worse than that (like diabetes) since I've had her since she was a baby. I'll post an update when I find out what's wrong. Poor thing.
Good news: The cats will be much more relaxed at the new place where they'll have more space.
Bad news: I'm really behind on keeping current with the news.
Good news: I haven't missed Bush's blithering blathering. Not.one.bit.
Bad news: Cold weather sucks (but you already knew that unless you're one of those wintery outdoorsy type freaks.)
Good news: I'll be selling some books after I move - rare, first editions, autographed, old etc, I'd start that before I move but they're still packed because I didn't have enough room to take them out here. Stay tuned.
Bad news: Still pretty sick and in lots of pain. (What else is new??) Did I mention that cold weather sucks?
Good news: Life is lived just one day at a time, which makes it bearable.
Good news: I have some great, much-needed support and I'm actually using it. (I'm pretty damn stubborn.)
Good news: Things could be SO much worse. My heart goes out to everyone going through tough times. Hang in there.
Iffy news: I'll actually get this posted sometime within the next couple of days! (It's Monday nite now.)
Update: It's now Tuesday nite and I've been without access for about 30 hours. Grrrrr...can't WAIT to move.
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Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Monday, April 30, 2007
Life's Trials
Just some personal stuff...
My 80 year old mom had 2 heart attacks on the weekend. She's had heart problems for years resulting in bypass surgery some time ago and she now has occasional problems with rapid heartbeats to the point where they actually had to stop her heart (somehow) on Saturday and shock it into starting again. This also happened in 2005.
I called her on Sunday morning (she's in Saskatchewan) and she sounded quite weak but optimistic. I actually hadn't spoken to her in years - very dysfunctional family stuff in my past. So now I'm waiting for news. Things could go either way.
My daughter and her family headed out there by car on Sunday (grandherbs included) - just in case this might be the last time they'll see her. My daughter's mate was in a mountain bike accident on Saturday and developed blood poisoning via a huge gash in his arm - went to emerg and has to have IV antibiotics every day for at least a week, but he can also take care of that in Saskatchewan while they're visiting my mom (since they'll be in a hospital anyway).
I'm doing okay. Still scattered after moving last weekend and still have a lot to organize (between naps and bouts of pain). Haven't quite gotten back into the swing of blogging because I'm so unsettled, but that will come...
My 80 year old mom had 2 heart attacks on the weekend. She's had heart problems for years resulting in bypass surgery some time ago and she now has occasional problems with rapid heartbeats to the point where they actually had to stop her heart (somehow) on Saturday and shock it into starting again. This also happened in 2005.
I called her on Sunday morning (she's in Saskatchewan) and she sounded quite weak but optimistic. I actually hadn't spoken to her in years - very dysfunctional family stuff in my past. So now I'm waiting for news. Things could go either way.
My daughter and her family headed out there by car on Sunday (grandherbs included) - just in case this might be the last time they'll see her. My daughter's mate was in a mountain bike accident on Saturday and developed blood poisoning via a huge gash in his arm - went to emerg and has to have IV antibiotics every day for at least a week, but he can also take care of that in Saskatchewan while they're visiting my mom (since they'll be in a hospital anyway).
I'm doing okay. Still scattered after moving last weekend and still have a lot to organize (between naps and bouts of pain). Haven't quite gotten back into the swing of blogging because I'm so unsettled, but that will come...
Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.
- John Lennon
Monday, April 23, 2007
catnip has left the building...
...and has moved into another one.
Well, as I told everyone at the beginning of April, the time had come for a new transition in my life - time to find a new place to live. I moved on Saturday and I'm now working on getting settled in.
After I added the Paypal donation button to my site, I was overwhelmed and very humbled by the generosity of the people who responded. You came through for me and everything fell together within about one week. So, the past couple of weeks have been absolutely frantic - sorting, packing and finally moving. I couldn't have done it without all of you who gave me lots of love and support.
I was also very fortunate to find movers who help out the "less fortunate" and who mainly focus on helping new Canadian immigrants (which I'm not). As a result, I was able to donate a lot of stuff (clothes, linens, furniture, books etc.) to their cause which they took when they moved me. The 2 men who run that service, Al & Al, do it on their own and find people to assist via word of mouth in their extended community. I had posted a request for affordable movers on a Yahoo group and Al #1 responded immediately when he saw that I was ill and on permanent disability.
The other Al had the truck, which he bought specifically for the charitable work they do, and hired a couple of homeless guys to do the moving. That was an added bonus since I used to work with the homeless and was really glad that the money I received via my Paypal donations would go to people in need. I also had enough money to give them both tips after they did a great job. The actual moving costs were unbelievably cheap compared to what I would have faced in the real market - enough for the guys and to cover the gas. The 2 Als don't take any overhead above that and they're both really great guys as well - very friendly and caring.
All in all, I'm very grateful for the way this has worked out. I certainly don't see myself as being "less fortunate" considering how incredibly lucky I've been since I was also able to help others through this experience.
Time to unpack and get organized. At least that won't require as much of a rush as the pre-moving period did. That was rough. Now I can relax a bit - as can my cats who are slowing adjusting. They've been troopers through all of this and they thank you too.
The new shared place is quiet and comfortable and the people are welcoming and friendly. I feel like I could sleep for about 3 days and my body's a hurting unit but my stress level has definitely decreased.
A huge Thank you!!! to all of you and, as I promised, here's cheesecake for everyone.
A heartfelt thank you to Kelly as well, without whom I couldn't have gotten through this. Love and hugs...
One more thing: If you live in the Calgary area and have good, usable stuff you'd like to donate to the 2 Als, e-mail me and I'll put you in touch with them. The 2 Als were also instrumental in setting up a new school in Pakistan and they work with Afghan refugees. I've offered to share the stories of any who are interested in telling me about their experiences. Stay tuned.
Well, as I told everyone at the beginning of April, the time had come for a new transition in my life - time to find a new place to live. I moved on Saturday and I'm now working on getting settled in.
After I added the Paypal donation button to my site, I was overwhelmed and very humbled by the generosity of the people who responded. You came through for me and everything fell together within about one week. So, the past couple of weeks have been absolutely frantic - sorting, packing and finally moving. I couldn't have done it without all of you who gave me lots of love and support.
I was also very fortunate to find movers who help out the "less fortunate" and who mainly focus on helping new Canadian immigrants (which I'm not). As a result, I was able to donate a lot of stuff (clothes, linens, furniture, books etc.) to their cause which they took when they moved me. The 2 men who run that service, Al & Al, do it on their own and find people to assist via word of mouth in their extended community. I had posted a request for affordable movers on a Yahoo group and Al #1 responded immediately when he saw that I was ill and on permanent disability.
The other Al had the truck, which he bought specifically for the charitable work they do, and hired a couple of homeless guys to do the moving. That was an added bonus since I used to work with the homeless and was really glad that the money I received via my Paypal donations would go to people in need. I also had enough money to give them both tips after they did a great job. The actual moving costs were unbelievably cheap compared to what I would have faced in the real market - enough for the guys and to cover the gas. The 2 Als don't take any overhead above that and they're both really great guys as well - very friendly and caring.
All in all, I'm very grateful for the way this has worked out. I certainly don't see myself as being "less fortunate" considering how incredibly lucky I've been since I was also able to help others through this experience.
Time to unpack and get organized. At least that won't require as much of a rush as the pre-moving period did. That was rough. Now I can relax a bit - as can my cats who are slowing adjusting. They've been troopers through all of this and they thank you too.
The new shared place is quiet and comfortable and the people are welcoming and friendly. I feel like I could sleep for about 3 days and my body's a hurting unit but my stress level has definitely decreased.
A huge Thank you!!! to all of you and, as I promised, here's cheesecake for everyone.
A heartfelt thank you to Kelly as well, without whom I couldn't have gotten through this. Love and hugs...
One more thing: If you live in the Calgary area and have good, usable stuff you'd like to donate to the 2 Als, e-mail me and I'll put you in touch with them. The 2 Als were also instrumental in setting up a new school in Pakistan and they work with Afghan refugees. I've offered to share the stories of any who are interested in telling me about their experiences. Stay tuned.
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