The Daily Snoop

Michael has been in Milwaukee for the past few days helping take care of his Mom, who recently had a full hip replacement surgery. What a great son, eh?! He had a chance to spend quality time with Mom and Dad, Anthony and the boys and Grandma C. He cooked, cleaned and did laundry too. What a great guy!

Here’s a pic of us Skyping while he was away. Look at those big lips!

Here’s a pic of my Welcome Home surprise for Michael.
Martha Stewart’s Individual Rhubarb and Raspberry Tartlets

And here are some of Michael’s trip pics!
The one that gets me every time is the one of him holding Grandma C’s hand. It’s so precious.

Um… yeah… we were helping… really…

Can you tell?

So when I have a bunch of errands to do, my anxiety gets a little out of control. I generally try to fit everything in during the work week. Michael doesn’t like to run errands, and I want to be with him as much as I can on the weekends.

However, this past week was a doozy. I couldn’t get much of anything accomplished.

What would normally take me 2-3 weeks of figuring and scheduling took me one Saturday. Michael was kind of enough to drive with me all over Los Angeles to help me get my needs met. (more…)

Dad,

Life has caught up to me again. I never thought it would happen again, but it did. I had another nervous breakdown yesterday. It happened on a Monday morning while I was at work. Just like last year. What tips me over the edge is a grueling work project that comes this time every year, which coincidentally comes right after Father’s Day every year. I took yesterday and today off work to have some alone time to recover. Recover from what though? How do I recover from this?
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Funny thing happened while getting ready for work this morning. M lost his avocado. We spent 20 minutes looking for it. I was late to work.

What happened leading up to that point? (more…)

I’m a little behind. This event happened on Tax Day, April 15th. However, I would like to notate the fact that my PC got that nasty virus. (No…. what do you mean?…. I’m not bitter.) Having it be that the PC is still unusable, I cannot get to the photos I would like to post from this event. I do however have video! See below.

• Location: Palm Desert Civic Center Park
• Event: Tea Party Event hosted by Palm Desert Tea Party
• Attendees: 1,000+

Michael, our friend Kari and I all took the day off work. We road-tripped to Palm Desert, CA with bison jerky and all. We got there early and enjoyed the beautiful park. We even met a dude named WhiteDog. He was playing a metal instrument he made himself, all while promoting peace. (more…)

Food makes me happy. Not having food makes me grumpy.

This allergy test elimination phase is ridiculously hard. I just went through a strict Candida Diet for three months. I thought this allergy stuff would be easy compared to that. It’s easier in some ways, but way harder in other ways. For example, Michael and I went to our favorite Downtown Los Angeles spot, Bottega Louie, Saturday afternoon. I thought for sure that I would be able to find something I could eat there. Something. There was nothing. I could have ordered coffee, tea or water. Other than that, there was not a single thing I could eat there. I got really bitchy and almost started crying. I was devastated!

Michael and I had a talk about it. He reminded me that I am choosing to do this. I agreed, but it’s still hard, and I still like to bitch about it!

The other thing that is hard is my hypoglycemia. I have been having trouble finding things I can eat, so I am not eating enough. I have been experiencing the sweats, the blurring vision, anxiety, heart palpitations. I just need to buck up and plan out my meals better, and NOT go anywhere to eat to be taunted by such things as cheese, pizza, sushi, lasagna…

I CAN DO THIS.

M used a coupon today…. all on his own! He wanted $1.00 off Almond Milk so badly that he printed the coupon from Almond Breeze before we went to Whole Foods this morning! I am so proud of him.

Let me start by saying, I knew this would happen someday. Michael is always bringing to my attention that I don’t know how to use a computer. He says that I am always abusing them.

So the worst thing that could ever happen in the PC World happened last Friday.. and yes, I freaked out. I had an anxiety attack so hard, I was paralyzed.

Here’s what happened: (more…)

Well it’s come and gone… and boy, was it hard to decide how to celebrate! I turned the reins over to M! He gets an A++ for one of the best birthdays I’ve ever had! (more…)