The crazy lady strikes again

Today is one of those days during which I have little or nothing to write about, and when I do have a little to write, my cat Garfield ends up writing about it in her blog. I don't know about anyone else, but I've found myself watching the news channels with some frequency of late. It's news-junkie heaven out there, as morbid as that might sound. With the advent of cable TV and the Internet, much more information is available to news junkies like me than was the case in the past. As you can... Sign in to see full entry.

I've gotten a reply to the email I mentioned in my last post. I have yet to read it for two reasons. For one thing, I'm often too busy writing to pay attention to every email; for another, I have to admit to being a little nervous about the type of response I got in this email. After all, the last time I sent an email to this outfit, they misunderstood what I wrote. As Garfield mentioned in her blog, I went to the doctor yesterday. Things there went pretty much as I expected. I got a referral to... Sign in to see full entry.

I'm in the midst of my usual morning panic. As my cat Garfield said in her blog, today's panic is about money. I usually feel much better once my antidepressant kicks in, so I will probably write something later on today to update you on how I'm feeling. The rest of my life is going quite well. This morning, before I wrote anything in this blog, I wrote someone at a nonprofit agency in my area, in the hope that I can learn how to raise money to meet my medical needs. I also hope to volunteer for... Sign in to see full entry.

It's a beautiful early spring day in the Chicago area, although we are due for some interesting weather later in the day. I just hope it holds off until I get home from the pharmacy tonight. Next week, I make yet another visit to yet another doctor. There are weeks when I swear I live at the local outpatient clinic. But at least I'm keeping appointments; back when I was so depressed, I was cancelling appointments left and right. I just didn't feel like going. That's about it for now. Thanks for... Sign in to see full entry.

Holy Week is finally over. I never relax until I hit the pillows on Holy Saturday night. Actually, my dread of Holy Week has nothing to do with its religious significance as the holiest time period in the Christian calendar. It just seems to attract disasters - like the time I got caught in an underground flood in downtown Chicago, or the time my husband had a stroke on Good Friday. Enough bad things happen to make me dread Holy Week every year; I don't rest easy until it's all over. That's... Sign in to see full entry.

I still feel somewhat restless, although I suspect my true problem today is boredom. I haven't been out of the house since Tuesday, and I'm feeling the effects of it. One can, after all, watch only so much television in a given day. Garfield promises to update her blog later on today. She is doing fine, pestering me like crazy for more food. She also suffers from the same problem I've been having today - sheer boredom. Anyway, thanks for reading this far. Sign in to see full entry.

Lately, I've been thinking of why I've been allowed to go through so much this past year. So far, all I've felt like doing is watching documentaries and eating (better than I did before I was hospitalized). Although it's good that I'm eating again, it isn't good that all I feel like doing is sitting around and eating. Although some people might see this as a symptom of depression, this kind of questioning can also be a healthy sign of growth in someone who was depressed and is currently... Sign in to see full entry.

Once again, there is little or no news to report beyond the usual things. I have to say, however, that I miss something I've gotten used to over Holy Week - broadcasts from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC. It turns out that their long-time pastor has left because he's been appointed bishop of his own diocese. I suspect that the person who took over his job is less enthused about TV broadcasts from Washington. But I have to admit that I miss... Sign in to see full entry.

This is actually my second attempt to get this entry into this blog; the first time around, when I hit the button to upload the entry into this blog, I got an error message. There is actually not much going on in my life right now, which is a good thing. At times, however, I find myself wishing I were back in the hospital or rehab ward, until I realize that my life is not my own in such institutions. While hospitalized, I have to wait for others to do their jobs; some hospitals make it a... Sign in to see full entry.

This entry is being written in the early morning hours, so please remember that I am not at my best this time of day. I have been feeling especially anxious of late. I went to the doctor yesterday, as Garfield noted in her blog, and got a referral to a different lung specialist. Of course, I'm worried about the money, but that's nothing new (as those of you who read this blog know all too well). However, much of my anxiety is related to being a night person - in the morning, I'm just more... Sign in to see full entry.