New Teeth!

I went to the dentist to get fitted for my bridge. No longer will I look like a crackhead! No longer will I cover my mouth when I smile! I can't wait.

I'm in pain today. But that's ok, it's worth it.

Better. Or Worse?

I went through mom's stuff last night. Well, the first batch of it. And I ended up OUTRAGED. My step dad said he was going to donate all the stuff if I didn't come get it. When I went through the boxes, I found not just her knick knacks, but family pictures, childhood trophies, gifts we had given her, etc... You would think he would have set that stuff aside, separate from the donate boxes.
Again, whatever. I spoke with my sister in law, made her promise not to tell my brother, then told her the story. She was appalled. She'll be coming over soon to take the things she wants for her and her daughter, and my brother.

As angry as all this made me, I actually felt better when I woke up today. I'm not sure if it's because I'm moving forward with distributing her stuff, or if I just needed to share my feelings with someone who was outraged too. At any rate, I don't hate my hair and the world in general as much as I did yesterday. Funny how that works.

Book Review

Losing It by Valerie Bertinelli.
An inspirational book, it made me rethink some of my eating habits. She isn't the best writer in the world, and she uses a lot of cliches. The last chapter also made me feel like she wrote the book solely to sing the praises of Jenny Craig. It was interesting hearing about her marriage to Eddie Van Halen though. An easy way to pass some time.

Book Review

The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted by Elizabeth Berg

I've been a fan of her writing for some time-this book felt more directed at older women, but I could still identify with the themes and feelings of each story. Well, mostly. She does have a way of making me cry though, so with all the crap I'm going through right now, I had to skip a few stories, like the one about the dog.

Stories about marriage, children, divorce, widowhood, and obviously, eating whatever you want just once.

All in all, not a bad way to spend an afternoon.

Sick Of Myself

I am hateful, angry, weepy, and easily frustrated today.

I think I'm only capable of handling one emotional drama at a time. And right now, all my mother's things are sitting on my back patio, waiting for me to decide what to keep and what to sell. So everything else going on is way blown out of proportion.

Every time I look in the mirror, I want to scream. (Don't judge me-you have no idea what in my life caused me to be so neurotic)

We are having a Grand Opening at work this weekend-and were advised to "put away" anything valuable. Why do people need to see the offices when they are touring the manufacturing facility? That just highly irritated me. I'm taking home my things and leaving them there. I don't need sticky children or intoxicated adults touching my stuff.

I wish I would have called in sick. Take a nice quiet me day, in bed with the kitties, reading all day.

Hopefully my anger scent is wafting through the office and everyone will leave me the hell alone for the rest of the day.

My Hair

more cat pictures

Cry Baby

I've been crying for 2 days.

I picked up mom's stuff from my step dad-there is not a trace of her left. No a picture, not a knick knack-nothing. Whatever. I guess some people move on faster than others.

Clark Gable and Carole Lombard were the loves of each others lives. When Carole Lombard's plane crashed, Clark was devastated. He eventually remarried and even had children. When he died some 30 years later, he was buried next to Carole Lombard. His current wife understood that Carole was the love of his life, and respected his wishes. Apparently step dad feels differently.

I got my hair cut-HATE it! It's really not a bad cut, if you're into Jennifer Aniston circa Friends 1994-ish.

It's only hair, and it will grow back. I just wasn't in the mood for this right now.

Happy Sunday