Two new rings.

Two new rings.  I have also done an ass ton of earrings, but I don't have time to post everything right now.  Maybe tonight or tomorrow.  🙂

I am especially proud of the koi fish.  I painted the colors in with a teensy brush.

This is Shaun right now.

This is Shaun right now.  Except that he's about a thousand less happy about it.  😳

I've had a weird day.

I've had a weird day.  I took some Ibuprofen PM last night and finally went to sleep.  The problem was then that I couldn't wake up this morning.  When I did wake up I knew right away that I wasn't fit to drive.  Shaun had already gone to work and it was probably for the best.  I didn't feel very functional.  I woke up at 4:15 this afternoon and have managed to stay awake - though I'm still slightly drowsy.  I also cannot feel my face, but it looks normal so I'm not freaking out.

While I was awake last night I Googled "burning stomach and nausea" and came across Dypepsia.  Everyone keeps telling me that I have acid reflux and all that, but it didn't quite fit.  Dypepsia does more so than anything else.  I am not diagnosing myself here, but easy, non-medicinal ways to treat it are to cut back on acidic foods / beverages (coffee) and Ibuprofen.  I've taken Ibuprofen for years as my go-to headache med so I will switch to Tylenol and cut wayyy back on the coffee (which is a pretty recent habit).  There were other ways to treat it, but they don't apply to me so I'm not listing them.  I'm going to see if eliminating that stuff helps me at all.  If it does, then great; and if not, I'll see a doctor.

Anyway, I'm home.  I desperately did not need to miss a day of work, but it happened and I'll manage.  I might go work on some more jewelry in a few minutes.  I think I've got most of my orders done.  Pictures soon.  🙂

I am so sleepy I could die.

I am so sleepy I could die. I've been on the couch for hours - hoping that sleep would come, but it's just not. And my stomach is feeling progressively worse as the night goes on. 🙁

I don't normally take pills if I can help it, but I think I'm about to take some sleepy Ibuprofen. I was barely functional yesterday and if I don't get some rest I can't even fathom what trying to work later today will be like.

I am so jealous of JJ (Emma) right now. She is passed out and snoring and chasing something in her dreams. Lucky dog.

Someone's out and hungry!

Someone's out and hungry!  I think it's time I thaw out a rat.  🙂

So... I haven't dug around in his tank, but I don't see any poop from Bruce.  Is it ok to feed him again if he hasn't pooped yet?  Today is his eating day!

I had a nice weekend of doing nothing and seeing no one...

I had a nice weekend of doing nothing and seeing no one - only to have a totally crappy night last night.  Which sucked because I had to work this morning.  😕

I was so nauseated that I couldn't sleep.  I was awake until 5-something this morning.  I was definitely awake for Shadow's alarm clock.  This was not so great because I got up early yesterday morning just so I could go to sleep early last night and then get up early for work today.  Needless to say - this is the kind of crap that happens when I plan anything, ever.  That's why I usually don't.

So I had a rough day of feeling so extremely tired, and un-concentrate-y, and grumptacular.  Woo.  I got home and thought that I should REALLY cut my grass, but I felt so crappy, but I hate cutting grass, but then I thought "Why not?  Why waste a day when I feel good doing something I don't want to?"  So, I cut most of my grass.  It got dark on me so I couldn't finish, but it's better than it was.

Now I'm all showered and relaxed.  I'm about to go work on some jewelry until I crash out.  I actually feel ok now - just hoping that I don't end up with some surprise nausea later.  Generally speaking I feel almost normal again most of the time, but the days I don't - I REALLY don't.  It's so weird, but the bad days are fewer and farther between every time, so I'll take it.

Later, peeps.  🙂

Ok, it's confession time:

Ok, it's confession time:

I was COMPLETELY USELESS over the weekend.  I didn't do a thing.  I moved off the couch only to feed the animals, make food, and use the bathroom.  I guess I took an impromptu staycation.  But I have no regrets - I feel quite relaxed.  🙂

I guess that means I've gotta use this Monday off to cut grass and finish re-arranging the stuff I started working on last week.  😂

Also, my tracking numbers indicate that I should have a buttload of my jewelry supplies arriving today so to anyone I've promised polish jewelry to - I will get it done this week.  Everything was on backorder, but it still got here a week earlier than I thought it would so that's awesome.  😃