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Please, no one tag me.

Please, no one tag me in horrible things right now - especially if it is animal-related.  I am not ok right now.  I'm stressed, I'm tired, I'm in pain, and it's all I can do to not let myself slip into a very dark place.

I know that you all mean well, but even if it's for the sake of signing a petition I just can't look at bad / sad stuff.  I can't, and I'm sorry.  Feel free to tag me in all the happy shit you want to, though.  But no sob stories.  They make you too sad first and I can't deal.

Maybe I'll try to see Facebook again this weekend, but I have an ass-ton of homework to do - not to mention house repairs and the fact that I should do a show because I need money.  I miss all of my friend people.  

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I read my literature.

Ok.  I read my literature.  I don't think I'll be able to do any Algebra tonight.  My brain is tired.  My body is tired.  No good will come from forcing it.  Next class is Wednesday morning so I'll do it tomorrow sometime.

Booka is sleeping.  Has been for a while.  I know that today was hard on him, but I also know that he usually wakes up to scratch.  Maybe he's starting to feel a bit better already.  I hope so!

Got the housework done just in time to take the kids to the vet.

Got the housework done just in time to take the kids to the vet.  I'm about to take a shower, have some cereal, then jump into my homework until my brain shuts down.  😳

Nappy and Booka will be fine.  It wasn't major stuff that I took them for - just quality of life stuff.  It was time for Nappy to start her Kinetic injections for arthritis so she's all set for the next 3 weeks.  They really helped a lot before her hip surgery so I'm hoping they work again just as well.

Booka has never had great skin, but in the last week or so it just went all out horrible.  He'd gotten to where he would rub and scratch on everything until he would bleed.  Medicated shampoos and OTC meds were not helping at all.  So he got a skin scraping to rule out mites (he had none) and he also got a painful steroid injection.  He cried.  🙁  We'll just do the daily pills next time, but hopefully the shot will give him fast relief.  His feelings were really hurt about that, btw.  He wouldn't even ride shotgun on the way home.  Poor little dude.  🙁

I've been sitting here on the Internet hoping to really, finally wake up for the day, but...

I've been sitting here on the Internet hoping to really, finally wake up for the day, but no luck with that.  I haven't had coffee in days because I'm trying to be super good, but today might require a small cup to get me going.

I did not have a restful weekend in the slightest.  Saturday I spent all day in Heflin at the festival.  I did make a little bit of money so I guess it was worth it, but dang.  It lasted 7 hours and that's not counting the setting up, breaking down, and traveling over there.  That is also not taking into consideration that I was in the heat and sun, and the sun makes me super sick.  I was wearing 100 SPF sunblock and still managed to get a slight burn.  Still feeling a little off from that, but not terribly.

Yesterday I was running around doing errands and things like that.  I didn't really have time to do homework or housework.  I ended up staying up later than I needed to so I had to drag myself to class this morning.  I met my Algebra teacher today and I like her - so that's great.  But now I have homework.

Thankfully I'm off work today, but the house is a wreck so I can't think.  Gotta get that handled right now.  Nappy and Booka have a vet appointment later this afternoon.  I'm worried about Nappy's arthritis and Booka's breaking out in something that is making him scratch up bloody spots.  🙁  He's never had great skin, but this is much worse than I've ever seen it.

On the bright side I've been drinking an ass-ton of liquid and I'm barely really flu-achy now.  I'm still having joint pain and my skin is still terrible, but I'll be ok.  I am supposed to double up on my methotrexate so I will probably take that dose late this evening and try to sleep off the tiredness before class tomorrow.  I also have an appointment with Dr. Crawford (a rheumatologist!) next Monday at 1:00.  Dr. Edmond actually had an appointment set up for me this week, but I would have missed a whole 2-hour class if I did that so I rescheduled.

Anyway.  I haven't had much time for Internetting until today and I'm only here now because I'm procrastinating.  I am officially getting up from the computer and walking away.  If you see me liking and commenting on things shoo me away from the computer, please.  😛

If understanding what your pet is saying...

If understanding what your pet is saying does not come naturally to you then you should study the way they communicate.  It is irresponsible to be willfully ignorant of how a creature in your care feels.  And unfortunately, when accidents happen it is the pet who usually pays with its life.  It's not a small deal.  It's a big one.

This is a brilliantly done video.

Saw Dr. Edmond.

Saw Dr. Edmond. I feel better. Not physically (yet), but in my brain, at least.

Dr. Edmond is referring me to Dr. Crawford, a rheumatologist. I didn't even have to ask him. For now since it might take a while to get in we are doubling my dose of methotrexate. Today is my regular dose, and I need to take another dose this week. I think it's going to suck having to take that in the middle of the week because it makes me tired still, but thankfully, it doesn't put me out for as long as it used to.

He said he was going to call Dr. Crawford himself to see if she could see me sooner so that was super nice. He also wanted to give me steroids to get my joint pain and skin under control, but I didn't do that. As long as I have a plan I feel ok. I really hated the rebound after the first steroids I took, too, so I'm happy to avoid that.

On the general body ache he thinks it's lactic acid building up. I am supposed to drink a lot more water to help with that. I don't even think I can hold as much water as he recommended, but I will try.

Heading to work now. I'll be back on here later. ❤