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Post by tgrimes on Feb 14, 2018 15:40:42 GMT -6
Has anyone watched The Handmade’s Tale? I’m watching it right now and it’s so messed up! Not what I was expecting! I thought your cards were super cute too dapostrophe!! In other news- my anxiety has been through the roof. It’s never been this bad. It’s awful. I have no appetite. And I just feel trapped in my body. I am going to make an appointment. It just sucks in the meantime because that type of medicine takes so long to kick in. 🤦🏼♀️ Sorry to complain. Not here for hair pats. See if you can get Ativan or similar for short term. It can help a lot when you have that overwhelming anxiety and help bridge the gap until an SSRI can kick in. I’m sorry. You have so much going on. All of this. Anxiety is a bitch. The Ativan should help a lot right now.
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Post by tgrimes on Feb 14, 2018 15:43:15 GMT -6
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Post by lahdeedah on Feb 14, 2018 15:52:19 GMT -6
Sorry you are struggling sands42. Glad you made the appointment. Hope it's just a tear wedding. I still can't believe you have to suffer so long before surgery. I'm really sorry about that.
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cagoldi
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Post by cagoldi on Feb 14, 2018 16:11:37 GMT -6
Still working through the TK registration and I guess I say he's white since he's mostly white?
I never thought about it before...
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Post by lfig on Feb 14, 2018 16:19:14 GMT -6
Hi! HVD! I’ve spent the day cleaning house and doing laundry. Exciting I know. wedding I’m glad you’re able to have a sense of humor about this. It sounds awful though and I’m sorry that relief is still a month away.
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Post by tgrimes on Feb 14, 2018 16:40:17 GMT -6
H is down for his 2nd nap, I’m sipping a martini & M is painting. I need to chop stuff for dinner tonight. I think MH is going to stop and get a nice bottle of wine for dinner tonight. Yum.
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Post by dapostrophe on Feb 14, 2018 16:55:25 GMT -6
Still working through the TK registration and I guess I say he's white since he's mostly white? I never thought about it before... Can you do white and another selection? I do white, black and Hispanic for my oldest, and White/Hispanic for the little ones.
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Post by sands42 on Feb 14, 2018 16:55:38 GMT -6
wedding tgrimes I’m going to a psych NP... I wonder if she will give me some Ativan. I will ask. I do get afraid to get hooked or whatever on stuff like that. I could definitely use something to hold me over. My house is a disaster because I just can’t get myself to do anything aside from the kids.
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Post by cagoldi on Feb 14, 2018 17:08:23 GMT -6
Still working through the TK registration and I guess I say he's white since he's mostly white? I never thought about it before... Can you do white and another selection? I do white, black and Hispanic for my oldest, and White/Hispanic for the little ones. I can, but I've read that they are exceptionally harsh on Asian students i.e. They have to score much higher on SATs than white students. Getting way ahead of myself obviously. But can I change it later? This is what I'm wondering about: "A Princeton study found that students who identify as Asian need to score 140 points higher on the SAT than whites..." www.nytimes.com/2017/08/02/us/affirmative-action-battle-has-a-new-focus-asian-americans.htmlObviously, I don't really agree with characterizing this as "discrimination" and I realize Asians are not underrepresented on college campuses.
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Post by lahdeedah on Feb 14, 2018 17:14:56 GMT -6
cagoldi Who is they? The school? And do you mean score higher to get in to college?
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Post by cagoldi on Feb 14, 2018 17:17:41 GMT -6
cagoldi Who is they? The school? And do you mean score higher to get in to college? Yes, for schools with "race based preferences."
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Post by xolastunicornxo on Feb 14, 2018 17:38:27 GMT -6
cagoldi I always do white and Pacific Islander. flamingo did you read lol a girls? It was also a WWII book and it was really good!!
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Post by wedding on Feb 14, 2018 17:48:11 GMT -6
wedding tgrimes I’m going to a psych NP... I wonder if she will give me some Ativan. I will ask. I do get afraid to get hooked or whatever on stuff like that. I could definitely use something to hold me over. My house is a disaster because I just can’t get myself to do anything aside from the kids. I understand the concern and with my history, I always have it in the back of my mind. It is such a low dose though that it really just takes the edge off a little. I’ve never felt any “high” or anything. More often than not knowing that I have it in hand helps me and I don’t need to take it.
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Post by wineallthetime on Feb 14, 2018 17:50:00 GMT -6
wedding tgrimes I’m going to a psych NP... I wonder if she will give me some Ativan. I will ask. I do get afraid to get hooked or whatever on stuff like that. I could definitely use something to hold me over. My house is a disaster because I just can’t get myself to do anything aside from the kids. I go to a psych NP, I'd think she can prescribe anything a dr could. If she can't, I bet she can get an dr to sign off on it. My NP does all of my medications (though I don't have anything like Ativan).
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Post by wedding on Feb 14, 2018 17:50:07 GMT -6
I tried reading The Handmaids Tale and just couldn’t get through it. It was good but I’m out of my reading zone and struggling to get back in. I haven’t seen the show yet.
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Post by snoopmommymom on Feb 14, 2018 17:53:07 GMT -6
Can you do white and another selection? I do white, black and Hispanic for my oldest, and White/Hispanic for the little ones. I can, but I've read that they are exceptionally harsh on Asian students i.e. They have to score much higher on SATs than white students. Getting way ahead of myself obviously. But can I change it later? This is what I'm wondering about: "A Princeton study found that students who identify as Asian need to score 140 points higher on the SAT than whites..." www.nytimes.com/2017/08/02/us/affirmative-action-battle-has-a-new-focus-asian-americans.htmlObviously, I don't really agree with characterizing this as "discrimination" and I realize Asians are not underrepresented on college campuses. This is interesting. I’ve never considered this could be an issue. I was identifying O as Asian instead of white when i only had one choice. But after reading this I’m not sure.
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Post by wineallthetime on Feb 14, 2018 17:56:02 GMT -6
cagoldi I always do white and Pacific Islander. flamingo did you read lol a girls? It was also a WWII book and it was really good!! Pacific Islander always sounds so cool to me lol.
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Post by inthekitty on Feb 14, 2018 18:28:28 GMT -6
sands42, I've really liked most of the psychiatric NPs I've worked with and seen them provide really good care. Most also tend to do a little more of the supportive therapy than psychiatrists do as well as far as patient care. Our incoming chief is a psychiatric NP.
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Post by inthekitty on Feb 14, 2018 18:36:38 GMT -6
I tried reading The Handmaids Tale and just couldn’t get through it. It was good but I’m out of my reading zone and struggling to get back in. I haven’t seen the show yet. I used to read voraciously and have not been able to get back in it since grad school (so...over a decade). It kind of ruined me for reading. Last year my NY resolution was to start reading regularly again. I did well for about 3 months but could not consistently get back into the groove. Sometimes I get hung up on bad books and have a hard time giving up on them and finding something I like because I hate to quit a book midway through. But even with good books I still struggle. I think it's just where I am in my life and realistically until I'm done with the class I'm in this year, the kids are older and more self-sufficient, and I'm getting more sleep, that it's not going to happen.
Years ago I got back into reading for a while by reading Nancy Drew books (yes I know, but I loved them) while a cardio machine at the gym. It was great for a while but my older lady bod needs a lot more HHIT and weights action to stay in my glamorous state of chub and doing most of my exercise on machines doesn't cut it.
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Post by mwhip on Feb 14, 2018 18:48:57 GMT -6
I really enjoy reading, it takes my mind off everything that is real. Unfortunately, I only run on the treadmill. Having a good book to take my mind off how much I hate running, or how much farther I have left to go, is key.
But I prefer biographies, true crime, mysteries. I just stated a book about Jim Jones that definitely keeps my mind off that damn treadmill.
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Post by wineallthetime on Feb 14, 2018 18:55:25 GMT -6
I really enjoy reading, it takes my mind off everything that is real. Unfortunately, I only run on the treadmill. Having a good book to take my mind off how much I hate running, or how much farther I have left to go, is key. But I prefer biographies, true crime, mysteries. I just stated a book about Jim Jones that definitely keeps my mind off that damn treadmill. I can never read while on the treadmill, epiptical, ect. I think I bounce around too much and can't focus on the page. I usually end up annoyed and motion sick!
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Post by sands42 on Feb 14, 2018 19:13:40 GMT -6
Good to know wedding!! I worry that I will like it too much and it will be the only thing that works so I’ll ‘need’ it... YKWIM? So that’s good to hear! wineallthetime She works in an office with a doctor as far as I know... so that’s good! She’s a family friend of my parents. cagoldi I do white and Hispanic for my kids... I didn’t really think about statistics for college through.... interesting.
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Post by mwhip on Feb 14, 2018 19:14:23 GMT -6
I really enjoy reading, it takes my mind off everything that is real. Unfortunately, I only run on the treadmill. Having a good book to take my mind off how much I hate running, or how much farther I have left to go, is key. But I prefer biographies, true crime, mysteries. I just stated a book about Jim Jones that definitely keeps my mind off that damn treadmill. I can never read while on the treadmill, epiptical, ect. I think I bounce around too much and can't focus on the page. I usually end up annoyed and motion sick! I don't think a lot of people can run on the treadmill. I can't watch TV, looking up makes me all over the place. But looking in one place, on my phone, helps keep me focused. But yes, I do lose my place a lot!
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Post by sands42 on Feb 14, 2018 19:17:12 GMT -6
I am a book person as well... not as much after kids of course... 😭 My sister has a book coming out this summer. It’s about her husbands life. He had a crazy, rough life growing up. And it’s about how he persevered and in the end found God. I can’t wait to read it. It’s called, Leaving Cloud 9.
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Post by klong11 on Feb 14, 2018 19:30:21 GMT -6
cagoldi I'm pretty sure you can change it. I usually do white or prefer not to answer, but when doing college stuff I checked Hispanic. It isn't something that will follow him, especially not at the TK level.
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Post by wedding on Feb 14, 2018 19:34:36 GMT -6
Dh messes up the dates he’s traveling in March and is going to be away the Sunday through Tuesday after my surgery. I’m so mad/sad. He’s offered to cancel his trip but it’s a big funding trip for his work so he really can’t. I’m sure my parents can help with C but it just sucks I just didn’t need another layer of stress around this. I’m just feeling very defeated at this point.
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Post by flamingo on Feb 14, 2018 19:38:53 GMT -6
cagoldi I always do white and Pacific Islander. flamingo did you read lol a girls? It was also a WWII book and it was really good!! Lilac Girls? If yes, then yes, I did. Agreed, it was really good--hard to put down.
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Post by wineallthetime on Feb 14, 2018 19:39:23 GMT -6
Shit wedding, I'm sorry. You need this behind you (unintentional pun, leaving it) and done. Will someone be there to help you if needed?
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Post by xolastunicornxo on Feb 14, 2018 20:09:07 GMT -6
cagoldi I always do white and Pacific Islander. flamingo did you read lol a girls? It was also a WWII book and it was really good!! Lilac Girls? If yes, then yes, I did. Agreed, it was really good--hard to put down. Darn it, yes. Lilac girls. I blame typing with a baby.
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Post by tgrimes on Feb 14, 2018 20:09:55 GMT -6
I put H to bed and now MH is putting M to bed.
I’m trying not to drink the rest of the wine....
So far, I’m not succeeding.
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