Some Recent Life Updates.

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Hey, hey, hey. It’s time for an actual post. While I haven’t gone through many huge changes, there have been a few things that have happened and/or changed since I was able to post. I don’t want a bunch of mixed-up paragraphs though, so I’ll just use “bullet points” (aka dashes, lol). Just a warning: this is going to be long (but it’ll be broken up for easier skimming). - I forgot to mention before that our new washer works. We ran into an issue with it, but it was fixable and has been smooth sailing ever since. - The restaurant that hosts Yahtzee Night is hosting a Summer Trivia League, so we’re temporarily switching locations. It’s 10 weeks, and they add up your 7 best scores. The team with the highest total gets a cash prize. Sooo, why not give it a whirl? We didn’t do too well during the first week, and Trivia wasn’t hosted anywhere last week (the U.S. was in the World Cup, so places were hosting that instead), so tonight will be week two. OH, and I’ve discovered Happy Hour before these events. Certain food items on the menu are half-off, and this includes both meals I enjoy (the crab pretzel and the chicken tenders with fries). I’m looking forward to going tonight. :) - My niece moved out last week. She’s been slowly moving out for a bit now, and officially moved into her new place last Wednesday. She also took her cats, so that was heartbreaking for me, too lol. I’m not a big fan of change, but the only way for me to get through it is to GO THROUGH IT. So I did, and felt my emotions, and I’m doing better with it now. She’s only a 10-minute walk away (give or take), and has been over often. She’s supposed to be at Trivia Night tonight. I’m also planning to go visit the cats once she’s more settled. I think she wants to give them time to adjust. - During the day last Tuesday, I noticed my eyelid was hurting whenever I’d close my eye. When I got home from the coffee shop, my sister and niece both confirmed that my eyelid was red and swollen (the eye itself was fine). I took an anti-inflammatory pain reliever and spent a good chunk of the evening resting. I also used a warm compress overnight. I was able to get a doctor’s appointment the next day, and he confirmed that it was a stye. He told me that they usually go away on their own, so to keep doing what I was already doing. If it didn’t clear up within a week, he’d prescribe something. It’s already gone, so whew! - When I went to the doctor’s office to have him look at my eye, the nurse had me step on the scale, and I lost weight! So that’s a step in the right direction because, yes, I’m trying to lose weight. I’ll feel better about myself, plus heart issues run in my family on my Mom’s side, so I need to be careful. But hooray for progress! - One of the downfalls of being on stimulant ADHD medication is that there are frequent shortages. It’s a controlled substance, so they can only make and release so many at a time. It’s not going to do me much good if I’m unable to pick it up every few months, so I talked to my psych and switched to a non-stimulant. Non-stimulants aren’t controlled or on frequent backorder. It'll work around the clock (so no crashes) and won’t interact with my anxiety as much. It will take 2-6 weeks to take full effect, so I’m fighting the distractions until then, but I think it’ll be worth it. I felt a little weird the first day I took it, but I’ve been fine ever since. - A few months ago, I mentioned that a writing team had placed me on a temporary block of one per batch until I could get the hang of the orders. I submitted one about two weeks ago, and I only had a revision because I forgot to include something that I thought was in there. I write the orders on Google Docs because it saves automatically, so it was simply a copy-and-paste issue. It was accepted without further issues, and the block was removed, so woo! :D - My July 4th was okay. My niece came over, and we grilled out. I didn’t bother with fireworks, especially since there was a storm beforehand. None of us really bothered with them. I opted to stay with my dogs and watch the 2013 remake of Carrie. Unfortunately, we lost power at 1:15 am on July 5th, but we got it back a little after 11 am. I was worried about my elderly dog because we were in the middle of a heat wave, but she (and my other dog) handled it like champs. - As of yesterday, the air conditioner at the coffee shop is fixed, so yay! :D - On July 18th, I’ll be attending my nephew’s 13th birthday party. Yes, this is the little guy that I used to babysit (my best friend’s son). Wow, 13! She’s taking him on their annual trip to Ocean City at the end of the month (and the trip will overlap with his actual birthday), and my younger sister, brother-in-law, possibly my niece, and I are going to surprise him ON his birthday. Soooo, that’s how life has been going and what I have going on this summer. I’m sorry this was so long, but I had a lot to share. Okay, I need to get back to work now. You all have a great day/evening, stay safe, and take care. Photo Credit: Pixabay.