Lost dog…

It turns out, the missing dog got out of the yard some how. He was spotted the other morning by someone… they said he was sitting in front if the yard. Then, I could of sworn it might be him across the street, but I didn’t get a good look arty that dog. Hopefully he’ll be out again later and I can figure out if it’s my pup or not.

Trooper is a good boy, and I’m worried about his safety. I also can bit figure our where he got out. I’m just consumed be anxiety right now… not even a “chill pill” is working that well. I just osu he returns home safe and soon!!
Fyi, he went missing on the west side of Pensacola. Phase be on the look out.

I don’t know how much more I can take!

Ok, so it’s been a LONG time since I posted, and I apologize. But life’s been busy!

Let’s see, it has started out with me moving (only about an hour’s distance from each location). BUUUUT, boxes were labeled either “house”, or “storage”. Nothing was labeled kitchen, master bedroom, Becky’s room, bathroom, you know, things that would make sense.

So I have been going through boxes trying to figure out what is what, and what goes where. Even though I’m “moved”, I still feel like I’m living out of boxes.

On top of that, I recently lost my grandfather (it’s been like 3 weeks now). I was in the middle of the move when I lost my grandfather; which wasn’t really expected. But at the same time he was 96… Anyway, the day after we bury him I get fired for some asinine reasons. I really don’t think any of those things happened and doubt any of it is true. Everybody I’ve talked to, they don’t believe any of reasons I was given. Another thing that gets to me about that whole firing situation, is that I was never warned. I was never told complaints were made against me, that I wasn’t doing certain things right or not performing up to their expectations, or anything like that. Hear me out…  NO WARNINGS WERE EVER GIVEN!!

Here I am, still living out of boxes because I didn’t label anything. No job, looking for a job, trying to deal with unemployment.

And then tonight, we have a mishap with the dogs. I have 3 dogs, all outside dogs. But, tonight one randomly attacked another one for no apparent reason. When this happened my father and I were looking for our 3rd outside dog that is now missing . I didn’t see much of him yesterday (but that is normal) and didn’t think anything of it. However at dinner time tonight when he didn’t show up I began to get worried. Whether he has passed away or got out, I don’t like the thought of either situation. So I’m worried about him and wondering what do I do about the other two… The only other scuffles they’ve had was over who germs what food dish. Nothing major… but tonight, someone drew blood. At least the cats are getting along acne acting normal for the most part. That’s good right?

The thing I think it is driving me crazy the most, is that I cannot find my makeup bag with just about all my makeup in it and I can’t find some of my clothes either. They got to be around here somewhere right??? Who knows where they are. I don’t know. I’m kind of at a point where I really don’t care. Maybe even slightly depressed, I don’t know.

Anyway, I’m going to quit my babblings. I hope this at least makes some kind of halfway decent sense. If not I’m sorry. I’m just trying to get things out and maybe get a few things off my chest and maybe get some sleep tonight. Like actual sleep and not this waking up every hour crap. I took some zquil last night, but that only lasted for a couple hours. So hopefully I’ll get some decent sleep. We shall see…

Life gets even busier! (At least in my own little world)

Hi there my faithful few! 🙂 So it’s been a few days since my last post… I took a bit of “me time” and I am doing okay. I still feel sad every so often about Princess the kitty (she had to be named), but other than that I think I’m good. I think… let’s just not push it.

I can’t wait for the end of July, then I will be able to take a break, maybe. Right now I have stress and pressure from every direction possible. I knew that I need to loose weight, but other than that I thought I was in good health. I went to the docs Friday and they did some labs; I was told it would be a week for the results. They called me yesterday after hours saying for me to call them today. Well, I totally forgot to so they called me again around 1pm. My blood sugar was too high (they are going to being a test on that this coming week), my cholesterol was out of whack (and I was put on meds) and there was something else, I just can’t remember what. So as of tonight, I am making a DRASTIC change to my diet, lifestyle, and exercise regimen. I feel like all of this is my fault because I have put my health on the back burner for a longer than I should have. I keep trying to find ways to blame other people/things, but it just isn’t there… it’s me, it’s all me.

On top of that, I’m also in the process of moving (aand I remember something I forgot to get today) while house sitting. So part of the day is spent in one location packing and stuff like that, and the other is spent with the cute sweet pups I’m watching. That in itself is an interesting balancing act. I find myself either being extremely busy, or not having much to do. I am afraid of not getting everything done in time, but I guess that is normal.

Oh, I’m not sure if I mentioned it before, but I’ve learned I’m allergic to mosqiuto bites! (I spelled mosquito correctly, I know I did, I googled it. Why is it underlined in red?!?!) That has been an adventure all it’s own. I learned I swell up, get really red and end up with a bruise around where the bite was. They itch like crazy, and I inevitably scratch them open in my sleep. I think I found something that helps the itching, but I used it once. If it really works, I’ll blog about it.

Hmmm, anything else to add to this jumbled mess of words? I miss my cats. Yes, I am a cat lady, I have had a cat for about as long as I can remember.  I remember driving (I was riding) home with what I think was my first kitten. He was a grey tabby, I can’t recall what I named him. Anyway, I miss having a cat sleeping on or around me. Don’t get me wrong, these pups are sweet as can be, and like to cuddle. They just aren’t cats, and I’m a cat lady. 🙂 I guess this will have to do for tonight. Sorry about there not being a good flow to this. I guess I just needed to get things out. Please feel free to comment. I will gladly accept any ideas, support, health suggestions, anything.

It’s Been A While

So, um, yeah… it’s been a while since I have been on here. I have looked at the bookmarks and the app on my phone, and even thought “I should make a post”. I even have several ideas for posts floating around in my head (maybe I should write those down). Anyway, to the few of you who do follow me, I’m sorry. Life went crazy and I followed shortly behind. I have had several things on my plate recently, like job hunting, getting turned down by a million and one jobs (even though I nailed every interview!), dealing with and starting to pack to move, helping friends pack and move, having friends have surgery and then complications, and getting emotionally bombarded by pets passing away and things like that. (Dude, that was one major run on sentence.) Basically, I have been running on a low tank and not realizing it.

I will just hit a couple of those in this snippet. First off the friends with surgery and such. There is one that is still in the hospital, and thanks to God alone, she is going to the best rehab place that she can! She is leaving to go to it in the morning, so I went for a visit today. I’m glad I did 🙂 She is one awesome woman because in her illness, she GAVE me strength and helped to refresh me! Talk about a great woman! She is so amazing and I can’t wait when she comes back!!

I finish up my visit and I’m driving back to the house. While thinking about what to have for dinner, (Disclaimer: Pet lovers go past this, it’ll make you cry and upset) I see someone throw a kitten out of the car into traffic. I wasn’t sure what it was at first, but while driving I see it’s a kitten. I turned around and parked on the side of the road. I noticed that the poor baby was not dead, even though it appeared to be ran over. I couldn’t let it suffer… while traffic was clear I ran into the road and scooped the baby up. I had cardboard in my trunk, so I placed her on that at first (later I put her in a towel. I didn’t know what to do. I had this kitten and did, not, know. So I called my dad (because, what else are you going to do). I decided to take her to the emergency vets. I was about ten minutes away, but got there MUCH faster. She ended up having some REALLY bad injuries, so I had her put, (I’m having trouble writing this part) put to sleep. It was a little girl kitten and she was about 10ish weeks old. She did nothing but get born. People like that make me not very christian… Anyway, I brought her home to be buried.

I think that took a hard hit on me because I recently had some pets pass away. It was all from different things, but dang their timing. I’m still grieving over the most recent pet. I get moments where I’m sad, then I get ok. But it is kind of a lot in a short period of time. I thought I was stressed/burnt out before… man I had no clue what was coming.

I’ll finish this with I know God will not give me more than I can handle, He is always by my side, He is relentless towards me, and above all He IS ABLE.

Brita Water Bottle Review

CURSES!!!!!!! I just had this whole blog typed out and just lost the ENTIRE flippin thing!!!!!!! So I will now tell you what I can remember from that. Man, it was witty and everything!

I live an are with the worse drinking water in the country. So naturally, I filter my water. I also give my pets filtered water; and don’t you look at me like I’m crazy! If that stuff can mess up my insides (as I like to put it) it can do the same to them! You don’t look twice at people who buy bottled water for their infants, their children, right?! Well my kids just have their own language, walk on all fours and are covered in fur! *End Rant*

I don’t like spending money when I don’t have or need to. So when Brita came out with the soft sided water bottled I was thrilled beyond words. See, I could never seem to carry enough water with me and always ended up buying bottled water and paying  more than I thought I should. But that romance quickly faded… It seemed I had to use water that was just the right temperature or I would end up with heartburn. Plus that thing make this loud horrid noise every time you drink from it! You can see the spec for it here: http://www.target.com/p/brita-bottle-violet-violet-20oz/-/A-13620399?ref=tgt_adv_XSG10001&AFID=Google_PLA_df&LNM=%7C13620399&CPNG=Appliances&kpid=13620399&LID=PA&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=13620399&gclid=CJTE1t3Sob0CFeZDMgodGS4Aww   (Now I can’t even get a link to post properly!!)

I recently found a  new hard side bottle from Brita that I LOVE! It doesn’t matter the temp of the water used, it doesn’t make any noise except when you are “priming” it and I have not had any heartburn when drinking water from it! The filter is a little different, it appears to be a solid carbon filter while the other one appears to be your typical “loose stuff in it” kind of filter. My romance with this bottle has yet to fade. It does come with a soft silicone cover over the mouth piece, but I had a cat chew on it so that has been removed.  You can read about this bottle here: https://www.brita.com/products/filtering-bottle/

Anyway, this is nothing compared to the blog that I originally had, but it is long gone. *sad face* I had all the information out in the blog for you to read… but now I don’t have the time to redo all of that. Yes, I could just save this and post it another time, but I don’t I would come back to it. So please read, enjoy, and sorry about the links!

~B~

What you wear against your skin matters

Now, I’m going to start this blog off with a term I once heard from a doctor. “Do as I say, not as I do“. Yes, a doctor told me that once, but he was funny about it and had my best interest at heart. Anywho, I say that because if you look in my closet, I don’t own that many 100% cotton items, but I have some good advice to give.

Now why is it important what your clothes are made out of? Well, if you live in a humid and hot place (just about any southern state you can think of), you need clothing that breathes. I wear a poly blends more than I prefer and dadgum it’s HOT! Slip on some cotton clothes, and viola! you have cool, comfortable clothes that don’t make you feel like a sweat box! I first got into this whole “cotton thing” when a friend of mine posted a blog about it. You can see it here: http://www.domesticgeekgirl.com/health-home/health-benefits-of-wearing-natural-fabrics/  This got me to thinking about how my clothes effect how I feel physically and mentally. When I am uncomfortable I’m not in the best mood and feel distracted. So I have slowly started to change my wardrobe up. If I can’t get something in 100% cotton, I get it as close as I can. 

 

So say you have now read her blog, want to get some natural fiber clothing, but your on a budget. No problem! There is a blog about that too! ——>  http://www.domesticgeekgirl.com/crafts-diy/thrift-store-hunting-guide-buying-natural-fabric-clothing/

So there you have it! great ways to get excellent at a decent price!

Chloe

Ok, I know it’s been a bit since my last post, but life got crazy! So here you go, a fun post!

Meet my “baby” Chloe!

She is a four year old Abyssinian mix. I have had her since she was literally two days old. Basically get Mon had her and didn’t think she needed to do anything else.

Chloe has a huge personality… she will let you know when she doesn’t appreciate your singing, can figure out how to open a door and get into almost anything!

She absolutely LOVES heights and riding my shoulder. 🙂

Another thing, she is the most obedient cat! I can call her from anywhere and she will come running. I tell you, there is never a boring moment with her.

Way too much is going on.

Dear Lord help me… *rolls eyes* As I sit to write this blog, I hear a a huge thud come from my bedroom. I’m the only one home, so that means it’s a cat… it was so loud and out of the norm that Chloe got out of my lap growling. Btw, Chloe is a cat.

ANYWAY, I just wanted to make a quick blurb, not even a blog, about how things have been going.
Good news, my ear infection is gone. An I didn’t even go to the doctor! On another note, I’m writing this on my phone, and some if the predictive texts are hilarious!

Recently I have felt like I was going mad with my ADD in full gear. See, my church just did the Daniel fast. Don’t of us can’t do that, do we fast other things. For me it was caffeine. It was going to be caffeine and sweets, but I realized I hardly touch sweets. Let me tell you, it. Was. Hard. The first couple of days I got killer headaches, but after that things seemed ok. But after, oh, 21 days, I was ready for my caffeine!

It’s funny, you don’t realize how many drinks have caffeine in them until you can’t have any. Plus I didn’t realize I’d miss coffee so much!

*thinking* I kind of forgot where I was going with this. Oy…. oh how I wish you could see and hear what I am right now. Ask the critters are asleep, one pup is dreaming while the other is snoring. I swear, he sounds just like a human.

Oh, did I tell you guys about the dcrewtape letters?!?!! Ack! I don’t think I did! A group p of us from my church took a bus from here to Baton Rouge, Louisiana to go see it! The entire play consisted of two actors, and only one had lines! It was amazing! I do admit I got a little lost a couple of times, but besides that, they had my attention the entire time! It is by C.S. Lewis and I HIGHLY suggest you read the book and see the play whenever possible!!

Well, on that note the whey had finished and I can put my stuff in the dryer/hang it up.

Sorry about being so random… welcome to my brain! 😛

~B~

Wordless Wednesday

Homeopathic Ear Infection/Pain Remedies

In the past year I have fell victim to double ear infections three times. So when I got the unforgettable twinge of pain today, I headed off looking for homeopathic remedies. See, I’m tired of antibiotics, no insurance makes going to the doctor extensive and the cheaper antibiotics make me sick.

So here is what I found:

1. Using pain relievers. Pain relievers such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicines (such as Advil, Motrin, and Aleve) and acetaminophen (such as Tylenol) will help you feel better. Taking something for pain before bedtime is especially important. Follow all instructions on the label.

2. Applying heat to the ear, which may help with pain. Use a warm washcloth or a heating pad.

3. Encouraging rest. Resting will help the body fight the infection.

4. Using eardrops. Doctors often suggest eardrops for earache pain. Don’t use eardrops without a doctor’s advice, especially if you has tubes in your ears.

Things that DON’T work:

1. Decongestants, antihistamines, expectorants, and other over-the-counter cold remedies usually do not work for treating or preventing ear infections. Antihistamines that cause sleepiness may thicken fluids, which can make you feel worse. (Check with the doctor before giving these medicines to your child. Experts say not to give decongestants to children younger than age 2.)

If you aren’t better after a few days of home treatment, call your doctor.

Also, I read soaking cotton balls in peroxide and putting them in your ears might help. But that was not on a reputable site.

~B~