No Rain

It's been 6 weeks since I've seen any REAL rain. Rain that lasts for more than 2 minutes. It freakin' sucks. I just want it to rain for about 3 days straight and where I can ENJOY it and not be at work stuck inside wishing I could see it and letting Ethan go out and play in it if he so desires. I know these songs aren't, you know, I don't know what the hell I'm trying to say, but they have the one simple message that it needs to rain...more or less.

I Wish It Would Rain
By Phil Collins


Now I, I wish it would rain down, down on me
Yes I wish it would rain, rain down on me now


No Rain
By Blind Melon


And I don't understand why I sleep all day
AND I START TO COMPLAIN THAT THERE'S NO RAIN!!!!!

Free...Mostly

I get Woman's Day magazine. It's not for old women...it's pretty cool. Has some quick fixes, how to's and recipes in every issue. There's one issue that I loved. Simply because there was an article on free stuff (or mostly free). I don't know how great any of the other things were/are because I just found the issue again and wanted to see how one thing in particular could catch my fancy. It's a site called www.silverjewelryclub.com All one has to pay for is S&H. No catch. That's it. And when you go to checkout, they'll give a retail value (a ring I looked at earlier today was RV'd @ $60), what you pay($0), and the S&H. I LOVE jewelry. Particularly earrings and rings (even though I don't wear rings so much anymore because they kinda get in the way at work). Sterling silver jewelry with a myriad of different designs and gemstones to go with them. I'm thinking I'm going to get some blue (because it's pretty), citrine/topaz (my birthstone), and maybe some CZ if they ever have it (Ethan's birthstone). So really, go check it out. It's worth it, I think.

And it's another great gift idea for me if you want to get me something and don't know what to get. ;) (sz 5.5 or 6 ring)

Bleh

I think somewhere in the past few months I have developed migraine/tension/cluster headaches. Not fun. Sometimes I have a shooting pain on one side of my head that, well, shoots pain. Other times it's this throbbing numbing pain that somehow manages to make me want to vomit and lie down and close my eyes. Other times, it's a mix of piercing pain with nausea. This is what webMD had to say about them:

Tension Headaches
People with tension headaches commonly report these symptoms:
Episodic Tension Headaches (occurs less than 15 days per month)
Pain is mild to moderate, constant band-like pain, pressure or throbbing
Pain affects the front, top or sides of the head.
Pain usually begins gradually, and often occurs in the middle of the day
Pain may last from 30 minutes to several days


Chronic Tension Headaches (occurs more than 15 days per month)
Pain may vary in intensity throughout the day, but the pain is almost always present
Pain affects the front, top or sides of the head
Pain comes and goes over a prolonged period of time

Associated Symptoms of Tension Headache
Headache upon awakening
Difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep
Chronic fatigue
Irritability
Disturbed concentration
Mild sensitivity to light or noise
General muscle aching


And the Migraine List:

Migraines
The symptoms of migraine headaches can occur in various combinations and include:
Moderate to severe pain (often described as pounding, throbbing pain) that can affect whole head, or can shift from one side of the head to the other
Sensitivity to light, noise or odors
Blurred vision
Nausea or vomiting, stomach upset, abdominal pain
Loss of appetite
Sensations of being very warm or cold
Paleness
Fatigue
Dizziness
Fever (rare)
Bright flashing dots or lights, blind spots, wavy or jagged lines (aura)


And one more possibility since I seem to have more of these symptoms throughout the week:

Cluster Headaches
Intense one-sided pain described as having a burning or piercing quality that is throbbing or constant
Pain is located behind one eye or in the eye region, without changing sides
Pain lasts a short time, generally 30 to 90 minutes. But, it can last from 15 minutes to three hours. The headache will disappear only to recur later that day (most sufferers get one to three headaches per day during a cluster period).
Headaches occur very regularly, generally at the same time each day, and they often awaken the person at the same time during the night.

Maybe sometime soon I should go see my MD and see what he has to say about the whole thing. So now I'm going to go so I can watch my son play his pool and sprinkler...with my superb headache that I got an hour ago...bleh.

WOO-HOO!

Mom and Dad are on their way to Maine for a much anticipated anniversary stay at a B&B in Bar Harbor that the three of us saved to give them for a 30th gift last year. I think they'll be with my Uncle Geoff and Aunt Gerry on their actual anniversary so maybe they'll get lucky and have some Maine lobster for dinner...here's hoping anyway.

I plan on:
1) Having fun with Ethan
2) Getting my room finally put together and taking some stuff down to storage that doesn't fit in my room anymore
3) Not spending so much money
4) Going to the Fair once the kiddies have started school...I'm thinking Wednesday
5) Start walking and eating healthier (this was one of my resolutions and I'm pretty sure it's past time I get my butt up and out the door.)
6) Hang out with my "little sister" Samantha and my BFF Tina if I'm lucky
7) Go back to Central Library because it's a BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL place to spend a couple hours.

That's my plan anyway, whether I do any of it is still pretty up in the air right now.