The Vent

[SpiritAlight 1]

WALLPAPER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

I have a story to tell.

Please get comfortable, if you are planning to read on.

sigh

This house, my sweetie's little home, has bad energy.

I felt it.

It is like a black hole.

You work and you work and there is not much progress.

I used to say if you looked up the work procrastination, you;d see my picture.

Today it is next to the word TENACITY.

Yessss.

After a few attempts and much research and a few more attempts at removing the wallpaper from the upstairs room had not been working, I refused to acknowledge that there even is an upstairs to this house.

The little I had been able to get off had revealed some letters painted underneath on the wall.

It is a swear word and a part of our anatomy.

It stars with an A and ends with an E.

Seven letters.

I knew that was a bad sign.

That was weeks ago.

Today, I did half the room.

This is an incredible feat!

And there is a secret.

Whilst working I was contemplating revealing this secret.

But first, another part to the writing on the wall.

When I removed the wallpaper from the upper part (it is like an attic), it said "Linda is an"...

My mind is so curious.

This is an old house....maybe 45 years old.

Who was Linda? and why was (is) she an....??

I knew it.

I could feel it.

This house has had too much conflict in it.

And I have been a wreck here.

Fighting the temptation to take off.. run away....until we find our new home downtown.

So tenacity was the name of the game today.

And my frustrated and angry energy (because I hate to give up/admit defeat), and tons of scraping did the job.

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You all must have heard of The Secret phenomena...well I am going to write a new The Secret.... of Wallpaper Removal; one that no one on-line knows.

Maybe I will sell it to the general public, but for you my dear VJers, I will give it for free.

The Secret of WR is this:

hot water

an industrial squirt bottle

a good scraper

tons of elbow grease

oh, and I'll throw in a personal item: my pirate sneakers from New Orleans.

Ha!

Screw the DIF and all that jazz...DIF works somewhat, and hot water actually does the trick.

I was going to VENT more, but I have poured myself a glass of cabernet sauvignon, and want to enjoy it peacefully.

I will cue up Lost from Thursday past and get lost in that.

[KarenCee 3]

Ahhhh gotcha Len. Well I feel like that about VJ lately too. I've been watching the thread I think you're referring to. There's so much judgmentalism going on in that thread there's no way to sift out the good info the OP was asking for. I'm wondering if maybe I need another break from VJ, at least til I get the stress I'm under at work sorted out.

I know we all have our moments where things are said...I know I do but geez louise...some of what I've read in there, gawd....

And I do agree with you about the health care system here in the US - and I've dealt with it all my life.

I really really REALLY didn't mean to be judgmental, but come on..the wording in the original thread? ACK! Horrible.

If he had posted all the information in the first place, and just worded it completely different...my reaction would have been different, as well as many many others I'm sure.

I'm stressed out lately too Karen....TMI but I'm late for my period (no, I'm not preggers, took 2 tests) I'm just...stressed. About work, about the move, about the visit in 3 days (I keep having dreams I'll get denied at the border) sigh...

Group hug!!!!...

Oh Laura...you weren't being judgmental at all! I posted early this morning that if the OP had phrased his opening post with a bit more discretion, this might not have happened at all.

Hugs...I know stress. We're tight companions lately and she makes me edgy and grumpy. Not to mention the horrible tornadoes over the weekend too. Between that and my job...ACK!!!!!

Atlanta has upwards to $150 million in damages from those tornadoes. Makes my heart hurt for those that are jobless or homeless right now, not to mention the two that died from the storms.

[Autumnchik 6]

Hugs to everyone who is venting here Hope the stress lessens.

Laura - I read that thread (didn't have the energy to post) and thought that the OP's wording was really wonky ... so I can understand why you posted what you did. That is why I mostly post now in the Canadian forum and in the Baby Corner ... people can be so inflammatory in other threads!

Okay, here is my vent for the day:

I think I am losing my mind!!! Seriously, I have read a lot about the challenges that being pregnant poses with memory and language ability. I just read an interesting study that proposed that women lose 8% of the functioning of their brain during pregnancy. And I have had a bunch of friends that have described "baby brain" or that the baby is "sucking my memory". So, I thought I was prepared. Well, slowly, my memory has been getting worse and I am also starting to have occasional difficulty finding the words I want. For instance, in Wal-Mart, while looking right at the item I wanted, I asked hubby to get my the windshield wiper thingy (I was trying to describe washer fluid). Okay, we had a little chuckle, and honestly, even at work, we chuckle about the silly things I say.

However, today at work, it was really hard to formulate clear thoughts and voice them. And I am a fricking psychotherapist and rely on my ability to think and speak in sessions. It just seems like it is getting harder and harder to verbalize things clearly in sessions. It really stressed me out today (plus I was dealing with a challenging client so I think I noticed it more). I really want to work up until my due date at the end of May, but lordy, it is hard! My co-workers keep reminding me that it is probably not that apparent to others, and they remind me of the positive changes that are happening with some clients, but I am really feeling overwhelmed right now. (And hubby is sick in bed so unfortunately, my lovely Canadian friends, you guys get to hear me vent). ARGH!!!

[~Laura and Nick~ 5]

Hugs to everyone who is venting here Hope the stress lessens.

Laura - I read that thread (didn't have the energy to post) and thought that the OP's wording was really wonky ... so I can understand why you posted what you did. That is why I mostly post now in the Canadian forum and in the Baby Corner ... people can be so inflammatory in other threads!

Okay, here is my vent for the day:

I think I am losing my mind!!! Seriously, I have read a lot about the challenges that being pregnant poses with memory and language ability. I just read an interesting study that proposed that women lose 8% of the functioning of their brain during pregnancy. And I have had a bunch of friends that have described "baby brain" or that the baby is "sucking my memory". So, I thought I was prepared. Well, slowly, my memory has been getting worse and I am also starting to have occasional difficulty finding the words I want. For instance, in Wal-Mart, while looking right at the item I wanted, I asked hubby to get my the windshield wiper thingy (I was trying to describe washer fluid). Okay, we had a little chuckle, and honestly, even at work, we chuckle about the silly things I say.

However, today at work, it was really hard to formulate clear thoughts and voice them. And I am a fricking psychotherapist and rely on my ability to think and speak in sessions. It just seems like it is getting harder and harder to verbalize things clearly in sessions. It really stressed me out today (plus I was dealing with a challenging client so I think I noticed it more). I really want to work up until my due date at the end of May, but lordy, it is hard! My co-workers keep reminding me that it is probably not that apparent to others, and they remind me of the positive changes that are happening with some clients, but I am really feeling overwhelmed right now. (And hubby is sick in bed so unfortunately, my lovely Canadian friends, you guys get to hear me vent). ARGH!!!

Wow hon..that's crazy!

The baby is sucking on your brain!!!!

No, but seriously....that's strange....I bet you are really looking forward to mat leave so you can just relax and not have to stress about work and a baby and everything else. I'm sure your co-workers are right as well, it's probably just you noticing it, it always seems worse from the inside.

*BIG HUGS!!!*

[Kathryn41 3,205]

autumnchik,

Sorry to her that you have been having some memory fog - a friend of mine referred to it as her 'sometimers'. Just a thought - babies take a lot of physical energy out of their mother's bodies as they themselves grow. Could it be that your 'fog' is nutritionally based? That there is some level of nutrient or micro-nutrient that you are short of right now because it is supplying the baby's needs? It might be something to investigate and see if taking supplemental amounts of certain minerals or vitamins might help so that you don't go short.

[Autumnchik 6]

autumnchik,

Sorry to her that you have been having some memory fog - a friend of mine referred to it as her 'sometimers'. Just a thought - babies take a lot of physical energy out of their mother's bodies as they themselves grow. Could it be that your 'fog' is nutritionally based? That there is some level of nutrient or micro-nutrient that you are short of right now because it is supplying the baby's needs? It might be something to investigate and see if taking supplemental amounts of certain minerals or vitamins might help so that you don't go short.

That is a good idea. I am going to see my doctor on Wednesday and will ask him. I do take prenatal vitamins, but it does seem like the memory fog has gotten much worse in the last 2 weeks ... I wonder if it IS something I am not getting. Thanks for suggesting that

[Carlawarla 1]

autumnchik...I really hope you do ask your Dr. about what you might be lacking. Hopefully it's something nutritional and you can compensate for it. I experienced the same thing when I was pregnant, with similar careers, I'm sure it's maybe more noticable because we spend most of the day talking! Mine did come around the last trimester, and left after childbirth. Of course now I'm 50, and it's coming back again...and I'm not pregnant! So maybe it's some chemical in the brain that's related to hormones!

Don't let the stress exasperate the issue!

[Krikit 1,164]

Ugh. I definitely recall the baby memory zap. And I had a good laugh whenever my friends or members of my family experienced it too. I think the worst part was the major depletion of calcium with my 2nd pregnancy. My... teeth... ached. It was so bad that I couldn't even breathe through my mouth because the air on my teeth caused too much pain. Not to worry, Autumn. It gets worse.

[IR5FORMUMSIE 850]

autumnchik,

Sorry to her that you have been having some memory fog - a friend of mine referred to it as her 'sometimers'. Just a thought - babies take a lot of physical energy out of their mother's bodies as they themselves grow. Could it be that your 'fog' is nutritionally based? That there is some level of nutrient or micro-nutrient that you are short of right now because it is supplying the baby's needs? It might be something to investigate and see if taking supplemental amounts of certain minerals or vitamins might help so that you don't go short.

That is a good idea. I am going to see my doctor on Wednesday and will ask him. I do take prenatal vitamins, but it does seem like the memory fog has gotten much worse in the last 2 weeks ... I wonder if it IS something I am not getting. Thanks for suggesting that

I hope it's nothing serious but the only thing that comes to mind is gestational diabetes. It can sometimes produce the mental fog that you complain of and can progress as the pregnancy progresses and the hormone levels change. It frequently is worse in the third trimester and a sudden drop in blood glucose can be a signal that the foetus is getting ready to show. I'm sure you'll find out on Wednesday and, if it is gestational diabetes, it can easily be treated and is only a transient condition. Of course, the alternative is that your baby is really a brain sucking alien.

[Flames9_RN 358]

autumnchik,

Sorry to her that you have been having some memory fog - a friend of mine referred to it as her 'sometimers'. Just a thought - babies take a lot of physical energy out of their mother's bodies as they themselves grow. Could it be that your 'fog' is nutritionally based? That there is some level of nutrient or micro-nutrient that you are short of right now because it is supplying the baby's needs? It might be something to investigate and see if taking supplemental amounts of certain minerals or vitamins might help so that you don't go short.

That is a good idea. I am going to see my doctor on Wednesday and will ask him. I do take prenatal vitamins, but it does seem like the memory fog has gotten much worse in the last 2 weeks ... I wonder if it IS something I am not getting. Thanks for suggesting that

I hope it's nothing serious but the only thing that comes to mind is gestational diabetes. It can sometimes produce the mental fog that you complain of and can progress as the pregnancy progresses and the hormone levels change. It frequently is worse in the third trimester and a sudden drop in blood glucose can be a signal that the foetus is getting ready to show. I'm sure you'll find out on Wednesday and, if it is gestational diabetes, it can easily be treated and is only a transient condition. Of course, the alternative is that your baby is really a brain sucking alien.

Oh ya,the dreaded BSA disease!!

[Krikit 1,164]

Of course, the alternative is that your baby is really a brain sucking alien.

Oh ya,the dreaded BSA disease!!

Hmmm. Now that you mention it.... there was that alien abduction incident that time I was driving down a deserted road. They told me it was an ####### probe, though.

[Mephys 2]

Of course, the alternative is that your baby is really a brain sucking alien.

Oh ya,the dreaded BSA disease!!

Hmmm. Now that you mention it.... there was that alien abduction incident that time I was driving down a deserted road. They told me it was an ####### probe, though.

[IR5FORMUMSIE 850]

Of course, the alternative is that your baby is really a brain sucking alien.

Oh ya,the dreaded BSA disease!!

Hmmm. Now that you mention it.... there was that alien abduction incident that time I was driving down a deserted road. They told me it was an ####### probe, though.

I'm not touching that one, not with a ten-foot speculum.

Edited March 18, 2008 by IR5FORMUMSIE

[Chica Yeyé 41]

FKUING COMCAST.

Sooooo..... here I come home last night, having had the day from hellll, and try to relax and watch _________ (show name to embarrassing, and NO, it's not a reality show) and bua-ha! I DO NOT HAVE THE EFFING CHANNEL. :angry:

Hence, after bickering with the remote for a while (Bren counted 2 hours, but he's ) I phone Comcast. Turns out that after 6 months of service, the chopfkucs realized "you should not be getting that channel" AZZHOLEZ. Since when? ARGHHHHHHH.

So, I overdosed on cherry cordial ice cream. That's that.

End of rant.

[MissStacey 1]

Mother in Law is here.

She is great...... in small doses.

God help me.