"The Wine Ain't Sweeter On Either Side of the Hill..."

Iiii got a package this morning from a very wonderful someone and it made me squee and sigh and smile a lot. And now there is a beautiful watercolour painting up on our kitchen cabinets where I can see it every morning. <3333 I also got a wonderful letter.

To-day (in half an hour) we are going clothes shopping, so everybody wish me luck, please. <3 Then I go to Dr. Conti to see about meds. I'm definitely down to forty, but might go lower if he thinks that's okay. I shall be greatly pleased. I'm so tired of taking them every morning; it feels as though it's been for-ever.

Yesterday I finally got up the courage, talked into it by Amy, to go back to support group, and nobody else came. XD I'm not speaking to anyone, least of all Amy. Good lord! And I was so excited that I'd finally got my nerve up! On the other hand, I talked to Christine for a long time and I think we're okay again. I'm not going back to her for therapy, but I'll start going to support group again. I think that's all I really need any more.

I have just--come so. unbelievably. far. in the last ten months. Since I got diagnosed and went on meds in January, just--it's incredible. Christine was asking me what she thought helped, and I didn't know what to say, but I think mostly it was totally the meds.

..Just kidding. :D Mostly it was totally you and my wonderful family and everyone who kept HAMMERING IT INTO MY HEAD after every single whine I posted, even when I was completely sure no one would be able to stand any more of me. It's Zara and Manon and Miss Kylee; Gil and Anna and Twitchy and Nanni; Erin and Peri and Maja and Luisa and Dili and Jenn and Talissa and everyone, everyone, everyone. <--you know everyone. I don't have all the names listed here because listing my entire flist would take longer than I have time and you have inclination to read, and besides I'm blanking out as I always do when I try to think of people in particular, but everyone should be on this list, so I shall say thanks to you, and especially to my family and ;___________________________; you're all so great thank you so much.

Now I go trouser shopping. (Oh! I think this is another recovery thing, actually; I don't mind wearing trousers. I only wear skirts now to work and the library, and for special things. For the most part I have jeans. I don't mind people seeing my legs any more.) When I come back, I will have to go back on a rilly high dosage of meds and get intensive therapy for several months, so I just thought I'd write this beforehand. ^_~

Love you. ♥

"I Want You to Show Me..."

MONTHLY PICSPAM TIME. ...Not that there won't be another Hallowe'en picspam later, but, hey, you like to look at photographs, right? ...Right? ^^

The first part is dedicated to the new arrival in our house, our beloved Sugar Magnolia, who also goes by Maggie, Mags, Magmag, Magdalena, Sugar, Muffin, Monkey, Applesauce, Baby, Babe, and Orsino. Among other names.

( Sugar Magnolia, sweet blossom, come on... )

But there are plenty of other attractions around the house! For example:

( Waen gets kreeatuv. )

But the crowning glory of to-day's picspam is What Not to Wear. We know that it has been recommended in the past that Soujin go on said show; but since she couldn't get a slot, she decided to do her own offshoot. She has tried on ten truly dreadful outfits and will now describe them in arch detail so that anyone who thinks they're not so bad, really, will feel belitted and stupid. :D We assume that will stay true to the spirit of the television show. Everybody ready? Okay, here we go.

( Ewwwwwww, I can't believe you're wearing that! )

...I hope at least someone laughed, because I have thoroughly embarrassed myself. I shall now go eat lots of ice cream.