Life

Been paying attention to the Ukraine conflict on Youtube. Can’t trust local news also local news. I hate local news. It’s so boring and never really tells the actual news. I like to watch foreign news they are unbias and actually tell the news. I am now becoming more and more of NOT a fan of Fox News. They are such liars and too much to the right. Even though I do like to watch them see the lies they spread. Just think I used to be a fan. Have to be careful of big news outlets they tell lies.

I feel bad for all those people over there. This conflict will hurt everyone around the world even here in the US. We watched the State of the Union Address what a pile of shit. Our president is an asshole. I hate when they take real people’s life and put it on display. Why do they do that? All those things he said are lies. No way will he fix anything. Why won’t he put back on the Keystone Pipeline so we can not take oil from Russia anymore?

Russia I feel so bad for my friend Helen. I can tell she is depressed even though she doesn’t say. Usually, we do recordings in our emails so she can practice her English. But since the conflict began she stopped doing them. Her emails have become depressing on the way she says things. I feel very bad for her. She tells me what is going on with regular people in Russia. She usually sends me a parcel for my birthday. She told me that the post office said no mail or anything to the US. I had a feeling it was going to be that way. She felt really bad she couldn’t send me a birthday present. Even though I told her it was okay and that I understand. But she insisted she really wanted to. I told her I know. I wish I could send her some stuff too to help out. But I know I can’t. I can’t do anything. All I can do is talk with her. I hope that is something to help her feel a little better.

Life

Last week I was really sick. It came out of nowhere and I have no idea where I have gotten it from. It was some kind of stomach virus. I took a Covid test and it came out negative so that was good. Also on top of that, I tore a muscle in my abdomen don’t ask how. Now I am all better from being sick but still in pain because of my torn muscle. Seems to take forever too. The worst is that I can’t bend down. It sucks!

Holy Shit! War has broken out in Russia vs Ukraine. I asked Helen what she thought of it and she has told me. What can I do? Truth. None of the common people can do anything about it. I know that Helen hates Putin ever since we have been friends so I understand. I don’t know what will happen but I will be watching. One can only pray for the people of both countries because only Putin and his followers want this.

Life

I feel so much better! I had a tooth pulled on Thursday. I have to say that it was the easiest ever! The dentist didn’t have to rip my jaw off to get it out. In fact, I didn’t feel it come out at all. Funny I told him FYI I am a bleeder. He is taking out the tooth and he is like oh, well you did warn me. Oh, that’s some blood. LOL! Good thing I warned him. He had blood all over his fingers. That’s average for me. He was so great at it and explained everything. I have never had anybody explain things to me like that ever and I had a lot of teeth taken out. I learned things I didn’t know. Like the gauze has to be wet to put it back in and to keep in there for long periods of time. Not keep taking it out. I used to do that. Made the process a lot easier.

Made an appointment to see my doctor about my anxiety. Getting that done. Also going to get a dental implant this year. Making changes that are good for me.

Life

Last week was not a great week. I went to my dentist who I have been seeing since 2020. I thought he was a great dentist. Till I went in to see him about my toothache. They took some x-rays and he flat out said that he can’t find anything wrong with that tooth or the one before it. He said that maybe it needs a root canal. When I told him that I don’t do root canals anymore his attitude shifted. He asked why? I said because they don’t work for me. They always fail.

I wanted to remind him when he convinced me to get a root canal in 2020 and it was months of pain and it still failed! Had to have it removed anyway. That was it for me, no more root canals. He didn’t like that answer. I should have questioned him further after this part happened but I didn’t realize what he did till it was too late. He told me to call this place where I had my implants and tooth removed. Tell them to give it a second look. I didn’t realize that place needed a referral which my dentist didn’t give to me on purpose because he didn’t like that I would remove the tooth. What an asshole!

When I called that other place that is what they told me. They needed paperwork and x-rays from my dentist which my dentist didn’t do for me. So for two days, I was in a lot of pain which triggered a panic attack which I haven’t had one of those in a really long time. My anxiety was at its peak. It was bad and I was in pain as well. This also means that I need to see a doctor about my anxiety. I feel I can’t control it anymore by myself. But that is a different problem for a different day.

Anyway, I was mad! I had to do some looking around and found a dentist by searching in Google. He was in my insurance network. His website was impressive and the Google reviews were all 5 stars so I thought I would give him a chance. I am glad I did. He saw an infection brewing in my mouth which has been there since I saw the last dentist. He gave me some medicine. However, he said that if it doesn’t get better when I see him next which is this Thursday then I have to make a decision on what I want to do. I am thinking of removing of course.

This dentist saw a dark spot under my root canal that has but I feel it’s the tooth behind that one. Which by the way the old dentist would have seen that dark spot under my root canal too. He was just being a prick and not saying anything. Also, he could see the infection in my mouth but refused to give me anything for it as well because I disagreed on what I should do with my mouth.

Today and last night I am in pain. Now my tooth is waking me up at night that isn’t good. The infection seems to be going down. I figure that I will have one less tooth again by the end of the week. But that is how it goes. I am glad I found a good dentist. Let’s hope he stays good for years to come.

Life

Not much going on this week. Just your average week for only one thing. *Sigh*. I have a toothache. Seeing the dentist on Monday. Why always me?

I did finish these though:

Dreams

It’s a strange thing. Before when I wanted children all I could dream about is having children and dreaming about what they would be like. That’s pretty much all I dreamt about for years and years. Most of the time I dislike it because I would remember when I was younger and I would dream of things that weren’t real. Like being a superhero with powers and such of that nature. Like actually having fun in my dreams. Maybe being a vampire or whatever. Who knows. It’s not like I didn’t dream about other things but it was mostly that.

When we decided not to have children. Guess what? My dreams totally changed. I know dream of cool things. Things that can’t be real but I have dreams where I am having a lot of fun. I am one of those people who can remember dreams not all but most. I can also at the beginning of sleep control them. Not all the time but sometimes. Until I fall into a deep sleep and don’t remember anything. It’s pretty great and also my mood seems happier.

It wasn’t meant to be but for the better. It’s strange how one thing can be focused on so intently and so deeply. When it doesn’t happen it can be really sad. Trust I went through a lot of sadness about it.

I don’t feel that way anymore. I feel like I can enjoy life as is. I can enjoy the children already in my life. Like my niece and nephews. Then I can go home and enjoy my fur baby.

I am enjoying life now and I am happy.

Life

Jeff and I got our boosters on Tuesday. Jeff had a bit of fatigue. I got it bad. I had a lump in my throat Tuesday and Wednesday all day. Felt like throwing up. Felt very fatigued and that feeling you get when you are sick that you are not there. Had that all Wednesday. I was super tired too. I predicted I would because my second shot was the same. Now I am all better and I got to say it was worth it.

Been trying to try other coffee. To expand my taste. LOL! I want to try something different. I tried this from Costco. I was looking at reviews of the Costco coffees and this was the only one that had the best reviews.

WOW! This IS the best coffee from Costco. It does not punch you in the face coffee. I don’t like bold or medium even though this is medium. The taste is mild and very good. Will get it again.

Life

Not too much going on this week. Let’s see….

My back feels better. Now I am back to me. I started Keto again right on the first. It seems a bit easier this time. I think because I don’t leave the house as often. No temptations. I admit I am a little scared again of Covid. There is an outbreak in my town and Jeff had to work the whole week at home because of it. We are going to get our boosters next week.

I made this cross-stitch because I thought it was funny:

I mean yes to both. They are nuts and we are nuts. LOL!!

Goodbye 2021

This is going to be a long one. I will start with the now and then head backward. Then go back to what I wasn’t ready to share but now ready to share. I feel good about our decision. But let’s go back to last week. On Monday 12-20-2021. We took the parents to see the Santa Rockin’ Lights. I was disappointed. It was shorter than the other years. We took a video in 2019 and confirmed that this year was fewer lights. Sad! However, it isn’t just about the lights. It’s the time I get to spend with my parents just us. We like that.

Then on Wednesday I was trying to move this heavy box and did something really stupid. I didn’t lift with my knees and hurt my back really badly. To the point, I couldn’t hardly move. I have hurt my back in the past but this was the worst I have ever done. So that meant I had to skip Christmas. Which really sucked. My parents came by the day before and celebrated a little with us and brought some presents. They brought our presents to give to everyone else. I was sad because I do like Christmas and giving presents. What made me sad was that no one called me. The only person to say thank you was Corey. Positive it was nice to not go to Christmas as well. It was bad outside and to drive an hour away would have been a pain. Plus I got to chill with Jeff. That is always the best.

This year went pretty fast, I have to say. I made a lot of things this year. That’s always fun. Let’s see I made a bunch of diamond paintings, made some Yodas with my looms, and did some cross-stitching. That’s a lot.

I fell off my diet and gained all my weight back and then some. Yes, I did. I ate whatever I wanted and only exercised sometimes. Jan 1st is Keto all the way. I never ever want to be this fat again. Even though it will be really tough it will be worth it.

Jeff and I are saying goodbye to adoption. Oh, I really wanted to have a child or children by the time I turned 40. Life has different plans for different people. As for Jeff and me, we decided to be kidless. We are happy being fur baby parents. It was a long and hard decision to make. We didn’t fully understand what it was like to have strangers poke in our lives and I mean they want to know EVERYTHING. We aren’t like that. We like to be private people not like we don’t have social media but not like that. That was CRAZY!

On top of that, they say that you are not buying a baby when you really are. They sell you on that. In total, we probably spent 3 thousand however if we were to get a baby and the legal fees all of that would have been around 20 grand. Who has that just around? Yes, you get some of that back from the government but that’s only if the child has been with you for some months. It’s so crazy to have that kind of cash on hand to adopt a child. We picked one of the lessor adoption agencies because cash was a real factor in what we could afford. Also felt like they weren’t in it for the money. However, if you got loads of money you can have a child in a year or two. That is how it goes. But of course, you are NOT buying a baby. Sure……

After coming to the conclusion that I don’t want or need to have kids to be happy. WOW, my whole mental health changed to be more positive. I was always a bit sad around Christmas because I thought of what it would be like when we would have a kid. But now I don’t feel that way. I don’t hate kids or anything like that. I see Jeff and me how we are now and it’s great. We have free time. I sleep in on Sundays. I don’t know if we save money. lol! But it’s pretty great plus we have Tex. Maybe another dog in the future not sure. But I see all the positives not of having children.

The hardest part was telling my parents that we are going kidless. We were surprised by their reaction they were cool with it. WHAT!!!??!! That isn’t my mom at all. But yeah she was cool with it. Wow!

This year like any year had ups and downs. I learned a lot this year more about myself. I know I grew more mentally and emotionally. (And physically but the wrong way. LOL!)

I’m looking forward to whatever 2022 will bring.

Goodbye, 2021!

Resident Evil

You know what a big fan of Resident Evil I am. So I really wanted to see the new movie Resident Evil Welcome to Racoon.

First going to the theater was dumb. We had to wait for 10 or was it 20 minutes to get snacks. Because some guy decided to buy a ton of gift cards. Why couldn’t he do it at the ticket counter or why didn’t the manager help this guy so that others could get snacks? Another thing is they never turned off the lights so we could actually watch the movie. The movie was dark and it was hard to see it with the stupid lights on.

The movie was TERRIBLE! None of the storylines made sense. They cramped in Resident Evil 1,2 and Code Veronica for some reason. They picked the wrong actors to play any of the characters as well. It was so extremely disappointing and terrible. I don’t understand with all the story material no one can seem to make a good Resident Evil live-action movie.

The only best part of going to the theater was going with Jeff.