I used to have to do that for 18 years, then drive for 25 miles to work, deal with unhappy people all day long, some of them nasty, then drive home another 25 miles in heavy traffic which would take as long as an hour (it's Southern California traffic, folks!) Thank goodness I don't have to do that anymore, I'm retired and can sleep until 8 although it took me over a year to get used to the different hours.
Glad you like it. I found it in the clearance aisle in a frame shop while waiting for them to finally replace the widow in DH's car. I just can't walk past a clearance rack. I find a lot of Christmas gifts there. I am my mother's daughter.
I have a friend with 2 cats. Whenever she sends a box, Eclipse is in it and smelling every inch of the box and anything in it. The people who send things and have dogs . . . . meh.
@Handsome Kitty , Mercy had a ball with the wrapping paper and ribbon. The wonderful smell of somewhere else is wondrous to a cat. They are temporary supervised playthings. One of those magnets clearly states something about shredding.
I'm reaching back in the thread a bit, but....
Try taking straight up melatonin. Works like a charm!
I'm reaching back in the thread a bit, but....
I did try benedryl yesterday afternoon. It took awhile but I conked out hours later and got about 5 hours of sleep. Maybe the benedryl helped? Whatever - many thanks to everyone who mentioned it. I'd forgotten about this obvious sleeping aid.
EDIT: somehow I cut off the most important part of my post. As someone who has struggled a great deal with depression in my own family, I think a huge factor in detecting depression and preventing suicide is education, getting rid of the stigma, and increasing available financial, medical and other resources such as housing and job availability. This is a huge topic and I could go on for hours so I'll just address the one - which is getting rid of the stigma. There are still far too many people out there who are reluctant to admit to the need for help for fear they will be judged. And there are far too many people out there who will actually do that judging. People need to feel it is safe to tell someone they do not feel fine when asked if they feel okay.
Quick! Add more words so that your post is at least fifteen of the creative combinations of letters to make words!
Melatonin gives me extremely weird and colorful nightmares for some reason. I've heard that it has this effect on some other people as well - just my luck to be among this select few! Thanks for mentioning it, though. I do wish I could take it!
I use either one of the three: Tylenol PM, Melatonin, and Benadryl. Benadryl makes you drowsy. Tylenol PM makes you sleep longer. Melatonin helps you reset your sleep schedule.
also Tylenol PM IS Benadryl- the active ingredient is diphenhydramine hydrochloride or diphenhydramine HCL which I THINK is the same thing- when looking at sleep aids-if you see these two words as active ingredients-its Benadryl.
The President of the Humane Society takes in all the unadaptable kitties. She is wonderful. She truly loves cats and knows how to care for them. She is an elderly person, so she does not work anymore.
@Artiemom I am so happy for you and Sunshine! This is great news! Poor kitty, I couldn't keep her out of my mind. Such a loving, gentle girl to be abandoned in such circumstances. If I were in Boston, I would take her myself. Your humane society is wonderful, and I am so glad you alerted the president to this situation. Love on Sunshine for me.
Many people have similar reactions to energy drinks since these drinks literally overdose the body on several different vitamins, which can make people feel sick. This is the reason the people who drink them every day are in danger. It sucks that you had this reaction though, since they can be helpful once in a while.
Please forgive me, but I need to rant here. I had to go to work again tonight (after working this morning) and RB, anticipating that I might have trouble focusing on my job, got me an energy drink to take at work if I needed the boost. I did, and it was really sweet of him to get it for me. (He got me a special, caffeine free kind since I'm sensitive to caffeine. I can drink it--I just can't drink very much at one time.) Well, the drink tasted awful. Then, when it began to kick in, I got hit with low-level nausea every time I moved. My head felt fuzzy and I had trouble telling the difference between fives and twos. Point in its favor--I am still very much awake despite having been off of work for almost an hour. Points against it--taste, effects, and the fact that when I laid down I started to retch. I am never taking that stuff again. I know that it can't affect (pardon me if that should be "effect" instead) everyone like it did me--or we wouldn't sell any of them. (Yes, my store sells energy drinks just like it.)Thanks for reading my rant.
