you ever have the
perfect storm
brewing….like a boatload of
stress, sucky cramps,
surprise extra mammograms
when you thought you were
just going for an ultrasound
and you were so
sure it was only an
ultrasound
that you argue
with the receptionist
and when you realize
she is likely more
knowledgeable than you are
about said appointment
you loudly moan
nooooooooooooooooo
in your most whiniest voice
in the middle of
a large group
of people….
oh, and your massage therapist
throws in the towel
because you have let your
trigger point
amass for like 15 years
even though
you had coverage
but just
chose
not to use it and now
said trigger point
is invested…it is attached to you,
it is stubborn and jerky and
painful
and does not want to leave
so
the next option
is apparently dry needling
which sounds like eff no
and reminds you that
your mom called to see if
you booked your vaccine yet
likely because
she remembers that time
that you cried your way out of the
german measles needle in
grade eight
and is expecting you
to pull that stunt again…
(in my defense, the nurse
told me if i didn’t calm down
and relax the NEEDLE
MIGHT BREAK OFF
IN MY ARM…
that is not how you calm a person.
sorry.)
plus it rained a lot
and all of this resulted in
a cluster of headaches
that forced me to
try cold medicine
(don’t ask, i get desperate…)
which knocked out the headache
but also made me
all stupid and delayed reactions
for about 22.5 hours.

the point of this story
is that a friend
innocently asked me if
the sesame street lego
might be a limited edition
which immediately put me in
panic mode
thinking
what if i wait til i “earn” the points/money
BUT THEN IT’S ALL GONE
AND I CAN NEVER HAVE IT?!

so i ordered it.
but i haven’t colored in my
sticker chart yet
so
i won’t let myself open the box.

i am so mean.

(I REALLY WANNA OPEN THE BOX!!!!!!)

but i have 17 points left to earn.

and to bring the story full circle,
today is the first day
that i feel
human again…
and can start working on my points again…

(BUT I REALLY REALLY REALLY
JUST WANNNNNNNA OPEN THE
DAMNNNNN BOXXXXX)

and…a doodle….
to distract you
from my craziness.

:)