Posted by Ilene on July 15, 2004, at 12:23:42
In reply to Re: Dear Diary July 14 » Ilene, posted by partlycloudy on July 15, 2004, at 7:17:19
> I can't figure out if the animals you are finding are for food or to be pets! I am so sorry you feel you're sinking. Moving has always been such a mixed bag for me. Excitement at learning about a new town, nervousness at not knowing where the heck I am, stubbing toes and banging knees on corners and edges that I haven't learned yet - it's a lot for a brain to take in.
> Have you found a health provider in your new digs? Someone who can perhaps sort through your meds and tweak something for you?
> Take care Ilene.All the animals are for food. I suppose you could buy one as a pet if you wanted, but that's not what they're for.
I'm feeling a little better today, so far--I'm still drinking my morning coffee. One of my difficulties is that I'm faced with a mountain of boxes to unpack. I feel so overwhelmed.
I called the librarian at a hands-on science center to talk about volunteering there. She's someone I know through a friend I made during my first year at library school. I don't think I'm healthy enough to work a regular job, assuming I could get one.
San Francisco isn't a new town for me. I lived here during the 1980's. This particular neighborhood is new. I'd do more exploring if I didn't have so many boxes.
We had over 300 items in the truck, and our possessions weighed 10 tons! The only thing I can say is that we own a lot of books, and they are heavy. Bad things, those books. They're addictive. You finish one and you want another. I just found a few that I bought just before we moved that I had completely forgotten about.
This house is more spacious than our old house--the rooms are bigger--but it has one room less. We had to combine the office and the family room. I have no sewing space. My fabric is in the basement, which is huge, but I don't want to use it for sewing because it's got a huge old asbestos-covered furnace.
(Fabric is bad, too. You buy one piece and then you have to buy another.)
I found a box labeled "sewing items" stowed upside-down. It rattled when I righted it. I fear it's got my buttons and beads in it. Uh-oh.
I have an appointment at the Stanford Mood Disorders Clinic in about 10 days. I have mixed feelings about going there. An MD who was recommended to me is there, but as a patient you get to see a resident who is supervised by a "real" doctor. I experienced that when I was hospitalized, and I was not impressed by the resident or the level of supervision. So I've kind of got a chip on my shoulder.
I don't have an internist. My doctor in Washington couldn't recommend anyone. He says he has a patient who lives in this area, but visits him when she's in Washington.
I must be feeling better, or I wouldn't be doing so much typing.
I.
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