i just finished reading about a variety of psychotropic medications, their indications, and their side effects. the side effects were ridiculous - there were SO many. i only looked at medications that are being taken by some of our members, and none of those serious things seem to have affected them. then i looked at websites attacking the medication i'm on, and they also had ridiculously long lists of serious side effects. fortunately, i have not experienced any of them, and yaz is working out great for me. i will say that the first medication they put me on last year was bad though. it probably works great for some people, but it didn't for me!
i don't work til 12 tomorrow because i'm working the social-rec event in the evening - pizza & game night :) i don't like getting home after dark, because it feels like the day has already ended. now i seem to get home after dark every day with the time change. the only good part about this darkness is that it goes along with the holiday season & reminds me of good things to come.
i saw some adorable little kids today, and once again, it almost made me cry. something about tiny kids really touches me! what am i going to do when i have children of my own - cry all the time over how precious they are? i think it's a mixture of their humility & innocence that moves me. those things don't last for long in us humans.
i used to think that parenting wasn't that special. i mean almost everyone has children, right? it can't be that big of a deal. (and here comes the cat tie-in) it wasn't until i got baobei that i started considering how special it is to have children. baby-pets are cool because you can care for them, watch them grow, and build a certain bond with them over time. that got me thinking about how much more amazing it must be to care for a baby-HUMAN that came from ME! unlike pets, human babies don't stop growing after a year or so, but they spend their entire lifetimes maturing, reaching new heights, & eventually learning to take care of themselves and others.
well, maybe parenting during the teenage years isn't so magical. i've been watching a couple television shows that make fun of teenage angst, and for one of the first times in my life, i've considered what it must feel like for your precious child who you love more than the world to resent you on & off for approximately a decade. it must be so hurtful! i guess children eventually come back around once the battle for freedom is finished, but letting must be hard.
i wonder if it's ethical to raise indoor-children. indoor-cats live so much longer lives that outdoor-cats, and because you & your house are the only things they know, they stay devoted to you forever. maybe indoor-children would turn out the same way. i'm going to try it out! hehe..jk..
i was trying to play with my finances tonight - there are so many possibilities..and complexities!! my mother is amazing at managing money, and i am trying to model her financial sharpness, but i know it'll be awhile before i get there. i'm still doing pretty well at getting lots of free stuff though..it's amazing how much you can get for nothing!
i thought of a way to get free cable tonight. i usually watch tv on hulu, which is fine, but sometimes it would be nice to see shows when they actually air. WELL i happened to be at the gym tonight when a couple shows that i like came on the gym's tv's, and i then realized - if i plan it right, i can just come to the GYM to watch all of my favorite shows! my gym membership is $15/mo..so it's kind of like paying $7/mo for the gym & $7/mo for cable. what a great deal!
okay, cat lady time. but i promise it falls into the "finances" theme. i recently realized that friskies was ripping me off! their cans of cat food instruct you to feed your cats TWICE as much as cat care books recommend!! no wonder baobei's been looking kind of thick lately. you know what this means? i'm buying 1/2 as many cans of cat food now. that's hundreds of dollars saved per year! woot!
