The crazy lady strikes again

I went into the Social Security office, and it turns out that I'll need to get more paperwork together. Ugh. Bureacracy at its finest. I just hope things go well. I went to the doctor today as well. I passed out last Tuesday, and when I mentioned this to the doctor, she seemed to me to be worried that I hadn't gone to a doctor right away or at least called 911. The problem is that I felt fine after my loss of consciousness but for a sore tailbone; apparently, I aggravated an old injury in the... Sign in to see full entry.

Today was one of those days when I went into a panic. On Monday, I'm going in to my local Social Security office to apply for SSI - a form of aid available through the Social Security Administration to senior citizens and the disabled with few assets and no work history. If I get SSI, I'm afraid of what might happen if Garfield's book ends up a best seller. I'm not sure I can share what I really feel about applying for SSI now that I'm writing this book; key people read this blog, and I'd rather... Sign in to see full entry.

We got a voice-mail message from our landlord this morning, asking my husband to call him on his cell phone. Frankly, I'm glad the landlord called, because I don't want to duck my obligations to him. I plan on donating part of the profits of Garfield's book to him to help pay for what we owe him. I just wish I could come up with more ideas to raise funds. (We have since been in contact with the landlord. He has a new partner who hopes to file court papers evicting us from our apartment; we... Sign in to see full entry.

We mailed the Catholic Charities paperwork to our landlord, along with the proceeds of a stock sale, for payment of our past due balance. We also plan on paying our landlord something when we get the rest of the proceeds of our stock sale in a few days or weeks. Yesterday, I scared everyone silly by passing out in the afternoon. One minute, I was standing at the sink. Suddenly, I felt very depressed, then very agitated and anxious; the next thing I knew, I was regaining consciousness on the... Sign in to see full entry.

So far, so good - the book is going swimmingly in its second day. I plan on having Garfield focus on feline health issues, as well as including some personal gossip about her non-Internet friends, in this book. Yesterday, as Garfield said in her blog, we went to our local office of Catholic Charities for rental assistance. Thankfully, they were able to help us with a portion of our past-due balance. By the way, thanks for clicking onto this blog; that really helps, too, and I hope to give part... Sign in to see full entry.

I've come up with one idea to help me get out from under my debt load, although it won't buy me a house any time soon. As Garfield said in her blog today, I plan on taking her field notes and putting them into book form. Frankly, I feel this has the potential for being an enormous best seller, due to the huge popularity of house pets such as cats and dogs. I plan on publishing this independently through one of the "vanity publishers" on the Internet such as Xlibris, and 10% of the profits will... Sign in to see full entry.

I literally just took a look at some of my income stats, and I am grateful to see a huge jump in earnings today. That's because I'm pretty far behind in my rent, and although my landlord has been nice about it, he and I are both legitimately concerned about this issue. Even though I'm dissatisfied with the condition and location of my apartment - and I've made no secret of the fact that I want to move to a house - that doesn't mean that I can get out of the payment obligation imposed by my... Sign in to see full entry.

Today was a much better day than yesterday. Other than a mild anxiety attack after lunch - and some swelling of the ankles, for which I'm already increasing the dose of my water pill - I felt much better than I did yesterday. Frankly, I must confess to being a bit disappointed in this turn of events. Secretly, I was hoping to be able to escape my current housing situation by going into the hospital and soliciting the help of someone on staff there. This is getting ridiculous. Additionally, there... Sign in to see full entry.

Today is not one of my better days. I woke up this morning at the bright and early hour of 4 AM, then slept in the living room for at least an hour. In addition, I think I'm going to have problems today with fluid retention; I can feel my chest tightening slightly even as I type, and you wouldn't have wanted to see my ankles yesterday (trust me, they weren't a pretty sight - a scary symptom for a kidney patient). The one thing that keeps me sane and healthy is deep-level honesty. Yesterday,... Sign in to see full entry.

I chose not to give this particular entry a title because, quite frankly, I couldn't come up with an appropriate one. Garfield mentioned in her blog that I had a doctor appointment today. I didn't go because I just couldn't get my act together in time to get myself organized. That doesn't mean I don't need to go - I need to talk to someone pretty badly. It's just that this morning was rough for reasons I'd prefer not to go into right now. Thanks for reading this far. Sign in to see full entry.