sadgrad

Well, I went to bed at around 2:30 in the wee hours of the morning today and have been up since about eight. That’s not really enough sleep for me, to be honest, but the dog wouldn’t stop barking and I eventually got fed up enough to crawl out of bed, get dressed, and take him for a walk (which is usually more him taking me for a walk because that twenty pound ball of fur has a lot of energy).

So I was tired to begin with and now I’m worn out from walking the dog, who was a rotten little twerp when we got back to the house and is now in “time out” in his crate. We’re planning on going to PetSmart later, so hopefully he’ll calm down shortly.

I think I forgot to take my Lamictal yesterday. I should really go upstairs and check, but I don’t know if I really care or not. I know I’ve only been on it since Monday, but I (like many other people in today’s technological society) expect results immediately and it’s disappointing when something isn’t fast. I need to also get to a psychiatrist because my general doctor doesn’t want to write another prescription next month as it’s not her field of expertise. Yet another appointment to make. More money to spend. Which is creating this vicious cycle. I’m already agitated about money and when I get these referrals to go to other doctors, it makes me even more frustrated because we’ve already spent so much on my mental and physical health over the past month. I’m damn lucky I have insurance or we wouldn’t be able to afford anything and I’d be even more miserable.

I think that universal insurance would do this country a world of good. I know this isn’t a political blog, but really…there are so many people that work part-time and their employers short them one hour so that they don’t qualify for full-time benefits and they have health issues and sick kids and eyeglasses and things get worse because they can’t afford to go to the doctor. I went to a doctor once without insurance and the one appointment, which lasted maybe fifteen minutes at the most, cost me $150. That’s insane…and prescriptions can be even worse.

But yeah, if I keep going on a political tangent, I’m going to get myself all worked up. So I’ll trail off here. More later, as always.

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