Lav, so sorry for moon distress - this moon seemed particularly present - I saw it rising and this morning before it set - almost like it's trying to get extra attention! Also sorry for the negative thoughts. I have a 'worry-monster' that comes in the night; everything that could possibly go wrong shows up, and I have to think of solutions RIGHT AWAY or something dire will happen. Of course, in the light of day, things are not so dire. Trying to find ways of handling that. Good luck kicking the negativity out the door -- if anyone can do it, it's YOU!
Dill - I wish we had a wood stove! Yesterday it was a hard cold rain here all day, from pre-dawn to dark. Not pleasant, but I guess if it had been snow we would have had 2 feet or so! I wish our fireplace was more warming, but it doesn't throw much heat into the room, and all I feel is the house air being sucked up the chimney. We've looked at the glass enclosures with fans, etc, but they are more than I have to spend right now. Ideally, I'd put one of those gorgeous Danish stoves downstairs, and then we could heat the house in a power-outage. They are also very $$$ though!
Pap - so sorry for all the financial woes - as if just paying the bills isn't enough - to have to track down mistakes is really aggravating. I always hold my breath when the Propane guy pulls up in the truck...that's a surprise I don't particularly like.
Star - so glad your family gathering was good. I also meant to say congrats on the praise from your boss - how wonderful to work in a supportive environment where good work is rewarded. That's pretty rare these days!
I have been having my own health issues for a couple of months, and need some tests, but my doc is comfortable putting them off until the first of the year. I'm changing to a low-deductible plan for this next year so that I can get all the tests needed, and hopefully will minimize the out of pocket 'surprises'. Being a self-employed single payer is really expensive, and Blue Cross is almost punitive now - unless you go with one of their HMO versions (that they just came up with this year), the options are not great. Today I'll be settling on a 2015 plan, so I can stop agonizing about it. (Of course, the BLCR site for shopping plans was down yesterday! sheesh!)
Onward! Good luck with all the holiday plans, everyone. Just remember to breathe through it all ---
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