Leanna's Winding Path
Hi friends. Thanks for checking in on me. I thought this would be a good place to share with you the details about my journey in this life. I hope to keep it simple and honest.
I love you.
5 November 2011 – November already!
I can’t believe it. November already. Where did the year go?
Well it turns out that Who’s That Girl may not be moved out by Christmas. It turns out that I am addicted to the medicine that requires her presence. I’ve been trying to wean myself off of this medicine so that Who’s That Girl can go in peace and I won’t be so bitter about her crowding herself into everything I’m doing. But apparently she does not want to go. I’ve been on a roll in reducing the medicine very very slowly. I got down to being on only .75mg for over a week. I thought, “Wow! This is working. Maybe she really will be gone by Christmas.”
It turns out that she isn’t really ready to go. And boy does she become a bully when she notices I’m taking steps to move her out by dropping the steroids either too low or too quickly. She knocked me out and rendered me incommunicado for most of this last week. Through some serious bullying, she convinced Herb and I that we should go back up in my medicine dosage. She was so brutal that she convinced us that we should at least go back up to 1.5mg. So we did, but secretly we’re plotting clever ways to drop the dosage without her noticing like 1.5mg one day, then 1.25mg the next, then 1.5mg, and so on until we work our way back down. Hopefully she won’t notice.
Luckily though, I do not have to worry about dressing Who’s That Girl for the winter. It appears that either people really like me or that they really like her because my burden of finding her clothes forher has been relieved by friends providing us with fun fashionable clothing that fits her. I already mentioned my friend Rebecca who sent several pairs of pants. Well, this last Sunday, Jay, a friend who is very dear to my heart took us on a mega-shopping event at Marshalls. She got her shirts, pants, and shoes. She even got Who’s That Girl a winter coat.
So we’re all set for the time being. And I’ll continue to be patient with Who’s That Girl, even if she stays past Christmas. She’s really not all that bad. Hopefully I can trick her into leaving by being sneaky in reducing my dosage of medicine.
Oh, and did I mention I have a guest this week and for the next two weeks. Yep, my mom. I’m so happy to see her, but as with any mother-daughter relationship, there are some issues that we have. So this time in my life is truly a trial in patience. But I’m so lucky to have friends who will help when I get overwhelmed. Ahh, am I ever grateful.
Thank you all.
Love,
Leanna
