pixiebelle

So I finally have a dentist appointment for this abscess. It's today. Since I don't have a car, I'll be taking the bus. No biggie, it's easy enough.

But on top of that, my cat obviously has another raging UTI. I only know now because she woke me up by peeing everywhere and howling like a banshee, which is what she does when she has a raging UTI. I have Care Credit and there's enough on it to take her to the vet even though I'm otherwise broke. That's not the issue. Getting to the vet is the issue.

Remember how I said I don't have a car? I can wait until Kevin gets off work, but my poor baby is in pain and that stresses me out. She's fine when she's not peeing, she's normal. And she is peeing so it's blocked. But still, I hate not being able to take her to the vet right this minute. Not to mention, I have the dentist appointment which was a pain in the ass to get for a giant abscess, so it's not like it's not important either. Sigh.

I've looked for the closest vet, and it's walkable... But not easily with a cat in this heat. She'd be miserable and frightened and it's about 30 minutes away on foot.

Not to mention, this is the weekend of mega deadlines. I have two big projects due on Monday and Tuesday, both that I couldn't start until now because of other big projects. I'm already planning all day, all night writing sessions to get these done. I'm already losing an afternoon to the dentist. Life really needs to calm the eff down.

Even taking the Lexapro at night, I'm exhausted all the time. Last night, I was feeling drugged and passed out instantly. And now I'm up at 5:30 with a sick kitty and a kitten attacking the sick kitty. I have to follow them around with a spray bottle because little Dexter just can't stop annoying Miss Kitty. He plays too rough with her, and will not take no for an answer. He just keeps pouncing her, biting and holding her down even as she fights back. She leaves him be otherwise, and when he's not hyper, they just ignore each other. But when he has his sights set on her... No amount of toys or me playing will take his mind off attacking her.

So I get to play referee instead of sleep because I know she's not feeling well. When Kevin leaves for work, I can shut him in the office and get about an hour more sleep maybe.

Sigh. Life. This is why I've been around less these last few days. Remember all those writing jobs I mentioned before? The deadlines for several are this week and next along with my hours picking up at the bookstore. I finished the memoir and was paid for it, she wants to work with me again. I wrote a guide on lemonade (weird, huh? But surprisingly fun too) and finished that last night. My editor at The Richest requested an article on Monday that I hadn't counted on doing, so I did that too.

And today, I needed to finish one nonfiction ebook and start on my New Adult novella that's due on Tuesday, and well, I'm not sure how I'll manage with a dentist appointment, the vet, getting to both without a car and the Lexapro making me a zombified pile of goo. It should be interesting.

That's why I haven't been able to respond to comments in a few days, so bear with me. I'll be back as soon as life calms down a bit.

pixiebelle

Yesterday, Kevin and I were standing in the hallway facing each other (both headed toward the bathroom) when he gasped really loudly and his eyes got huge. He looked freaked out. Of course I screamed "what is it?" And he just said "look what's on our screen door!"

I was almost scared to look, assuming it was a giant spider like at my mom's house or something. But I looked. And I gasped too. Look what we hand hanging around...

Sorry for the bad photo, I took it from my phone. I didn't have a camera ready.

If you can't tell, that's a giant lizard. An alligator lizard to be exact. And yes, he was hanging on to the inside of the screen which meant somehow, he'd gotten inside our apartment. Probably through the small gap between the screen and sliding glass door. That's my guess.

They can bite, but overall are harmless. I love lizards so I thought he was cool. But we couldn't keep him and he needed to go back outside before my cat saw him. My cat loves to chase and kill lizards... Though this one might have given her a run for the money. She kept walking up to the screen door, but never looked up. She missed him. As did Annabelle who was relishing having our bed to herself.

Kevin was going to grab him with a towel and accept getting bit. But I didn't see that ending well... The lizard would bite him and he'd drop him while swearing. Miss Kitty would see him and a chase would ensue that would end with a giant lizard hiding under our bed or in a closet and a bloody cat.

So I gave him a big Tupperware container and he was able to slide the lizard into it and releases him back outside. Godzilla didn't seem to mind. In fact, he was calm as could be and even hung out on the patio for a few moments before running into the bushes.

Seriously, he was so cool.

Besides that, there's not much going on besides writing, applying for jobs, editing, reviewing submissions... That keeps me extremely busy to say the least, but doesn't provide much for me to write here about.

I think my wisdom tooth hole got infected again. But I'm now on antibiotics (don't ask) and I feel a little better already. I have a problem with my eye though. It feels like something is in it, but I can't see anything (not even a sty) and its been like this for days. It feels a little better today. And before you say it... If you suggest going to a doctor, my response is "only if you pay for it". I can't possibly afford a doctor. I'm broke. Single digits in the checking account broke. So not possible thanks to the "amazing" health care we have in this country. I'll find our about whether or not I get MSI in about two months he told me. I've filled everything out, I'm going through the steps... But I don't have it yet.

Well I need to get back to work. I have a lot on my plate right now. I hope you're all well. I'll be back in a bit to check up on y'all ;)