I'm ADD. I experience anger when there is a block or "wall" between me and getting a task done. It's like I need the extra adrenaline to force my brain through the process. It's definitely cognitive. Sometimes, I just can't get started. Period. Busy work is the pits. Time to re-evaluate the efficacy of the materials you are using with her.

Pussoir(pronounced puss-wah)..elegant and fitting. We named our very mellow kitty, Lottie-Da...

What another poster referred to as hyper-focus is actually perseveration. Perseveration appears similar to OCD, but as you have seen, when the interest stops delivering the stimulation, they drop it quickly. Dr. Bryan Rourke has a video where he discusses this. I will try to find it and post it here. ETA: Well, I butchered that name. It's Dr. Russell Barkley (I used to know that)...here's the video: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Yfkg0VWx3rM

What another poster referred to as hyper-focus is actually perseveration. Perseveration appears similar to OCD, but as you have seen, when the interest stops delivering the stimulation, they drop it quickly. Dr. Bryan Rourke has a video where he discusses this. I will try to find it and post it here.

No, but I AM jealous. :P

Fabulous! Perfect for my all-things-science boy. :)

I've incorporated Spencerian capitals into my own handwriting. I get compliments all the time. Recently, I wrote a check at our local gas station, and the cashier exclaimed, "Oh!, So YOU'RE the lady with the GORGEOUS handwriting! I don't use a calligraphy pen or even a fountain pen. It flourishes enough for me with a rollerball style pen. ETA: Didn't find Spencerian in the link, so I'll add my own: http://www.johnnealbooks.com/fullsize/400/34

Seriously? Man, some you have really, really, REALLY easy kids.

We are a family of four now. We were always a little infertile. We had our first in my teens (16)...he'll be 40 -this year.. And then 9 years until number 2, 7 years between baby 3 and 4...I( I had baby 4 at 34). Then, Baby 5 surprised us at 40yo...we thought that was a miracle and were thrilled. Baby 6 gobsmacked us at 43. It may have been the progesterone cream I was using for peri-menopause, if low progesterone was the cause of infertility...Which I now believe was the case.,:P I literally breast fed through menopause. I don't recommend starting again in your 40s, but I wouldn't send him back, either. :D That's why I added the comment " spread out over a lifetime" in my signature".

Wow, thanks for the suggestion, I WILL look into that. :D

No parents, they've all passed away. I have a sister, but she's just holding her own these days. Dh lost both his brother and sister two years ago. Actually, we were the most financially stable, until dh was injured. Our oldest daughter and her husband are moving into the basement next month. It's a full two bedroom apartment with a separate entrance. Dh & I plan to live there when we are elderly and can't use stairs anymore. They want to start a family (she'll be 29), and she wants to be a stay at home mom. It's a real blessing to us because they want to help us with things like wood splitting, gardening, and property maintenance. They've been living too far away to be of much help before this. We want them to be able to save $ towards a home of their own...and I want instant access to grandchildren. We really enjoy each other, so this will be a big bright spot in our lives. :) You're right I haven't taken good care of myself. I will have to learn how...but thanks Catwoman, your concern makes me feel mothered. It's comforting. :)

I'll be calling an Ortho tomorrow. I'm feeling more positive tonight. Dh gave me one of his anti inflamatories and the throbbing stopped for the first time in almost 48 hours. I am much more comfortable right now. So much, I think I'll paste a smiley: :D ...and go to bed. Geo

The credit card is out of the question because we lived on $16k a year for five years(workman's Comp) and the card was used as an emergency fund. We had no fun with it. We maxed it out. $10k at 10 percent interest. Minimum payment....it will be 20 something years before that's paid off. We have like $600 under our limit. We do not use it anymore, period. It's not pride. It's a more like a burden that just may accompany us to our grave. I'm 55yo. It could happen, you know? :/

I don't understand it either. What are the "official" offices? It's very rural here, my town is the county seat and last I read we have a population of like 7,000 or something. Hardly a line at the Driver's License Office, though. :) The ER charges $600 for walking in the door. Besides, our small local hospital does not have a resident orthopedist (they can't afford it). I would have to wait for whoever was "on call" to arrive... at a higher fee, because it's an emergency, and he would be coming to me. I know this because I slipped on icy stairs and broke my wrist. I waited in a triage room for 12 hours that time....and paid the bill: $7000 for a broken wrist. He thought I most likely needed a plate(2 fractures inside the joint), so he wanted to set it in the operating room because he doubted it would be able to do it without surgery...he was successful, but I still had to pay for the operating room, and all he did was set it. Growl. We just swallowed and paid...it took 3 years to do it, and I felt so stupid for agreeing to that. Ishould have just made an appt at his office. I learned this from the locals, that's what they do. Of course, you might have to wait until next week for an appt:( my Ds did wait that long) when he broke his arm. My only defense is that It was my first broken bone and I had never been to an ER here....and it HURT! I was fresh meat.

NC did decline Medicaid expansion.

Thank you neighbor...btw, I'm in Western North Carolina.

I don't have enough credit line for what I probably need: an arthroscopic procedure or open surgery. I've been reading on-line today rotator cuff injuries...it seems my symptoms point to rotator cuff impingement. Of course, I'm no doctor...but there was a physical test for it to do at home..and I failed it. It's pretty straight forward. I can pay for office visits, it's funding the surgery part that has me scared. P

We don't have a county hospital. I do plan to call the health department tomorrow and see if they can help me, or direct me to help. Thanks.

Thank you. This does seem like my best option...I will try tomorrow.

They didn't say why. I could ask, but that probably won't change my status. Our annual disability income is $24,000 for our family of four. I was told by Marketplace (on-line)I did not qualify for any subsidy, Including Medicaid. Affordable Healthcare my hiney.

No, NC declined to expand.

I would like to start with saying that I am 55 years old and have never had health insurance in my life. Twenty-three years ago I had a domestic "accident" and tore my rotator cuff very badly. We had no insurance, so I sucked it up and took ibuprofen and let time heal the injury...I mean it only took a couple of years for the ball of my humerus to stop falling out of the socket when I bent over, and only seven years for it to be weight bearing without pain. Well, this weekend I was doing some moderately vigorous house decluttering that involved lifting boxes of books and such (2014 is our 27th year homeschooling). Well, I really did it big this time. I'm in agony-no exaggeration. I had 2 hours of sleep until my shoulder woke me up and kept me up all night. Ibuprofen doesn't touch it, nor does the tramadol I begged off my husband. He is disabled after a work accident, and is on Medicare...which puts my kids on Medicaid. I however, have no coverage. I have gone to the health care Marketplace on-line and they want thousands for insurance just for me...and I can't even afford the deductible, let alone the premium. I'm SOL....and I don't swear for the most part. Supposedly, I Do qualify for a fine for not signing up for something I can't pay for. I have 2 special needs children and a disabled husband...and I don't qualify for a lick of assistance. Because of my age and no health care for this injury I am at serious risk for developing " frozen shoulder" on my right side. I'm right handed. I'd totally make payments to the doctor on a monthly basis for the rest of my life if I could. But of course, they don't do that. Credit cards are out of the question; interest and all. A loan against our house is out because disability isn't considered "income" by the banks (we've tried before). So, I shall sit here and wither. I feel trapped, in pain, and I'm pissed. Those who pray, please pray for me. Thanks for listening, Geo

I would like to start with saying that I am 55 years old and have never had health insurance in my life. Twenty-three years ago I had a domestic "accident" and tore my rotator cuff very badly. We had no insurance, so I sucked it up and took ibuprofen and let time heal the injury...I mean it only took a couple of years for the ball of my humerus to stop falling out of the socket when I bent over, and only seven years for it to be weight bearing without pain. Well, this weekend I was doing some moderately vigorous house decluttering that involved lifting boxes of books and such (2014 is our 27th year homeschooling). Well, I really did it big this time. I'm in agony-no exaggeration. I had 2 hours of sleep until my shoulder woke me up and kept me up all night. Ibuprofen doesn't touch it, nor does the tramadol I begged off my husband. He is disabled after a work accident, and is on Medicare...which puts my kids on Medicaid. I however, have no coverage. I have gone to the health care Marketplace on-line and they want thousands for insurance just for me...and I can't even afford the deductible, let alone the premium. I'm SOL....and I don't swear for the most part. Supposedly, I Do qualify for a fine for not signing up for something I can't pay for. I have 2 special needs children and a disabled husband...and I don't qualify for a lick of assistance. Because of my age and no health care for this injury I am at serious risk for developing " frozen shoulder" on my right side. I'm right handed. I'd totally make payments to the doctor on a monthly basis for the rest of my life if I could. But of course, they don't do that. Credit cards are out of the question; interest and all. A loan is out because disability isn't considered "income" by the banks. So, I shall sit here and wither. I feel trapped, in pain, and I'm pissed. Those who pray, please pray for me. Thanks for listening, Geo