Welcome to a special kind of crazy!!

Greetings!  You have just entered my crazy.  I recently had someone apologize to me because they had laughed so hard at comments that I had made.  She said that I really needed to have my own show.  That is how this blog was born. I am newer to blogging so I am not sure how this will go but I am trying it out. I know that there are blogs about crafting, saving money, parenting and more......mine won't be JUST one thing.  This blog will be about whatever I feel like when I am typing.  No children or men were harmed in the making of this blog, however, they both will be complained about at some point.  If you have kids or have ever met a man, then you totally should understand why.

I am pretty sure that I am ready for the calendar to say 2017.  This year has definitely been in the top 2 of worst years of my life.  My dad passed away in early March after a painful battle with cancer.  He was 82, so not that young.  I guess I just expected that he would be around till he was 100 or so.  I always saw him as so strong and stubborn, I didn't think that he would let something like death get to him.

Two weeks after that, my husband lost his job.  He had been with the company for 12 1/2 years.  Don't ever think that management is logical where you work or that sucking up doesn't get people places.  My husband refused to kiss up to some of the management(or ANY for that matter).  The wrong comment was made about him to a bimbo in management who got him fired.  I WANT the job where you come in to work whenever you want, leave whenever you want, take TONS of smoke breaks, take LONG lunches, don't really DO work when you are AT work AND get paid for it.  It all worked out in OUR favor, so the joke is on them.  He ended up with a BIG raise and a boss that really like him.  He also is not dealing with so many stupid people so his stress level is much lower. BONUS!

It has been probably one of the worst years for me with depression. I have had battled it for as long as I can remember.  This all worked out for the best, too. I had a change in my meds that made a HUGE difference.  I felt like my head cleared up within days of starting a new one. I didn't realize that I had felt cloudy until I felt better.  I also started seeing a therapist, which I haven't done if a very long time.  I decided to try something new and have a male therapist. I am learning new ways to cope with things and think logically and not emotionally.  It has been really a good thing for me to actually SEE progress and feel like I AM benefiting from therapy.  Go me!

Of course because I haven't had enough stress this year......we find out that my husband has NO cartilage left in his left knee.  He has been in a horrible amount of pain for most of the year.  A cortisone shot didn't make any difference so he was able to have surgery very quickly.  The surgery went really well and he even returned to work 2 weeks sooner than expected!  So, another thing that has worked out in our favor.  He has also been able to say that he has had times with NO pain.  We can't remember the last time he has been able to say that about his knee!!  

Ok....so I guess even though there has been some MAJOR crap this year, there have still been some awesome outcomes.  In the back of my head I can hear my mom making comments....."I told you so" is one of them.

I hope you made it this far!  Thanks for reading!  Remember.....

"Don't take life too seriously. After all none of us are getting out alive anyway.”  Jill Shalvis