LMAO! Was reading a trending forum on OLS and someone was bragging about their first win of $50 since they started in December. Now, this is where I really have to sit on my hands, keep my mouth shut and be nice. My mischievous side wants to be, well, honest with her and let her know that that ain’t shit. I started up again in Dec. too, and look what I’VE won! LOL

Got a $5 GC from Amazon for doing a survey, so I got a miniature Bernese Mountain puppy to add to my collection.

I’m really getting the double whammy of perimenopause and PMS right now. I don’t want to ever get another period, but I also do to relieve my PMS symptoms. I’m waterlogged, a bit fatigued, my boobs feel like they’re ready to explode, and I’m hungry as hell. Baking chicken wings now since protein helps with hunger. As long as I don’t have any serious anxiety! In fact, I’m not even going to get my weekend treat as I not only want to lose weight, but the sugar is definite butterfly food. Well, I don’t want those butterflies flying around in my gut, that’s for sure.

I asked Sarah how she manages to dye and fry her hair with straightening irons yet keep it so healthy looking. Mine looks terrible in comparison. She told me she deep conditions it and what shampoo and conditioner she uses.

I started deep conditioning my own hair, but after just one treatment it’s hard to say if the Frangipani Monoi stuff I got on the ship is going to help. It seems like it might, but I still like to straighten my hair because it looks less unruly that way and is more manageable.

Got up late today, but even so, I almost hated turning off the sound machine to listen to the usual daytime racket here. Really, I’ve never lived in a quiet place yet as an adult, so when am I finally going to get used to it? Quiet places aren’t meant to be for me and this is about as good as it gets for me noise-wise, to be honest.

So today it was Bob’s second day of blowing leaves from his roof and yard on one side, a semi-delivering stuff to the house that sold, and the workers at Jackie’s on the other side. Found out what’s going on over there too, and as I suspected and feared, they’ll be there next week as well, but by then I should be sleeping through the daytime.

I went out to make sure the trash still got picked up and that they weren’t blocking the garbage truck. A guy was smoking a cigarette by one of the trucks and I said something like, “Were they able to pick up our trash okay?”

He said they were, and that’s when I asked what was up. Turns out her hot water tank leaked and caused severe damage in one of her bathrooms. I suppose I should be glad I only have to listen to it and not pay for it. That’s gotta be pretty expensive what they’re doing over there, though most of the people here are well off.

Wondering if Hoodie’s days are numbered since he’s sleeping more and more and Cappy’s showing more interest in me. Rats are natural attention whores, so if they can’t turn to other rats as much, the more they’ll turn to people.

Last night I dreamed I was held someplace against my will. It almost seemed like a resort in a wooded area, or at least one that was more out of the way. Every time I thought to look for an escape when no one was watching me, something about the place would pique my curiosity.

The night before I had a horrible money dream. My parents were still alive in it too, and I said something about calling them for help since we were so damn broke and looking at losing everything.

Tom reassured me, though, that in reality, we’re far from having to worry. He’s easily able to pass up OT offers, so that’s good. He still does OT a lot, though, because we still like money and Cali’s still an expensive place to be.