tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post8536218411516120971..comments2024-03-23T02:42:09.727-07:00Comments on BooKiNG with MaNiC™: BReaKDoWN, aND NoT My CaRMaNiC MoMMy™http://www.blogger.com/profile/14038801888210803955noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-79577166694494145642008-12-25T19:38:00.000-07:002008-12-25T19:38:00.000-07:00Oh girl. I can make you feel better. I've spent ...Oh girl. I can make you feel better. I've spent the last six months winding myself into tiny little knots and now what do I have to show for it? "Acid Reflux" or IBS, or something shitty that just lingers around in that general department. My dr. tried to put me back on Lexapro, and I think I deal with my stuff seasonally too, but I really reacted badly to it this time and quit. Then they Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-22094216080559253862008-12-25T15:31:00.000-07:002008-12-25T15:31:00.000-07:00All I can say...Ditto.43All I can say...<BR/>Ditto.<BR/>43onedivorceddivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09895650272650372708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-20202612613029385962008-12-21T14:35:00.000-07:002008-12-21T14:35:00.000-07:00Ahem, perhaps you'd like to come spend the next 2 ...Ahem, perhaps you'd like to come spend the next 2 unstructured weeks with my three (autistic) girls?????? SAD? I'll show you sad. You could plant me on the sun itself right now. I am not coming out of my funk! The good news is that my middle girl, Gianna, came out with some amazing speech yesterday! "Mommy needs to stop yelling." I swear to God! LOL!<BR/><BR/>Hang in there Manic. The holidaysKim Rossi Staglianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687828526726281119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-57975097311518974302008-12-20T22:27:00.000-07:002008-12-20T22:27:00.000-07:00Amen, sister! Working full time, being responsibl...Amen, sister! Working full time, being responsible for the cards, gifts, oh - and my two kids - I get bitter in December, too. I wouldn't know what to do with myself if I was surrounded by snow! I am a SoCal girl - it was 47 degrees this morning on my walk and I thought I was going to die!<BR/>Michelle - you are my people!!! The sound of my cats cleaning themselves and/or each other makes me Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-30091652536749321552008-12-20T21:21:00.000-07:002008-12-20T21:21:00.000-07:00Somebody just got moved over to the Naughty List. ...Somebody just got moved over to the Naughty List. Too bad. You almost made it too.<BR/><BR/>At least you'll be able to burn the lump of coal to try and get a little warm.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07965400321043093038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-43756853070531867582008-12-20T10:28:00.000-07:002008-12-20T10:28:00.000-07:00ink and beans ... I am totally NOT joking about SA...ink and beans ... I am totally NOT joking about SAD. In fact, last winter I went to the tan spa just for sunlight for 20 minutes. That does help. I believe it.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and yeah, I posted on your blog comments about how much I hate you for giving me that first smack-taste of Facebook. You got me addicted. BASTARD! ; )MaNiC MoMMy™https://www.blogger.com/profile/14038801888210803955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-14502543634998114752008-12-20T09:17:00.000-07:002008-12-20T09:17:00.000-07:00Manic, not sure if you were joking about SAD, but ...Manic, not sure if you were joking about SAD, but I know my mood certainly tanks every October, without fail, and a light-therapy box has helped somewhat. There are clinical studies that prove light therapy can be effective for people with SAD symptoms.<BR/><BR/>If you're interested, go to the <A HREF="http://www.apollolight.com/" REL="nofollow">LightTherapy.com</A> website and look around. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-70789089514754142442008-12-19T22:18:00.000-07:002008-12-19T22:18:00.000-07:00I hate snow too. And I've never had Garrett's pop...I hate snow too. And I've never had Garrett's popcorn but I want some real bad.<BR/>And that awful dryer noise! I love my son in overalls but I never put them on him because then I would have to wash them and OMG the buckles!!!mamashinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241907694055621400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-15351452191790356722008-12-19T16:44:00.000-07:002008-12-19T16:44:00.000-07:00Oh, Manic! I'm so sorry. Snow just sucks when yo...Oh, Manic! I'm so sorry. Snow just sucks when you have to deal with the mess and all that. My students constantly make those noises and I want to stab my eardrums. My favorite is when they're standing trying to get something from me. STOP MAKING THAT NOISE IF YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOOD FOR YOU AND WANT TO GET WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR! Argh. My family is upset that we're not doing all their events,Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456733077542868694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-88678078144995477462008-12-19T16:03:00.000-07:002008-12-19T16:03:00.000-07:00Shelley--you are so not hijacking the comment sect...Shelley--you are so not hijacking the comment sections. Comments like yours make me feel like i'm NORMAL!!! THANK YOU!<BR/><BR/>and Ill fitting - I LOVE YOUR MOM! Has she got the PERFECTLY RIGHT ATTITUDE! Thanks for sharing!MaNiC MoMMy™https://www.blogger.com/profile/14038801888210803955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-4860206734794614382008-12-19T15:49:00.000-07:002008-12-19T15:49:00.000-07:00PS. If it makes you feel any better, I didn't send...PS. If it makes you feel any better, I didn't send out cards this year either, after like 10 years straight of sending cards. Screw it, I didn't feel like spending the money or the time on it. NOW some wine.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16042222907090463909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-64116568334728045202008-12-19T15:48:00.000-07:002008-12-19T15:48:00.000-07:00Oh Manic, I so understand. Well, maybe not about t...Oh Manic, I so understand. Well, maybe not about the snow, but I'm moving to Denver in six months, so maybe later I'll get that too.<BR/><BR/>But the rest of it..the music and the wrapping and the tapping and the god-quit-making-that-noise and the shopping...in a word, BLECH.<BR/><BR/>Today is the first day of school break, and I spent the morning shopping with a 6 year-old and a 13 year-old who Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16042222907090463909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-33072234422077275642008-12-19T15:16:00.000-07:002008-12-19T15:16:00.000-07:00p.s. I 100% feel you on the snow. I'm over it and...p.s. I 100% feel you on the snow. I'm over it and there's still 4-5 months left...Laurie Starkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11477124105292431735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-74409216632009726822008-12-19T15:15:00.000-07:002008-12-19T15:15:00.000-07:00Oh my gooooooodess! You don't have to do any of t...Oh my gooooooodess! You don't have to do any of this! Just stop!<BR/><BR/>My mother makes banana bread from a mix every year and gives that out as gifts. No crazy wrapping, no bullshit presents that no one really wants. And she doesn't expect any more than that from anyone else. No tantrums, no stress. And you know what? It's fine. She's happier, everyone's happier. And if anyone really Laurie Starkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11477124105292431735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-47835285649914439182008-12-19T13:15:00.000-07:002008-12-19T13:15:00.000-07:00SANDRA AND SARAH -- as I was reading your comments...SANDRA AND SARAH -- as I was reading your comments, you would NOT believe how my eyes just POPPED OUT OF MY HEAD!!! You totally reminded me that I HAVE A HALF-TIN OF POPCORN LEFT!!!<BR/><BR/>Seriously I had forgotten! NOW I HAVE TO GET RID OF THE KIDS SO I CAN GO SNEAK THE REST!!!!!!MaNiC MoMMy™https://www.blogger.com/profile/14038801888210803955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-69885468485281379802008-12-19T12:57:00.000-07:002008-12-19T12:57:00.000-07:00If you need help finishing off that other half of ...If you need help finishing off that other half of the tin of popcorn, you let me know. Garretts is THE. BEST.<BR/><BR/>Hope you are feeling much better today!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04994314356222835048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-28627623116630144142008-12-19T12:51:00.000-07:002008-12-19T12:51:00.000-07:00Manic! You are SO not alone in feeling the way you...Manic! You are SO not alone in feeling the way you do. I feel this way every December about the holiday crap. I like the snow up to a point. I don't like to let the kids out in it, but I can't lock them up all winter--or can I? This is the second year that I haven't sent out one stinkin' Christmas card. I mean what's the point of paying, now, 42 cents to sign your name to a card that was madeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-36399429767883007172008-12-19T10:52:00.000-07:002008-12-19T10:52:00.000-07:00Yeah, I thought it was just me... My pet peeve sou...Yeah, I thought it was just me... <BR/><BR/>My pet peeve sound.. the dogs licking. THemselves, the kids, a bone, whatever. Add that to the tapping, the arguing, the TV adn I can't stand it. Mr. ipod has become my best friend along with a good set of in-ear earphones or ear-buds or whatever. I may not hear the kids blood curdeling screams as they try to kill each other, but the soothing michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12059556565559633854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-37210897109607492712008-12-19T10:28:00.000-07:002008-12-19T10:28:00.000-07:00Son of a b. Someone else is pissed off about every...Son of a b. Someone else is pissed off about everything that has to get done during the holidays.<BR/><BR/>I watched my husband sift through the stack of outgoing Xmas cards and almost blew. it was like he was checking my work or something.<BR/><BR/>He hasn't had to buy one freaking present, wrap anything, bake cookies, gather addresses, worry about five teacher gifts, run all over town for shit,Stephanie J. Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17997433466625207454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-73804281933549899832008-12-19T09:02:00.000-07:002008-12-19T09:02:00.000-07:00Oh my gosh, it is SOOO nice to be UNDERSTOOD!!!!Yo...Oh my gosh, it is SOOO nice to be UNDERSTOOD!!!!<BR/><BR/>You guys get it!<BR/><BR/>Thank you!<BR/><BR/>And today is MUCH better, even though it's a freaking snow day! I got up, took a shower, put on deodorant AND A BRA! That HELPS the 'tude so much!<BR/><BR/>March -- appletinis and bad food sound great! ANd I love that card from your dad! perfect!MaNiC MoMMy™https://www.blogger.com/profile/14038801888210803955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-44328264955286379972008-12-19T08:12:00.000-07:002008-12-19T08:12:00.000-07:00Ditto and AMEN to that sister!And yea, my period? ...Ditto and AMEN to that sister!<BR/><BR/>And yea, my period? Used to come eveyr 32 days and now we are down to about every 20 days. I don't feel old. I don't look old. So why is my body trying to tell me I'M OLD!<BR/><BR/>And girl, I LOVE the movie idea!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811460930343769653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-23236883173504572952008-12-19T08:00:00.000-07:002008-12-19T08:00:00.000-07:00I am with you. We FINALLY bought a tree last nigh...I am with you. We FINALLY bought a tree last night. My wife called at one point cuz our oldest still needed snow boots (we expext 8+ inches of snow tonight) so we are playing phone tag..one store doesn't have what she want..me yelling "then she can't play outside"..wife wants to postpone getting a tree..i say 'dear..8+ inche of snow friday = no tree until at LEAST Saturday afternoon (when we'd March2theSeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11824771918572184205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-44353008571401787692008-12-19T05:52:00.000-07:002008-12-19T05:52:00.000-07:00I was just watching a segment piece on tv about SA...I was just watching a segment piece on tv about SAD and who happened to pop into my mind? YOU! You an't help it, it's a disorder that only stops after your bad season is over. I wish you fast clock to tick away the hours until you feel better and for the kids and Mr. Manic to invest in a cleaning lady so you don't have to deal with that part. I love you and send you lots of hugs and prayers.Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17208640987667923222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-71556349306041488162008-12-19T03:47:00.000-07:002008-12-19T03:47:00.000-07:00Hey Steph, Thanks for stopping by! I feel your pai...Hey Steph, Thanks for stopping by! I feel your pain in this post, but it doesn't usually hit me until January. Although, the kids already have a 1/2 day of school today and it hasn't started snowing yet. Everyone's anticipating the first big snow! Then it seems we have a day off and are getting the 2nd big snow. As far as this post, I would sit with your cookies and case of wine and wait until As Cape Cod Turnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16047430228350114744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-77520204717471527452008-12-18T21:43:00.001-07:002008-12-18T21:43:00.001-07:00OH! And our school was called off at about 8:30 t...OH! And our school was called off at about 8:30 tonight. It hasn't EVEN STARTED SNOWING YET. *sigh*Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07803503583347758969noreply@blogger.com