Fibromyalgia Fog

Us peeps with Fibromyalgia are very familiar with something called "fibro fog." It's like feeling groggy and tired and you can't think straight. Your mind is foggy and all you want to do is sleep. I get a weird "headache" when it hits me. It's not painful, but my head feels heavy and "stuffy." Anyways, the past week I've had one every day at around 6pm. My body just decides it wants a nap. Yep. And it's 6 now. I want a nap.
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In other news we have a second kitty! His name is King Leonidas! He's a 1 year old all black fluff ball. His previous owner could not keep him, and we decided to adopt him before he had to go to a shelter. Adults have a difficult time getting adopted, and black cats usually don't get adopted either, sadly. So we had him meet Abby, and then he moved in with us a week ago. Abby hissed at him for the first couple of days any time she saw him, but now they are buddies. They chase each other all over the apartment while making cute little prrmrow noises. ^_^ It's cute.

Art I want right now

All from etsy.com.

Life

I have an interview tomorrow at Macy's. I really hope it goes well. I think I could really improve some of the store layout and marketing-related stuff. As you can see, some of the succulents from my bridal bouquet are blooming! They are still sitting in a wet paper towel growing roots.

And our bedroom finally looks nice! We got rid of the box and got an actual night stand! I also found perfectly matching pillows, lamp, and jewelry box at TJ Maxx! The mirrors also came from there. Yes, I'm addicted. It's nice to finally have a nice room to relax in. I'm very happy with it. Now we just have to get the living room figured out! The bathroom is almost there..

Rite Aid had $2.50 potted herbs. I snapped up a Tuscan Rosemary and French Lavender plants. Excited. I think my nail polish is dry, so I should probably shower and set out my interview outfit. Keep your fingers crossed!

Wrangling things into place

Since getting back, we've been spending all our time organizing and cleaning. I think we finally got most of the stuff away. We still need organizing baskets and furniture, right now we are just using banker boxes. I also finally broke down and bought us a vacuum. The apartment effectively has not been vacuumed since before we moved in. GROSS. We know that at least two people bought us a vacuum for a gift, so we will see which one we end up keeping.
We also got a bird bath to use as a feeder. So now I'm just waiting for the birds to find it! Maybe I'll find some fake bird figurines to put on the rail of the balcony to lure them in.
Abby is VERY GLAD to be home. I think she missed the privacy and quiet which doesn't come with a house with a small child. Good thing our friends had a large house for her to hide.
The sewing machine from the registry is here! now I just need a table, chair, thread, etc.. But I'm excited to get going.
I'm also in-progress of getting thank-you notes done. It's definitely not my favorite thing.
I miss the sun. It's been all gloomy since we got back. I guess the "April showers" applies here. But at least the farmer's market opens soon! Yay fresh produce! :D

I love TJ Maxx

Our "headboard." It looks a ton better when the bed actually has sheets and stuff.

We have stuff on the walls! OMG! The little rental apartment is starting to feel "homey." We brought home 6 mirrors on Saturday. Two are being used as a "headboard," one is leaned against the wall opposite the bed that I will use to put on makeup, and the other three are arranged in the living room opposite the window. We are trying to figure out who to give the futon to. It is big and taking up space and we'd rather have a dresser where it is currently. We're also really starting to need side tables. And a real table- eating on the floor is fun for only so long.

The trees are all starting to bloom. It's so pretty! I need to get us a bird feeder too. Abby would love to watch them here (ok me too).

I pick up my dress tomorrow! OMG I'm so excited. It fits like it was made for me, and feels like a dream. I was worried it wouldn't fit, but it does! :D

We also get to go to Lance's follow-up tomorrow. He's seeing the same GP I am, so she did about 4 tubes of bloodwork on him. Since we didn't get a call, I guess that means it's all fine. I like that she goes over the results in detail, and writes on it and gives you a copy. I like her. She's adorable!

SHOES (omg)

I wore my bridal shoes to Target today. Wore them around for like 3 hours browsing the new layout (we just got a produce section). So far so good- no blisters! woot.

Final fitting is tomorrow, and I'm pretty sure I'll be too fat to fit in the dress. Sigh. I hope not, but I'm not expecting much :/

I want another cat. Big surprise, right? I worry Abby gets really anxious when we aren't here. I know she gets lonely... She watches for us to come home. Poor kitty :( And we'll be gone for nearly 2 weeks for the wedding festivities. I'd love to take her with us, but one 12 hour day in a carrier was more than enough, thank you. I wish I could talk my parents into giving Sinbad back! But they love him too much now. And Daddy's the favorite. It's so cute ^_^ But he and Abby were bestest friends.

I took these pictures this past Christmas. In case the tree and nativity set didn't give it away.

He likes to observe dinner being made.

Dawwww da kitteh tummy!!!

He always sleeps like this. The tummy is a trap. He'll rip your arm clean off.

See? Loves dad so much he sleeps with his shoes. X.X

Abby!

Here's our baby, Abby!

This is the day we arrived in WA from a 12 hour day flying from SC!

She was VERY happy to be out of her carrier and in a house.

As you can see, she quickly adjusted to the WA sunshine.

They do this frequently.

See?

The day she discovered she could, in fact, jump on top of the counters.

And the mantel.

Yes, that's a humidifier that she's drinking from.

This is what happens when Lance doesn't close the dryer...

Goodwill awesomeness

I scored a like-new awesomely soft and squishy loveseat to replace the college-era futon in our living room. It cost all of $50. bam. Also got a few decorative/ practical items too, but the couch was a big score. I plan to get pics tomorrow when there's sunlight. We also had to clean the cushion covers and febreze down the frame and vacuum it. It has a few minor spots, but I'm sure we'll do worse to it. There was a matching over-sized chair, but we just don't have the room for it. Oh, and did I mention it's in a neutral canvas fabric? Yeah. I couldn't believe it. When I saw it I think I literally ran to claim it as mine. For now we're trying to get our scents on it cuz Abby is all freaked by the new furniture and smells. Nonetheless I'm thrilled that we have "real" furniture.