Sorry I've been MIA...

I've had a rough couple of weeks. As most of you know, I am currently on Social Security for my Bipolar Disorder. Well, I had my first appointment with my new psychiatrist last week on Thursday here in Orange County. It was really rough. It took about 1.5 hours. We talked about my past, which included my hospitalizations early on and the management of my disorder over the years. He was astonished that I was only on two particular medications. Apparently, I have the more severe type of Bipolar, which is Bipolar I - as opposed to Bipolar II, which is marked with more depressive episodes than manic. So we decided together to pursue a more aggressive form of treatment, and he put me on Lamictal; a stronger medicine to control extreme mood swings. I think the objective is to get me solely on the Lamictal and off the Seroquel, because of the side effects of Seroquel. Not to say that Lamictal does not have its own side effects; one of them being a deadly rash. Yeah. Okay. But, if it manages my illness better, then I'll take it.

Weight loss wise, I've been at a standstill the last couple of weeks, and I know exactly why. I am not getting enough protein/calories/fluids in. I'm trying so hard to work this tool I have been given, but it sure is tough! Tomorrow is another day, at least that is what I keep telling myself.

Having the last couple of weeks being so rough, I haven't been cooking much. So no new recipes to review or point you too. I hope that as my medications stabilize, I will stabilize and be more productive.

For now, I've spent some time on eBay listing different things from my catalogs, and Jeremy has been helping me to put labels on them to get them ready for mailing. Okay, not helping - he's pretty much the label king! He can get them on straight, and me, well I don't even try anymore! But I did get my merchant account set up so I can take Visa, Mastercard and American Express as well as PayPal. So, if you want a catalog, send me a message with your address to micheles_treasures@earthlink.net and I'll get our Spring Catalog right out to you. You can also check me out on eBay: http://members.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=micheles_treasures. I look forward to hearing from you!

Later, everyone.