Update

Effexor seems to be working pretty well for me. My moods are quite good and I have lots of energy--back to my old self, able to wake up at 5:00 and get up the first time the alarm rings instead of having to hit snooze for 20 minutes. I've been exercising better the last couple of days, too. Have increased my time to 45 minutes on the treadmill as opposed to my usual 20, so that's good for me. I really do want to lose that weight I attempted to lose last month. What seems to be helping is a speech I'm currently preparing to give on cholesterol. The research I've done has made me more aware of what and how I eat, and I'm trying to change my woeful ways--less butter, fat, red meat, etc.

School is keeping me very busy. I'm working my second job today, which is why I have a few minutes to post. I like being busy and it's been good to engage my brain again with a structured, time-intensive course. I am reminded that I can indeed read and focus--I think the Effexor is helping with that, as well (Celexa made me spacy and forgetful in addition to sleepy and lazy). My current business coincides nicely with Rover's being extremely busy as well. He's preparing for an upcoming promotional exam and needs to use all his extra time preparing for the test. To that end, I am and have been extremely supportive. His career is coming to a close and this exam may be his only/last opportunity to promote. As far as I'm concerned he can spend every day working on it and not seeing me. The test is three weeks away; I can wait that long.

But he's being great, as usual. He knows he has to spend a lot of time studying, but he has made a point of telling me and insisting on inviting me to spend the night with him as much as possible so we don't disconnect. He even drove up to my place last night, something he doesn't usually do mid-week. Consequently, I'm feeling very good and secure about us.

I'm heading to his place tonite after my "date" with a fellow firefighter to a Pink Floyd Cover Band concert--should be fun. The timing of the concert is not so great considering
how much work I have to do for school, but that's okay. I made these plans a long time ago and I'm looking forward to the evening out (Rover and I haven't been out in a while because we've both been so busy).

So things are good again. Effexor is working well--except for the sexual dysfunction. I'm hoping that's a side effect that will diminish with time, as I really like this med. I don't notice any other side effects except perhaps a little dry mouth, which only makes me drink more water--something I definitely need to do anyway. I think my problem with the sexual side effects stuff is that my body doesn't work so great without meds, so any tinkering makes me totally anorgasmic. It's very frustrating and, inevitably, it ends up making me feel bad about myself.

Weather right now is fantastic. It's warm and dry. Very dry. And very warm. Love warm Fall days, even if it does get dark too soon. Holidays are looming on the horizon. As usual, I'm scheduled to work both Halloween and Thanksgiving. I have Christmas off for a change, but I work Christmas Eve. I'm going to drive home to L.A. on Christmas day and spend the evening with my mom and her husband. Rover's flying down the next day and we'll spend a few days vacationing down south and then back up the coast. Rover wants to go to Disneyland, a place I absolutely love, so that sounds good to me.

Anyhow, I'm babbling. Just haven't posted in a while and thought I'd check in.