::waves furiously::

[topaz119]

D finished inpatient rehab last week; we had a couple of days off and then started outpatient therapy today. (If you missed my quick update, he had a stroke in June. All this therapy and rehab is of the physical/occupational/speech variety, not the mental health/self-medicating flavor.) Also, the new bed that was supposed to be delivered today arrived with only a mattress, no platform. Everyone is v. v. sorry, but … Back to the air mattress for me and the pullout couch for BabyBoy (D is sleeping on his bed.)

I am ready for the ridiculousness to be done.

Since I have spent a large number of hours in a big, green hospital chair next to D's bed this summer, I have accumulated a fair number of links to share.

From Kerastase, Eau de Vagues Beach Wave Spray - Between this and some overpriced purple shampoo (to make the silver pop) I have been having the best wash-and-wear hair of my life AND it lasts for two or three days (which never happens), which is fortunate as a few days into the stroke saga, the blessed dog took off after a cat and I did not drop the leash fast enough to keep from breaking the ring finger of my right hand, so holding a blow dryer has been problematic.

This is my Yay, I Am Not A Widow Retail Therapy bag (though I did not pay retail, as I have an annual pass discount and friends in Orlando to use it.)

I have no idea how many hours I've listened to soundscapes from MyNoise.net but it's definitely helped with my mental equilibrium.

Everyone here knows about my Navy pilot thing, yes? No one is going to be surprised that I watched the new Top Gun trailer a bazillion times, right? Alternately, wow, that Cats trailer did bad bad things to my brain. YMMV.

For all my popslash girls--seahorses!

At some point, I literally googled 'soothing streaming tv' and this list is the one I ended up bookmarking b/c it wasn't just landscapes or fireplaces: The 10 Most Soothing Documentaries on Netflix.

Byeeeee, and we'll see if I can make it back on Weds with coherent thoughts about the books I've been glomming to keep the bad voices in my brain quiet

Comments

[turps]

That bag is fantastic! I hope you have much enjoyment in using it.

And that the rehab goes well and your finger is healing.

[i_llbedammned]

Time in a hospital is always nervewracking. I appreciate you sharing your random finds.

[kaelie]

Missy, I'm so glad D is recovering and home and doing well. Fingers crossed that the ridiculousness is soon ovvaaah.

The seahorses! I saw that article when it came out and pimped it on my FB page, with a completely private popslash-snicker (yes, the p-s is a real thing).

Finally, omg, watched the Top Gun trailer 2054782348 times, many of them with headphones (at work) and some of those with a frame-by-frame pause to catch a glimpse of Val Kilmer because my 1986-era love for him never really died.

Much love to you, Missy. Hang in there. :)