Hello All
So this holiday weekend has been a little crazy in my world. As some of you know Chip and I broke up and I've moved back to my mom's place in west LA. It's been a hard move and I've had a lot of trouble emotionally with it all. I've been coping with it by hiding and not going out much at all and not seeing anyone really. I go to work, I'm back at Keck Family Childcare, and then go home. I might go to the market if I'm feeling exciting. I know this isn't the healthiest way to deal and so this weekend I decided to change that.
Friday- Went to a show with an old friend then picked up pippi from my mom's and stayed up all night talking.It was amazing to catch up with someone I've been friends with for so long. And it was good to get out even if I did end up sleeping half of Saturday away because of it.
Sunday- I went to farmers market and picked up different things to make for a picnic at the Hollywood Bowl! Chip and I had got tickets (box tickets) for John Williams. It was as a gift to some of our friends who love Star Wars and had never been to the Bowl. I took Pippi with me to Chip's place to cook and prep. While I was at the market picking up some last things Pippi ate some sugarless gum. It turns out that sugarless gum is worse them sugar gum due to the additives they had to it. In fact it is highly toxic. I got home and she had eaten two containers of the stuff. She seemed fine until she started hacking and couldn't walk straight. Then she started having convulsions. Needless to say I freaked out and called chip to come pick us up and take us to a vet. Thankfully we got there in time and they pumped her stomach and were able to get most of it out. But they still needed to keep her at least over night and maybe up to 3 days. So we left her there and went to the Bowl. The show was amazing. He is one of my favorite composers and though I've seen him at the bowl a few times his show is always different. It was also amazing to be able to share that experience with people who truly enjoyed it.
Monday- I had stayed at Chip's place the night before since the vert where Pippi was was close to his place. We got updates throughout the day but it was beginning to sound like they wanted to keep her an extra day. Since we wouldn't know until after dinner time I started prepping dinner. Chip came home and he had Pippi! They had called and said she was doing fine and could be taken home but they wanted to keep her just in case. Since it was silly to make her spend another night at the vets, which would most likely stress her out, for what seemed like no reason Chip insisted on taking her home. She was so sleepy and clingy that Chip had to sit with her while I finished dinner.
Today- Pippi is doing all better and though I am still watching her carefully to make sure I don't need to keep her near the vet. Today we go back home and I go back to work and into the crazy routine of childcare.
I thought a weekend of seeing people and doing things would be good for me. And while it had amazing high points so did my blood pressure. It does remind me that I need balance. I can't hide away all the time but I also need to be careful how much I try to pack into one weekend. I am just glad that this adventure turned out ok.
