Amazing grace
How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now I’m found
Was blind, but now I see

‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear
And grace my fears relieved
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed

My chains are gone
I’ve been set free
My God, my Savior has ransomed me
And like a flood His mercy reigns
Unending love, Amazing grace

i got this error message today while trying to go to somebody’s profile. flashbacks of myspace flooded my mind.

Do you prefer Facebook or Myspace or….?

out grocery shopping with chris:

anne – “so, i think we need to get….OOOH…sparkly christmas tree!….i think we need to get milk and maybe some….WOW!…is that lady’s eye all swollen?….we also need to get some bread.”

chris – “i’ve got a new nickname for you.”

anne - “oh yeah? what….do we still have cheese?….what’s that?”

chris – “distracto.”

yeah.

that’s me.

love,
distracto.

(bonus points for whoever can tell me who sings the song with the title of this post as one of the lyrics – no googling!)

a couple of months ago, i wrote about my gradual weaning off my sleep/anxiety medication (it’s one pill – a really strong sedative). i was a little nervous. one, i didn’t know what kind of withdrawal symptoms i’d have and two, i didn’t know who the person on the other side of this journey would be.

i’m still not completely finished with the withdrawal, but by this time next week i will be. i am so very happy to report i’ve only had some minor symptoms (mainly headaches).

i think that probably the biggest surprise is the fact the non-medicated version of me is SO MUCH DORKIER than the medicated version. i say that with as much emphasis as possible.

even though i had only been on the meds for almost a year, they were very emotionally numbing, and i didn’t even realize it. frequently over the last seven weeks, i kept getting these weird looks from my husband, like, “who is this woman?!” in a good way though (i hope)…at least he was laughing. hmmmm….

anyway, just wanted to update you all. if you want to read a little bit more of the journey over the last year, you can here.

thanks for your prayers & support!!

if you are on medication for anything, don’t make up your own plan for getting off of them. talk to your doctor. work out a plan. don’t just stop. my doctor has been great at helping me through this, as well as talking to friends and a counselor. disclaimer over.

i’ve never had the flu.

i’ve never had the flu shot either.

do you get a flu shot?