MIA: One Brain

You guys.  I'd say what the hell, but unfortunately I know what the hell.  Once I hit 100mg, I've been increasing the dose on my anti-seizure medicine by 50mg each week.  Just to give you some perspective, I started out taking 25mg for two weeks, then increased by 25mg every two weeks.  So 50mg/week is a big jump and I am feeling it.  I'm stupid, I'm clumsy, I'm foggy, I can't remember words - not only is it a challenge to be me, it's a challenge to be around me. 

Yes I knocked over a full cup of coffee at Blue Baker and yes I knocked over a full cup of water at home.  Yes I drove myself to work but didn't turn the correct direction.  Not sure where I was going, but I wasn't going to end up at work.  And don't get me started with work - a couple weeks ago I finally felt like I was settling into a groove but the last week has not been easy.  I had a training session with the person who has been doing the insurance authorizations for my boss and let me tell you, that stuff is confusing.  There are so many instances where insurance pays this but not that and only after this has been paid and within a few hours I was in a fog.  We decided that I'd had enough for the day and set aside the cases where I needed to call the insurance companies the following day to get some clarification.

The next day I went into work (after having driven the wrong direction) and looked at that stack of insurance auths, and it was like the Men in Black had erased my brain overnight.  I had no idea what I should be calling to ask about.  It was not pretty.  NOT PRETTY.  I muddled my way through some but ended up needing help and I still have one case that I need to work on first thing next Tuesday morning.  Side note:  how can I have worked there for over two months and not know what a CPT code is? 

Anyway.  I am off work for the rest of the week because the clinic is closed for spring break.  So to celebrate, I stopped at Target after work yesterday to pick up some necessities as well as some funcessities...you know, the things you don't really need but would be fun to own.  Funcessities.  One thing was from the five dollar spot (dollar spot, pfffft...everything I like is always five dollars):

It is a bird feeder but when I saw it I knew my tiny clay pots would fit into it - so fun!

The other funcessity I was looking for was a new makeup brush.  The one I've been wanting to try out looks like a baby brush only smaller, and the lowest price I've seen it was about $20.  I hadn't bought one, but I had a three dollar coupon for beauty supplies so decided to treat myself.  There were two brushes I was deciding between - one being the style I'd wanted and another being different but the tester felt nice so I was conflicted and kept changing my mind.  Well, I finished my shopping, checked out, and remember thinking "dang, that was a lot of money" for things like dog food and boring stuff.  But I did buy faux Claritin and faux Excedrin, so that probably added up.  Once I was home and unpacking everything, I realized why the bill was so high:

That explains a lot...sigh.

Yep, I bought both brushes.  I did not mean to do that.  I didn't even notice that I was doing it when I unloaded my cart onto the conveyor belt.  I miss my brain.  If you see it, please tell it to go home.

Also, I'll be making another trip to Target to return the brush on the left.  Sheesh!