Dream Diary: Three Little Dreams

I am sure there are many dreams to share between the last one I wrote about and now but these all took place last week, consecutively, and they were too bizarre not to share…

First dream: I somehow find out that LM is my BIRTH mother. I confront her about it and I find out the reason she came into my life years ago was because she realized she had made a mistake giving me away and she wanted to know that I was ok, but she was too afraid to tell me all this time that she really was my mother. I was livid and beyond angry. I said all kinds of horrible things to her. I told her I hated her and wanted nothing to do with her ever again. And then I woke up feeling awful and actually felt a need to apologize to LM for being so mad at her in my dream! Thankfully, she found this amusing and was not upset.

Second dream: LM and I get into the car after work and she turns to me and says “I have something to tell you”. She then starts to tell me that she and her husband are getting divorced, they are heading in different directions, they have different interests… and I have a breakdown about it. Again, totally NOT going to happen!

Third dream: DH and I are asleep and I feel something jump up on the bed. I assume one of the cats got into the bedroom but when I look up there is a miniature goat staring at us! I shove DH and say there’s a goat in the bed but he just moans. He finally rolls over and sits up, coming face to face with the goat! He looks at me and repeats “there’s a goat in the bed” and, before I can say anything else, the goat bleats really loud and runs out of the room!

Never a dull moment, huh?

Hairdresser Hunt

Why is finding a good hairdresser so complicated?

I had one that I loved and i was with her for years! She knew what she was doing, we got along really well, we talked and talked about anything and everything, she wasn't overly expensive, and then... she moved to Italy. I continued to see a couple of the other stylists at the same salon but over time they all left, others came in, management changed and it just didn't feel right anymore. I walked by the other day and I am not even sure they are open anymore actually.

Then, about a year and a half ago, after doing groceries one day I noticed there were coupons on the back of the receipt for a salon in the same mall. I decided to try them out and found a new hairdresser that I liked. Only, without a coupon, she cost twice as much after tax and tip! I cannot justify spending 70$ on a simple haircut. I don't get anything fancy or out of the ordinary done. I don't need it styled afterwards. I don't need hundreds of products sprayed on. I just need a haircut! So, I continued going to see her, but much less frequently than I had in the past due to the cost. Seriously, I think it has been about six months now since I have cut my hair! I am way overdue!

And now, I don't have a car. And where is the salon I started to go to? Just slightly, annoyingly out of the way for me to get to by bus! So, after a night of hunting last Friday I have managed to find a chain of salons that seem to meet my needs. All of their locations are close and easy to get to from work, their hours are good (very early to very late), they are affordable and they sounded professional and nice over the phone! I made an appointment for this Friday and I hope that things will work out!

I swear, finding a good hairdresser is worse than finding a decent man! OK, maybe not THAT bad, but it isn't easy!

Dream Diary: Where Are We?

Generally, I do not have crazy, wild, vivid dreams… I swear! In fact, I usually don’t remember anything I have dreamt at all. But, add some hormones into the mix and things start to get a little livelier! Whether it is simple birth control or fertility meds/injections, my imagination seems to go into overdrive! The more I am on, the crazier the dreams… and trust me, they can get a little out there! Thankfully, they are mild right now.

Over the years I have shared some of these dreams with friends here and there, usually because one of them were in the dream, but I think I may start to post some of them here from time to time. I am not a huge believer that your dreams have hidden meanings and parallels to your life so I don’t read too much into them… but they can be quite amusing. And no, I will not be using people’s real names! A girl has to keep some things private. Besides, it adds a little bit of mystery too! Let's just hope I can keep track of everyone...

So, for starters, here’s an older dream that I still find amusing… and, keep in mind, I was LOADED (on hormones) at the time so I don’t know what I was thinking! It was so vivid I thought I was there…. I remember waking up lost that morning! 

This dream took place on some sort of resort or resort-like property. I actually know which resort my brain modeled it off of but I am not sure why it did. Anyhow, I seemed to be alone but there were people nearby that I knew very well; EF (and her child) as well as KD. We were all sitting by the pool, but separately, and the pool was full of people I would consider acquaintances and co-workers. I was all torn up about something and I was hiding my tears behind huge sunglasses while reading a book. KD saw me crying and came to comfort me, but the whole time I could see EF was “keeping watch” over us in the distance and she would not let us out of her sight. KD saw this as well, grabbed my hand, smiled and we started to run through the property up to the main road. I remember looking back and seeing EF chasing us but we lost her somehow. Also, it was hot and sunny by the pool, but cool and dark up by the road for some reason so KD wrapped his towel around me. Flash forward (literally, my dreams tend to time-lapse forward quickly, almost like a fast forward button – weird, I know) and I am waking up in a strange room that I still do not recognize. I get out of bed and wander around noticing that a patio door is open and when I walk over to it I see that it is a “swim out”. KD is sitting on the ledge with his feet in the water and he hands me a drink. We hardly look at one another and we say nothing. Flash forward again and we are sitting eating breakfast together in soaking wet bathing suits, laughing and joking. Then a weird “Groundhog Day” thing happens and I keep replaying the latter part of my dream over and over again, from waking up to eating breakfast, until suddenly it stops with a pounding at the front door. KD gets up to open it and EF is standing there in her best “celebrity” look; high heels, dark glasses, expensive jewelry and all. She looks at her watch, taps it and gives KD a nasty look of death. He simply looks down at the floor, waves her into the room and she walks straight over to me and grabs me by the hand (here we go again) and we leave… once again, nothing said, so I can only assume that I was there for days? Maybe, maybe not? Who knows! 

This may not seem overly weird when you read this, but if you are able to put the pieces together and connect the dots as to who everyone is then you will see why this, to me, was really bizarre and completely impossible! 

Till next time….

Sad Day For Dairy!

So, it's official... after years of being on a pretty standard cocktail of medication for PCOS with minimum amounts of the well-known side effects, I have developed the one I feared most - lactose intolerance!

I am seeing my general doctor today, hoping to get some sort of solution to this. I can't stand the lactose free milk and I can't have too much soy either so... options? Not many it seems, for now.

Milk, I am going to miss you... dearly...

Only An Aunt...

I am so excited! But, since I can't share anything official yet I will simply put this quote up for everyone to ponder! Let's just say that August is going to be a very busy but amazing month with everything going on!