Where’s Mr. Bubble when you need him?

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On to today’s post:

Since I’ve been vomiting on you people all of my feelings and states of being for some time now, I really don’t see a reason to stop.  So here’s a little update.

I’ve been off The Pill since January 28th.  It did not take all that long for me to feel much better.  The heavy depression I was feeling before has receeded dramatically, and my libido has resurfaced.  In fact, I’m thinking that tonight ‘conditions will be perfect.’  *Ahem*  Anyway…

Braden and I have been sick twice this past month. (Just FYI, when your child chokes on vomit, it’s REALLY scary.)  Even between colds and now at the end of the second one, I keep finding that a nagging fatigue has been settling on me again.  Yesterday, I had horrible sinus pains and headaches.

And I have made a lovely new discovery.  Some rather ugly mold is growing in our (rental) home.  Could this be contributing to the newfound feelings of malaise?  So, something else to deal with.  Life remains exciting!  We’re still waiting to hear back from the Property Management Folks about the mold, because they don’t like taking care of problems promptly (or at all).  It never ends.

Upon reflection, I have decided that I would like to live in a bubble from now on.  No, not the John Travolta kind.  A real bubble.  I want to drift along over the world, in a shiny, soapy, happy bubble.

Rent free.

But I think maybe I need to lose some more weight first.

Wave when you see me float by, mmkay?  Just don’t shoot spitballs.


39 comments


  • Reminds me of the first story I published – when I was 8 – about traveling in a bubble. But mine was Hubba Bubba. =)
    Hope they fix your mold. That could totally be contributing to your being sick so much. I had that happen in an apt I lived in. I was sick all the time for 6 months, one cold and sinus thing after another. When I was moving, a corner of carpet came up and there was black mold under it. EFFING GROSS!!!!!
    If they won’t handle mold, tell them you’re going to go legal on their ass. Maybe reserach landlor/tenant laws in TN, see what you can do… just the threat might put a little fire under their arses? Mold isn’t something to mess around with…

    March 4, 2008
  • I have watched my child choke on her vomit this week, too, and it is sooooo scary.

    I’m feelin ya on that one.

    Mrs. F’s last blog post..Frog for Dinner

    March 4, 2008
  • I
    Miss
    The
    Old
    No
    So
    Weird
    Travolta
    Of
    My
    Youth.

    Now
    He
    is
    More
    REVOLTA.

    *sigh*

    MizFit

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    March 4, 2008
  • LifeAsIKnowIt

    I was on a pill a few summers ago that seriously made me feel crazy. I finally went off it and went back to normal almost immediately.
    Yeah, sometimes I want to hide my whole family in a bubble…
    Hang in there.

    March 4, 2008
  • heheheheeh *whispers* cometotasmania..heheheh

    I have written a quick update about the move…

    smootches kim xxx

    frogpondsrock’s last blog post..The new house, a partial update.

    March 4, 2008
  • I loved the Bubble Boy movie but I prefer your kind of bubble…I’ll be sure to wave.

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    March 4, 2008
  • Mold could very well be contributing to your sinus problems and headache. Getting over major colds is also tough, too – your system is already weakened from that.

    Hope you’re feeling better soon and get rid of that mold. Grab some vinegar to combat it until the landlord can get there.

    Christina’s last blog post..I’m Sassy, Hot, and I Make People Smile

    March 4, 2008
  • Yes to what Lou said about the mold. That’s not a pretty thing.

    If you float over by my house, your bubble will freeze and crack, so wait until summer to head up north way, eh? I don’t want you to get hurt.

    Ree’s last blog post..Building Your Wings

    March 4, 2008
  • That mold stuff is VERY DANGEROUS for your child, who will find his way into every nook and cranny in the house. Don’t even half-step. If your Property Management people don’t want to get on the stick, then I’m sure a jingle from the local District Attorney’s Office or the State Consumer Affairs Division (or whatever the equivalent is in TN) will rattle their cage enough to get some action. And, of course, failing that there’s always the power of the press and local news programs on TV. They won’t like adverse publicity, either.

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    March 4, 2008
  • Check out this video when you have a change, http://youtube.com/watch?v=ni3iod3m1UI, I saw it a couple of weeks ago & your bubble reminded me of it.

    Hope you feel better soon!

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    March 4, 2008
  • I hope your bubble will have landing power. I’d hate to see you fall out of the sky! Get on that mold thing.

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    March 4, 2008
  • Oy yeah, mold is no good. I’d get moving on that ASAP. Also, it could be the time of year that’s wiping you out. Seasonal depression and whatnot. Take care of yourselves.

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    March 4, 2008
  • Before you attempt to remove the mold, document, document, document. With time stamped pictures, and your blog has all the times you all were sick. Just make a sick category and tag all posts about it.
    Tell property management you have documented it.
    Ask for action now.
    This stuff is nothing to fool with, especially with a youngun.

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    March 4, 2008
  • Jerseygirl89

    I love the bubble idea! And I totally hear you about the pill – I had the same problems.

    Jerseygirl89′s last blog post..Should I Mail This?

    March 4, 2008
  • Property management companies are evil-evil and lazy! Have some fun and harass the hell out of them!

    March 4, 2008
  • Get that mold checked out girl…it can be serious. I hope you guys start feeling better SOON & are on the mend :)

    HappyCampers’s last blog post..That Dang Global Warming

    March 4, 2008
  • When we first moved to Mobile, we rented an apartment. Ours had no visible mold, but many others around ours did, thanks to Hurricane Ivan and the year round humidity.

    We stayed sick the entire time we lived in that apartment. People who were rarely sick before. We moved into our house, the constant respiratory illnesses stopped. No joke.

    Have that mold stuff checked out. Stay on them about it!

    Queen of Shake Shake’s last blog post..More Debating on Allowances

    March 4, 2008
  • Whoa on the mold … indeed could be causing problems.

    Ahhh, the bubbles, kinda like floating with them in Willy Wonka!

    Nancy’s last blog post..Jack and Hill

    March 4, 2008
  • I’m with you on the bubble. We’re just beating the flu over here and I would be happy for some fresh, germ free air.

    Hope y’all feel better soon!

    Melissa’s last blog post..Tidbits from the hospital…

    March 4, 2008
  • Ah. Whenever my libido returns in full force, I generally get pregnant right away. So have fun with that!

    Beck’s last blog post..Much Ado About Brownies

    March 4, 2008
  • I like the bubble idea! Sorry about you and your son being sick. We all had it here last week. I think I will participate in that breastfeeding and childbirth carnival. It sounds like fun!

    shannymar’s last blog post..Busy past few days…

    March 4, 2008
  • I had this male friend….he and his roommate had a mold growing around the bottom of their toilet. This this was gigantic…like…scrunched up washcloth size maybe…it was so revolting. But they considered it a pet and gave it a name….I believe I have repressed that part of this lovely memory. Needless to say, I always made sure to use my very un-moldy bathroom before I went over there. Boys are yucky.

    Tasina’s last blog post..Me meme

    March 4, 2008
  • Floating over the world in a bubble sounds just about perfect to me. However, with my luck I’d end up like my granddaughter who came to me the other night because she had bits of bubblegum stuck in her eyelashes. That must have been SOME bubble before it broke all over her face. I’d want to make sure I was IN the bubble, not stuck to it.

    Eve’s last blog post..Snake River Weekly – February

    March 4, 2008
  • Jenty

    Ew at the mold issue, I’m positive that is what’s partly causing your problems.

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    March 4, 2008
  • Amy

    Re: pee on the capret…

    Thats because he never wears pants!

    But if I had buns like that, I wouldn’t either….

    March 4, 2008
  • Are you sure the fatigue and illness (for you) isn’t that you are already pregnant? Just asking because each time for me I got sick in the first couple of weeks because my immune system weakened to allow for implantation. Just a thought…

    Sleeping Mommy’s last blog post..Week Two down

    March 4, 2008
  • that’s when renting sucks. just to give you my .02, which you didn’t ask for, if it does turn out to be mold – turn into bitch from hell and make them fix it! mold can cause all kinds of health issues, especially in kids. although this time of year seems to be filled with all the different kinds of yuckies – so it could just be that too. best of luck with finding out!

    Angie’s last blog post..Something sneaky is going on around here.

    March 4, 2008
  • Get the mold check by a professional company. There are several forms that can cause serious health problems, up to and including death. Sorry, don’t mean to sound overly dramatic, but it’s true. And if your land-lord does not address it quickly enough it will give you grounds to break the lease and move out (if you want). I studied Epidemiology in college and molds are nasty things. They love dark, wet places….like our lungs. So please, please, please get that checked out.

    Lisa Ann’s last blog post..Help! I’m Buggin’ Out!!!

    March 4, 2008
  • I’m so glad you are feeling better! And I’ll wave real hard!!

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    March 4, 2008
  • i want a bubble too. floating away sounds reeeeeal nice right about now.

    yep. it does.

    janet’s last blog post..What was I going to say again?
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    March 4, 2008
  • Hummm, a bubble you say… that sounds quite interesting! Bummer no spitballs, hey how about rocks! Ok little rocks…

    regina’s last blog post..I Need An Intervention… Seriously!

    March 4, 2008
  • I’ll live in a bubble next door to you since I’m done, too. Though, if you’re in a bubble, and I’m in a bubble, would that really be the point in being in a bubble?

    March 4, 2008
  • Mold = scary!

    Have fun tonight!!

    Jenni’s last blog post..Next Time, I’ll Let Her Finish

    March 4, 2008
  • Hooray for being off the pill! You don’t need it! Depression is hard, speaking from experience. But once its at the back of you, that’s when the fact about simply being alive makes you smile.

    Angeline’s last blog post..Sadness

    March 4, 2008
  • Wouldn’t it be great if all that wonderful mood/libido stuff didn’t get brought down by the crappy vomit and mold stuff? Soon it will be spring and the windows can be open and all that mold and those germs will be history!

    Jenski’s last blog post..A day in my life

    March 4, 2008
  • Mold!? Eeek! Girl, light a flame under those property managers’ asses!
    Hope you and Braden feel better soon.

    Sandy (Momisodes)’s last blog post..Twofer Tuesday (Updates)

    March 4, 2008
  • Ohhh…floating through life in a big bubble…sounds heavenly!

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    March 5, 2008
  • No babies here…but I’ll be reading all of your stories.

    MP’s last blog post..Bossy is doing St Louis

    March 5, 2008
  • Mold is scary stuff…you’ll have to share who your property mgmt company is as we are getting ready to rent soon and I would rather not hate the people handling it.

    I don’t miss the pill. At all.

    Michelle’s last blog post..Back away from the pregnant lady

    March 5, 2008

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