And the winner is... Ambien. Most suggested sleeping pill.
I’m fooling around trying to find a drug that will help me sleep. So far, no fun. I tried something last night that is supposed to be “light and short acting.” It’s 7:47 pm and I am just now able to sit up straight! I did make it to Lily’s Christmas musical this morning, but sat with my eyes half closed and felt my head drop a couple of times. Lily was very subdued on stage (she’s “stage fright” remember.) It’s odd to see her so quiet up there when she is going for the big Broadway finish here at home every time she sings. We all got through it, but just barely.
Getting ready for Christmas and trying not to let the fact that I feel sorry for Lily make me buy too much. Her presents are all of a type: puppets, performance toys, dress ups, music and the like. I’m hoping I can make this a good Christmas for one very sad little girl.
After Christmas we are going to NYC to see some theater. She wants to go to Shrek and Billy Elliot, but I’ve waited so long to get tickets it may not be possible. We’re also considering Bye Bye Birdie and/or Jersey Boys. It will come down to ticket availability I guess. Before that I’m going on down to Asheville to meet with the architect, builder and other people involved in the building of the house. I’m looking forward to the trip. My mom should be going with me. We’ll also spend time deciding what needs to be done at Nancy’s new house and pick up Shirley for Christmas.
I might use the time to try to start getting rid of George’s thousands of CDs. I have to start figuring out how to get sell all of his many possessions. If anyone has any ideas on how to sell vast quantities of cds, guitars, clothing, etc in a faster way than ebay, or if anyone knows people who sell on ebay for a fee, please let me know.
This is a humdrum, informational post, but its the best I can do. I’m washed out from my sleeping adventure. I’ll be back on tomorrow with something more interesting. Hope everyone else’s holiday plans are playing out nicely. And remember to be extra sweet to each other.
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WARM MILK ITS good before sleep, this maybe help you. try this better that some kind of medicine.
I have many sleepless nights also. For me, usually a glass of wine will do the trick, Lambrusco especially, not sure why. Focus on things you love to do, things that made you happy, even before George and even with George, and maybe that will pick up your HO-HUM feelings. Lily will likely pick up on your moods. She seems to be a very perceptive little girl. This time will be tough but FOCUS on the house, on celebrating the time with family, and sharing lots of laughter, and love…and even sadness, cuz you know it is still early in the process….but it will ALL BE good cuz you have your loving family there to help and support you and Lily. I’m likely going to be all alone this Christmas…I think that will be 4-5 years in a row now. I have gotten used to it, and have my own way to “celebrate”. I have found it’s ALL in the attitude. HUGS and whatever you share of your life with me (us) is very much appreciated, b/c your strength and positive (yes it is positive) outlook is very encouraging.
Oh Cher!!! life will be good again!!! my favorite is Melatonin!!! it really does work!! I know what a bitch life can be! been there done that !!!! but i am now raising my 2 little grand daughters 5 & 9 I love them dearly! and it goes on and on Lisa ! Be good to yourself! love jeannie
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Hey Lisa, there are some CD dealers that will travel for a large quantity, but do not really give a good price per disc once they sort through it. Also, the CD resale market is pretty grim right now as most folks are digitizing their collections and dumping the hard copies. I was at a yard sale in the Fall where a guy was selling perfect condition CDs for 10 cents each, good stuff. Your best bet for convenience might be a bulk buyer who would come to the house and look through them, but for real money value of the CDs it will take longer and require some footwork. I assume his collection was eclectic, so there may be a few rare gems in there. You might also want to take a couple of days or get some help and digitize as much as you want to keep for yourself and Lily on to a separate hard drive for storage.The guitars are another issue, and one possibility is to put them in a music store on consignment. as hard as it may be, the holiday season is prime time for guitar sales, and assuming George had good taste in guitars, he probably has some valuable gear. You should be able to get close to real value for those. I may be able to locate a decent buyer/dealer in the NE who would be interested through one of my music newsgroups. Hang in there, this is some of the more emotionally difficult stuff you will have to deal with, and it sneaks up on you. It has taken me 2 years to get comfortable taking CDs and things that elonged to my Dad, especially things I gave him. But, they are just “things”. Let me know if I can help you deal with this stuff. Love and hugs to you, Lily, and Sara… JK
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