BREAKING TIES, BUT NOT BURNING BRIDGES

After six months, today marks the final breaking of the ties to our old neighborhood. I have medical specialists I must see every three months, which is why we are back in California right now. However, my main Dr.'s spouse was transferred to NYC, so she is leaving her job at the end of next month. (Gasp! Can she do that?)

This puts me in a bit of a pickle because if she is leaving, I am going to have to establish a relationship with another specialist rather quickly, due to my frequent need of monitoring, not to mention my personal drug store of refills to keep up with,~ which is a whole other can of worms when you are traveling. Oy, let me just tell you . . .

First of all, did you know that you can only transfer a prescription once from your "base" pharmacy, then all refills on your record are cancelled? Even when you are dealing with the same pharmacy chain?! My doctors have to phone in new prescription refills on ALL my meds every month. 

Why don't you pick up more than one month supply at a time, you ask? Because my insurance company does not let you pick up more than a one month supply unless you do mail order, in which case they will mail you 3 months worth – How do you do that when you never know where you will be at any given time? I get a headache just talking about it.

So - - - the BIG news is, looks like we will be looking for a permanent home, one without wheels, sooner than later. (Pouting, arms folded)

I should be excited, but we haven't even begun to enjoy our nomadic life on the go. I'm not ready to grow roots again! Mark assures me that having a home will not end our travels. It will be more like a 50/50 situation, and we will have the best of both worlds. 

He is so good at putting things into perspective; me, I think with my emotions - and I have the emotions of a monkey on caffeine, with ADHD, OCD, in a room full of shiny objects and bananas. Yeah.

Knowing we have just sold everything and have to start from scratch, both wears me out and thrills me at the same time. Well, it mostly just made me feel overwhelmed until I got onto Pinterest and started checking out Southwestern décor - - - then I decided, I can do this! Flat on my back with a laptop if I have to! LOL

Signing off with my doctors here in California really was the last step in breaking our ties here. (Except for all of my rellies and friends of course). Doesn't mean we won’t be back - If I have my way we'll be back quite often. I love the Carlsbad area and the beaches . . . Oh yeah baby - (in my best Arnold Schwarzenegger voice): I’ll be baaaack!

Today’s forecast was for a cloudy day. For all of you who have not experienced this rare SoCal anomaly, I thought I should post a picture for you. 

These cloudy days are a bitch! (Gosh I love it here)! Talk to you soon! 

I better go put a sweater on . . .