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01/02/09 06:52 PM #1620     Gwen Norman (Martin) My husband had the real bonified flu for New Years Eve--I went to be around 10...It just stinks!!!! so what else is new? I have a better the whole world is against me story though... I never go into the office. I work out of my home. We are suppose to be closed from Christmas to New Years Day--I went to work today, called to tell them I was done and on my way home and guess what???? WE WERE CLOSED TODAY!!!!!!!!!! I WORKED TODAY AND DIDN'T HAVE TO.... Can you say communication break down?

01/02/09 08:53 PM #1621     Tracey Ulrich (Dawson) I have an abcessed wisdom tooth. It has been painful since Tuesday. My dentist is closed until Monday. She called in a rx for amoxicillin. Still hurting today so she referred me to an oral surgeon. He wants to pull my tooth on Monday. UGH How is it that one small tooth can cause so much pain? Pain in my jaw, ear, head, tounge, hurts to chew, hurts to swallow... I'm beginning to hate soup.

01/02/09 09:15 PM #1622     April Passen (Ochman) Tracey, nothing hurts worse then face, hand & foot problems. You could lose an arm & feel less pain. Have you tried your pressure point in your hand to help your pain? Not that you can walk around holding your pressure point between you thumb & index finger all day little lone at night! Motrin is my life saver to help the swelling.

01/02/09 11:40 PM #1623     Gwen Norman (Martin) OMG Tracey----Lets see my husband had this happen not too long ago. You can try rinsing with salt water, anbesol,motrin or something stronger if you have it...and unfortunately suffer.

01/02/09 11:49 PM #1624     April Passen (Ochman) Also another herbal pain reducer is Cloves...I guess you are suppose to boil cloves & after cooling a little put it on the sore spot. I have never tried it, but my hubby has & says it works, but not for long.

01/03/09 01:27 AM #1625     Dan Wallace I feel bad for all of you who are suffering so early in the year. Just think what 40 will be like.

01/03/09 01:40 AM #1626     April Passen (Ochman) Oh Dan your so sensitive! I honestly don't mind getting older, wiser, just another excuse to bitch. I just hate looking older & I'm not a vain person usually, but I am finding that to be changing.

01/03/09 08:11 AM #1627     Shannon Krych (Hofer) I do not plan on growing old gracefully. I'm sure my natural hair color is gray but I will never find out...LOL Told my husband for my 40th B-day I wanted a tune up. Would really love to have things back where they belong. You know, before children.... :)

01/03/09 10:17 AM #1628     Tracey Ulrich (Dawson) Well today is the first day since tuesday that I have felt a change in my pain. I am determined to keep my tooth. I've increased the antibiotic to four times a day instead of two and the swelling seems to be diminished. Yesterday I ate Indian food and all those spices helped the swelling go almost completely away. Turmeric is especially helpful. Cloves work well too. I saw the xray of my teeth and the infection is beside my tooth, not in or under my tooth and this is the first and only time this has happened so I don't think pulling it out is the answer. At any rate, I at least feel like I can get something done today as opposed to sleeping.

01/04/09 09:55 AM #1629     Christopher Romas To tell you the tooth Tracey, I hope you feel better.

01/05/09 08:49 AM #1630     Bill Flohr Hey Folks, Sorry I was in San Diego for the holiday weekend. Lets have a get together this summer. Bring the family, play wiffle ball, dodge ball, play catch, hit in the cages. Probably even a few adult beverages at the same time... Once summer gets closer we can set this up. the kids will have a blast, so will the adults..

01/05/09 10:34 AM #1631     April Passen (Ochman) I'm up for it, the get together part! May not join in all the games, never been very athletic. In less were talking beer pong but then again I ain't played that in forever..LOL

01/05/09 11:05 AM #1632     Bill Flohr Tracey I suggest you take care of that tooth yourself. you know the castaway way. Ice skate and a rock will get that sucker out of there. let me know how that goes...

01/05/09 01:19 PM #1633     Tracey Ulrich (Dawson) ouch! Chuck (tom hanks) passed out after that extraction didn't he? I cancelled my appt. The swelling is gone as well as the pain. Hopefully it will stay gone after the antibiotics are finished. The kids are back to school but I am not! First time in a year I haven't been in a class of some sort. Feel like I need to find full time work. I was offered a grad assistant position at the massage school but turned it down. Now I am wishing I had taken it. Oh well, new year, new direction?

01/05/09 02:27 PM #1634     April Passen (Ochman) Glad your tooth is doing better Tracey, without need for the burial suggestions...LOL So Tracey you are completely done with school? If so congraduations! What a great way to start off a new year, feeling accomplished & ready to looking at new journey's ahead. Have you thought about being an independent contractor? Going to different nurseying homes, hospice companies to give you a better range of people to help?

01/05/09 02:57 PM #1635     Bill Flohr SO are you going to just work Privately? New Year New Direction, I am considering quiting my job and working for McDonalds. is there really any issues when you just have to say, you want fries with that????

01/05/09 03:14 PM #1636     Tracey Ulrich (Dawson) I have been working just not full time. I have a couple of regular clients whom I see. I finished school back in May last year. My most current class was more continuing education. I will always work independently. The type of work I do is so physically demanding that I can't bring myself to give a percentage of it away to an employer. In other words, I work my ass off and I'm going to keep all the profits. I think the best idea is to diversify my locations. I have an accupuncturist friend who has asked me to join her, my ob/gyn has asked me to work with her pregnant patients and I'm thinking about approaching the owner of my gym (it's a small privately owned place in Fenton, not a big chain) as they currently don't offer massage. He is a physical therapist as well as owner of the gym so perhaps now with my orthopedic skills he will be receptive. The best thing I think to do is have these offices where I can work and be associated and have their receptionists make appointments for me. All I have to do is show up, work and get paid. In return, the business owners will benefit from having my services available. That is the grand scheme anyway.

01/05/09 03:29 PM #1637     Bill Flohr I have to consolidate. I am doing to many things good instead of a couple of things great. Work, run my own business, coach 3 teams, fundraising, etc.etc. I am at a crossroads, 40 on the horizon and still working for the man.... Changes need to happen, no more school though. I partied and played ball thru the last school experience, that was enough..

01/05/09 03:43 PM #1638     Tracey Ulrich (Dawson) I am so glad I went back to school. I never finished the first time. After 11 years of being only an at-home mom,(which I loved and would do it again in a heartbeat) I was becoming a bit dull. I don't mean boring, I mean dull in the head. I didn't realize how much until I started class again. It's one thing to be sharp mentally while verbal, I found it's quite another to be mentally sharp while writing and critial thinking. The scariest part was my inabilitly to remember what I was learning. For the first month I had a hard time remembering anything. It's true what they say, if you don't use it, you loose it. Anyway, back now. Sharp as a tack. Ready to bore anyone that will listen to me go on about muscles, tendons, ligaments and joint capsules. Bill, you need to stay focused on what you love and hope that it is enough to sustain you, mentally and financially. I've never had a problem with overextending myself. I don't like to be stressed.

01/05/09 03:56 PM #1639     April Passen (Ochman) Amen to that Tracey! I rather be under paid & love what I do then be overpaid & unappreicated. But then again that is easy for me to say cause I got a hubby that has a good job with good benefits that he likes...so I can go out & be picky. But the one thing I have realized in my field, changing is for survival. If you deal with the same old same old every day, you stop producing productive services & that ain't cool when you are dealing with other peoples lives. I have seen way to many burnt out people make the lives of others hell, hense your typical welfare benefits worker (known as FIP worker) what the accronym means I have no idea, never meet a friendly worker to cure my curiousity.

01/05/09 03:59 PM #1640     Bill Flohr I agree, I am at a point of expansion of my business where I would have to quit my job and only focus on my growth. it could be a huge success or could bankrupt my ass.. No pressure no worries especially in this great economy. if it was just me I would have done it already but I have 3 other people to consider. what do they say no guts no glory...

01/05/09 04:01 PM #1641     April Passen (Ochman) Bill seriously...I don't know what you do for a living, but you just have to weight your options...can you go independent successfully? Remember the key factor insurance, very expensive to buy independently, & with kids, & lets face it our aging insurance is the number one concern. My brother just decided to open his own shop as a mechanic. He was laid off, but did 24 years in the Military so he is covered on insurance. But I worry about the risk of small business right now in this economy.

01/05/09 04:08 PM #1642     April Passen (Ochman) No you say...thinking before you nose dive your family! You must think all factors! I completely understand where you are coming from. My hubby left his job of 10 years, to go to another that started out $5 less per hour, he lost alot of sleep over his decesion! We struggled, at the time we owned 2 houses. Since he is now over by $7 what he made at his prior job. The bonus to the change, he gets a raise every 6 months! He never Tops out, there is always an increase of living pay... & the kicker, his prior employer was US Steel (aka, National Steel, aka Great Lake Steel) they closed down in December, everyone laid off, suppose to be only for 2-3 months, but that just don't make sense...it will cost them more to reboot those furnaces, then they saved in those 2-3 months. So we are very thankful for our struggle we choice for long term glory.

01/05/09 04:10 PM #1643     Tracey Ulrich (Dawson) I don't think taking a gamble on something you love is a problem if you keep your head about you. Weigh all the factors, decided what you can and cannot due without. I think the trouble comes from expecting it to be easy. I think that is where most people fail. You of course already have your business established so you are no doubt aware of this already.

01/05/09 04:13 PM #1644     April Passen (Ochman) Keeping your head about it is definately the key, I agree 100% with Tracey on that...oh yeah & the most important part...the backing of the wife...she must totally be on board with it or something else may fail instead!

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