It's been a while since I wrote here, but things are getting better. My poison ivy turned into excema because the skin was overly dried out, so more itching still, but it is improving and I'm not quite as insane as I was. I had a job with a computer client who hasn't called on me in a long time. It was good to do something different and brain stimulating. It was also good that she paid me in cash. So I went off and got my hair cut. It was down to my elbows and a total mess. I hadn't had any professional attention for two and a half years! I had her leave it longish still - just about even with my collar bone - so I can pull it back or tie it up for summer cooling and I can do a lot of things with it if the mood strikes. It feels so much better and it was wonderful to wake up without dredlocks in the back of my head.
I also went to TJ Maxx and got myself a pretty sky blue blouse and a comfy pair of slip on shoes. So all in all I felt quite spoiled.