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Bad Knees & Deliveries

Kelli Jae Baeli Posted on February 6, 2020 by Kelli Jae BaeliNovember 3, 2020

Okay, so my day so far: Because the VA again dropped the ball on my healthcare, I had to order my own crutches, knee braces, and Kinesiotape to treat my MCL/ACL issues. I saw that they were to be delivered on Friday, not Wednesday. So I get on chat with Amazon (which I really hard to find. They bury it very well) and asked why I pay for Prime membership to get 2-day shipping, when the shipping always seems to take 5-days. They explained about warehouses and that it’s really counted from when it leaves, not when I order it, … Continue reading →

Posted in COMPANIES & BRANDS, harsh realities, Amazon, bad customer service, injury, CHALLENGES & MISHAPS, coping skills, adaptation, frustration, MCL-ACL, aggravation, knees, problem-solving, crutches, HEALTH, kinesio tape, disability | Leave a reply

Workspaces & Tentacle Sex

Kelli Jae Baeli Posted on August 17, 2017 by Kelli Jae BaeliAugust 17, 2017

Since my surgery at the end of May, I have had to accommodate my recovery, while still getting my work done. The whole thing has made me feel old and decrepit. Our bedroom is now in the living room because it was just easier to put everything in one room. Especially after we realized the landlords weren’t going to cut down the dead trees and falling limbs just outside our wall of windows in the bedroom. We didn’t feel safe there, so the living room became our new bedroom. Only recently, could I sit in a desk chair as I … Continue reading →

Posted in life, Melissa Walker-Baeli, problem-solving, Lesbian Zombies from Hell, distraction, The Girls in the Band, disability, tentacle sex, Domestic Trivia, tentacle sex, Kelli Jae Baeli, Computer, WRITING LIFE, writing tools, weirdness, adaptation, aggravation, Rain Falls | 2 Replies

The Quest for a Comfortable Chair

Kelli Jae Baeli Posted on August 11, 2017 by Kelli Jae BaeliAugust 11, 2017

I fear I must be a special needs child…er…adult… After my military injuries, I was told I’d never walk again. I went from a wheelchair to a scooter, to forearm crutches. Now, I’m walking just fine…except when I’m not. It took years to get myself back on my feet. Now, I have certain limitations that I have always tried to address with clever ergonomic solutions–physical, and otherwise. Ergonomics is not just about efficiency, it’s about comfort. While I always streamline and arrange my workspace to address ease of use, I also must be comfortable, physically. Problem is, my spine doesn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in indie publisher, life, CHALLENGES & MISHAPS, pain, problem-solving, Purple Cushion, disability, ergonomics, occupational hazard, comfort, bad customer service, back pain, SHOPPING, neck pain, injury, chairs, WRITING LIFE | Tagged Purple Cushion, comfort | 2 Replies

Stupid, Honorable, High-Road Seeking Fool

Kelli Jae Baeli Posted on February 22, 2012 by Kelli Jae BaeliJuly 31, 2013

In a post from a few years ago (two posts, actually, under Going to Denver Because You’re Dead) I chronicled this transition of moving to Colorado to start a new life; again reinventing myself, with the hope of somehow finding my new place in this ever-changing, ever-challenging world.  I got rid of three-quarters of everything i owned, packed a U-Haul trailer behind my Cherryot, and off I went. A journey that lasted 30 hours on many days of little sleep. By the time I arrived in Denver, i was exhausted, lost, and had this sensation of being on another planet. … Continue reading →

Posted in phobias, HIGHLY SENSITIVE PERSON (HSP), sadness, EMOTIONS, conflict, luck, love, sensitivity, hope, PTSD, Relocation, friendship, panic, disability, problem-solving, U-Haul, angst, purpose, exes, midlife crisis, chaos, WRITING, frustration, harsh realities, Human Nature, domestic violence, loneliness, Xanax, Aging, crisis, Driving, anxiety, desperation, Writer's Block, depression, moving, guilt, apartment, change, Social Psychology, aggravation, Colorado, women, despair, disillusionment, trust, stress, need, meaning, Lakewood, anger, life, fear, Sensory Processing Sensitivity, betrayal, CHALLENGES & MISHAPS, RELATIONSHIPS, grief | Tagged anxiety attack, partners, loss | 2 Replies

Too Much World: A Look at Highly Sensitive People

Kelli Jae Baeli Posted on November 7, 2011 by Kelli Jae BaeliAugust 30, 2013

In an article in Psychology Today,* I again found comfort in the knowledge that there are others like me out there, and my particular brand of weirdness is not “damage” but an inherent brain architecture I am born with. Just like others are born with blue eyes or musical ability.I speak of those in our species who live with Sensory Processing Sensitivity, which is the scientific term for this trait. More colloquially, it is known as HSP- Highly Sensitive Person, a collection of traits that was identified in pioneering research by Elaine Aron, PhD. Regarding the nature of HSP’s, Aron … Continue reading →

Posted in disability, BRAIN, depression, self-awareness, Sociology, stress, anxiety, CHALLENGES & MISHAPS, experience, Sensory Processing Sensitivity, EMOTIONS, Human Nature, fear, open relationships, HIGHLY SENSITIVE PERSON (HSP), angst, sensitivity, CREATIVITY, Social Psychology, desperation, PHILOSOPHY, PSYCHOLOGY, Arts, intelligence | Tagged intraversion, introversion | Leave a reply

EXTENDED STRESS Hotel.

Kelli Jae Baeli Posted on April 2, 2011 by Kelli Jae BaeliDecember 5, 2011

My Cherryot was loaded to capacity, with the things I thought I’d need for two months, until an apartment became available.   At Extended Stay, I checked in with desk clerk–started to unload, and had to take several things up first (5 trips in elevator) before I noticed that there was a luggage cart in front with a tattooed guy leaning on it talking to another guy. “Oh a luggage cart!” I said. “I need that.” He said he only had a couple of things and rushed off to get his task done so I could have it. Meantime, I … Continue reading →

Posted in conversations, frustration, Sensory Processing Sensitivity, annoying people, crisis, depression, HIGHLY SENSITIVE PERSON (HSP), disillusionment, moving, stress, sensitivity, anger, Colorado, rudeness, panic, betrayal, Cherryot, RELATIONSHIPS, Xanax, Biscuit, fatigue, sadness, domestic violence, conflict, disability, money, anxiety, Driving, iPhone, harsh realities, apartment, fear, cats, bad customer service, Monkey, desperation | Tagged fire alarm, Arby's, luggage, hotel, hysteria, packing | Leave a reply

Vamoosing

Kelli Jae Baeli Posted on March 29, 2011 by Kelli Jae BaeliMarch 11, 2013

Suspended my Netflix account. Still packing, desperately needing boxes. Downstairs, I pulled up everything in that storage room, which was the contents brought so far from storage when I actually thought I was going to be living here permanently, and her mother had finally moved, so I could do that. But only after we had ripped up the carpet down there and cleaned the unbelievable nastiness her mother lived in. bleach fumes, up and down stairs, aching body. I realized I would have to leave some things behind because it wouldn’t fit in my car or in storage, and I … Continue reading →

Posted in CURRENT AFFAIRS, police, exes, liars, PSYCHOLOGY, sacrifice, stairs, experience, injury, anxiety, HEALTH, courage, frustration, money, lesbians, PEEVES, strength, change, coping skills, depression, DOMESTICA, Human Nature, Facebook, lies, LAW, aggravation, harsh realities, Driving, Relocation, disillusionment, court, life, mental illness, fear, U-Haul, PHILOSOPHY, abuse, arrest, RELATIONSHIPS, crisis, friendship, TRAVEL, Sociology, anger, fatigue, moving, angst, storage, cats, betrayal, pain, Colorado, chaos, domestic partnership, CHALLENGES & MISHAPS, sadness, conflict, singlehood, EMOTIONS, disability, problem-solving, herniated disc, desperation, domestic violence | Tagged hotel, Netflix, packing, victim, probation, credit, loss, breakups, cowardice | Leave a reply

Fat Chance: Lament of a Transplanted Single

Kelli Jae Baeli Posted on February 24, 2010 by Kelli Jae BaeliMarch 5, 2013

Before moving here, I never had to worry about what my friends thought of me. They knew me. Sometimes for 10 or 20 years–a few of them longer than that. And I was in relationships usually. Serial monogamist. So I didn’t have to worry about the impression I made, or if I was going to get laid anytime soon, or whether there was someone to confide in, play with…now, it’s all new. New State, new city, new people, and SINGLE, though not NEWLY SINGLE. Aside from a five month relationship, I’ve been single for what? 4 or 5 years? Add … Continue reading →

Posted in frustration, CHALLENGES & MISHAPS, love, socializing, Aging, EMOTIONS, angst, Relocation, loneliness, awkwardness, fat, desperation, singlehood, dating, change, stress, Attraction, life, disillusionment, midlife crisis, sex, sadness, anxiety, lesbians, disability, SEXUALITY, women, harsh realities, chemistry, Internet Dating, moving | Tagged diet, fat chance, Army | Leave a reply

On the Heels of…

Kelli Jae Baeli Posted on June 20, 2009 by Kelli Jae BaeliMarch 5, 2013

  I had a marathon conversation last night with an ex from 10 years ago; and reconnected with her (Terra), via something she came across in my blog. The last half of the conversation created a feeling of great discomfort for me–both then, and this morning. My dreams were filled with people from the past, and anxiety tinted the start of my day. I was aware that in this phone conversation, I had slipped back into old habits and patterns of response and emotion. Our conversation was triggering me like a pack of firecrackers. She is, at the moment, inextricably … Continue reading →

Posted in sadness, depression, herniated disc, loneliness, SEXUALITY, disability, stress, injury, PSYCHOLOGY, Social Psychology, songwriter, life, triggers, HEALTH, RELIGION, writer, RELATIONSHIPS, Relocation, annoying people, The Cognitive Dissonance of a God Cosmology, harsh realities, fatigue, TRAVEL, change, Sociology, self-awareness, conflict, BOOKS, disillusionment, CHALLENGES & MISHAPS, memories, problem-solving, midlife crisis, self-respect, EMOTIONS, moving, exes, anxiety, conversation, Denver, Colorado, lesbians, Depressive Realism, anger, sacrifice, frustration, Supernatural Hypocrisy, Driving, Sensory Processing Sensitivity, betrayal, music, Aging, novelist, angst, HIGHLY SENSITIVE PERSON (HSP) | 4 Replies

Paraplegic Dumped From Wheelchair

Kelli Jae Baeli Posted on February 18, 2008 by Kelli Jae BaeliFebruary 18, 2008

To say that this is reprehensible would be understating. I hope that officer and every other person in the room gets fired, and brought up on charges, and goes to jail where someone can shank them in the spine so that they will be paralyzed and then I hope someone dumps them from THEIR chair.

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Posted in abuse, disability, police | Tagged paraplegic, officer | Leave a reply

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