Life has been crazy!

[Catherine]

You  really have had it crazy these last months. No wonder you have been having anxiety attacks. Everything has just overloaded for you.  I really hope it settles down now. Once your job situation sorts itself out it will help. I know you will feel better if you can work with dogs more. It is what you do best.

You are better off without the roommate. Even if she had paid her way, it still would have been tiresome to have someone around. Now you just have your own dogs you can work with them and have them all happy together. 
How are the dogs?
How are the snakes?

That is scary to have your body chemistry out of wack. It is good they have been able to sort it out. 
Let us know how you are doing. I am sure things will improve and life will be more normal. It is just a matter of time. 
It is our  pets and loved ones that carry us though isn't it.  The dogs must worry about you. I hope every day things get a little better, until one day things are going very well again.