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Good Morning, Loungettes!Happy Saturday! We got over 2 inches of rain yesterday and overnight and it's still coming down. The 5' snowdrifts are now down to a foot or two, the 2' to 3' snow cover is showing grass in some places. Temps still above freezing but drifting down, sleet and freezing rain predicted for the peeyem. Sadie was not happy with getting her feet wet this ayem. Lots of water ponding on the roadways yesterday. Glad I don't have to go out today. Had a nice little chat with the new Clinical Manager yesterday ayem. She is as unhappy with the new staff orientation process as I have been right along, and has some of the same ideas about how it can be done better. She would like to see me and one other per diem RN designated as mentors to new staff and more attention paid to the entire process and not just up to the point of getting the person out making routine visits. It will be kind of interesting to see how this plays out.
Chi--looks like I'll be joining you in the cold, but it doesn't look like deep freeze for Maine right off. Good thing, getting tired of that level of coldness!
Illi--I know how the fear from being in one accident can carry over to seeing a crash. Freaking out is par for the course in that situation. Love your way of coping!
Cammy--I think my body needed the extra rest for some reason. I have felt so good since that little episode. I think I may have been trying to do too much and had started getting overtired again. I'm going to back off and work only 2 days a week for a couple of weeks and see how things go. And with it having been so much colder than usual, that always drains me. And now I remember having a scratchy throat off and on for the couple of days before that. Sadie was supervising the neighborhood, I remember hearing her barking occasionally, but mostly she was napping on the ottoman keeping my feet warm. Oh, yeah, she dumped over the trash can and rearranged the contents all over the kitchen floor. Your BFF is going through such a hard time. Letting her talk as long as she wanted was far more comfort that I think you realize. Nothing anyone can say can make the situation better, but letting someone talk without judgement can be a huge help. Sepsis kills people all the time, it's a deadly condition that isn't well known to the general public. Even with state of the art medical treatment, once sepsis starts it may not be reversible. And that's actually the real reason that infections are treated, besides making people feel better, to prevent sepsis and death. The Keurig is a great invention, for individuals and for offices. I love the variety of hot drinks available in my office, coffee, flavored coffee, teas, even cocoa. And the speed is nice.
Teka--tis the season for miserable weather.
Joy McSparkles DOTD:
42's Hot Kahlua White Milk Chocolate
2 ounces Kalhua
2 cups heavy cream
3 ounces white chocolate
1 ounce vodka, per serving
Bring chocolate, Kahlua, and cream to simmer, until the chocolate melts. Blend with a handheld mixer, foaming the top. Spike each serving with vodka and serve.
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Sepsis was what caused the organ failure that killed my friend 18 months after she fell and broke her hip.
Did you know you can set up a K-cup subscription at Keurig.com? Used to have one too from Greenmountain.com till the two merged.
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Good Morning, Loungettes! Happy Sunday Funday! Boy, it's quiet here in the Lounge this weekend! Cold again, though, only 7 degrees right now. Didn't tihnk it was going to get this cold again this quickly. Sigh. Not much that can be done about it but cope. Sadie was really burrowed under the bed covers and was slow to get out, can't say as I blame her! At least the power is on, it did blink once yesterday. Not planning to do much today, just some puttering. Doneed to do some laundry, but that won't take much time or effort. Hope everyone is staying warm and cozy today!
Joy McSparkles DOTD:
Candle in the Window Ingredients
- 2 tsp Bourbon
- 2 oz Light Rum
- 1 tsp Cherry Brandy
- 1 tsp Dark Creme de Cacao
- 4 oz (hot) Coffee
- 2 oz Heavy Cream
Directions
Pour the rum, bourbon whiskey, creme de cacao, cherry brandy and coffee into an Irish coffee cup or glass. Pour the cream carefully over the back of a teaspoon so that it floats on top, and serve.
Best served in a Irish Coffee Cup.
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Hi girls, Happy Sunday Funday! HOpe everyone is doing well and staying warm.
NM, glad you and Sadie are staying warm and cozy. Can't blame her for burrowing deep under the covers with that cold weather you are having.
Lori, are your hands and feet any better? I feel so bad for you girl, hope for some improvement.
Cam, I will be in the docs pocket on Tuesday for Leslie's surgery. Glad you will be having your cousin over to help! Love to Leslie and the family too!
Well tomorrow I start the new job, no longer working from home which sucks but it will be great to not have to pay out my wazoo for medical coverage which is the main reason for the change. I am looking forward to learning new systems and such but worry that my memory is not that great and I might be slower than most. Ugh.
Well my loungettes, have a great week and know I love each of my girls here!
CheeRs!
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Hi friends- whew, what a week. Broken things galore from my furnace to new brakes (front and back) needed on my primary vehicle, and work stuff is popping too. I did still slip out of town this weekend to my yoga retreat though and got back this afternoon. Boy did I need that after a week of too much maintenance.
Good news on the antique ring fix. I went to the jeweler Friday on my way out of town and dropped off the ring. I not only love this place just walking in, but she had a turq.cabachon that matched my other one perfectly! They are going to rebuild the setting too. She also thinks the stone must have cracked and fallen out as the setting was in good shape. Estimate went in to the insurance adjuster and hope it will be approved quickly and then the work will get underway and the ring may be back end of the month.
Dara- I hear you on the insurance. My ACA plan went up 40% this year and the monthly cost is approaching the cost of my mortgage. I expect this is my last year working freelance and working on some FT opps that may happen this year, but must by 2019. I expect ACA will be finished by next year.
NM- are you feeling better again friend? I have had those periods of just being wiped out like that with respiratory things. Even some low level asthma. Be sure you take good care of yourself and remember how sick you got last year friend. Sadie sounds like she is still the best BFF ever.
Cami- thinking of you and will be with you in your pocket and Leslie's on Tuesday. Let us know how things go?
Will ketchup more with everyone this week. If you have MLK day off tomorrow, continue enjoying your three day weekend!
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Hot springs in Jemez NM that I visited on Saturday. Maybe the better question is when is jazzy NOT at the hot springs?
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DOTD tonight (with an eminently forgettable Chinese takeout dinner--so bland it was Cantonese cardiac patient food) was a 2014 Galerie Terracea (Napa Valley) dry Riesling. Much better than the food. Learned my lesson: cook more.
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Good Morning, Loungettes! Happy Monday Monkey Day! Well, back in the deep freeze for us. Temp at the donut, wind chill at 16 below the donut. Roads still closed due to flooding from last Friday's rain and warm weather. Some places are still flooded and freezing over. Fortunately all those places are known and advertised so it's pretty easy to stay away from them. Two weeks from today I'll be teaching my first review class for Kaplan, I am getting so excited! Poor Sadie is getting so tired of listening to me practice, but she is so good at letting me prattle on and on. She's also very, very good at keeping the bed warm in the cold at night!
Dara--Good luck with the new job! Not working from home will be a change for you, won't it? Good to not be paying so much for the insurance, though. Learning new systems can be a challenge, but keep in mind you know what you are doing, it's just learning different places to plug in the info. Let us know how it goes!
Morning, Teka!
Jazzy--Isn't it funny how broken things come in waves? Glad you had the yoga retreat to decompress. Sounds like things are going well for getting the antique ring fixed, that's a great thing. I am feeling better, thanks! I had been having a sore throat right before that episode, so I think I wasfighting off a bug, probably a respiratory one. I do indeed remember how sick I got last year, and am taking steps to prevent that from happening again.I am cutting back to 2 days a week at Hospice for the next couple of weeks for one thing, getting crazy careful to keep up with the inhaler, running the humidifier at night, wearing a mask while I'm in nursing homes, staying out of the office as much as possible. Sadie is the best to have around, keeps my feet warm when I take a nap in the recliner in the afternoons, and keeping me moving enough to stay healthy.
Oh, that spa looks WONDERFUL!
Chi--sorry the Chinese disappointed.
Joy McSparkles's DOTD
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Had a nice weekend. Got me a new steam mop at the home and garden store. Looked at some campers, waiting on a price for a special order one. Since there is not one like we want around. We don't want a very big one, maybe like 25', but we want a king bed, and those are hard to find in such a short camper. Gonna be short, no time to address everyone. But I have caught up on the reading.
Cami, thinking of you, your family and Leslie. We will all be in her pocket. Please let her know that we are all thinking of her and sending huge prayers.
Sue, you have your surgery coming up too. I think yours is next week?
Dara, no my hands and feet will not get any better, as long as I'm on the FU pills. In fact, they have gotten worse. I did not know you were looking for yet another job. I hope you like it better than the other one. How is your tummy?
Jazzy, those hot springs are gorgeous.
Karen, I hope all is well with your current treatment.
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Hi friends- been busy doing ketchup since I got back from my weekend trip. Busy professional week ahead so good to have some time to get organized today. I am unpacked and back in the saddle with things again!
I started my diet today, South Beach Phase 1, to jump start some more weight loss to get the remaining 20 lbs I need to shed before this is all said and done. I have done SB before and the two week Phase 1 diet is meant to be a cleansing diet but also helps to kick start weight loss. Totally low carb and focused on lean meats, veggies and low fat dairy. I actually like the meals and able to sustain this and have lost anywhere between 7-10 lbs in the past. Of course, that was during a previous era (meaning pre-menopausal and before the A1 drugs). So I will be curious to see what happens now in the "new normal."
I have been stuck with the weight I loss from last year (which I am so grateful for) since last summer, loosing a few more lbs through the fall but need to push to get the rest off. My fitness plan is good and solid, but now doing lean proteins, veggies and low fat cheeses for the next two weeks. The biggest part I miss is fruit, but only short term. I also am getting re-acquainted with some healthy snacks I like from their plan too. So away we go and will keep you posted on how I do. I see my MO CNP a week from Friday and would like to see maybe at least a few more lbs off since my summer visit last year. I am a woman on a mission!
Goldie- nice to hear you had a good weekend. Have you gotten any moisture yet? Only a tad here last week, some up in northern NM tonight. Still super dry here but know the Midwest and east coast are getting plenty. Send it back over here please!
NM- so excited for you about the Kaplan course. I like that Sadie is your audience. When I have to rehearse presentations, I have no audience here. Sounds cold there. I know you are taking super good care of yourself. I am worried about getting the flu but being careful (and yes, I did get the shot).
MemaSue- yes friend, how are you doing? I seem to think your surgery was a bit later than January, maybe some other things before then. I hope you are okay and if lurking is all you need to do, then do that too.
Karen- how are you doing with treatment? Sounds like this round of chemo not as harsh.
Ill- how are things in Houston?
Anyone keep in touch with Hsant? I know we have not heard from her in awhile.
Cami-prayers for Leslie tomorrow. Will be lighting a candle for her and my BFF that starts rads on Tuesday too.
Hope everyone had a good MLK day off today if you were in that place.
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Doing good in Houston Jazzy, looking forward to tomorrow’s predicted snow day. I’ve already received an email that the office is closed, yay!
Had a lovely lunch with a new friend from BCO today and planning to head out to the cabin next weekend with a couple and their kid, should be fun, cold though.
Wednesday is the initial weight in for a 12 week fitness challenge at work, the top winners/losers get various amounts of paid leave, I’m in
Hope everyone is well, thinking about memasue too
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Yikes, Ilona--Houston's getting snow too? Oy. On & off here all last night, today, a little more tonight, and more lake effect through the morning rush. Afraid to see the invoice from my snow guy, since he's salted & shoveled 3X already!
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Early Morning Ladies,
NM we're in the cold too and yesterday warmed a little nd snow dumped on us, I think about 6in. too, didn't expect that here so trucks weren't out very early, Marty said the drive to work ws bad but no one was out so that was good. Kim isn't it great to get excited about something to do with work like u are. Such fun feeling. well I hope u caught whatever ws thinking about making u sick, can't do that any more. Your DOTD's are really lookin' good too.
Jazzy such a beautiful place u went to, pics. are great. And knowing how u are I'm sure the weight will fall off. 'When u decide something watch out LOL
All right Dara why didn't I know u did get a new job. This sounds good and ur another one u will get it the first time around whatever is different, u'll catch on. Ur tummy better be doing good. Kisses and good luck, let us know how it's going too.
Lori's back. Sounds like everything was good Lori. But ur feet must hurt so much. Jeez some SE's re really goofy--well any SE aren't good but to me some are bizarre, obviously there's not much u can do or u would have done it.
Ill u got an email from ur office??? Sounds like a lot of snow, but in Houston u really don't get much do u. U sound good and that's always good.
Karen how's it going for you???
SusyQ thinking of u.
Sandy didn't u get the snow we got here??? Are u doing all right, ur quiet.
Well Leslie will be leaving in about an hour, it's going to be a long day. Jodie's not going, she decided Les won't even know she's there o when she comes home she'll stay here for 2 dys for us---Les was happier about that, my cousin;s wife is coming Monday for me too. Les told her I need some help, I really wasn't happy about that but I'm not going to disagree with her now, no one is actually. Everyone is a nervous wreck in this house. Joey is going to school and seeing how she is will go later. He slept with me the night before. Like I've sid I've been super busy with work so it's kept my mind busy at least---but some friends stopped over last night to wish her the best and leave some frozen dinners all mde for when she gets home. I hope she doesn't stay in long, she shouldn't but who knows. When I went thru all this chit it was different, it was me not my DD---wow what difference. OK when I know, I'll let u gals know.
LUBS U ALL
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Good Morning, Loungettes!Happy Twofer Tuesday! I had a really nice day at work yesterday. I actually took a lunch break and met a cousin for lunch in the middle of the day.Then on the way home I stopped at a local store that sells salvage and overstock goods and found a nice dressyish winter coat suitable for wearing with a dress or professional attire for $39 that I've found for $94 online. It even came with it's own storage cover! It's going to look much better than the jean jacket I've been wearing. Not to mention a bit warmer!Bonus is that it's Silly Sadie colored, so the hair won't show!
Goldie--a king sized bed in a short camper is leaving me with some very interesting mental pictures! Hope you find what you want.
Jazzy--Good luck with the diet jump start. I hope it works as well for you now as it used to. I got the flu shot this year, too, but I am not depending much on it. I have become somewhat obsessive about hand washing and sanitizing, working very hard at keeping my hands off my face,and getting enough sleep. And trying to avoid sick people as much as I can, which is limited given my line of work. The best advice I ever got was from my PCP who told me to shower and change clothes as soon as I get home from work or any place else where I can be exposed to sick people.
Illi--good luck with the fitness challenge, those can be very motivating!
Chi--I've got my snow guy on a regular payment schedule!
Cammy--I'm pretty sure I threw off whatever was brewing. And I am so glad I am in a work situation where I could actually spend a day sleeping when I needed to. And I am getting excited about the teaching job. Good idea to go along with Leslie right now, she needs that and it won't hurt you to have some company. Praying for you, her, Joey and everyone involved.
Joy McSparkle's DOTD:
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Jazzy, just a tad of moisture last week. Not really enough to account for anything significant. Good for you jumping on the weight loss wagon, good luck. While in Phoenix and looking at campers, you know everyone wants to shake hands. Well, we declined all of them and told them it was due to germs and flu.
Illona, have fun at the cabin. Snow? In TX? Let us know how the weigh in goes too.
Cami, I call treating my hands and feet like putting lipstick on a pig. It might look good at first, but take the lipstick off and it's still a pig! Will be thinking of you Les all day. Please let us know asap. I'm surprised Joey went to school. Hopefully he is taking this all ok.
NM, that coat is adorable. DH and I just don't do well on a queen bed. And they do have them available, just hard to find. This is one we looked at, you can click through the pictures.
Jazzy, just a tad of moisture last week. Not really enough to account for anything significant. Good for you jumping on the weight loss wagon, good luck. While in Phoenix and looking at campers, you know everyone wants to shake hands. Well, we declined all of them and told them it was due to germs and flu.
Illona, have fun at the cabin. Snow? In TX? Let us know how the weigh in goes too.
Cami, I call treating my hands and feet like putting lipstick on a pig. It might look good at first, but take the lipstick off and it's still a pig! Will be thinking of you Les all day. Please let us know asap. I'm surprised Joey went to school. Hopefully he is taking this all ok.
NM, that coat is adorable. DH and I just don't do well on a queen bed. And they do have them available, just hard to find. This is one we looked at, you can click through the pictures.
Jazzy, just a tad of moisture last week. Not really enough to account for anything significant. Good for you jumping on the weight loss wagon, good luck. While in Phoenix and looking at campers, you know everyone wants to shake hands. Well, we declined all of them and told them it was due to germs and flu.
Illona, have fun at the cabin. Snow? In TX? Let us know how the weigh in goes too.
Cami, I call treating my hands and feet like putting lipstick on a pig. It might look good at first, but take the lipstick off and it's still a pig! Will be thinking of you Les all day. Please let us know asap. I'm surprised Joey went to school. Hopefully he is taking this all ok.
NM, that coat is adorable. DH and I just don't do well on a queen bed. And they do have them available, just hard to find. This is one we looked at, you can click through the pictures. http://www.lamesarv.com/2018-Dutchmen-AEROLITE-VN105067
Still loving the weather we are having but we really do need some moisture. Had a nice salad last night with lettuce out of the garden. But what does my DH get at the store???? Ice Berg lettuce!
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I looked back at one of Sue's post, her surgery is later Jazzy, it's in March. And now since I left that page, I've already forgotten the date! Ok, I went back and looked, March 7th.
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Hi friends- busy morning and just finished a webinair and will be heading to a business call shortly on the new contract work that came in last week. I got on the scales this morning and they dropped 3 lbs since yesterday, WHAT? Now that being said, I know some of that is water weight, as I came home a couple lbs up from the retreat (vegetarian food that is sometimes salty too). So I call it a lb from yesterday and like seeing the scales going in the right direction again.
Cami- the candle is lit for Leslie and sending much love to her for a successful procedure today. I am sure everyone must be very much on edge, including you as her dear Mother. And of course, different watching her go through this than your own experience. You sound like you have a lot of great support. People bringing food over to you sounds so loving. I hope Joey does okay today, may be distracted at school. I remember being in school a couple times when my mother had surgeries and was so scared. I wish work were not so busy, but to your point, maybe keeping you from not ruminating. I am bad with that when I have too much time on my hands. I can overthink anything. Let us know how things go as you can.....
NM- I love that coat you found, hope it is warm too? I am like you, washing my hands all the time. Many stores now have those wipes as you come in and use those regularly too along with my hand sanitizer. I am with you on the flu shot protection, knowing the stats for this year. Lets both stay healthy! I find the biggest challenge for me with getting sick is sleep deprivation and have a lot of that with periodic insomnia.
Goldie- sounds like you are dry as we are. Waking up to overcast skies here and cold and humidity is up but the moisture it out east. Some chance this weekend, but low. Sigh. I think you were smart to not shake hands with people, good move. I have two prof org events this week and will follow your lead on that.
Ill- wow, more snow for Houston, so unusual but you are in a definite moisture path this past year with the hurricane and also this winter weather. Glad you can stay home. Good luck with the fitness challenge. I have done those with companies before and they are a great way to get yourself in a better place and with the support of others. Let us know how you do sister?
Chi- lots of snow up your way too.
Karen, Celia C, Teka, Mema, and others, wishing you all a good day and hoping everyone is staying warm!
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Only ice and sleet here at the moment but I’m waiting impatiently for snow. Just started a 1,000 piece jigsaw puzzle and staying warm. Looks like work may be cancelled again tomorrow or at least delayed.
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Ill- I talked to one of my biz partners in Austin and flurries there.
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Hi gals! Cammi, you little Dickens! I saw on FB that people were talking, saying something, but I don't remember what! So I come check on you here, and see your girl is in the Hospital! Geez, I know how worried you are! I have been worried sick about my stubborn Italian Husband, who, no-matter WHAT will NOT go see a Dental surgeon!
Took him to ER Christmas Day.... THEY wanted to keep him, but nope! So 2 IV's of antibiotics... then home with a prescription of Amoxicillin something..... Has/had a bad infection in his lower jaw after 2 teeth pulled! So much pain, he couldn't stand it....
Okay, back to Dentist, then to our Primary Care, and ALL of them want him to see an oral surgeon.... NOPE.... not so far! I worry until my chest hurts... We are going back to Dentist tomorrow, to see if he NEEDS more antibiotics... He is much better, but his gum still hurts.... It's NOT swollen or that osteomyelitis that he started out with.
Now Cammi, if YOU don't worry, then I won't either! It don't help.... We pray, and beg, and cry, and sometimes it doesn't help... I am thinking of you and Joey little Cam.... And I'll say a prayer for you AND me.... xoxo
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Hi everyone just poopin in to say both surgeries are done and everything is all good---she's in recovery now, not as long as we thought they would be actually took 16 nodes out and saw no more cancer in there but still has to wait fo the results to figure what to do next. whew
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Finally stopped snowing--it took our snow guy three visits (with my housekeeper doing the back, so that Bob could get to work in time) including one with a snowblower rather than just a shovel--to get our steps & sidewalk clear. More snow (part of a "wintry mix") forecast for next Monday.
Bob is grousing about our dentist consolidating his offices into the Loop (near Millennium Park) because the neighborhood building where we've been seeing him is being demolished. Specifically, because Bob would have to see him en route to work--therefore, taking an Uber/Lyft or the CTA aren't options--and parking is $19. I lit into him--he earns well into the low six figures, we have far, far imore than that in reserve, and he's b--ching (no, not "belching") over $19 four times a year? Sometimes I think he's turning into his dad (who was 50/50 Scots/Swiss--the perfect storm of parsimony, at least when it came to the small stuff).
Speaking of potables (potent or not), the mug part of the Ember travel e-mug system Gordy bought me for Christmas finally arrived today...but it's the ceramic, not travel, mug; and came with its own charging coaster. I asked Gordy how much he spent, and he said $200; Ember's website (as well as Starbucks) price for the ceramic mug system is $89, though Amazon sellers have jacked up the price to as much as $140; both Amazon sellers & Ember charge $150 for the travel mug...which is supposed to come with a charger. (All that arrived for Christmas was just a travel mug charger, in its own box, which lists for about $30 or so). I'm not returning the ceramic mug, because it works with the app quite nicely (held my coffee at 135F to the last drop); nor the travel mug charger, until a travel mug (not sold separately) with or without a charger arrives. (The charging coasters are not interchangeable because the travel mug & ceramic mug bottoms are different diameters). If it arrives with a charger, I will send the old charger back. The travel mug's temp. can be changed by dialing it in on the cup itself, but it takes the app to do so (default is 130F) on the ceramic cup.
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Cami- thanks for the update. Whew, lots of node removal though. Keep us posted on how she is doing.
Get some rest tonight. I am sure you are exhausted.Cuddles with Joey too......
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Good evening all,
Sorry I have been awol. I've been spending the past week and a half feeling sorry for myself. Down in the dumps. I'm trying to get my spirits up, but it's not easy.
Treatment is okay. I cancelled on Monday and rescheduled for tomorrow due to my DD and I having colds. I hope everyone is doing well and I'm planning to log in tomorrow during treatment and check in with everyone.
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Karen, having to postpone a chemo round is frustrating enough as it is, but having a cold is the pickle (not the cherry) on top of the sundae.
Cami, glad Les' surgeries went well; hopefully, the neoadjuvant chemo did its thing and she can move on to reclaim her life.
Yes, I've been a bit quiet on this thread, but not everywhere. I was up very late Sat. night online, on a site called Quora.com (on which it seems people ask stupid or loaded questions in the hopes of getting answers from those with more experience or expertise). I had previously answered a question about what happens if one is pulled over by the police, and my answer basically set forth the Miranda warnings. As qualifications for giving that answer, I mentioned I was an Asst. A.G. for IL and an associate in several law firms. Well, one idiot (sorry, but that's the most charitable term I could use) lit into me, saying "listen, LADY," that being an "Assistant" and an "Associate in a law office" (?!) doesn't make me a lawyer (??!!); that I had never read the Constitution (???!!!) and had "no f---in' business mis-informing people as to the law." He went on to cite as proof not the Sixth Amendment but instead the Supremacy Clause (Sec. 2 of Article VI), which has nothing to do with rights of the accused. I told him that if I'm not a lawyer, that's news to the Attorney Registration offices of WA & IL, two U.S.District Courts, two Circuit Courts of Appeal and the U.S. Supreme Court; that I studied a year each of Constitutional Law (not including the course I took as an undergrad) and Crim. Law & Procedure; and that when I was an IL AAG, most of the motions I argued and all of the briefs I wrote (including a section of one before SCOTUS) involved Constitutional law.
Just for spits & giggles, I went to look up his profile--under "education" he listed his high school (in Toronto), his graduation year (2009) and gave his occupation as Security Guard. Yup--I was being lectured by the millennial Canadian equivalent of "Paul Blart, Mall Cop" about my country's Constitution! I was shaking my head in disbelief as I headed upstairs to bed. I didn't notice that the lefto one of my backless clogs had fallen off my foot (the lining felt like the staircase carpeting). When I got to the bare wood floor at the top of the stairs, I put my left foot down. Of course, being bare rather than shod it hit the floor nearly an inch lower than I'd expected--I lost my balance and down I went! I fell on my right side, and in the process got a big blue goose-egg on the outside of my thigh and a huge scrape on my elbow in exactly the same spot as when I fell outside a Milwaukee garage nearly two years ago. I've been coddling it, hoping it won't get infected like the last time (and certainly not with MRSA like the back mole biopsy site). Anyway, someone was watching over me, because I fell toward the bedroom door rather than the stairs
I also sprained my left wrist--but not from that; rather, from trying to open a new bottle of OTC Zyrtec. (I HATE those childproof, actually more like "anti-shoplifter," caps--on some of them, it's nearly impossible to both press down and twist hard enough to open them.
Wrist is better now--but the Aleve I took for it gave me a really bad stomach ache (which, considering Bob's intestinal misadventures, took me briefly to a very dark place until my giant cat Happy jumped on my gut and forced out a huge burp. Whew!
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ED, good to see you. Sorry to hear about your hubs. Men can be so stubborn. I hope all goes well at the dentist and it doesn't get worse.
Cami, so glad to hear that the surgeries went well. Now to rest and recover. Good news too on the nodes.
Sandy, sounds like quite the mug you got there!
Karen, sorry you and your DD are not feeling well. I hope you get in for your chemo. Hang in there, this is all temporary!
Sandy, love the mall cop story, go figure! Sorry about your fall and glad too that you didn't go back down the stairs.
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Good morning, Loungettes!Happy Hump Day! Sadie and I are going to stay home and watch the snow come down. Inch and a half so far. Light, fluffy stuff, just coating the trees and bushes, very pretty. And the temp is all the way up to 25 degrees!
Goldie--I'm really loving the coat. It's warm but not so bulky that it's hard to move or drive in it, and it looks nice. I've heard of couples who need king size beds due to restless sleep or multiple fur babies. Hope you can find one in a camper. Wow, that camper is CUTE! And looks really functional, too! It amazes me that you are still getting lettuce and veg out of your garden!
Jazzy--Hooray for the scales going the right direction! That coat is surprisingly warm. I was going for warmer than a denim jacket and lucked out with a really warm coat. Insomnia can be a real problem when it comes to staying healthy, but it can be worked around. We'll take care of everything we can control, do what we can about the rest of it and go forward from there.
Illi--enjoy the snow and the puzzle, and be careful traveling!
Chevy--Lets take our drinks to the inflatable chapel and say a prayer or two for Cammy, Leslie and Joey, shall we?
Cammy--Big sigh of relief, so glad that much is over. Still praying for a swift, comfortable recovery.
Chi--that travel e-mug system sounds complicated, buts it's probably easier than it sounds. It also sounds really nice to have hot drinks stay hot for a good long time. But it sounds like it's been a real process to get the pieces one at a time. Your DH sounds like a typical stubborn male. He can probably think of a whole list of men who should have seen him long before they did for the same reasons he is using, and it probably didn't help them much.
Karen--sorry to hear you are feeling down in the dumps. It happens during treatment, so much going on and so much energy needed just to keep track of appointments and pills and such. Good idea to reschedule and give yourself time to get over the cold is a very good idea.
Chi--Oh my goodness, what a day! First getting taken to task by someone totally unqualified who wouldn't recognize your qualifications, then the fall. I am so glad you fell toward the bedroom and not down the stairs. I agree, child proof caps are a big PIA and often more of a deterrent to adults than to children. You can help prevent infection in the bruised areas by washing the areas with soap and water a couple times a day. This is one time when antibacterial soap is useful. If you don't have antibacterial soap don't run out and get some, just use some hand sanitizer or plain alcohol, rub it on, let it dry for a full 60 seconds, then wash with soap and water. Have your heard about the thumbtack fix for childproof caps? Pushing a thumbtack through the cap about half way between the center and the edge will connect the inner and outer cap and make it easier to open.
Amazing how helpful our furbabies can be, isn't it? And amazing how curative a big burp can be!
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Icemegeddon day 2, sadly no real snow, only ice. Work was canceled yesterday and had a delayed start until noon today but I think I’ll just stay put.
Crazy icy spin out story on the dinner thread sandy, heart stopper for sure.
This puzzle is a beast but I so enjoy them
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Hi, hello, wassup to the rest of you. Am doing just barely OK. I am gettin out of the wabbit hole a little at a time.
Want to thank you all for continuing to be here for me. Will continue to try and get here more often....
LUBSLUBSLUBS
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