Archive for October, 2008

NaBloPoMo

Published on October 31, 2008 in MetaBlogging. 2 Comments

I’m going to do NaBloPoMo again this year. It’s good discipline. At the beginning of the year this year I initially signed up to do Blog365 (blog every day for a year) and realized before my birthday (1/27) that it wasn’t going to happen.

Heaven knows what I’ll come up with to write about every day. On the other hand, this is just the underachievers version of NaNoWriMo - National Novel Writing Month. Yeesh.

Are any of my blogging readers doing NaBloPoMo this year?

Two Videos

Published on October 26, 2008 in Miscellany. 6 Comments

Two pro-Obama videos, set to music from Les Mis…

Funny. Over the top. Awesome.

One Day More

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Do You Hear the People Sing?

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Another Round

Published on October 20, 2008 in Miscellany. 1 Comment

Back to the MD today. Waited an hour and a half. Missed the Obama rally.

Done with antibiotics. Diuretic for swelling. Purplish swollen right leg may be the new normal.

No more dresses for a while.

Mid-week

Published on October 15, 2008 in The Fam. 3 Comments

Wednesdays are always really long. It seems like the week should be almost over, but of course it’s not. The Kid’s Wednesdays are very, very full, and it’s stressful for him. “I didn’t have any free time today, Mom.” Poor guy. But stressful for The Kid means stressful for me, too. I will say, however, that seeing him so anxious seems to bring out the best in me. I’m at my most attentive and patient and helpful when he is at his most frustrated, irrational and exasperated. I think that’s because he needs me most then.

I plan to resume the “My Peeps” posts here in the next little bit. Nobody who blogs is safe! Mwah-hah-hah!

Decaffeinating

Published on October 12, 2008 in Miscellany. 7 Comments

I have been having a lot of trouble sleeping for the last few weeks. I wake up tired, so I drink too much caffeine (Diet Mountain Dew) and then I can’t sleep. A vicious cycle.

So this weekend, I decided to decaffeinate. I was not able to sleep Friday night. I slept yesterday until 11:30. I got up, ate some breakfast, and then went back to bed. I got up around one o’clockish and went back to bed again. I got up at 3:00 in the afternoon and ran errands - haircut, shopping. Cooked dinner when I got home and then, at 9:00 p.m., went back to lay down for a bit - just to put my feet up, honest. I kept dozing off and dozing off so eventually I just caved and put my pajamas on and went to sleep. I woke up about 10:30 for dessert and then I was out for the rest of the night.

I slept until 9:00 a.m. today - that’s TWELVE HOURS. And to top it off, I took a three hour nap this afternoon. And now, just after 9:00 p.m., I can’t stop yawning.

The decaffeinating plan is to switch to 20 oz. six packs vs. 2 liter bottles, and to limit myself to one per day. They are more expensive per ounce, but will be cheaper over the long run because I will be drinking so much less. Hopefully I’ll be back to functioning well on 8 hours of sleep again.

Laying on of Hands

Published on October 10, 2008 in Miscellany. 3 Comments

I went to the MD again today. I still have an infection in my leg. Here’s how he can tell. He put his hand on my (uninfected) left leg for about ten seconds. Then he put the same hand in the same place on my right leg. The difference in size and temperature indicated to him that the infection is still active.

We discussed how it hurt (ouch!) when he pressed on my shin (my “Stop it man!” made him grin) and that my ankle was similarly painful at the joint. He wrote me out a prescription for sulfameth/trimethoprim 800/160 tablets (generic for Bactrim DS), which treats staph vs. strep. I am to return in ten days.

I am weary of this, as I’m sure my tiny audience is weary of hearing about it. Perhaps when I am healed I will be able to think of something else to write about.

Better better better

Published on October 7, 2008 in Miscellany. 3 Comments

I am better. Much better. My foot hardly hurts at all and I’ve got energy again.

Wallowing

Published on October 5, 2008 in Spilling my Guts. 2 Comments

OK, I’m really tired of this. My foot HURTS DAMMIT. I’ve completely lost control of my life. I can’t do anything but sit with my foot propped up reading the stupid computer or lay in bed. I baked brownies tonight and they were good but now my foot HURTS AGAIN.

I WANT MY LIFE BACK.

Progress Report

Published on October 4, 2008 in Miscellany. 4 Comments

I went to the MD yesterday because I’m not healing as quickly as my days supply of antibiotics would indicate I should. My Rx runs out tomorrow and I still have quite bit of pain in the morning, and the swelling and redness is down, but not close to gone. The MD wrote me out another ten days supply of the drug (cephalexin) and I’m to go back for a follow up next Friday.

I didn’t do a very good job at work this week. I only got 31 hours in, so I used my last half day of paid time off. We REALLY can’t afford for me to be off work.

My friend Tonya in Lehi, Utah sent me a custom fragrance lotion. The scent is “Cheery Cherry” and it smells wonderful.

I’m trying to decide if I should try and go to The Kid’s soccer game this afternoon. It would be good to get out, but I don’t know how I’ll do with the walking.

Older Son is taking the LSAT today. I am anxiously sending him good vibes.