Monday, April 30, 2007
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Stuck
With all of the crazyness of the house, I haven't been to the gym in forever. I haven't been there since I injured myself with the interval workout at the beginning of March. Blah! I lost the contest with my family members and we talked about starting a new one however, everyone is going thru remodel hell right now except for one person. Not the best time to start something up. However, it might pull the focus back to the goal.
My personal goal is still in place. I would love to get 1200 minutes of exercise by Memorial Day, however, I haven't been counting painting and moving boxes. I guess if I paint for 8 hours I should count part of it huh? That will be the only way to make that goal right now.
The scale is still bouncing between my January 1st weight and a few pounds up from that. I haven't seen a number below my January 1st weight since last year. I have an appointment with the Gyn on Wednesday for the annual speculum visit. I plan on talking to her about birth control. I don't need it since I can't seem to get pregnant on my own but maybe it will help with getting other things under control. Like the icky hair growth among other things. I know that last time she wanted to do some tests but that was over a year ago so who knows what she will say now. All I know is that things are different now since we are not TTCing. Hopefully she can offer some insight and some options to help get the weight off.
Happy Saturday, I'm off to paint!
My personal goal is still in place. I would love to get 1200 minutes of exercise by Memorial Day, however, I haven't been counting painting and moving boxes. I guess if I paint for 8 hours I should count part of it huh? That will be the only way to make that goal right now.
The scale is still bouncing between my January 1st weight and a few pounds up from that. I haven't seen a number below my January 1st weight since last year. I have an appointment with the Gyn on Wednesday for the annual speculum visit. I plan on talking to her about birth control. I don't need it since I can't seem to get pregnant on my own but maybe it will help with getting other things under control. Like the icky hair growth among other things. I know that last time she wanted to do some tests but that was over a year ago so who knows what she will say now. All I know is that things are different now since we are not TTCing. Hopefully she can offer some insight and some options to help get the weight off.
Happy Saturday, I'm off to paint!
Sunday, April 22, 2007
A not so silly meme
FOODOLOGY
Q. What is your salad dressing of choice?
A. Paul Newman's Balsamic Vinagrette
Q. What is your favorite fast food restaurant?
A. Portillo's
Q. What is your favorite sit-down restaurant?
A. Buco Di Beppo but we don't go there often as they are expensive even though you can take home leftovers for at least 2 days.
Q. On average, what size tip do you leave at a restaurant?
A. 15 - 30% - usually, the larger the bill the smaller the percentage
Q. What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick of?
A. There isn't one right now as I am pretty sick of most things at that moment.
Q. What is your favorite type of gum?
A. Stride Spearmint
TECHNOLOGY
Q. What is your wallpaper on your computer?
A. A Picture of one of my unexpected blessing nieces eating her first birthday cake!
Q. How many televisions are in your house?
A. Two, one expensive, one about to pass a slow death
BIOLOGY
Q. What’s your best feature?
A. My eyes or my smile...not sure. I don't really like any of my features so I wouldn't know :)
Q. Have you ever had anything removed from your body?
A. Gallbladder, toe bone, tonsils
Q. Which of your five senses do you think is keenest?
A. Probably smell since I get nauseated from even just a faint odor of some items.
Q. When was the last time you had a cavity?
A. About 5 years ago
Q. What is the heaviest item you lifted last?
A. Upper corner cabinet to bring into the garage in case it rains tonight
Q. Have you ever been knocked unconscious?
A. Only by drugs (the kind an anaestethiologist administers), not by concussion.
BULLSHITOLOGY
Q. If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die?
A. Nope.
Q. Is love for real?
A. Sure, most of the time when you find the right person.
Q. If you could change your first name, what would you change it to?
A. Not now but as a kid I wanted to since there was always another Deb------ whatever in my grade. Now...well, no. Not an issue anymore.
Q. What color do you think looks best on you?
A. I haven't a clue. People tell me purple but I have no idea.
Q. Have you ever swallowed a non-food item by mistake?
A. Uh...not that I recall.
Q. Have you ever saved someone’s life?
A. Nope
Q. Has someone ever saved yours?
A. Not that I know of
DAREOLOGY
Q. Would you walk naked for a half mile down a public street for $100,000?
A. Uh...tax free and I can specifiy the time of year and the street sure.
Q. Would you kiss a member of the same sex for $100?
A. Probably
Q. Would you allow one of your little fingers to be cut off for $200,000?
A. Nope
Q. Would you never blog again for $50,000?
A. Sure
Q. Would you pose nude in a magazine for $250,000?
A. No as there would be a permanent record.
Q. Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1,000?
A. Nope
Q. Would you, without fear of punishment, take a human life for $1,000,000?
A. Of course not.
Q. Would you give up watching television for a year for $25,000?
A. It would be tough but yes
Q. Give up MySpace forever for $30,000?
A. Yes.
DUMBOLOGY
Q: What is in your left pocket?
A. Nothing
Q: Is Napoleon Dynamite actually a good movie?
A. It has it's moments but overall... no
Q: Do you have hardwood or carpet in your house?
A. Carpet and laminate wood floors.
Q: Do you sit or stand in the shower?
A. Stand unless I am injured.
Q: Could you live with roommates?
A. Nope.
Q: How many pairs of flip-flops do you own?
A. None. I only ever buy the ones without the toe jam anyways so not sure those are called flip flops.
Q: Last time you had a run-in with the cops?
A. In real life or through paperwork? In real life it would be in December when a cop stopped me as I was walking into an appointment to ask if I had run across a loud car in the last 10 minutes. Through paperwork? Last week when I received noticed of a right on red violation from a camera monitored intersection in the city.
Q: What do you want to be when you grow up?
A. Hmmm....retired and living on water or near Wrigley Field. Heck, I would want to be one of the red shirts at Wrigley.
LASTOLOGY
Q: Friend you talked to?
A. Hope
Q: Last person you called?
A. My boss to find out if my 7am appt was to be kept or not tomorrow.
RANDOMOLOGY
Q: First place you went this morning?
A. Into the shower
Q: What can you not wait to do?
A. Get the kitchen finished.
Q: What’s the last movie you saw?
A. In the theater or on tv? In the theater...oh goodness, Over the Hedge I think. On tv, we watching Walking tall with the Rock in two sections.
Q: Are you a friendly person?
A. Mostly...I hope so.
Q. What is your salad dressing of choice?
A. Paul Newman's Balsamic Vinagrette
Q. What is your favorite fast food restaurant?
A. Portillo's
Q. What is your favorite sit-down restaurant?
A. Buco Di Beppo but we don't go there often as they are expensive even though you can take home leftovers for at least 2 days.
Q. On average, what size tip do you leave at a restaurant?
A. 15 - 30% - usually, the larger the bill the smaller the percentage
Q. What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick of?
A. There isn't one right now as I am pretty sick of most things at that moment.
Q. What is your favorite type of gum?
A. Stride Spearmint
TECHNOLOGY
Q. What is your wallpaper on your computer?
A. A Picture of one of my unexpected blessing nieces eating her first birthday cake!
Q. How many televisions are in your house?
A. Two, one expensive, one about to pass a slow death
BIOLOGY
Q. What’s your best feature?
A. My eyes or my smile...not sure. I don't really like any of my features so I wouldn't know :)
Q. Have you ever had anything removed from your body?
A. Gallbladder, toe bone, tonsils
Q. Which of your five senses do you think is keenest?
A. Probably smell since I get nauseated from even just a faint odor of some items.
Q. When was the last time you had a cavity?
A. About 5 years ago
Q. What is the heaviest item you lifted last?
A. Upper corner cabinet to bring into the garage in case it rains tonight
Q. Have you ever been knocked unconscious?
A. Only by drugs (the kind an anaestethiologist administers), not by concussion.
BULLSHITOLOGY
Q. If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die?
A. Nope.
Q. Is love for real?
A. Sure, most of the time when you find the right person.
Q. If you could change your first name, what would you change it to?
A. Not now but as a kid I wanted to since there was always another Deb------ whatever in my grade. Now...well, no. Not an issue anymore.
Q. What color do you think looks best on you?
A. I haven't a clue. People tell me purple but I have no idea.
Q. Have you ever swallowed a non-food item by mistake?
A. Uh...not that I recall.
Q. Have you ever saved someone’s life?
A. Nope
Q. Has someone ever saved yours?
A. Not that I know of
DAREOLOGY
Q. Would you walk naked for a half mile down a public street for $100,000?
A. Uh...tax free and I can specifiy the time of year and the street sure.
Q. Would you kiss a member of the same sex for $100?
A. Probably
Q. Would you allow one of your little fingers to be cut off for $200,000?
A. Nope
Q. Would you never blog again for $50,000?
A. Sure
Q. Would you pose nude in a magazine for $250,000?
A. No as there would be a permanent record.
Q. Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1,000?
A. Nope
Q. Would you, without fear of punishment, take a human life for $1,000,000?
A. Of course not.
Q. Would you give up watching television for a year for $25,000?
A. It would be tough but yes
Q. Give up MySpace forever for $30,000?
A. Yes.
DUMBOLOGY
Q: What is in your left pocket?
A. Nothing
Q: Is Napoleon Dynamite actually a good movie?
A. It has it's moments but overall... no
Q: Do you have hardwood or carpet in your house?
A. Carpet and laminate wood floors.
Q: Do you sit or stand in the shower?
A. Stand unless I am injured.
Q: Could you live with roommates?
A. Nope.
Q: How many pairs of flip-flops do you own?
A. None. I only ever buy the ones without the toe jam anyways so not sure those are called flip flops.
Q: Last time you had a run-in with the cops?
A. In real life or through paperwork? In real life it would be in December when a cop stopped me as I was walking into an appointment to ask if I had run across a loud car in the last 10 minutes. Through paperwork? Last week when I received noticed of a right on red violation from a camera monitored intersection in the city.
Q: What do you want to be when you grow up?
A. Hmmm....retired and living on water or near Wrigley Field. Heck, I would want to be one of the red shirts at Wrigley.
LASTOLOGY
Q: Friend you talked to?
A. Hope
Q: Last person you called?
A. My boss to find out if my 7am appt was to be kept or not tomorrow.
RANDOMOLOGY
Q: First place you went this morning?
A. Into the shower
Q: What can you not wait to do?
A. Get the kitchen finished.
Q: What’s the last movie you saw?
A. In the theater or on tv? In the theater...oh goodness, Over the Hedge I think. On tv, we watching Walking tall with the Rock in two sections.
Q: Are you a friendly person?
A. Mostly...I hope so.
Thursday, April 19, 2007
One Long Whine
In the last 30 days:
* We discovered a water leak from our dishwasher in our kitchen
* We received a collection letter from our original mortgage broker saying that we owed them our first mortgage payment ever even though it was paid
* We found out that we had to file an extension because other people have failed to provide necessary tax information to us in a timely manner
* We found out that my husband has to have eye surgery
* We found out that my insulin levels are through the roof
* We found out that a family friend has bone cancer in her spine...this is her 4th bout of cancer
* We had the seat belt get all messed up on one of our cars and it wasn't covered by the warranty---it was the first repair ever that we have had in warranty years not covered in the last 7 years.
* I have gotten my period twice and well...not 30 days apart
* We found out that a close coworker (so close that she helped him get his job) of my husband's is quitting tonight
* We have had to demolish our kitchen because of above water leak
* We stumped the orkin man ( but they did call back today and say that once the effected items are out of the house so will the bugs be)
* My doctor yelled at me for gaining weight
* We found out that our cat takes after my weight gain/loss issues
* My mother had a stomach cancer scare and still can't have a full colonscopy but hey...it's not cancer so okay good.
* I have been worried about DH's job since said coworker has announced to us that she was leaving.
* My work has been soooooooo busy (that is not the whine) that I haven't had time to do much if anything around the house so right now it is a complete clusterfuck since it was a mess to begin with
* My washer and dryer is in my kitchen so that means we are in great need of a trip to the Laundromat
* I have been soooo fatigued that I have been going to sleep at 9pm most nights.
Okay..well whining didn't help but maybe sleep will as I have to get up in ooo 4 or 5 hours to get the report done that I can't concentrate on now.
BLAH!
* We discovered a water leak from our dishwasher in our kitchen
* We received a collection letter from our original mortgage broker saying that we owed them our first mortgage payment ever even though it was paid
* We found out that we had to file an extension because other people have failed to provide necessary tax information to us in a timely manner
* We found out that my husband has to have eye surgery
* We found out that my insulin levels are through the roof
* We found out that a family friend has bone cancer in her spine...this is her 4th bout of cancer
* We had the seat belt get all messed up on one of our cars and it wasn't covered by the warranty---it was the first repair ever that we have had in warranty years not covered in the last 7 years.
* I have gotten my period twice and well...not 30 days apart
* We found out that a close coworker (so close that she helped him get his job) of my husband's is quitting tonight
* We have had to demolish our kitchen because of above water leak
* We stumped the orkin man ( but they did call back today and say that once the effected items are out of the house so will the bugs be)
* My doctor yelled at me for gaining weight
* We found out that our cat takes after my weight gain/loss issues
* My mother had a stomach cancer scare and still can't have a full colonscopy but hey...it's not cancer so okay good.
* I have been worried about DH's job since said coworker has announced to us that she was leaving.
* My work has been soooooooo busy (that is not the whine) that I haven't had time to do much if anything around the house so right now it is a complete clusterfuck since it was a mess to begin with
* My washer and dryer is in my kitchen so that means we are in great need of a trip to the Laundromat
* I have been soooo fatigued that I have been going to sleep at 9pm most nights.
Okay..well whining didn't help but maybe sleep will as I have to get up in ooo 4 or 5 hours to get the report done that I can't concentrate on now.
BLAH!
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Dodged another bullet or did I?
Well, the results are in. My a1c is well within normal ranges! Yay! Still not diabetic. However......
the c-peptide results were not so good. Apparently my insulin level has jumped quite a bit over the past several months. Not a good thing. Everything else was within tolerable ranges including my cholesterol...HDL was just 44 so need to work on getting that up some more. My TSH was 2.7 but he didn't give me the lab ranges so I don't know what that corresponds to. Some people say that anything over 2 is considered hypo but when I suggested that previously I was told that the lab ranges are different. He did tell me that he doubts I have an insulinoma since according to him I would be passing out from low blood sugar if I did.
Anyways...I walked out of there with a BGL monitor to make sure that when I am having my "episodes" my Blood sugar isn't going dangerously low. I also got samples of a new medicine to try. He was originally going to add actos to my daily pills but then decided to switch to a combo pill when we were talking about the GI symptoms I am experiencing. Hopefully I will be able to tolerate the highest level of this med and that I will be able to stomach it. Most importantly is that my insulin levels go down with it instead of going up.
Blah!
the c-peptide results were not so good. Apparently my insulin level has jumped quite a bit over the past several months. Not a good thing. Everything else was within tolerable ranges including my cholesterol...HDL was just 44 so need to work on getting that up some more. My TSH was 2.7 but he didn't give me the lab ranges so I don't know what that corresponds to. Some people say that anything over 2 is considered hypo but when I suggested that previously I was told that the lab ranges are different. He did tell me that he doubts I have an insulinoma since according to him I would be passing out from low blood sugar if I did.
Anyways...I walked out of there with a BGL monitor to make sure that when I am having my "episodes" my Blood sugar isn't going dangerously low. I also got samples of a new medicine to try. He was originally going to add actos to my daily pills but then decided to switch to a combo pill when we were talking about the GI symptoms I am experiencing. Hopefully I will be able to tolerate the highest level of this med and that I will be able to stomach it. Most importantly is that my insulin levels go down with it instead of going up.
Blah!
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Didn't you get the notice?
I guess that the Weather controller didn't get the notice.
It isn't supposed to snow after Easter! Or for that matter once the regular baseball season opens! How are they supposed to play ball in Wrigley field with snow on the grass?
Blech!
Update! They aren't playing today. Hopefully the extra day off will kick them off of their already too early losing streak!
It isn't supposed to snow after Easter! Or for that matter once the regular baseball season opens! How are they supposed to play ball in Wrigley field with snow on the grass?
Blech!
Update! They aren't playing today. Hopefully the extra day off will kick them off of their already too early losing streak!
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