ups and downs
Such is life. On the job front, I finally met a nice anesthesiologist!! Glory, my faith is restored... Also, I've attended some beautiful births and those are restorative. I had my first precipitous delivery the other night. She was in a wheelchair at 1:00 and had a baby in her arms at 1:05. The midwife was on the floor at the time, or I'd have had my first catch! Big guy too -- over 9#, no tears. It can be done, ladies!
Rosie's tumor is shrinking "significantly" according to the oncologist. 2 treatments done, the next one is Friday, and they've said that a lumpectomy is absolutely still a possibility (they were not that enthusiastic pre-chemo). Woot!
We're looking at houses again. Did the find a dream heartbreak dance again. The house is just about $20k too expensive. We had conversations last fall about what we could get approved for, and that's how we set our parameters for the search. But when we sat down and ran numbers after we saw that house it was staggering. Yes, we can be approved, but we'd have to pay $17-1800 per month (with taxes etc). Yeah, that's not a comfy number. We like things like retirement savings, replacing things that break, and vacations. I do not like having my heart in my throat that an illness could cost us our house. So we're back to the search with a newly deflated number. We've already seen one place that I like a lot. Great location, good elementary school district, right number of bedrooms and bathrooms, workable kitchen. Shared driveway (we would own it but must allow one neighbor to use it when they ask because it sits partially in their lot). But super-easy off-street parking. We drove by at 10PM to see what it was like when folks were really home, and it was actually quite reasonable. Itsy bitsy back yard. But as Andy put it, "big enough to play catch with a four-year-old." And there's a park 2 blocks away with sidewalks to get there. (for those in the know -- S Geneva St on the South side of the creek) So we're thinking.
I had my first personal training session -- the one where they ask you what your fitness goals are and nod a lot. I get to find out my sooper seekrit workout plan on 4/20 (duuude). I tried to go to the gym today, but the lots were all full, and the overflow lots were all full. So I couldn't go. I hope *that's* not a regular occurrence. There was some sort of party that had rented one of the lots out. Uncool at peak gym time. But I had a yoga class tonight, so I feel all flexy and virtuous. And when I don't work Monday nights I am still doing kickboxing. I'm about halfway to my goal, but it took me a year and a half, and I want the other half to take less time. Which means buckling down. I've been doing this thing where I lose like 5 pounds and then maintain for a couple of months. Gotta get that down, then I'll be golden. I know plateaus are normal, I just want them to be shorter. I've been the same damn weight since November! Of course, I didn't have a gym from December through the start of March. And we moved, so we had all our last meals at all our favorite NYC restaurants. And I may be totally indulging in comfort eating the the face of new job, new home, cancer, and mortgages. So I know *why* I'm not losing. I'm just irritated at myself.
Speaking of being irritated. I tried to pay my car loan over the phone (online system wasn't showing my account yet), and they wanted a $15 service fee!! So I waited till the online system caught up. And paid my bill online. And got charged a $10 processing fee!!! Uh, since when are there online processing fees? You get the money without the paperwork, what's the issue? WTF, Chase Auto Financing? Good rate, bad customer service. Grr.
And to end on a happy note, I have 2 weddings to go to in the next 8 weeks, and another friend just got engaged yesterday! I'm finally having the wedding boom my 20s were supposed to include! I've had more of a slow trickle until now. Oy, now all I have to do is find a place to get a cute summery dress for the June wedding, and figure out if my black and copper dress is appropriate for the country inn wedding at the end of April. Wish me luck!
Rosie's tumor is shrinking "significantly" according to the oncologist. 2 treatments done, the next one is Friday, and they've said that a lumpectomy is absolutely still a possibility (they were not that enthusiastic pre-chemo). Woot!
We're looking at houses again. Did the find a dream heartbreak dance again. The house is just about $20k too expensive. We had conversations last fall about what we could get approved for, and that's how we set our parameters for the search. But when we sat down and ran numbers after we saw that house it was staggering. Yes, we can be approved, but we'd have to pay $17-1800 per month (with taxes etc). Yeah, that's not a comfy number. We like things like retirement savings, replacing things that break, and vacations. I do not like having my heart in my throat that an illness could cost us our house. So we're back to the search with a newly deflated number. We've already seen one place that I like a lot. Great location, good elementary school district, right number of bedrooms and bathrooms, workable kitchen. Shared driveway (we would own it but must allow one neighbor to use it when they ask because it sits partially in their lot). But super-easy off-street parking. We drove by at 10PM to see what it was like when folks were really home, and it was actually quite reasonable. Itsy bitsy back yard. But as Andy put it, "big enough to play catch with a four-year-old." And there's a park 2 blocks away with sidewalks to get there. (for those in the know -- S Geneva St on the South side of the creek) So we're thinking.
I had my first personal training session -- the one where they ask you what your fitness goals are and nod a lot. I get to find out my sooper seekrit workout plan on 4/20 (duuude). I tried to go to the gym today, but the lots were all full, and the overflow lots were all full. So I couldn't go. I hope *that's* not a regular occurrence. There was some sort of party that had rented one of the lots out. Uncool at peak gym time. But I had a yoga class tonight, so I feel all flexy and virtuous. And when I don't work Monday nights I am still doing kickboxing. I'm about halfway to my goal, but it took me a year and a half, and I want the other half to take less time. Which means buckling down. I've been doing this thing where I lose like 5 pounds and then maintain for a couple of months. Gotta get that down, then I'll be golden. I know plateaus are normal, I just want them to be shorter. I've been the same damn weight since November! Of course, I didn't have a gym from December through the start of March. And we moved, so we had all our last meals at all our favorite NYC restaurants. And I may be totally indulging in comfort eating the the face of new job, new home, cancer, and mortgages. So I know *why* I'm not losing. I'm just irritated at myself.
Speaking of being irritated. I tried to pay my car loan over the phone (online system wasn't showing my account yet), and they wanted a $15 service fee!! So I waited till the online system caught up. And paid my bill online. And got charged a $10 processing fee!!! Uh, since when are there online processing fees? You get the money without the paperwork, what's the issue? WTF, Chase Auto Financing? Good rate, bad customer service. Grr.
And to end on a happy note, I have 2 weddings to go to in the next 8 weeks, and another friend just got engaged yesterday! I'm finally having the wedding boom my 20s were supposed to include! I've had more of a slow trickle until now. Oy, now all I have to do is find a place to get a cute summery dress for the June wedding, and figure out if my black and copper dress is appropriate for the country inn wedding at the end of April. Wish me luck!