I have been Bad about Posting
And when I do, it's been politics. Well, there is one little link pertaining to that, and it's mostly the picture which makes the article priceless. Although I don't surf the web much, there was some medical news which impressed me, and is only political in the most oblique way. When I was working in that particular specialty, you got to have a part of your esophagus changed out for your trachea, and that worked fair to horseshit, so I am happy about this.
I am slowly adjusting to having heat. The cat doesn't know what to make of the coldness outside with the warmness inside. In theory, he'd like to be out. He gets shivery, so I don't think he will be the macho cat that Mithras was. Mithras only deigned to use the catbox on the 2 coldest weeks of the year. As a result of the furnace, I got my basement > 2/3 organised. That inspired me to clean my porch. This was interesting timing. Unless we get one more warm day, the paint job which was happening on my metal cupboard will need to wait until spring.
I had been doing really well in making one pot meals with my farm share, but that is mostly done, except for a potato soup and a squash soup in the future. I have to actually think about meal planning. This is not my strong suit, except on an individual meal basis. It's really all about what I have on hand, and what can be done with it.
Had my review at work, which was fairly glowing. Rather than making me happy, this comforts me a bit. I am still grieving the firing of a wonderful nurse, who seems to have had a lapse in judgment. I continually reflect on how we are all only human. While I usually get an RN sitting next to me when I work phones now, she is a new grad, and has many questions, which makes me a bit slower than usual.
My body seems happier. I will be told that the lab numbers have confirmed that I don't have sprue, but I understand that there are false negatives when the inflammation is fairly mild. My thyroid numbers are normalising, despite the fact that I've been taking only a half-dose of the thyroid suppressant medication prescribed, and that I held a dose until I could verify that I did not have one of the medications more serious side effects. These are all the signs that I am returning to normal function in that regard, which was expected. It came later, rather than sooner. The fact that I have been diagnosed with Graves disease points back to the probability that there may be an immune process going on with the gut, and it simply makes sense to avoid wheat whenever possible. (It wasn't possible last night at the wine tasting. They toasted french bread, and slathered it with salmon/gorgonzola/caper stuff.{yum}) At least it was only half a slice.
There is Thursday night dancing again, and Tadhg has found a lovely place for us to dance. It is a flamenco studio.
My life has been fairly boring due to the fact that I nest a bit during the fall. Boring isn't all bad.
I am slowly adjusting to having heat. The cat doesn't know what to make of the coldness outside with the warmness inside. In theory, he'd like to be out. He gets shivery, so I don't think he will be the macho cat that Mithras was. Mithras only deigned to use the catbox on the 2 coldest weeks of the year. As a result of the furnace, I got my basement > 2/3 organised. That inspired me to clean my porch. This was interesting timing. Unless we get one more warm day, the paint job which was happening on my metal cupboard will need to wait until spring.
I had been doing really well in making one pot meals with my farm share, but that is mostly done, except for a potato soup and a squash soup in the future. I have to actually think about meal planning. This is not my strong suit, except on an individual meal basis. It's really all about what I have on hand, and what can be done with it.
Had my review at work, which was fairly glowing. Rather than making me happy, this comforts me a bit. I am still grieving the firing of a wonderful nurse, who seems to have had a lapse in judgment. I continually reflect on how we are all only human. While I usually get an RN sitting next to me when I work phones now, she is a new grad, and has many questions, which makes me a bit slower than usual.
My body seems happier. I will be told that the lab numbers have confirmed that I don't have sprue, but I understand that there are false negatives when the inflammation is fairly mild. My thyroid numbers are normalising, despite the fact that I've been taking only a half-dose of the thyroid suppressant medication prescribed, and that I held a dose until I could verify that I did not have one of the medications more serious side effects. These are all the signs that I am returning to normal function in that regard, which was expected. It came later, rather than sooner. The fact that I have been diagnosed with Graves disease points back to the probability that there may be an immune process going on with the gut, and it simply makes sense to avoid wheat whenever possible. (It wasn't possible last night at the wine tasting. They toasted french bread, and slathered it with salmon/gorgonzola/caper stuff.{yum}) At least it was only half a slice.
There is Thursday night dancing again, and Tadhg has found a lovely place for us to dance. It is a flamenco studio.
My life has been fairly boring due to the fact that I nest a bit during the fall. Boring isn't all bad.