Another week and a half gone by...
I feel like I have to post something.
The trip to MA was surprisingly relaxing. As in, no anxiety, no stress, just calm, good fun. A lot of it may have to do with not having to drive at any point in the trip. That, at least, would have been something to stress me somewhat.
We spent plenty of time with M's parents, going out for dinner on Saturday night to Olive Garden with his grandpa, two aunts and a cousin. It was a nice, relaxed dinner. Everyone was in a good mood, talking, laughing. I just can't say how amazingly wonderful it was. Perhaps it's the acupuncture, but I just really enjoyed it. I was complimented twice by M's grandpa (he HAS met me before...but we think he may be ill and not telling anyone. As catty as that may sound, I mean it seriously. He's lost a lot of weight, and perhaps an illness has made him want to be closer to family.) Anyhow, at one point I was sitting at the table, listening with half an ear to everyone chatting, and thoroughly enjoying myself. I must have been smiling contentedly, because I heard grandpa lean over to M and tell him he "did well with this one, she always has a smile on her face." Later, he was asking M if I was wearing contacts, which I was, but not colored ones.
It amuses me that people will comment on my natural eye color (which can be defined most of the time as "blue" or maybe, "greyish-blue") more so than my colored contacts, when I find my eye color pretty much NOT noteworthy. :P
The In-Laws took us to a HUGE furniture store so they could look at a new mattress, so M and I wandered around and discussed furniture we liked if we had a house to put it in. Mostly couches and such (we love the "chair-and-a-half"), but at one point I wandered into the children's furniture section. I was smitten with a convertible crib there, in gorgeous wood. It had four stages....crib, toddler, daybed and adult bed. It made me only a little sad. There was a lovely matching changing table as well. M, expectedly, opted out of that browsing session.
We got to lay on the new Tempur-pedic Cloud mattress. I LOVED it! M, of course, declared it too soft. *sigh* Not that it matters, we can't get one anyway. BUT, I did pick out a new tempur pillow that fit my sleeping style better than what M-I-L bought us originally. We discussed the firmness of the bed due to my low body temp (damned thyroid *shakes fist*) and she suggested I use the original pillow to put under my knee when side-sleeping. I haven't tried it yet, since I spend 90% of my sleeping time on my back, or slightly to the side. She also bought us a mattress cover which not only keeps any cat hairball accidents from getting on the tempur foam, but is supposed to keep the sheets from sliding off the bed. (apparently this is not an isolated problem to just M and I) The effectiveness remains to be seen, but so far so good.
A woman at the tempur company suggested we use a twin-size electric blanket to warm the bed a half hour before I plan to get in it. I turn it off and jump in, and it should be softer. Since we don't have an electric blanket yet, I haven't tried it. In the meantime, the pillow is heavenly. Its smaller, but it's excellent for side sleeping, and for back sleeping it sinks wonderfully under my head without going flat like the other did.
We also made off with two new sheet sets, in 100% cotton. We had polyester microfiber sheets for the last 6 months and poor M is either freezing his arse off, or more likely sweating to death. The new cotton sheets make him very happy.
Nothing really new and exciting to report regarding acupuncture and my thyroid. I go for another session Tuesday night, then head to the lab for a thyroid blood test. I'm wondering if there will be any measurable difference after 4 months of acupuncture. I've had an alarming drop in overall body temp to 96.34 at its lowest this last week or two. Very displeased about that. The yo-yo is in effect still. Baby planning is sort of on track...not actively trying, but hoping for an "accident". I just can't wait any damned longer.
My boss gave me a $1.00 raise...so I make $10.50 an hour now. Sales are way down...this year is the worst, as far as I can tell. Customer purchasing is sporadic and minimal. Less jewelry, more nonsense little purchases. He mentioned maybe letting the other woman go...and our third is off to college on Aug 23rd. NO idea how things will work with me being the only employee when they head off to NM now and then. Anyway, just talk for the moment. He said I'm not going anywhere. I assume that means as long as the shop is open.
Okay....got distracted by my hubby coming home...watching Revenge of the Nerds now. More later. :)
The trip to MA was surprisingly relaxing. As in, no anxiety, no stress, just calm, good fun. A lot of it may have to do with not having to drive at any point in the trip. That, at least, would have been something to stress me somewhat.
We spent plenty of time with M's parents, going out for dinner on Saturday night to Olive Garden with his grandpa, two aunts and a cousin. It was a nice, relaxed dinner. Everyone was in a good mood, talking, laughing. I just can't say how amazingly wonderful it was. Perhaps it's the acupuncture, but I just really enjoyed it. I was complimented twice by M's grandpa (he HAS met me before...but we think he may be ill and not telling anyone. As catty as that may sound, I mean it seriously. He's lost a lot of weight, and perhaps an illness has made him want to be closer to family.) Anyhow, at one point I was sitting at the table, listening with half an ear to everyone chatting, and thoroughly enjoying myself. I must have been smiling contentedly, because I heard grandpa lean over to M and tell him he "did well with this one, she always has a smile on her face." Later, he was asking M if I was wearing contacts, which I was, but not colored ones.
It amuses me that people will comment on my natural eye color (which can be defined most of the time as "blue" or maybe, "greyish-blue") more so than my colored contacts, when I find my eye color pretty much NOT noteworthy. :P
The In-Laws took us to a HUGE furniture store so they could look at a new mattress, so M and I wandered around and discussed furniture we liked if we had a house to put it in. Mostly couches and such (we love the "chair-and-a-half"), but at one point I wandered into the children's furniture section. I was smitten with a convertible crib there, in gorgeous wood. It had four stages....crib, toddler, daybed and adult bed. It made me only a little sad. There was a lovely matching changing table as well. M, expectedly, opted out of that browsing session.
We got to lay on the new Tempur-pedic Cloud mattress. I LOVED it! M, of course, declared it too soft. *sigh* Not that it matters, we can't get one anyway. BUT, I did pick out a new tempur pillow that fit my sleeping style better than what M-I-L bought us originally. We discussed the firmness of the bed due to my low body temp (damned thyroid *shakes fist*) and she suggested I use the original pillow to put under my knee when side-sleeping. I haven't tried it yet, since I spend 90% of my sleeping time on my back, or slightly to the side. She also bought us a mattress cover which not only keeps any cat hairball accidents from getting on the tempur foam, but is supposed to keep the sheets from sliding off the bed. (apparently this is not an isolated problem to just M and I) The effectiveness remains to be seen, but so far so good.
A woman at the tempur company suggested we use a twin-size electric blanket to warm the bed a half hour before I plan to get in it. I turn it off and jump in, and it should be softer. Since we don't have an electric blanket yet, I haven't tried it. In the meantime, the pillow is heavenly. Its smaller, but it's excellent for side sleeping, and for back sleeping it sinks wonderfully under my head without going flat like the other did.
We also made off with two new sheet sets, in 100% cotton. We had polyester microfiber sheets for the last 6 months and poor M is either freezing his arse off, or more likely sweating to death. The new cotton sheets make him very happy.
Nothing really new and exciting to report regarding acupuncture and my thyroid. I go for another session Tuesday night, then head to the lab for a thyroid blood test. I'm wondering if there will be any measurable difference after 4 months of acupuncture. I've had an alarming drop in overall body temp to 96.34 at its lowest this last week or two. Very displeased about that. The yo-yo is in effect still. Baby planning is sort of on track...not actively trying, but hoping for an "accident". I just can't wait any damned longer.
My boss gave me a $1.00 raise...so I make $10.50 an hour now. Sales are way down...this year is the worst, as far as I can tell. Customer purchasing is sporadic and minimal. Less jewelry, more nonsense little purchases. He mentioned maybe letting the other woman go...and our third is off to college on Aug 23rd. NO idea how things will work with me being the only employee when they head off to NM now and then. Anyway, just talk for the moment. He said I'm not going anywhere. I assume that means as long as the shop is open.
Okay....got distracted by my hubby coming home...watching Revenge of the Nerds now. More later. :)