For Day 10 I chose Consignment.
I hate throwing things away, especially if those things could benefit someone. It's even better if I can get rid of things and make some money from it! But I don't particularly like having garage sales. Since I don't have many BIG items to get rid of - mostly clothes, small household items, and toys - it usually isn't worth all the work. So now what?
Consignment is a great solution! Someone else sells the items for you, and you still get paid. Often you get more than what you would have gotten at the yard sale, even after paying the 50% commission. If your stuff doesn't sell, you still don't have to deal with it because they will donate it for you!
It's very seldom, though, that I actually cash my consignment check. I called today and found I have about $6 on account. Sure, I could go get the money, but I choose not to. Instead, when one of the kids is in need of an article of clothing, we will first check there to see if we can find what we need, and pay for it using the credits we have. Especially for Scrappy - often I can find "like new" clothing for him because boys his age either 1) wear their clothes so ragged there is no salvaging them, or 2) outgrow them before they hardly have a chance to wear them. Often I find something one or the other of the older kids needs on the $1 rack or with a half price tag. I just LOVE those finds!
As I am going through the Summer Declutter Challenge one of my areas to declutter is my and my daughter's closet and dresser. I have an appointment for June 24 to take clothes to the consignment store. She's taking just summer stuff, so I'll have to put any winter stuff aside for a later appointment. I might look to see if she has any capris or shorts for me up there!
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Thundersnow?
We have been experiencing quite the Minnesota winter this year!!! Temps ranging from -20 to 45 within a day! Thunder, lighting, snow, rain, ice - all in the same day. Sunday morning, hubby took a couple movies back to the library for me, then went to the grocery store to pick up a few things before the weather got too bad....
It was worse than he thought.
I was sitting in the recliner, and I heard this terrible screeching sound. Beau looked out the window and told me "Daddy's stuck!" I went to look, and sure enough, he had the tires spinning on our GMC Safari and wasn't making any progress up the driveway until he slid to the grass. When I went out with some ice melt, he told me that was his second trip up the driveway. The first trip up, he parked the van. It then slid down the driveway and into the road - in park! Scary stuff!! I was ice skating across the grass, the driveway, and the sidewalk. (Of course, in normal Minnesota fashion, school was only 2 hours late on Monday.)
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| Garland and Christmas lights on our front railing - coated in ice |
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| Our front yard - completely covered in ice! |
The kids and I hung out in the house while hubby worked on stuff in the addition. I'm happy to report that we have drywall up! All the walls are about half covered so far. It's looking like a real house!!
I don't know why I didn't think about it before, but I finally decided to make homemade pudding pops. I had bought a large pack of craft sticks (300 or so) for $1. I also has small paper cups from an interesting attempt at making Jello shots (no one told me I had to add WATER with the alcohol!) so I figured, why not? In the cupboards I found both chocolate and vanilla - great combo, right?
2 boxes made 15 pudding pops if the glasses are filled most of the way. I've learned that Scrappy likes them, but can't finish a whole one. Next time I'll need to make some half size. Beau liked them so much, she asked if I could make them for when she needs to take treats for Girl Scouts, which will also make them her birthday treats. We're going to try some combinations of chocolate and banana also. One thing I did notice is they didn't freeze very well in our fridge-freezer. When we put them in the chest freezer, they froze solid.
Today Beau had a little bit of embarassment at school today. She split her pants right up the front. Who knows how she did it - she's not even sure. I have been warning her that her jeans seem to be looking a little small lately, even though she thinks they fit. I took her a pair of pants, then went shopping at my favorite consignment store after school. I find it almost impossible to buy her most clothing without her with me trying them on. I think she tried on 8-10 pairs of jeans today before she found one that fit. She had been wearing 12s and 14s, but none of those she tried on fit. They were too big or too small. I found some 'Junior' sized and figured, why not? Turns out, she fits a 'Junior' size 4! I let her get 2 pairs. They were marked with white tags - which happen to be the 50% off tags for this month. Scrappy wanted to check some stuff out for him too. I usually browse for upcoming sizes for him while we're there. Unfortunately there weren't any jeans in the next size for him, but he did score 3 new pairs of jammies on the $1 rack. My grand total for Beau's 2 pairs of (name brand) jeans and Scrappy's 3 pairs of jammies: $0.62. The rest was paid for with the credit we earned from consigning the kids' outgrown clothes. I had also asked about buttons since I will be needing them for some upcoming projects. She didn't have any, but said to ask every time I come in. She did suggest I contact our local tailor shop. Turns out, they have a bunch of them from past projects and will part with them! I asked how much they'd be and was told it depends on how many I want. A few would be free. I asked for a couple dozen and was told $1, maybe $2. A lot better than the store's rates! And all I had to do was ask.
And now to leave with something cute. This is a little project that I started - and almost completed - tonight. I didn't cut the button holes because I don't have a button for it yet and don't want to cut it too big... I'm hoping the recipient really likes it!!
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| My first scrapwork apron :) |
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Another Year
As the year is coming to a close, I look back and came to a realization. I really didn't do anything this year. Nothing memorable really. Basically a year wasted away, days blurring into one another.
I'm back where I started with my weight loss. I haven't been to TOPS in 2 months because lack of motivation and because I don't want to deal with one of the nasty old ladies there.
There have been a lot of decisions made. Now actions need to be taken on the decisions.
Our house is currently under construction, as we are adding on to the back of the house. But I don't want the new part to be overrun with junk and crap. All the chaos has been greatly contributing to my anxiety. That is why I have taken a little time to find some 'tools' to help me control the chaos. I'll share more on the specific websites as I apply some of the methods, and report on the effectiveness of the methods. I know, not everything works for everyone. I need to figure out what works for me.
Since tomorrow is New Year's Eve, I've already made a list of what my resolutions are for the new year.
1) I am going to give myself designated time to update my blog at least 2x per week.
2) I am going to have office hours at least 1x per week so I can get some work done with my businesses. Even if it is just filing or sending emails!
3) I'm going to focus more on my weight loss. I have 3 steps to this:
5) Spend a little more Me-Time - I want to set up morning and evening routines for myself because a lot of days, my personal stuff is waylaid because of something or another of the kids'.
The dishes are calling my name and the cupboards aren't emptying themselves.... so onward I go!
I'm back where I started with my weight loss. I haven't been to TOPS in 2 months because lack of motivation and because I don't want to deal with one of the nasty old ladies there.
There have been a lot of decisions made. Now actions need to be taken on the decisions.
Our house is currently under construction, as we are adding on to the back of the house. But I don't want the new part to be overrun with junk and crap. All the chaos has been greatly contributing to my anxiety. That is why I have taken a little time to find some 'tools' to help me control the chaos. I'll share more on the specific websites as I apply some of the methods, and report on the effectiveness of the methods. I know, not everything works for everyone. I need to figure out what works for me.
Since tomorrow is New Year's Eve, I've already made a list of what my resolutions are for the new year.
1) I am going to give myself designated time to update my blog at least 2x per week.
2) I am going to have office hours at least 1x per week so I can get some work done with my businesses. Even if it is just filing or sending emails!
3) I'm going to focus more on my weight loss. I have 3 steps to this:
- Going back to TOPS weekly - even if it's only for weigh in and I can't stay for the meeting
- Tracking all of my food and water (since I know I don't drink enough water)
- Do some sort of exercise every day, even if I can't get to the gym
5) Spend a little more Me-Time - I want to set up morning and evening routines for myself because a lot of days, my personal stuff is waylaid because of something or another of the kids'.
The dishes are calling my name and the cupboards aren't emptying themselves.... so onward I go!
Friday, January 6, 2012
Nature's Identity Crisis
I don't think nature realizes it's January - in Minnesota. We had a record high of 52 yesterday, and it was still quite warm today - in the 40's!! Where is all the snow??? I really want to go cross country skiing, but until we get some of that white stuff, that's not going to happen. Rumor has it we might get some next week. Wonder if it will stick around?
Scrappy went with me to TOPS on Thursday and I only stayed for weigh in (I gained a pound. I'm getting a little frustrated since it seems like working out doesn't have much effect. I know, I know. Patience). He was still running a fever (with no other symptoms) which finally broke this afternoon, so he couldn't go to the sitter's. Since we were out of the house to take Beau to school anyway, I had a few errands that just could not wait any longer - I'd already put them off long enough! (I also told Scrappy if he was a good boy during all our running, Mommy would buy him a donut on the way home!)
After TOPS, the first stop was the grocery store. 9 am is the perfect time to go because, of course, they had just put out a bunch of "Reduced for Quick Sale" items and were still bringing more over. Now, I stocked up pretty well last time I went shopping but figured, since I had to get milk, eggs, other WIC things, and cat food and litter. Found some pretty good meat deals again. 3 packages of dark meat chicken quarters (2 per package, $0.89/lb), 2 pork roasts ($1.99/lb), 2 small packages pork tenderloin medallions (2 per package, about $1.50/pkg), and a package 3 bone-in pork chops (about $2.50). These were really good discounts when looking at the prices of the same items that were not reduced. (I won't be needing to buy meat for a while!)
After the grocery store, we still had a little while before our appointment at the consignment store, so we went to Shopko to pick up 6 prescriptions, then the college to pick up my books. They only cost $144, but there was a HUGE stack of them. I didn't have to buy books for 2 of my classes since I already have them from last semester (I failed 2 classes last semester because of my health problems and ultimately our loss of our Little Warrior - but I am appealing these F's since I believe I have a good reason, as does my advisor.)
When we were done at the college, it was time to go to the consignment store. I know from past experience that they have a limit of 50 items to be consigned at a time, so I took everything that I had sorted our already. This was the equivalent of an 18 gallon tote. I was very surprised that, other than an unopened package of beads, an unopened puzzle, and an old Halloween costume, they took everything. I was told that if I bring the costume back in the fall, they'll take it then. Yay!!
The last stop before going to get Scrappy's donut (yes, I delivered on that promise!) was at the funeral home. I wrote a lot of thank you notes, but ran out. As part of their service, they provided us with thank you notes. (too bad postage wasn't included!) I got 2 boxes, although I doubt I'll need all of them... better safe than sorry, right?
Since hubby had to work late last night, we kept supper easy - mac and cheese and hot dogs. So healthy, right? But I tend to treat the kids with some of their favorites when he's not home, and work towards making fuller meals when he is. I prefer if he doesn't have to worry so much about what's for supper since he's the one working full-time.
We really needed something different tonight. The same old thing gets tiring after a while. I had noticed when cleaning out the cupboards that I had been finding quite a few taco seasoning packets. I've also been hungry for Spanish rice. This made the supper decision easy! I had kept out 2 packages of the chicken quarters wondering what I should do with them. Chicken tacos with Spanish rice! Turned out pretty good too! Beau's always a big eater, but hubby enjoyed 4 tacos. Even Scrappy was munching on the meat, and he's very picky.
I bet that chicken would be good on a salad... hmmm....
Scrappy went with me to TOPS on Thursday and I only stayed for weigh in (I gained a pound. I'm getting a little frustrated since it seems like working out doesn't have much effect. I know, I know. Patience). He was still running a fever (with no other symptoms) which finally broke this afternoon, so he couldn't go to the sitter's. Since we were out of the house to take Beau to school anyway, I had a few errands that just could not wait any longer - I'd already put them off long enough! (I also told Scrappy if he was a good boy during all our running, Mommy would buy him a donut on the way home!)
After TOPS, the first stop was the grocery store. 9 am is the perfect time to go because, of course, they had just put out a bunch of "Reduced for Quick Sale" items and were still bringing more over. Now, I stocked up pretty well last time I went shopping but figured, since I had to get milk, eggs, other WIC things, and cat food and litter. Found some pretty good meat deals again. 3 packages of dark meat chicken quarters (2 per package, $0.89/lb), 2 pork roasts ($1.99/lb), 2 small packages pork tenderloin medallions (2 per package, about $1.50/pkg), and a package 3 bone-in pork chops (about $2.50). These were really good discounts when looking at the prices of the same items that were not reduced. (I won't be needing to buy meat for a while!)
After the grocery store, we still had a little while before our appointment at the consignment store, so we went to Shopko to pick up 6 prescriptions, then the college to pick up my books. They only cost $144, but there was a HUGE stack of them. I didn't have to buy books for 2 of my classes since I already have them from last semester (I failed 2 classes last semester because of my health problems and ultimately our loss of our Little Warrior - but I am appealing these F's since I believe I have a good reason, as does my advisor.)
When we were done at the college, it was time to go to the consignment store. I know from past experience that they have a limit of 50 items to be consigned at a time, so I took everything that I had sorted our already. This was the equivalent of an 18 gallon tote. I was very surprised that, other than an unopened package of beads, an unopened puzzle, and an old Halloween costume, they took everything. I was told that if I bring the costume back in the fall, they'll take it then. Yay!!
The last stop before going to get Scrappy's donut (yes, I delivered on that promise!) was at the funeral home. I wrote a lot of thank you notes, but ran out. As part of their service, they provided us with thank you notes. (too bad postage wasn't included!) I got 2 boxes, although I doubt I'll need all of them... better safe than sorry, right?
Since hubby had to work late last night, we kept supper easy - mac and cheese and hot dogs. So healthy, right? But I tend to treat the kids with some of their favorites when he's not home, and work towards making fuller meals when he is. I prefer if he doesn't have to worry so much about what's for supper since he's the one working full-time.
We really needed something different tonight. The same old thing gets tiring after a while. I had noticed when cleaning out the cupboards that I had been finding quite a few taco seasoning packets. I've also been hungry for Spanish rice. This made the supper decision easy! I had kept out 2 packages of the chicken quarters wondering what I should do with them. Chicken tacos with Spanish rice! Turned out pretty good too! Beau's always a big eater, but hubby enjoyed 4 tacos. Even Scrappy was munching on the meat, and he's very picky.
I bet that chicken would be good on a salad... hmmm....
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Happy New Year!!
We enjoyed our quiet New Year's Eve at home. Maybe we're getting old, but we enjoyed spending time with just our kids. The forecast was for wind and rain, and sure enough, we finally got snow! 50 degrees, raining, on Dec 31 in Minnesota? Not normal. But today - about 10 degrees, snow, and awful wind on Jan 1? Perfectly normal. Mother Nature has worse mood swings than anyone I know!
I love cooking with my hubby so much! We cooked a nice dinner together - turkey, stuffing, scalloped corn, baked potatoes, and turkey gravy. Very yum!! I cleaned up the dishes afterwards while he cleaned the rest of the meat off the turkey. There were only a few pans I left to soak overnights so they would be easier to clean in the morning. I put the turkey carcass in the crock pot on low overnight. It smelled so good this morning!! I learned my lesson from before about trying to can chicken stock - I froze my turkey stock. Not bad - I got 15 cups of stock!!
Normally we go to a movie New Year's Day - it's a tradition that I've been trying to keep with my kids. Unfortunately with today's weather, I don't think we're going to be leaving the house at all. We are getting things done around the house though. I did about 50 minutes on my Fit. Hubby and I cleaned out the toy box so the kids have room to store some of their new toys. Some of it we threw out, some of it we bagged up to donate to the Epilepsy Foundation. I still have a ton of totes to go through in the garage. Maybe at least get through some of the bags/totes of clothes so I can wash whatever I want to take to the consignment store next week..... There is a 50 piece limit - I'm pretty sure I'm going to have to make a second appointment!!
My Opa and I are having a contest now. Today is the day one of our contest. We're going see who can lose the most by June 1st when he comes home. The minimum we HAVE to go for is 10 pounds. I'm hoping to double that. We'll see what happens - but this year is going to be my year - I'm going to make it the best I can!!!
I love cooking with my hubby so much! We cooked a nice dinner together - turkey, stuffing, scalloped corn, baked potatoes, and turkey gravy. Very yum!! I cleaned up the dishes afterwards while he cleaned the rest of the meat off the turkey. There were only a few pans I left to soak overnights so they would be easier to clean in the morning. I put the turkey carcass in the crock pot on low overnight. It smelled so good this morning!! I learned my lesson from before about trying to can chicken stock - I froze my turkey stock. Not bad - I got 15 cups of stock!!
Normally we go to a movie New Year's Day - it's a tradition that I've been trying to keep with my kids. Unfortunately with today's weather, I don't think we're going to be leaving the house at all. We are getting things done around the house though. I did about 50 minutes on my Fit. Hubby and I cleaned out the toy box so the kids have room to store some of their new toys. Some of it we threw out, some of it we bagged up to donate to the Epilepsy Foundation. I still have a ton of totes to go through in the garage. Maybe at least get through some of the bags/totes of clothes so I can wash whatever I want to take to the consignment store next week..... There is a 50 piece limit - I'm pretty sure I'm going to have to make a second appointment!!
My Opa and I are having a contest now. Today is the day one of our contest. We're going see who can lose the most by June 1st when he comes home. The minimum we HAVE to go for is 10 pounds. I'm hoping to double that. We'll see what happens - but this year is going to be my year - I'm going to make it the best I can!!!
Friday, December 30, 2011
Checking things off
Yesterday was a much more motivating day - well, at least the morning was! As normal, I start my Thursday morning with my TOPS meeting. I gained 1.25 lbs this week, but I guess that's not too bad considering it was over Christmas. Coulda been worse!!! Especially if I wouldn't have had my workouts in! I didn't get them everyday, but did get them more often than not. I was just a couple pounds short of my 25 pound year-end goal - I finished the year's meetings down a total of 22.5 pounds. Not bad considering I was pregnant most of that time! Time to think about what my goal should be for the next year since we do a 'rededication' at the first January meeting. I definitely want to hit the 25 pound mark before my 1 year anniversary with TOPS, which is March 24 (Beau's birthday!)
**When I was getting ready to go to my TOPS meeting, I went out to start the car and realized I didn't have my Bluetooth with. I had left it on the counter since the battery was dead. Since I was going to be in the car, I prefer to use it so my hands are free. I went back in the house and was looking all over the counter and couldn't find it at first. Then I found an old key chain that had been hanging on the hooks over the counter. The key chain was laying on my Bluetooth. It was a Guardian Angel key chain. I think someone was leaving me a sign that he knew I was thinking of him :) **
I got a lot done yesterday too!! I went to my favorite consignment store, where I thought I had about $6 on credit, cuz Scrappy needs another pair of jeans (I recently realized having only 1 pair of jeans is not sufficient for him since khakis don't match everything and sweatpants aren't always appropriate.) Turns out I had over $10 - a nice surprise! Since it is the end of the year, she cut me a check for my credits, which I used to pay for his jeans ($5 for a pair of almost new Wranglers? Works for me!) I made an appointment while I was there to bring some stuff in next week. I was surprised she got me in so soon since it's normally 1-2 months out!! She's looking for 'springtime' stuff, and will always take jeans. Since cleaning out my storage unit, I've found a lot of clothes that didn't sell at my past garage sales. These things would be perfect to take up there - just have to make sure they're washed first. And she has a limit of 50 items per appointment, so once I sort through the clothes I'll have to count what I have. I know I'll need to make an appointment to take in some summer stuff, maybe a second appointment for spring stuff and/or jeans. My appointment is for January 5. The Epilepsy Foundation will be picking up on January 4, so anything I'm not taking to consignment is going to them. Hubby reminded me to go through the stuff up to 2T so that if/when we have another little one, we have some clothes for him/her. I found a few old onesies belonging to Scraps that I'm going to hold on to. I have an 18 gallon tote full of maternity and baby clothes along with other miscellaneous items, like bottles, liners, pumping equipment, etc.
After the consignment shop, I headed to pay the balance on the property taxes and picked up the other 5 cans of Scrappy's DuoCal. Went to Shopko to pick up his prescription, but turns out insurance won't cover the saline nebulizer solution. It's only $19 for 100 vials though. Too bad I only had $5 on me though, so I couldn't pick it up.
I called hubby as I was leaving town to see if he had plans for lunch since I was coming to town to get the kids. He didn't so he ordered pizzas to be ready when I got to town since Grammy and Opa had treated us last week and since they had watched the kids. I told hubby I had a doctor's appointment in the afternoon, so just asked if he stop and pick up the meds on his way home. (As it turned out, insurance wouldn't cover mine prescription either, so they had to find a generic and order it in for next day delivery.)
I've been having a lot of pain in my side, next to where my incision is, and there doesn't seem to be any logical reason. There's no redness and there's no actual injury (cut, rash, anything). And I didn't know if my incision was healing since I've had a yeast infection in the skin around it. My doc was out, so I saw is Physician's Assistant. The yeast infection seems to be clearing up, there is one small spot on my incision that is still open, but looks ok, and he couldn't feel or see anything that would leave him to believe I had an infection. He thinks the pain is due to nerve damage from the surgery. We are going to try a topical cream to see if that helps. If it doesn't, then we'll try with a pill. I told him I just need something to get through until I have my next OB appointment at Mayo on January 10. So we'll see what happens. (I'll have to wait until hubby gets home though. I have anxiety issues when driving in bad weather - it started raining about the time I went to bed last night, and now has turned to snow. Which means the roads are slick. And there are too many idiots out there. He can just pick it up on his way home - hopefully!)
By the time we got home, I just wanted to relax. I was exhausted, but I'm sure it's because I had such awful heartburn I didn't get to bed until after 2, then Scraps woke me up at 6:30. I love my kids, don't get me wrong, but sometimes I just wish they would sleep - or at least let me sleep. I was trying to nap while they were watching cartoons and putting puzzles together, but every time I closed my eyes, all I hear is "Mo-om!" as Beau loves to make it into a 2 syllable word. Grrr. I didn't do anything after getting home except to make supper then lounge again in my recliner. After hubby got home, I did nap a little bit, then read a little before heading to bed. My whole body just ached and I didn't know why - just hoped I wasn't getting sick!!
I guess missing a workout really does show! I didn't do my workout Wednesday because of the all the work with the freezer/refrigerator, and yesterday was too busy and I was too tired. This morning the kids were begging to play their Monster Jams Wii game, so I figured I better get my workout done before they take over the TV. I used it as bribery for treatments this morning too :) So while Scrappy did his vest, I did 51 minutes on the Fit Plus - and I was sweating :) And my body feels SO much better - especially my back!!
I need to get lunch going for the kids - we're having leftovers. Going to make an easy supper too - a Banquet family meal we have in the freezer. Then I can get a little more done around the house today without having to worry about making a mess or taking much time on supper. Have a lot of sorting to do before the EF comes to pick up! (Plus, since they take stuff in garbage bags, I'll be cleaning out some totes so I have more of them to use for other things!!)
**When I was getting ready to go to my TOPS meeting, I went out to start the car and realized I didn't have my Bluetooth with. I had left it on the counter since the battery was dead. Since I was going to be in the car, I prefer to use it so my hands are free. I went back in the house and was looking all over the counter and couldn't find it at first. Then I found an old key chain that had been hanging on the hooks over the counter. The key chain was laying on my Bluetooth. It was a Guardian Angel key chain. I think someone was leaving me a sign that he knew I was thinking of him :) **
I got a lot done yesterday too!! I went to my favorite consignment store, where I thought I had about $6 on credit, cuz Scrappy needs another pair of jeans (I recently realized having only 1 pair of jeans is not sufficient for him since khakis don't match everything and sweatpants aren't always appropriate.) Turns out I had over $10 - a nice surprise! Since it is the end of the year, she cut me a check for my credits, which I used to pay for his jeans ($5 for a pair of almost new Wranglers? Works for me!) I made an appointment while I was there to bring some stuff in next week. I was surprised she got me in so soon since it's normally 1-2 months out!! She's looking for 'springtime' stuff, and will always take jeans. Since cleaning out my storage unit, I've found a lot of clothes that didn't sell at my past garage sales. These things would be perfect to take up there - just have to make sure they're washed first. And she has a limit of 50 items per appointment, so once I sort through the clothes I'll have to count what I have. I know I'll need to make an appointment to take in some summer stuff, maybe a second appointment for spring stuff and/or jeans. My appointment is for January 5. The Epilepsy Foundation will be picking up on January 4, so anything I'm not taking to consignment is going to them. Hubby reminded me to go through the stuff up to 2T so that if/when we have another little one, we have some clothes for him/her. I found a few old onesies belonging to Scraps that I'm going to hold on to. I have an 18 gallon tote full of maternity and baby clothes along with other miscellaneous items, like bottles, liners, pumping equipment, etc.
After the consignment shop, I headed to pay the balance on the property taxes and picked up the other 5 cans of Scrappy's DuoCal. Went to Shopko to pick up his prescription, but turns out insurance won't cover the saline nebulizer solution. It's only $19 for 100 vials though. Too bad I only had $5 on me though, so I couldn't pick it up.
I called hubby as I was leaving town to see if he had plans for lunch since I was coming to town to get the kids. He didn't so he ordered pizzas to be ready when I got to town since Grammy and Opa had treated us last week and since they had watched the kids. I told hubby I had a doctor's appointment in the afternoon, so just asked if he stop and pick up the meds on his way home. (As it turned out, insurance wouldn't cover mine prescription either, so they had to find a generic and order it in for next day delivery.)
I've been having a lot of pain in my side, next to where my incision is, and there doesn't seem to be any logical reason. There's no redness and there's no actual injury (cut, rash, anything). And I didn't know if my incision was healing since I've had a yeast infection in the skin around it. My doc was out, so I saw is Physician's Assistant. The yeast infection seems to be clearing up, there is one small spot on my incision that is still open, but looks ok, and he couldn't feel or see anything that would leave him to believe I had an infection. He thinks the pain is due to nerve damage from the surgery. We are going to try a topical cream to see if that helps. If it doesn't, then we'll try with a pill. I told him I just need something to get through until I have my next OB appointment at Mayo on January 10. So we'll see what happens. (I'll have to wait until hubby gets home though. I have anxiety issues when driving in bad weather - it started raining about the time I went to bed last night, and now has turned to snow. Which means the roads are slick. And there are too many idiots out there. He can just pick it up on his way home - hopefully!)
By the time we got home, I just wanted to relax. I was exhausted, but I'm sure it's because I had such awful heartburn I didn't get to bed until after 2, then Scraps woke me up at 6:30. I love my kids, don't get me wrong, but sometimes I just wish they would sleep - or at least let me sleep. I was trying to nap while they were watching cartoons and putting puzzles together, but every time I closed my eyes, all I hear is "Mo-om!" as Beau loves to make it into a 2 syllable word. Grrr. I didn't do anything after getting home except to make supper then lounge again in my recliner. After hubby got home, I did nap a little bit, then read a little before heading to bed. My whole body just ached and I didn't know why - just hoped I wasn't getting sick!!
I guess missing a workout really does show! I didn't do my workout Wednesday because of the all the work with the freezer/refrigerator, and yesterday was too busy and I was too tired. This morning the kids were begging to play their Monster Jams Wii game, so I figured I better get my workout done before they take over the TV. I used it as bribery for treatments this morning too :) So while Scrappy did his vest, I did 51 minutes on the Fit Plus - and I was sweating :) And my body feels SO much better - especially my back!!
I need to get lunch going for the kids - we're having leftovers. Going to make an easy supper too - a Banquet family meal we have in the freezer. Then I can get a little more done around the house today without having to worry about making a mess or taking much time on supper. Have a lot of sorting to do before the EF comes to pick up! (Plus, since they take stuff in garbage bags, I'll be cleaning out some totes so I have more of them to use for other things!!)
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