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a few updates for whose who care

Published on April 4, 2008 By little-whip In Blogging

1) I called the vet this morning and Greybaby and kittens are doing fine, she's growling at them when they go to change her food and water but not attacking, and she readily adopted the orphan they needed a wet nurse for. They are going to continue to try to socialize her, but if they aren's successful, they will return her to me to finish out her life in the neighborhood she knows, spayed and fully vaccinated, free of charge. God bless you, Dr Nan Jack.

2) I spend Wednesday afternoon having a nuclear stress test done on my heart in preparation for my hand surgery on the 8th. The results were mixed. I can have my surgery, but my cholesterol was outrageously high, over 300, and the 'bad' cholesterol reading was over 200. They want me to start medication a week after surgery, we'll see about that because I have my doubts in regards to benefits vs possible side effects.

3) Simon has headed down to southwestern Virginia this morning for a job interview and for the first time in months, I have the house to myself ALL DAY. Unfortunately, I have nothing naughtier to get into than cleaning, because my mother is flying down here Sunday. She's going to stay for a week after my surgery to help out. It's not that Simon isn't perfectly capable of this, but if He gets a job offer He has to be available to go, no matter where that offer may be, and seeing that He's shorthanded Himself, (literally) I'm comforted knowing that we'll have an extra pair at least until my sutures come out.

4) The mind works in strange ways, for instance, if we're short on food I stay hungry all the time, but the minute our pantry is stocked I lose my appetite. It's the same with housecleaning. My house is nowhere near spotless (and never will be) but it falls woefully short of my mother's pristine standards. For the last few days I've been finding myself obsessing over little details, like taking a q-tip to the base for my cordless phone--which I must admit has gotten fairly grungy--instead of using the available energy that I have to do the basics, like mopping the kitchen floor. Before I know it, the day's gone and while my phone is now shiny clean, the floor remains undone. I do this every freakin' time she visits, and the end result is always a mad scramble at the very last minute to get everything 'just so.' What's so aggravating about this is that no matter how clean and tidy things are, they still won't meet her standards, but the underlying issue is deeper, that being my never-ending desire for her approval.

5) Our obnoxious neighbor continues to maintain her silence ever since she caught a glimpse of the camcorder Just John was kind enough to send me. So far, so good. Thanks again, John!

6) We still haven't advertised the Cougar for sale, but we really need to. I just keep thinking "One more week, if He hasn't found a job in one more week we'll sell it." It's not that I'm attached to the car (although Simon is, it was his first American car and He's sentimental about it) it's just that I worry about an out of town job offer, which would leave us having to rent a second vehicle if He has to travel on ahead of me.

7) In regards to JU-- After Tuesday I don't know how long I'll be 'gone.' That's going to depend on how well I heal up and if there are any complications during or after my surgery. I'll be popping in to read when I can, though, and leaving smiley (or frowny) faces if I can. I'm still puzzled by certain people's sympathy towards certain situations, but I can't say I'm surprised, as one friend (and I don't use that word lightly) in particular has been more than sympathetic towards my own problems over the years, why should she be any different with anyone else?

That being said, I take no pledge to 'be nice' upon my return, although I won't deliberately seek to make trouble for this individual. I've said all I have to say on the matter, but if you (meaning anyone reading this) allow this person to comment on your threads, don't look for me to do the same. I won't.

And now I'm off to continue my dusting of shelves and mucking out of closets, washing of trash cans and rearrangement of book shelves. If I'm lucky, I might even get that floor mopped today before my current dose of pain medication wears off and I begin to regret the level of activity I've already subjected my poor hands and wrists to this morning.

I need a maid!

Comments (Page 1)

Adventure-Dude

on Apr 04, 2008

I need a maid!

Hmmm, maybe you can invent a way to strap a sponge or mop to a dog or cat and get them to walk around the floors that need mopped while playing fetch with a ball?

On second thought, this might be more destructive then helpful?

I hope you have a speedy recovery.

little-whip

on Apr 04, 2008

Hmmm, maybe you can invent a way to strap a sponge or mop to a dog or cat and get them to walk around the floors that need mopped while playing fetch with a ball?

Haha, Meeps lets me swoosh him around with my foot, 'dusting' the kitchen floor. Unfortunately, he then usually jumps up on the kitchen table to shake it all off.

RoyLevosh

on Apr 04, 2008

I hope you have a speedy recovery.

Me too.
I hope all goes well and your back to your old self (albeit a new and improved version, lol) soon.

And ugh, housework. Ugh...

Zoologist03

on Apr 04, 2008

Hmmm, maybe you can invent a way to strap a sponge or mop to a dog or cat and get them to walk around the floors that need mopped while playing fetch with a ball?

You can get the yardwork down via rats.(Actually the critter in the video is a degu) They can use rakes now.

Hope everything goes well, LW.

~Zoo

SanChonino

on Apr 04, 2008

Best of luck, my friend. Hope to see the smiley faces occasionally pop up with sado-squirrel alongside.

Texas Wahine

on Apr 04, 2008

Geez Zoo, good job messing up the page.

Sabrina: I am so happy to hear that things are going well with the mama kitty. I hope she gets to come back to you. No where else would she be treated with such love and care.

I'm sorry about the bad health news. You can't seem to catch a break. I hope the surgery goes well. I'm thinking of you. I'll give you a call soon. I'm over my minutes again but I have my home phone all squared away now.

I understand about the fanatical cleaning thing. I am the same way when Adrian comes home from being gone. All the things that I didn't notice before suddenly seem to be glaring problems and I can never manage my time well enough to get things as in shape as I'd like before he gets back. When he came back from Iraq I worked for days re-organizing and trying to get things looking nice and then he came home and cleaned the damn house again. OUCH.

I am more of a big-picture person. There are so many details that I tend to overlook and of course with 3 kids, they are always putting handprints or spills on something. Isabella goes behind me and undoes everything I do. When I'm loading the dishwasher or putting the dishes away, she's in the pantry pulling out food or in the cabinets taking out dishes. Xavier is a great helper, but Orian is laziest child I have ever met. I say that with love, but damn, that kid is L-A-Z-Y!!

I know you make keeping a comfortable home a priority even with your health issues and the pain you're in, and surely your mom understands that. I hope.

I'm glad your neighbor has laid off.

Good luck with Simon's interview. Fingers crossed!

Re: the issue with Mr. Big Shot

I am to the point where I just can't waste any time thinking about it or worrying about it. Any sympathy I had has evaporated. He has proven that the only thing he's interested in is looking like a big man. I have no idea what is going on with his family now, but I have my own family and problems to deal with, so whatever. He is only interested in escaping responsibility by blaming other people for his own choices. I think the kicker for me was a recent post proclaiming that the lesson he had learned was not to speak out, as if all his problems were the result of his speaking out (against what?!?!). Whatever. I am just tired of it. Nothing I can say or do is going to affect any kind of positive change...so, not my problem.

BTW, do you ever use the swiffer mops? They didn't really work for the floors we had in Hawaii, but they are great on this linoleum and so easy. Highly recommended by me. If I have to get out a mop and bucket and all that junk, I don't mop nearly as often. The swiffer mop makes it easy to mop daily (ok, maybe every other day! Haha)

just john

on Apr 04, 2008

Glad to hear kitty and co. is doing well. I'm not a cat person at all but I love animals so I have to at least be kind to cats. Glad to hear the camera worked.

I could give two shits about Mr. Bigshot. Sounds like he has a fair amount of business being thrown his way (from the way he puts it). The part I find most silly is that he seems to want the work but wants to complain about it too. I do lots of side work to make ends meet. I don't care if it's cleaning gutters. I do it with a smile. His response is yet another sign of an ungrateful person.

I hope your surgery goes well. Recovery time is always a bitch. Especially when you feel like doing more but can't.

KarmaGirl

on Apr 04, 2008

Sorry to hear about the health issues, but happy to hear about Simon getting an interview!

High Blood pressure and cholesterol issues usually go hand in hand, and they are a deadly mix.

There are a couple natural things that you can do to help yourself out (even though you'll curse me for saying it, lol):
1) cut down or eliminate meat and as much animal product as possible (you only get cholesterol from animal sources)
2) Get ground flaxseeds and add it to cereal, muffins, etc. Flaxseeds have omega fatty acids in them and help reduce cholesterol.
3) Eat oatmeal or Cheerios for breakfast
4) Drink 6-8 glasses of water
5) Cut down on caffeine and alcohol (red wine seems to be helpful, though, in moderation)
6) Replace butter and Margarine with olive oil an olive oil margarine (like Olivio)

From personal experience, your diet has as much bearing on cholesterol and blood pressure as medicine does. I used the above food guide along with meditation to bring both those issues down foe myself.

Do you have a home blood pressure monitor? It's quite handy, and it lets you know when you need to see a Dr. if it starts spiking. If you don't have one, let me know and I'll see what I can do. Don't need you strokin' out or anything

You'll be in my thoughts on Tuesday. I hope all goes well!

little-whip

on Apr 04, 2008

I understand about the fanatical cleaning thing. I am the same way when Adrian comes home from being gone. All the things that I didn't notice before suddenly seem to be glaring problems and I can never manage my time well enough to get things as in shape as I'd like before he gets back. When he came back from Iraq I worked for days re-organizing and trying to get things looking nice and then he came home and cleaned the damn house again. OUCH.

Ain't that the truth? On one hand, I'd LOVE for someone else to come do my cleaning, on the other hand, I'll hate it when mom does exactly that, as if my own efforts were inadequate.

1) cut down or eliminate meat and as much animal product as possible (you only get cholesterol from animal sources)
2) Get ground flaxseeds and add it to cereal, muffins, etc. Flaxseeds have omega fatty acids in them and help reduce cholesterol.
3) Eat oatmeal or Cheerios for breakfast
4) Drink 6-8 glasses of water
5) Cut down on caffeine and alcohol (red wine seems to be helpful, though, in moderation)
6) Replace butter and Margarine with olive oil an olive oil margarine (like Olivio)

I can probably implement most (if not all) of these, and it would be far preferable to adding yet another medication to the handfuls of pills I'm already taking. The only thing I'd miss a lot is red meat and liquor, but hey, if I had known I was going to live this long I'd have taken better care of myself.

Thank you, my friend, but I got one for Christmas and use it regularly, that's how I knew the meds I was already taking for the blood pressure weren't working. My new rheumatologist has me on metoprolol and hydrochlorothiazide now, and while my pressure still isn't within the 'normal' range, it's far better than its ever been.

I hope your surgery goes well. Recovery time is always a bitch. Especially when you feel like doing more but can't.

Thanks, John (and everyone else, too.)

It's almost 6PM and Simon still isn't home. It's either been a very long interview, or He's lost or stuck in traffic, lol. In the meantime we got another call from a GREAT company in Oklahoma City and they want to fly Him down on the 13th, put Him up in the airport motel and interview Him there on the 14th. It's a permanent position and they must be seriously interested to go through all that expense...wo0T!

Texas Wahine

on Apr 04, 2008

OMG, if you guys end up OKC we are going to have so much fun together Sabrina!!

little-whip

on Apr 04, 2008

OMG, if you guys end up OKC we are going to have so much fun together Sabrina!!

Zoologist03

on Apr 04, 2008

Geez Zoo, good job messing up the page.

Oh crap...did the video do something? Hmm...my page is fine...

...sorry.

~Zoo

dynamaso

on Apr 04, 2008

I'm so pleased to hear Greybaby is doing well. I do hope she does come back your way, if only for the sake of Noodles.

I hope your surgery and recovery goes well. I too will be thinking of you on Tuesday. All the best.

MarcieMoo

on Apr 04, 2008

Oh, Sabrina...crap.

I hope that your surgery goes well, as does your visit with Mom and Simon's interviews. You've got a ton of crap on your plate right now, and just know that I'm thinking lots of good thoughts your way.

MarcieMoo

on Apr 04, 2008

Crap.

I have high triglycerides. My dr. put me on meds for it, and we're trying to cut down on red meat consumption. I'm also trying to cut back on carbs because of the diabetes crap. I was eating oatmeal for lunch on a dailty basis for a while, but it got OLD.

I do some light weight training with the medicine ball and I use two pound weights while I walk, too. I'm so excited for it to be springs so we can go outside and hike and play some ball. Ugh.

Take care, chicklet. Can Simon hop on and give us an update on how you're doing? I'll be thinking about you!

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