Back to my old self?

Well the headache is gone and I sleep with the help of Ambien. Still coughing. But hey, I am alive.

The weather has been good. Tonight the hubby went to a girl's high school softball game. He has been coaching a co-worker's daughter in pitching. The hubby has played softball on and off for about 40 years. Fast style windmill. Anyhow...he went to one of her games tonight to see her play. He says she's pretty good.
Soooo.... Maddie and I were home alone. I had some energy and decided to do some stuff around the house. Straightened up the kitchen, cleaned off the clutter on the counters etc. I hate clutter. Vacuumed and swept. Got to do it while I feel like.
Then Maddie and I walked 2 1/2 miles very briskly. It was great. It was a nice breezy evening. People were out running, walking their dogs, just enjoying the evening. I love this weather and know it won't last too much longer.
Summers here suck.
When we returned I let Maddie out in the back yard. Lord knows she can't stay inside for more than 5 minutes.
The sun was shining on my fence and something was casting a weird rainbow shaped shadow. I could not figure out what it was...but took a picture to share. After viewing the picture, I realized it was the Palm tree. Still like it though.

Threw one in of Maddie after the squirrels.

Sleeping is for babies

I am back to not sleeping and the sinus headaches are back in full force.....oh...and that nagging cough is back also. Would somebody just shoot me please and put me out of my misery?

Today I get a long extended lunch hour because the doc will be at a school function for one of her daughters.
Not looking forward to it though because she wants us to run an errand for her that is 20 miles away and she won't offer me gas money. Personally, I would rather just come home and sleep for the two hours.
If the head doesn't stop hurting, that is probably what I will do.
These headaches are horrible. Its so bad I feel nauseous. ( I spelled nauseous correctly at a guess, unless it's spelled so wrong spell check didn't catch it. LOL)

Did get some good news....my brother in law can swallow again and has his voice back! I was so happy to hear that last night, for a second my head stopped hurting and I forgot about the cough.
But then reality set back in.
I do hope he continues to do well and beats this cancer.

Sleeping like a baby

It was a long week of screaming children and bitching parents...(what else is new) Never in my life have I met so many parents who don't want to spend a dime on their children's teeth. They slam their Coach bags up on the counter and then complain when they take out their matching wallets that they have to pay for fluoride (that is only $25.00) because THEY picked a sucky dental plan. (One mom actually had to call her husband to ask if she she could pay for fluoride that day. Shoot me if I ever get to that point in my life.)
NOT MY FUCKING PROBLEM. If you don't want to take care of your kids, you shouldn't have had so many! (I am quite the bitch lately huh?)

Ok i feel better now....

I came home from work yesterday and went to bed at 6:30 pm. I slept like a baby. I haven't done that in a long while. I don't know why I am sleeping so well all of a sudden. I think it may be that when I am breathing, I am concentrating on not coughing, so I am thinking about taking short slow breaths and not thinking about anything else. And the dreams I have had while I am asleep have been very vivid. I can remember every detail of them when I wake up. I usually remember my dreams anyway but these dreams have been more memorable for some reason.

My sinus headaches are back with a vengeance. I was hoping they were gone for good, but no such luck.
I didn't eat well today...went all day without eating and then ate KFC. I know...its full of sodium and fat.
I did have some cantaloupe as a snack later on though.
Tomorrow I am off and having lunch with a friend. I can't wait to sleep past 5 a.m. It will be delightful.

Not China?

I was sleeping the other night and I heard this crash. I jumped up and couldn't figure out what it was. It sounded like it came from my son's bathroom so I went in and turned on the light. There lay the shower curtain and the rod. It had fallen off the wall. It was the orginal rod and the house is 18 years old. So I think I got my money's worth when we bought the house (used and all)
Anyhow, off to Walmart (yeah I know..I hate that place too) I go to pick up a new rod. When I got home I started taking off the plastic wrap and what did I see but "Made in the U.S.A."

So at least we are making shower curtain rods here. I doubt there is a great demand for them though.

Ack!!!!!

I am still coughing...FUCK!!! (i feel better now)
And my dad is in the hospital. And it's Spring Break week so work is brutal.
Just wanted to let you know.

On a roll...

Well, I have been exercising and lifting weights. I am determined to get myself in shape. I use free weights every other day and walk every day. I am trying really hard to eat right, but still enjoy my sweets every now and then. I have been cooking and eating mostly at home.
It's so hard to control sodium. Everything is so full of it. You don't realize how much is in so many things.
I feel like I am doing well and want to continue this so I can see a difference in how I look and feel.
I am thin, weight isn't an issue. I need to tone up and I need to build upper body strength, as I have none,..... seriously.

I still have the dry cough. My doctor changed my meds and hopefully that will work. I am still waiting for the cough to subside. I hope it's soon because I get out of breath when I walk or talk a lot.

Thanks for all the words of encouragement SuperDave and JerseyGirl.