That was a suggestion at dinner last night by a friend of ours while discussing my upcoming heart cath today. Why can't they just run vinegar or lime-away or something through the veins to clean them out like I do with my Mr. Coffee? Ok, we've put it out there so go ahead universe, make it so!
Leaving in a few minutes to get the heart cath done and hope they can fix me. I'll report back with the details. In the meantime, take care of yourselves!!
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Living in Swiss Cheese
As promised, here is a picture of my "living room".
Obviously there is no living taking place in here except maybe for the neighbor's cat, David, who sneaks in through the doggie door at night and sleeps on the couch. Sure, HE gets to sit on my couch!!
I'm told the new sink and cooktop is going in this week and two more cabinets will be finished in a few days so I will be able to start moving things out of the living room. Sofa, here I come!!
And on a really cool note, we figured granite on our kitchen island was not going to be an option because of the price. BUT!!! We saw an article in our little local paper talking about this family owned business (Chippewa Stone in Medina, Ohio - and they are AWESOME!!) that sells granite and loves helping people achieve their decorating and remodeling goals. So, we decided to go check em out and these folks couldn't have been nicer. We walked in and my first words were, "Hi, we would like granite for our kitchen, but we're poor." And instead of them tossing us out on our ears, they took us through their warehouse and we looked at probably 200 huge pieces of granite.
When I reiterated that money was a big issue, she helped us find a remnant piece that is a perfect match for what we want. So on a whim, I asked her to price it for us, not holding my breath since all the other places quoted between $1400.00 and $1800.00 which is NOT in our budget range. Well, it ended up being less than half of what we expected. And, they would even install it! Not even sex has ever excited me this much!! (Ok, that's an over-statement)
Obviously there is no living taking place in here except maybe for the neighbor's cat, David, who sneaks in through the doggie door at night and sleeps on the couch. Sure, HE gets to sit on my couch!!
I'm told the new sink and cooktop is going in this week and two more cabinets will be finished in a few days so I will be able to start moving things out of the living room. Sofa, here I come!!
And on a really cool note, we figured granite on our kitchen island was not going to be an option because of the price. BUT!!! We saw an article in our little local paper talking about this family owned business (Chippewa Stone in Medina, Ohio - and they are AWESOME!!) that sells granite and loves helping people achieve their decorating and remodeling goals. So, we decided to go check em out and these folks couldn't have been nicer. We walked in and my first words were, "Hi, we would like granite for our kitchen, but we're poor." And instead of them tossing us out on our ears, they took us through their warehouse and we looked at probably 200 huge pieces of granite.
When I reiterated that money was a big issue, she helped us find a remnant piece that is a perfect match for what we want. So on a whim, I asked her to price it for us, not holding my breath since all the other places quoted between $1400.00 and $1800.00 which is NOT in our budget range. Well, it ended up being less than half of what we expected. And, they would even install it! Not even sex has ever excited me this much!! (Ok, that's an over-statement)
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Boob pancakes day!!
So, as a continuation of my last post on the merits of staying in touch with your health, today is that wonderful day we (older) women look forward to each year. You know, the one where you voluntarily walk into a room that emits radiation and passively stand there while some woman (with a sadistic look in her eye and an evil grin) sweetly tells you to bare it all and walk up and lay your boob on a cold plate. She then applies pressure to a footplate, (still grinning) and lowers another cold plate on top of your boob and begins to, for lack of a better term, smoosh your breast until it resembles a pancake. At the same time, Cruella tells you to "stand a little sideways, put your arm up here, bend back a little and don't move". Uh huh.
She then leaves the room so you are the only one who gets to reap the benefits of radiation exposure and leaves you standing there while you hear the machine you are hopelessly pinned to humming happily along. If you are the least bit claustrophobic like me, trust me, this experience is delightful.
And the best part is, you get to do it on the other side too!! Woo-hoo!!
Ok, I'm just funnin with ya. Seriously, while only slightly uncomfortable, it takes less than 5 minutes and it's the absolute best way (along with feeling yourself up) to protect yourself against breast cancer. So DON'T PUT IT OFF!! Make the damned appointment, get it done and take care of yourself!!
She then leaves the room so you are the only one who gets to reap the benefits of radiation exposure and leaves you standing there while you hear the machine you are hopelessly pinned to humming happily along. If you are the least bit claustrophobic like me, trust me, this experience is delightful.
And the best part is, you get to do it on the other side too!! Woo-hoo!!
Ok, I'm just funnin with ya. Seriously, while only slightly uncomfortable, it takes less than 5 minutes and it's the absolute best way (along with feeling yourself up) to protect yourself against breast cancer. So DON'T PUT IT OFF!! Make the damned appointment, get it done and take care of yourself!!
Monday, October 10, 2011
I have nitro glycerin and know how to use it!!
I'm carrying nitro glycerin tablets in my purse now. Evidently, my family history and lifestyle has finally caught up with me and now I have a heart blockage. It started several months ago when I realized I was putting off taking a shower in our new shower (remember, we're remodeling) because just wiping it down afterward was wearing me out and making me short of breath. (Good thing we have a bathtub too!!) Also noticed other minor activities like pulling weeds or carrying a bag out to the trash just about did me in.
Finally ended up going to the doc who of course ordered a stress test which I proceeded to flunk with my usual flare. I was bragging when I made it through the whole 6 minutes like they wanted and got the heart rate up to 160 like they wanted and then scared the hell out of them when the heart rate and blood pressure wouldn't come back down.....for a very long time.
So now I have nitro in my purse (just in case) and I'm going to a cardiologist this week and I"m told a heart cath is in my near future. I actually had one of those about 4 years ago (my first clue that I wasn't paying attention) so I know the test is not bad. I'm just hoping they can fix whatever's wrong while they're in there lookin around so I don't have to have something more involved.
The worst part of all this is feeling fragile and breakable. I'm used to just plowing through problems and this one just doesn't work that way. So consider this a piece of advice from This Ole Broad; If you don't feel right, there's a reason for it and you need to go get it fixed before it's beyond fixing. Ignoring the problem is the WORST thing you can do. I'll report back later. Have a fabulous week!!
Finally ended up going to the doc who of course ordered a stress test which I proceeded to flunk with my usual flare. I was bragging when I made it through the whole 6 minutes like they wanted and got the heart rate up to 160 like they wanted and then scared the hell out of them when the heart rate and blood pressure wouldn't come back down.....for a very long time.
So now I have nitro in my purse (just in case) and I'm going to a cardiologist this week and I"m told a heart cath is in my near future. I actually had one of those about 4 years ago (my first clue that I wasn't paying attention) so I know the test is not bad. I'm just hoping they can fix whatever's wrong while they're in there lookin around so I don't have to have something more involved.
The worst part of all this is feeling fragile and breakable. I'm used to just plowing through problems and this one just doesn't work that way. So consider this a piece of advice from This Ole Broad; If you don't feel right, there's a reason for it and you need to go get it fixed before it's beyond fixing. Ignoring the problem is the WORST thing you can do. I'll report back later. Have a fabulous week!!
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