Health

Happiness is…

Opening a package from Old Navy... trying on new jeans... jeans fitting... and then remembering how, just this summer those same jeans would have been two sizes larger.

What I learned today…

1). Do not go to the pharmacy at 9am on Mondays. Millions of old people are already there in line ahead of you.2). Do not trust that your insurance and your prescription benefit company are actually talking to each other, even though they appear as…

Urgent Care

Well, I guess Declan took my post about taking advantage of our insurance seriously, because this afternoon, he started wheezing so badly I could hear him from the other room. The allergist thought he might have mild allergies - but I really believe he has…

Diabetes Checkup

Met with a new diabetes doctor this morning - my old one is closing her private practice (sniff sniff). I liked the new doc, although her main push was to get me exercising 4-5 times a week at least. What an evil bitch.Just kidding. Surprisingly,…

Dripping sinus ooze

While visiting the allergist last week, he recommended that I so a different style of nasal irrigation. I have rhinitis from growing up in a house of smokers and subsequently moving to an urban area that has a brown cloud descend upon it every winter.…

Recurring Nightmare

Even with the Lunesta, I still have vivid dreams. I am so thankful that I do not have regular night terrors anymore - my night terrors were on the level of: screaming my head off, punching Bryan, and being petrified of someone being in the…