Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Finally fixed (SOMEthing, at least!)

Receiving confirmation that at least ONE of my medical problems is definably "fixed."

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Unexpected acknowledgment

Having my creativity acknowledged and appreciated.

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Monday, July 30, 2012

And (my) nominees are…

Feeling connected to and sufficiently engaged with the filk community that I felt comfortable submitting a Pegasus nominations ballot

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Sunday, July 29, 2012

Just what I wanted to hear!

Hearing both "Wicked Girls" and "Burn It Down" during Seanan McGuire's GoH concert!

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Saturday, July 28, 2012

Work, music, food, thunderstorm = bliss

Productive night at work, followed by a couple hours of filk at Confluence, before getting food & coming home in a beautiful thunderstorm.

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Thursday, July 26, 2012

Seeing the world through new eyes

Adjusting to my vision through my new glasses.

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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Green, growing things

Seeing growth im my little window garden of seedling herbs.

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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Successfully feeding myself

Getting 2 of my 3 meals of the day on my own, without drastically impacting my breathing or any other functionality significantly.

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Monday, July 23, 2012

Coming home to my bed, my food, and my cats

Going HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL, to my bed, my cats, my food, and the chance to actually rest.

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Hospital backlog 7/22– Stabilizing

Having my oxygen saturation being to at least stabilize when off supplemental oxygen, if not actually improve to my own baseline.

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Hospital backlog 7/21– Not slapping people

Not smacking the phlebotomist that woke me at 6am for bloodwork, then kept snapping at me "Don't move!" when she hit a nerve that made my fingers jump automatically.

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Hospital backlog 7/20 – Sometimes you just need a shower

Getting to take a real shower, despite being in the hospital

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Thursday, July 19, 2012

Doing what I’m told, even when I don’t want to

I took my nebulizer, antibiotics, and steroids, and otherwise stayed in bed, in the a/c, to rest my lungs and listen to the thunderstorm.

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Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Mail mountain: defeated

I sorted and filed the month's worth of mail piled up on my desk

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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

I need to go home now, I can’t breathe.

When my breathing problems got to the "breathing is painful" point, I asked to go home rather than push myself into an EMS trip from work to the ER.

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Monday, July 16, 2012

I can ride the bus!

Successfully riding the bus to work, for the first time in 2 months, with NO asthma problems!

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Sunday, July 15, 2012

If you had the chance to change your fate… would you?

Tempura chicken for lunch, followed by a movie date to see Brave. A red heart drawn at the end of the text.

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Saturday, July 14, 2012

Thhhbbbppppt!

Exchanging silly cellphone pictures with a friend.

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Bad luck, huh?

Making ironic Friday the 13th jokes to anyone who complained about bad luck or Murphy's Law at work today.

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Thursday, July 12, 2012

Working for the weekend

Making much anticipated plans for the weekend

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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Bad kitty, my pen!

Convincing the cat to not chew on my favorite pen. (At least, while I'm using it...)

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Tips on sticks

Getting some good advice on avoiding blowing out veins during future blood draws from an excellent phlebotomist who got my lab work done in 1 stick. :)

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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Work in progress… slow, slow progress

 

Making measurable progress on a craft project I've been working on for at least 5 years

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Monday, July 9, 2012

Music makes the day hurt less

Finding that I CAN access my music on Google Play from work!

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Sunday, July 8, 2012

At least I made it home alive

I made it home from work in 1 piece, without crashing the car.

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Friday, July 6, 2012

Go to the bank like a motherf*cking adult

Accomplishing my whole list of "grown up" errands - insurance paperwork, going to the bank, grocery shopping - AND surviving the 100 F temperatures!

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Thursday, July 5, 2012

Comfort in clothing

Coming home from work and changing into comfy, lounge-around-the-house clothes.

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Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Fireworks are heat tolerant… right?

Surviving my half shift of overtime I volunteered for, despite holiday craziness, heat advisories, and freak thunderstorms.

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Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Being the smart-ass

Being the office smart-ass for the evening, lessening the tension and getting people laughing instead of growling and slamming stuff.

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Monday, July 2, 2012

New eyes on the way

Finally got around to ordering a new pair of glasses WITH matching sunshade.

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Sunday, July 1, 2012

When enough is too much

Recognizing when enough was too much and taking immediate steps to cool off and get out of the heat.

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Hanging out and vegging out

Visiting with friends, hanging out with movies and junk food, and making plans for more of the same.

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