my darling husband asked me if i had cocaine for lunch. the answer, of course, was no. he asked because i got home from an historic homes tour and started cleaning -- really, really cleaning my house. bub had taken the little man to watch a movie, and when they got home, the kitchen both bathrooms (including the shower. i hate the shower), the vacuuming, and some - not quite all - of the dusting had all been done. i had sworn that i would not even attempt to clean the house until the entry way tile had been cleared out and the floor was finished. i didnt decide this just out of spite. the ridiculous air hammer busts out the concrete and tile in such a way that the entire house is covered with a delightful layer of red dust. gag me.
we started this project of tearing out and re-doing the entry hall about 7 weeks ago. before you gross out, yes, i have cleaned my house in that time period, but not all that thoroughly. i dont know if you are anything like me, but there comes a time in every girls life when shes just had enough. for me, that was yesterday. i was done with the dust. finished with the filth. had it up to here with uncleanliness. so i fixed it. it was lovely.
this morning, bub started up the ol' air compressor and chiseled away on the floor. ((sigh))
also noteworthy is this little tasty morsel: i am starting a lawn care service. since it is now fall, i decided to scalp the lawn. it looks so pretty. i mowed it twice, in a criss-cross pattern, just because i wanted to. seeing as how the yard wont be manicured for another several months, i wanted to make 'er pretty. i was happy with my work, until i saw the edges. there were creepy little fingers of grass runners taking over my drive way. by taking over, i mean that there was at least 4 inches of over-grown grass expanding on to my drive! excuse me, grass, you dont belong.
i dont have an edger. i dont have a weed-eater. i do have scissors. if you drive by and dont think that this is the most beautifully scissor-edged lawn in the neighborhood, just keep it to yourself. i am so proud. you, too, can have a lawn like mine. i will be happy to service your lawn. it will only take me one entire day. thats for the front. my fingers are bruised. good night.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
save you
if you didnt know already, october is breast cancer awareness month. its also time for fall, halloween, pumpkin spice lattes, hoodies, football and comfort foods.
im 31. i have never had an october mean anything to me but cooler temperatures, pumpkins and mums. i was a little confused last year when i found out that the new halloween colors were green and purple, but that is neither here nor there. unless 'there' is stupid-town. who decided purple and green were fall-ish, or halloween-ish? wierd. whatever.
like i said, im 31. i have not been to see a doctor (other than my father-in-law who i see weekly) in almost 5 years. i dont like to go. i dont like to be examined in any way, shape or form.
a few weeks ago, bub told me that he scheduled a mammogram for me. there was a mobile mammogram thing-a-ma-jig that was coming to his work and would do free mammograms for employees and their spouses. gee. thanks, bub.
it was quick and painless (and very discreet, surprisingly) and i was on my way. the nice lady told me that she would mail my results in 2 weeks, blah blah blah. im 31 i dont care. i came because my husband told me to. thanks for the pink pen that says "the best protection is early detection," i'll take two. thanks. what?? theyre pretty. and i gave one to my friend. shes welcome.
10 days later the breast care center called, and said they saw something that they wanted to get a closer look at. well isnt that delightful. another - more extensive (and squishing) mammogram and an ultrasound. the thing i appreciated about todays visit, was that i got the results today, too. --well, that and that the staff was very friendly and kind. thats a plus for a girl who doesnt like people... or doctors offices.
the result was this: benign; fibroadenoma that should be re-checked in 6 months. my favorite part was 'benign'. i like that word. more than people, more than doctors, i hate I HATE cancer. anyway, they gave me a rose on the way out, i went to pick the kids up from school, i ate lunch at panera, and took a nap. a very normal friday afternoon after a not-so-normal friday morning.
~so, really, thanks, bub.
even if youre 31, at least do self-exams http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/BreastCancer/DetailedGuide/breast-cancer-detection . maybe even schedule a mammogram, even if youre 31
im 31. i have never had an october mean anything to me but cooler temperatures, pumpkins and mums. i was a little confused last year when i found out that the new halloween colors were green and purple, but that is neither here nor there. unless 'there' is stupid-town. who decided purple and green were fall-ish, or halloween-ish? wierd. whatever.
like i said, im 31. i have not been to see a doctor (other than my father-in-law who i see weekly) in almost 5 years. i dont like to go. i dont like to be examined in any way, shape or form.
a few weeks ago, bub told me that he scheduled a mammogram for me. there was a mobile mammogram thing-a-ma-jig that was coming to his work and would do free mammograms for employees and their spouses. gee. thanks, bub.
it was quick and painless (and very discreet, surprisingly) and i was on my way. the nice lady told me that she would mail my results in 2 weeks, blah blah blah. im 31 i dont care. i came because my husband told me to. thanks for the pink pen that says "the best protection is early detection," i'll take two. thanks. what?? theyre pretty. and i gave one to my friend. shes welcome.
10 days later the breast care center called, and said they saw something that they wanted to get a closer look at. well isnt that delightful. another - more extensive (and squishing) mammogram and an ultrasound. the thing i appreciated about todays visit, was that i got the results today, too. --well, that and that the staff was very friendly and kind. thats a plus for a girl who doesnt like people... or doctors offices.
the result was this: benign; fibroadenoma that should be re-checked in 6 months. my favorite part was 'benign'. i like that word. more than people, more than doctors, i hate I HATE cancer. anyway, they gave me a rose on the way out, i went to pick the kids up from school, i ate lunch at panera, and took a nap. a very normal friday afternoon after a not-so-normal friday morning.
~so, really, thanks, bub.
even if youre 31, at least do self-exams http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/BreastCancer/DetailedGuide/breast-cancer-detection . maybe even schedule a mammogram, even if youre 31
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