Dear Mother Nature…blech.

So I was laying in bed this morning, thinking about getting up…when I heard a car drive by and thought to myself “that sure sounds like slush on the ground”.   And sure enough…this is what I got up to!  SNOW!

  

Effing hell.  Yesterday I was running outside in the crisp air and blue skies wearing only a sweater and a scarf.  Bugger.  At least it didn't require any shovelling as it’s the wet kind of snow that seems to be melting away pretty much on it’s own.

I gladly cuddled my coffee mug this morning.  Half-caf with blend cream and demerara…best way to enjoy coffee!

As bad luck would have it today wasn’t a day that I could hibernate indoors and avoid the snow.  Murphy’s Law that I would have another doctor’s appointment and had to venture out.  I wanted to allow extra time to get there, so opted for an Amazing Grass Green SuperFood protein bar for breakfast. 

Chocolate Peanut Butter.  nom nom nom.  :)

Although if you didn’t tell me it was choco-PB I wouldn’t have known.  It’s tasty but peanut butter isn’t the flavor I noticed. 

Lotsa protein…probably more than my average breakfast so I’m seeing how long it keeps me satisfied.

Now I’m putting my nose to keyboard and stomping away as much work as I can.  Project Energize project for today is to make sure no loose ends for work are floating around heading into the weekend.

What’s your project for today?

 

PS:  Thanks for all the hair compliments!  You guys are too sweet.  *giggles*

Good News, Bad News

I always like to get the bad news first, so the good news can cheer me up!

This morning I finally got in to see my family doctor.  She confirmed my suspicions that my constant empty-hungry feeling sounds like the symptom of a mild ulcer.  She gave me a prescription for losec, telling me to take it for four weeks then see her again to revisit my symptoms.  She seems confident that because I’m not experiencing any pain, heartburn, or acid reflux the medication will likely take care of it.  This goes along with what I have read online so I was happy to hear it.  As a backup she is also sending me for a blood test to check my iron because in some cases the ulcer could potentially be bleeding and I wouldn’t even know it.  Eeek.  I’ll be doing that as soon as I return from Toronto.

Worst news EVER:  Caffeine can agrevate this silly ulcer.  So my doc recommended I try to take it easy on the coffee.  One per day.  Hmmmmm…we shall see. :(

In happier news, I found a cute dress for Friday night in the big city!  My doctor is located in a mall I don’t normally frequent because it is out of the way, but after my appointment I decided to wander through just to see what they had to offer.  I saw a few cute dresses in the window of Le Chateau, but found a much nicer store right across the way where I had the most helpful sales girl ever!  I had picked out a dress I liked but they didn’t have my size…then she came over with the same dress in a MUCH better color and in my size!  It was fate.  I tried on several other dresses, but came back to the first one.  Love it!

Sneak Peek:

Aside from maybe some new jewellry and maybe some new sunglasses (I HATE sunglass shopping, but I noticed a fairly significant crack in mine today) I’m all ready for the big trip!

Breakfast was on the run in the car this morning…a banana on the way to the doctor.

A Coconut Cream Pie Larabar to accompany my Iced Americano with non-fat milk and classic syrup on the ride home. (Ha!  Immediately following doctor’s orders to take it easy on the coffee!)

(Yes, I got a mini stockpile of Coconut Cream Pie and Peanut Butter Cookie Larabars thanks to a hot tip from Angie.  Woooohoooo!)

When I got home I enjoyed this cute little individual banana bread we received from Cut after our date night Saturday night.  They give these as little thank you gifts when you leave.  So fun!  FH doesn’t like nuts in his baked goods so I got this lovely little treat all to myself.  Deeeeeeeeeelish!

My planning for today was piss-poor.  I forgot I had that appointment this morning until it was too late to squeak in a gym visit beforehand.  And because I missed over an hour of work, and now have a hair appointment causing me to miss another two hours of work…no gym later either.  ooooops.  Sometimes I don’t know where my head is!!

Doctor

I finally found a local doctor! Thanks Farm Girl for letting me know about this great lady that accepted new patients. Only took me a year...

So I had a laundry list of things to talk to her about at this first visit and now have to go back twice, plus hit up two other clinics this week. Yikes. Glad I didn't wait much longer!

- PAP scheduled...after the whole HPV situation last year, I need to get this done ASAP.
- blood work requested....I have to hit up a separate clinic for that on my own time...I requested the works to make sure my iron, etc are all up to par...been lightheaded a lot lately
- plantars wart to be removed...ewwwww I know....but they offer a special clinic twice a month so I can go in and get the little bugger frozen off
- asked about the Hep Twinrex vaccine....she said it's a good precaution but I could tell she didn't think it's that big of a deal...her opinion is that we are just as likely to contract Hep here as we would be on vacation....I got the prescription though so I might as well do it
- and the biggie....she gave me an x-ray request so I can have that done any time I like and she put in a referral to a sports medicine doctor downtown for me to have my shoulder/arm pain thingy checked out.....soooooo excited about this!!

Downside is all of the time away from my desk this takes. There was a huge wait today....like over an hour! (which they claim is highly unusual...we shall see). So now I have a whackload of work to catch up on....and will have to take a few more hours for the bloodwork and xrays this week. Good thing FH is away so I don't mind working in the evenings if need be. It will be nice to get this stuff all caught up and sorted out!