A Case of the Binks

I tried. I tried hard with H's advice yesterday to "take it easy." Never something I normally do without about 2-3 days of practice beforehand. I cleaned my shower stall. I wiped the newly lain grout off the bathroom floor. I organized a bathroom cabinet. Made the beds. Dusted the entire upstairs and tried to put our guest room back together. All while following a toddler around who was trying to lay tile, eat spacers, shake tiny bags of screws and throw them around various rooms. Did I mention we've been re-doing our bathrooms? Yup. I was so tired and feeling quite under the weather so I did manage a good dose of book reading and some napping during nap time. I also broke the blue blanket out mid-day after feeling particularly crappy. How sad is it that I took out my security blanket? … [Read more...]

Urgent Smurgent

Why do they call it Urgent Care... if.. well you get my drift. It's NOT! Urgent for those of us using it. Not so for the people working there. Maybe it's just the place I went to but it was a two hour wait for four people. Just for the waiting room. Where no one had any outward appearances of being sick. They must have all gone in for a UTI like me. Yesterday, I found myself suffering from some burning lower back pain. All too familiar to my kidney infection two years ago, where I had assistance from associates like The Kidney Docs. I procrastinated in a state of denial all day until H came home. Then feeling slightly dizzy I decided to join the oh so happenin' party that is the Urgent Care waiting room. The possibly pregnant teen with her mother. The movie the 'Little Princess' … [Read more...]