Ewwwwwwe!

True Story.

I'm sitting at work today, and Beverly Oouts, a sadly unfortunate and awkward seasonal worker is speaking to her daughter on the phone (we are part of a 4 part cubicle thing so I'm not trying to listen in, it is just unavoidable in close working conditions). Turns out, Beverly's family has had a case of Lice! YIKES!!! I have never been in contact with lice before, but just the thought has given me the heebiejeebies! She was giving her daughter instructions to get this 'spray' and spray everything down with it. Um. Spray? Aren't you suppossed to like strip down everything and wash it like crazy? Then she says, "Yah, thats what we've used in the past. It doesn't get them all though, there are always a few that don't die so we'll just get them next time." Whoa whoa WHOA! Next time?!!!" Who are these people! Shouldn't lice be a one time thing? Something normal people avoid like the plague? Who prepares for a 'next time!' *shudder*

I can't stop itching just thinking about it! Anywho, when I returned from lunch the following picture was on my desktop, courtesy of Sam, one of my fellow employees who was present!



Happy Monday!*shudder*

Nifty Gifties..err not...

I worked on this event for the Scouts and the chairman of the event a Mr. McDougal, decided to honor me with a certificate titled "The Worlds Greatest Secretary" and a gift. What is this amazing nifty gift you might wonder? I mean, after all it has to be a gift befitting the "Worlds GREATEST Secretary" right?! We shall see!

You see there is nothing wrong with giving gifts, and there is nothing wrong with giving gifts with a slogan or phrase, ensignia of your place of employment, (i.e. when the Scouts give gifts its perfectly normal for it to be 'Scouty' in theme or have a fleur-di-lis etc. on it). Well, Mr. McDougal gave me an ice cream scoop. That's normal right? Sure! What's disturbing is that Mr. McDougal runs a mortuary!

On the back of my scoop it says "“Service measured not by gold, but by the Golden Rule. Best Wishes from McDougal Funeral Home." Are you serious! Like I want to think of corpses as I scoop into my Mint-Choco-Chip? Yikes!

I'm so glad...

I'm so glad when daddy comes home glad as I can be!!!

This past week Adam's dad and his little brother Daniel came to visit us! It was great to spend some time with them as the times we see them are few and far between.

I really love Adam's dad, Tracy. He is a very hard working man, and so full of ideas and plans. He reminds me so much of Adam, and I am so grateful to Daddy Hansen for raising a good man. Adam truly rocks my socks! He is so full of optimism and love of life. He has a lot to give and if he doesn't know something he will research the hell out of it (pardone my French)! Sometimes I give him a hard time about being an encyclopedia, and true, hanging out with him and his dad is like being wedged between two special edition car facts reports, I admire their enthusiam for things!

In other news I met with a personal trainer at the Gold's Gym, and he totally kicked my BUTT! I sersioulsy thought I was going to pass out and it felt so great! Too bad we can't affort the $270-$880 it would cost each month to have a trainer, but I am excited to be heading in the right direction.

Stay tuned for updates regarding Phantom @ Hale Center,Easter with the fam, and of coarse the Britney Spears concert! Lata chickas!

Ol ' Roid

Hey guys!

I met with the doc yesterday to review my blood work. Everything looks great! All my red and white blood cells, my kidneys, my liver, my sugar levels etc... are all ship shape! So luckily there is no chance of diabetes or kidney problemos! HOWEVER, she did find a little something wrong with my Thyroid. Apparently it's a really common problem called hypothyroidism... which is basically a fancy term for an under productive thyroid. I didn't realize all that this wonderful little part of our bodies does for us, but the thyroid is an intricate and vital part to our bodies regulation. The thyroid regulates everything from your metabolism, oily/dry skin, your temperature, and mood, to how babies develop. Basically I get to take a wee pill every day for the rest of my life to regulate what my body isn't doing naturally. She also said that taking care of the ol' roid will help regulate the water retention problem too! YAY!

So the plan is lotsa wata, exercise (Ad and I just signed up for a 3 year membership at the Gold's Gym), watchin my sodium intake, eating/cooking healthy meals combined with portion control which will hopefully lead to the losing of about a billiondy pounds over the next year... oh that and taking a wee pill everyday and getting my blood drawn every 6 weeks to make sure that the dosage of my 'roidacious medicine is correct for my body! Yay... i think?! I am just happy that with the weight loss, the majority of these issues will be bye bye. Maybe one day the old roid will be regular again and I will be pill-dependant free!

Here's to hopin'!

the small things...

Well groupies, it seems that blogging isn't really what anyone is about anymore. To those of you consistent bloggers out there I say thank you! Blogging is great to break away from the monotony that is my day and enjoy some updates from my favorite peeps.

So here's the skinny. I will be brief.

Water retention. No biggy right? Wrong. Yours truly has been diagnosed with edema. Can I get a What What? What? What is edema you ask? Well basically its where my el bodio doesn't get rid of water like a normal body and likes to hold onto it causing my widdle feet to become puffy and uncomfortable. Yikes. It usually goes away but the past month it has been frequent so I went to the el doctor the other day and she says I have a REVERSIBLE (thank heavens) stage 1+ edema.

The treatment you ask? I can be cured! Great news! The recipe to the new edema free me is: water (not drinking empty calories as my doctor put it), exercise (5 times a week for a minimum of 30 min.), a low sodium diet (didn't realise how much Na is in everything! How do people do it? I suppose I will do my best), oh and dropping 70-100 lbs (5-10 Lbs. a month). Yep you heard it! Doctors orders as a matta of fact.

The worry? Two things. The first is blood work. Edema is often a sign of a much more serious problem, such as kidney failure and/or diabetes. So I went back today and got some blood drawn. The Dr. said she'd call me if it's anything serious, otherwise they will just mail me the results. Knowing me, and my incredible lack of patience, I will probably call her. Better to know than to wonder right?

The second thing is fear of failure. What if I can't lose the weight? What if I have caused irreversible damage?

I do have faith in Heavenly Father, and I pray that things will be alright. That He will give me the strength do overcome my weaknesses... Sigh.

Wow. This was a total Debbie Downer post. But hey it's whats goin' on up in h'r so back off!

Kisses.