raising willow… and dexter!

Current Mood: CoolI don’t think I could really do justice to such a broad topic at the best of times, let alone right now when it is nearly the end of the semester. These are some random thoughts because I wanted to post at least once in October. Plus I’m procrastinating. Today I picked up [...]

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Willow. Both of them. Dexie.

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Someone asked me for the recipe for my soup, which was very flattering! I thought I might as well post it here, but I’m sure I’ve posted something similar before. Chicken Soup I make no claims to be a great cook – in fact with three fussy eaters in the household, cooking is a source [...]

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Sorry for the stream of consciousness post… I never said I was a good writer! I saw my surgeon on Monday for a post op appointment. He said that the procedure was straight forward and everything went well – apart from my tooth! There is a 1 in 100 chance that gall stones can form [...]

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After I’d been to the doctor, I got the scripts for all of the medications I’ll be taking and had them filled. For one months worth of two medications and three months worth of the third medication, it cost me nearly $90. I know that they are subsidised by the PBS, so I’m grateful for [...]

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and I did push myself a bit today, probably more than I should have. Willow had a birthday party to go to – the daughter of the friend who helped me get to the dentist last week, invited her on the spur of the moment. I figured that I’d probably be feeling a bit stircrazy [...]

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I went to my GP yesterday as he wanted to see me after my operation, about my blood pressure. It hadn’t really improved with the new medication, so he prescribed a third medication. I now take a dose of nifedipine, indipamide and perindopril every day. After a very busy day, I tested again and got [...]

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It’s not often that I’ll wear track/yoga pants outside the house unless I’m actually going to the gym, but I didn’t think jeans were a good option today. A lovely friend was picking me up to go to the dentist to have my tooth fixed. As it turned out, it was a tooth that had [...]

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I apologise if this posts squicks you out, but I wanted to keep a record of what’s happening with my body. This is them. You can clearly see the two larger ones at the top. A less blurry picture. Gall stones are one of those things that when you mention you have them – everyone [...]

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I can’t drive for a week and I can’t go to the gym for a month. My stomach hurts too much to do anything. My blood pressure is still high – 155/105 again. Couldn’t get into my dentist until Wednesday at 11.30am. *sigh* Lucky I’m not in pain. A thinks that is too soon, but [...]

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