Toeful Me…

Well, surgery happened. Three toes straightened, screwed and fused with hardware and a bunionectomy thrown in for good measure. Today was my first post-op visit, and I was excited to see the new piggies with no dressings. Escorted by the chipper nurse, I hopped up on the exam table ready to go. The nurse proceeded […]

Say No to the Toe

So, I decided to have my longstanding deformed toes fixed. I have Rheumatoid arthritis and had 3 toes fixed on the other foot a few years ago. Think hammer toes and deviations.  And not from wearing high heels either, I was never that lucky to wear them much.   The big problem: On the left […]

Toothe Aches and Fall Prevention

This week, my lower left jaw pain has acted up. When I went to the dentist three months ago, he said I’m getting old. Well not in so many words, seeing how I look younger than him like much younger. What he meant was the gums on my lower left jaw are pulling away from […]

Where oh Where is your Underwear?

So, at 6am this morning I was startled awake from a dead sleep by someone yelling “Help Help! Help! repeatedly outside. Now I live in a complex that well, how should I say, is a little like a place you would imagine is “on the other side of the tracks” and not in a good […]

Get used to it.

You’ll get used to it. When you have no other out, they say you’ll get used to it. Get used to what? Everything. It’s amazing how you do. Get used to things that is, with enough time, you adapt to less. Or to acceptance, or to low expectations. Or to more than you expected. Or […]

Sometimes you just need a Pickle

So, I have terrible insomnia. I wake up sometimes at 2, 3, or 4 am and never go back to sleep. Its frustrating, aggravating, and downright exhaustive. It’s been worse since I returned home from Spain and became a re-pat. So, it was 3am the other night, and bang my eyes opened and I was […]

Ice and Bath should not be in the same sentence

So it’s been a while since I wrote, I’ve been under the weather again. I take autoimmune meds for my Rheumatoid and with every kid who blows snot in class which is every day, something jumps on me. So the teachers and I have been trading coughs, sneezes, and runny noses for the last 4 […]

A Million Little Things

My sister-in-law said to me the other day. “It’s always a million little things.” Warning serious bitching ahead. I get that. Since being home from Spain it’s been a million little things and a few big ones. I thought I swore a lot in Spain with the neck-choking bureaucracy. But I’ve had my share of […]

Desk Diagnosers

Note this was while living in Spain 1 year ago. Well, I saw my 3rd rheumatologist a few days ago. Why? Because I gave up on the other two. As yall know I have Rheumatoid arthritis and Sjogren’s.   Both need to be followed regularly and since arriving in Spain Ive had more and more pain […]

Don’t skimp on the bubbly

If it’s your celebration, drink whatever you want….. So have you ever just taken yourself out to eat alone? Or sat at a bar and have a fancy drink you never get? Or take a trip just for you? I call them mini – personal celebrations. Sometimes they are just for my birthday. Or Xmas […]