Since many of the thoughts I have lately are quick and random and pretty well suited to Facebook, I have a tendency to update there more than here.  Not much content, but definitely faster.  The following would apply, except I have my kids’ friends on my facebook account, and as the following thought went through my [...]

1.  The local park where I like to walk was the site of our community’s annual 4th of July celebration yesterday, as it has been every year since I was in high school. 2.  Kudos to the city maintenance employees (I assume) who got the place cleaned up so quickly afterwards.  A rough estimate is [...]

Thanks for your positive comments and thoughts regarding Blaine’s procedure yesterday.  It was minor … very minor … so minor I considered taking him out for breakfast (and by taking him out, I mean taking MYSELF out for breakfast) since we had to be there so stinking early in the morning and I didn’t get [...]

For three days in a row, I have -INTENTIONALLY- taken part in an activity I knew would induce sweating. I think it is safe for me to now go to my FB profile and change my occupation to “professional athlete”. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go eat a cinnamon roll. Because carb-loading [...]

So, I haven’t talked tons about it because I don’t want to be all self-absorbed, and vain and conceited, and Talky McTalky Pants about myself …. but since my surgery, I can’t seem to get myself out of the stores.  Because like I mentioned earlier, it is so FREAKING COOL to be able to shop off [...]

So, I mentioned previously about my glorious happiness at being able to shop in the regular size clothing departments … what I neglected to mention, in case you didn’t already know this, is that shopping sprees are damn expensive!  Plus, since I’m really not sure what size I will wind up being ….. bigger?  Because [...]

I went to my doctor’s today for my 4-week checkup.  When he asked how I was feeling, I replied, “I’m getting around pretty good by now.  At least, I choose LIFE again, which I wasn’t so sure about the first week after surgery.” Great attitude, no? He was looking at my scars, and making sure [...]

I went back to work on Monday.  Well, technically, I went back for the first time last Friday.  I walked in, after a three week absence, and my desk was empty.  My files were gone, pens, pencils, post-it notes were gone, etc, and my computer was gone.  I turned to the assistant office manager and [...]

My most sincere thanks to those of you who have commented, or contacted me personally, to let me know that you’ve experienced the same surgery-after-effect yourselves.  You have truly, honestly, made me feel better.  I would cry tears of relief to know I’m not a circus freak, but I’m too dehydrated from all the sweating.

OK, I’m not sure which is less private, this blog, or Facebook.  But I have a question, and it seems a little too personal to slap up on Facebook, so I’ll ask here.   For anyone who has had major surgery before ….. is sweating, particularly night sweating ….. afterwards, common?  At first I thought it was my [...]