2011 thus far...

Alright so here we are. So much has happened it's insane. I guess I should go back to the beginning or begginningish I should say. What I'm getting at is that this year is starting out in suckville.

About 3 weeks ago I was laid off from my full time job. Which was kind of a relief in a way simply because things there weren't going as well as when I started. They took me off of recall because they didn't think they needed someone to do it everyday. I was upset because I felt like I did most of the work and the reason they hired me was because they were so far behind. They had already let go of a few people a few weeks before me and I was also the bottom of the totempole, so it wasn't entirely surprising. But I had a few days of sulking and drinking too much wine. But then I was kind of glad to not be stressed or deal with their crap. I've applied for unemployment but haven't heard back on anything yet.

I was also starting to get back into my workout routine and feling good about it. Well that has also come to a standstill. Two weeks ago my right ankle started hurting. I didn't think a whole lot of it. But then it slowly started getting worse and started swelling up. After a week of limping around I went to the doctor. They thought it might be an infection or possibly gout. Well after blood test and x rays they still didn't know. I was told to stay off of it and take the antibioics they gave me. I was also told to go to the ER if it spread or got worse. I should also explain that it spread from my ankle to my foot. It was red and hot which is what led them to think it was gout. But the blood test showed that it wasn't.

I spent two days on my couch with no improvements. In fact my other ankle started to hurt and swell up too. Not nearly as bad as the right though thank goodness. The picture below was taken on Thursday. On Saturday morning after I got off work it was even bigger and hurt like a bitch. So we went to the er. I had started to refer to it as my ogre foot. Well after hours in the ER they too were stumped. They checked for liquid thinking it might be water retention, did ultrasounds to check for bloodclots and had no luck. It was then decided that I would be admitted.

Long story short; I spent two nights there and they still aren't even sure what's wrong with me. The worst part was the IV. God I shudder still thinking about it. You see I was blessed with tiny little roling veins so it always takes forever for them to get a needle in. After three pokes they did it. Unfortunately, it was right at the bend in my arm behind the elbow. So I basically couldn't bend my arm for two and a half days. It still is sore and feels weird actually bending it. I was pumped full of liquid so I wouldn't get dehydrated as well as a bunch of antibiotics in case of infection. Doesn't sound too bad except they did tons of bloodwork which was awful everytime due to my stupid veins. But the worst part was how much I had to pee. Which on it's own is not so bad. But with sore feet that hurt to walk and having to wheel the IV around everytime it was old real quick.

They also did a chest x-ray s to rule out a disease called sarcoidosis. Well wouldn't you know it they found lymnodes on my xray around my heart and lungs.This is also a symptom of the disease. Which I really wish they would have shown me just cause that sounds weird. So it was between infecion and that. They still don't know but I need to have a cat scan done to get more info.

Now going back to earlier where I lost my job, that also means no more insurance. Luckily I was insured till the end of the month which is today. So I don't know how I'm going to pay for my cat scan tomorrow. Or anything else. Joe's trying to get me added to insurance so we'll see what happens. Needless to say I've been totally stressed out. Losing a job with rockin benfits sucks as it is but then to have some mysterious fat foot thing happen and end up in the hospital is just bad timing. I'm still working at Sally's House but only 3 nights a week. And now I can't even go to that job because it still hurts to walk. If I'm up too long they are red and puffy again and hurt like hell. Joe had the weekend off so he could be there to basically be my right arm the whole time. They gave him the day off today to take me home and help me. Tomorrow he goes back and I'm on my own. I called in to work today and most likely will have to tomorrow as well.

On a side note Joe got me Just Dance 2 for my birthday and I haven't been able to play it. Everytime I see the commercial I get sad because it's here and yet so far away. Well I'm off to do more sitting around and trying not to feel too sorry for myself. The pictures are from my phone so the quality isn't great. Sorry for not going into more detail about the sarcodoises thing either I'm just not up for typing all that too. And I don't know a whole lot yet anyway so till next time friends.

Updates

Ok, so now that I actually have some time and a little energy I'll give everyone a real update.

Mona was fixed at Petsavers about a month ago. It was cheap but not really worth it. Her wound got infected and then she got a respiratory infection. Her sneezing has stopped and she's doing okay. But now Lisa has caught the infection and has been wheezing a lot and sneezing. All the money we saved by going to petsavers we spent on other visits to our vet and for the damn antibiotics. Let's hope Lisa is feeling better soon. Mona needs her big sister to play with. She just gets into everythign right now and runs around like a little crackhead.

Joe is doing well. Working hard at the Hospital. He still is talking about going back to school for Radiology but we'll see if that happens. A little over a month ago I came home from work and he had surprised me by making me dinner. He also bought a tablecloth and centerpiece and candles, made a romantic song cd and wore a tie. Totally cute and sweet. I should also explain that we don't use our kitchen table. It's purpose is to hold junk that has no other place. So he had to move the piles of crap and actually move the table into the middle of the kitchen. I am very blessed to have one of the last decent men on earth. (Even though he has yet to read this blog...ever!)

Anyway, as for me I have some more news about work. I don't need to worry about falling behind in my follow up work because they pulled me off it. Apparently they don't think that there is enough to do to have some working on it everyday. The other girl will go back to working on ti twice a week. Okay really? They hired me because they were super behind and needed another person. So now that we aren't backpiled they don't think they need someone full time??? It pisses me off because I feel that I was faster and did most of the work. But whatever, their problem now I guess.

So Now I will be a front desk person full time. (Shoot me please) Three days a week at the Indiana clinic and two days at the Francis clinic. These clinics are like night and day. Indiana is huge and super busy and has 4 receptionist. Francis is super tinyand just has one obviously. I still don't know what the hell I'm doing and now I have to relearn how they do things at the bigger clinic. I feel like I've been trainig for 6 months. Oh wait, I have been. I basically want to quit. But I said I would give it a try. (stupid conscience and work ethic) We'll see how long it last. I just can't take the stress and criticism. Especially when I already have another job that isn't stressful at all.

Okay enough of that. I really don't live a very exciting life right now. It's after 2 am and I'm at work and fighting a cold so excuse any errors or typos. Maybe I'll have some pics or a good story about my birthday. (or not we'll see) No random photo as I'm not at home either sorry.

Stuff and Things

So to take a break from all the stress at work I decided to get back to writing silly things about my life. Oh where to begin...

Let's start with Mona. The cute little kitty to the right. She recently got fixed and then her wound got infected. She had to wear a cone around her head for a couple weeks but is doing well now. A little too well maybe. Somehow all my towels got knocked off the closet shelf this morning. Don't let that cute face fool you. She's plotting against us by day while cuddling with us at night.

I would like to take a moment to talk about another great show I've been watching. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is a little gem of a show from the fx network. I say it's vastly underrated but that's just me. If you're easily offended by anything the show is not for you. It's basically about a bunch of horrible people living in Philadelphia running a bar. The show was good in season 1 but definitely improved when Danny Devito joined the cast. It's rude, crude, makes no apologies, and is just down right hilarious. I don't think I've ever laughed so hard during a tv show in my life. Some of my favorite episode titles are as follows; "Charlie gets an abortion", "The gang finds a dumpster baby", "Charlie gets molested", "Sweet Dee is dating a retard", "The gang goes jihad". And my very favorite thus far..."Who pooped the bed?" I mean with titles like that need I really say more?

My netflix is sending my season 2 of Californiacation. I was hoping for season 4 of Dexter but oh well. I found season 1 of Californication to be decent. It features David Duchovny as a writer that's having a dry spell. He also is struggling to get his longtime girlfriend back and be a Dad to his preteen daughter. In the meantime he has no problem having lots of sex with other women. And then there's the problem that he slept w/his ex's current fiances 16 year old daughter. Oops. And the fact that she's crazy and obsessive doesn't help matters either.

Let's see...other than all the poo at work not much else is going on in my world. It's snowing again outside. Looks like it will keep it up for a few days. Sheesh if only I had the time or the equipment to go sledding or something and actually get some enjoyment out of it. Okay that's it. Until next time. Well how about one more random photo.