Still in Coney Island

Posted on March 2, 2018 by flowerjovia

This morning I had to take Hank to the vet for a checkup and bandage change. They said that the wound is healing nicely and there is no reason to keep applying the spider bite ointment or the manuka honey. They also removed some of his stitches but since he still has an open wound, he’s still hangin out in Coney Island.

But those dinasour pajamas are the best, aren’t they?

This morning before we left our neighbor, Mr H. and his Grandson came knocking on the door. MacGyver went outside to talk to them and was gone for about 15 minutes. When he came back in he said they had actually been looking for me but he told them I was sick.

He said they had been sitting for a family member’s dog and it had gotten out and they needed my help. MacGyver was able to help them find the dog but he said, ‘apparently everyone in the neighborhood knows your the go to for any and all pet situations’ and I said, ‘of course they do, I have a reputation, I am the pet whisperer.’

Have a fabulous weekend, I’m hoping to feel better by the weekend so I can run!

What if I could die without these pills, then what people?

Posted on January 16, 2018 by flowerjovia

A few months ago my doctor switched my thyroid medication from Levothyroxine to Nature Throid. The changes that happened with my body after the switch were remarkable. My blood pressure normalized, I didn’t feel the need to take afternoon naps and I felt more like myself than I had in years.

OH MY GOD! This is what normal feels like!

There was just one problem. When I went to the pharmacy to have the medication filled they informed me that there had been a shortage and they could only partially fill my order. They explained that this was normal with some medications and that by the time I needed more they should have them in stock. I left the pharmacy with enough medication for the next 7 weeks.

I ran out of them over the weekend.

OH SHIT!

I called the pharmacy that I originally went to and placed the order on their automated system and they said I could pick them up that afternoon. So, late yesterday I went to pick up the order. The pharmacist couldn’t find them so he went to the back for at least 10 minutes and then came back up front with nothing in his hands and I just knew. They didn’t have them. There is obviously still a shortage.

what the hell

Isn’t that just my luck. I finally find a medication that is natural and that works for me and that doesn’t cause side effects and then just like that, it’s gone. The pharmacist recommended that I call other local pharmacies to see if anyone has it in stock.

One day and about 300 phone calls later, I found 73 pills this morning. At two pills a day, that should last me for almost 5 weeks.

Yes, I guess it is.

Of course based on my experience thus far, I’ll have to pick these up and then continue to make calls every day until I run out. Otherwise, I will probably never find them again. Stupid thyroid. What the heck would I do if I needed these pills to live? #Frustrating

Do you take any medications daily? Why?

Alexa, when will it get warm again?

Posted on January 3, 2018 by flowerjovia

Good Morning. Or is it?

weather

It’s currently raining here and it’s 44 degrees. While that may not seem all that cold to some of you, I can assure you that here in Florida, it’s freezing. In fact, in north Florida those poor people have had some snow. SNOW. In Florida! This is insane.

A friend of mine sent me a meme this morning that accurately depicts me.

freezing weather

#Accurate!

Typically when I get up in the morning, I take the dogs out to pee and then I go for a run and then, when I return, I take the dogs for a walk. By the time I come in the door they are crazy. They even go so far as to pull their leashes off the hook sometimes and throw them at me. (I wish I was kidding.)

Yesterday morning it was 39 degrees and I had to practically throw Hank outside to pee. I actually ran 6 miles and when I got back, Hank was in this position,

Hank

I aint gonna lie, I joined him later in the day. It’s the only way I get to use the electric blanket because he owns it.

I was all prepared to run this morning but it happens to be pouring outside and I just couldn’t motivate myself to run in cold, wet weather. It just didn’t happen. I might run later. Maybe. When it’s this cold yoga and weight training suddenly become completely desirable.

When the kid was here for Christmas he brought a gift for Grandma which I mailed to my mom last week. She got it yesterday and promptly called to tell me that she loves it. I wondered why she was calling me to tell me she loved it instead of the kid when she said, ‘how do you use it?’

two pics For the record, it’s a wireless charging station thingy for the iPhone 8 and since I don’t have an iPhone 8 or an iPhone 10 I have no clue how it works. I’m stuck in the dark ages. I tried to explain to mom that I don’t use one and so I don’t really know how it works but she kept describing the thing to me. “It’s square with a little round thingy on it, which way do I put it down”, she asked.

And the questions kept coming and the more I couldn’t answer the more frustrated she got. Finally I said, ‘you’ll need to call the kid tomorrow.’ And by that time, I was the frustrated one. Then, this morning I saw this meme.

funny