What do you mean "most 5 year olds don't get fake teeth for their birthday"?

workouts have been going pretty well...seem to have hurt my shoulder a bit yesterday (must have been straight-leg dead's??? can't think of anything else) but I'm actually thinking I *hurt* it on Thursday, and this just re-aggravated it. Hoping it stops hurting by tomorrow. It's really strange...it's been a "nagging" injury for about a year and 1/2 now...started when I tried to move the weight machine by myself (dummy!) and after 6 months I went to the Dr., who, after X-ray, decided he was *sure* I had tendonitis, and gave me a cortisone shot. 6 weeks later, I went back again, shot had given me no relief, and he gave me another. No relief. He said I can give you another, and I said "what's the point?". I never went back. I think this shoulder was a driving force in my year of basically not working out. Eventually, it stopped hurting, and I would go days with no pain, but then I'd reach the wrong way, or sleep the wrong way, or pick up my daughter the wrong way, and I'd be in pain for another couple of weeks. So, I'd say, it really never did "go away". Now, it seems to be back with a vengenance. Which pretty much sucks. So, I'm going to have to look up some shoulder rehab exercises online or something, because today? it's totally driving me crazy. The pain is strange too...sometimes burning, sometimes sharp knife-like, and it migrates. Right now, it's right at the front of my shoulder, where clavicle meets humerus, but earlier it was "burning" on the entire rear surface of my shoulder blade, and before that it was a sharp & burning sensation (alternating) going up my trap and into my neck. I have no idea.


Meals are totally on track, biggest problem so far has been "allowing" myself a 10% meal...I get obsessed with not "blowing it", and I have a hard time giving myself slack. I had one "10%" and it was yesterday...right after my workout, a banana with about 1 TBS of Nutella. Delicious, but guilt inducing. And, comparatively speaking to my past regressions, extremely tame.

On tap for today is a little relaxation...daughter has a riding lesson in an hour, I've got to stop by the grocery store for a few little things, and then maybe head down to the pool...the sun's probably good for my shoulder, right???

You know how some mornings you stumble into the laundry room in a sleepy haze and pull a nice clean soft towel out of the dryer and then you hang it in the bathroom within easy reach of the shower, and then you take a long hot shower and you're feeling almost human, and you turn off the water and you reach for the towel and you bury your face right into the warm fuzzy center...

and RIGHT THEN you realize it stayed in the washer just a bit too long.

Good morning! How did your day start?


***and also??? can anyone tell me why my office smells like ketchup?

Happy Birthday Big-Guy...Hope it's as awesome as you are

Day one of the PN transformation that I think I've talked myself into doing.

I have until midnight to finish the application, which is good, because I can't find my fing calipers and you need to include skinfold on the application. whatever. but I ordered a new pair from Netrition, so all is good and they should have delivered today, except that in my email was a message from friday saying they haven't shipped yet and now, crap, long lunch to try and find a pair at the local health food store.

also? packed my lunch(es) last night, so I'm totally prepared to eat healthy all day at work. Except that I forgot the cooler in the fridge. and also my breakfast on the counter. I rock.

I'm blaming it on the narcotic pain medication I'm still taking to control the dry socket.

Day one of the PN transformation is tomorrow! Yipee!

Not even mentioning the long absence. or the part about DCFS. or about my cheating brother-in-law.

I will, however, say that oral surgery sucks ass. And dry socket? also not good.