Who's A Dumbass?

Yeah, that would be me, Humble Readers....

I spent way too much time out in the sun this weekend, mostly today, and now I am suffering the effects of a wicked sunburn.  Face, neck, arms, ears, chest, and scalp. 

The hottest week of the year and I forget to pack along the sunscreen.  Ugh.

So here I sit in front of the fan, drinking gallons of water, wishing for some aloe vera, and moving a cool cloth from burning spot to burning spot.

I'd smack myself in the head, but that would probably hurt too much.

10 Lessons

Howdy Humble Readers...

Today has been a day of lessons learned.

Lesson #1
When your husband comes out of the nursery looking ashen, and you discover that he has just cracked one of the legs on the brand new crib, it does not make the situation any better when you (being the pregnant one) have a meltdown.  He really feels bad enough. 

Lesson #2
When you don't call the people who normally store your off-season tires for you, inevitably they won't be home when you stop by to drop off the recently-changed summer tires. 

Lesson #3
When you have a prescription on file for refills at the pharmacy at your doctor's office, without fail you will be running out on a long weekend and said pharmacy is closed for the whole damn weekend!  (it's not an important script... just my Zan.tac)

Lesson #4
It's important to remember that one's blood sugar is easily affected by one's emotional state, and to not allow the numbers on that stupid little screen beat you up.  (my two hour reading after breakfast was through the roof... with the only change from yesterday and the day before being my aforementioned meltdown)

Lesson #5
Never dismiss the peace that can be found window shopping.  And never be surprised by little blessings.  (I found somewhere that sells loose raspberry leaf tea, and the people who work there actually know what it's for and are actually knowledgeable)

Lesson #6
The further north of the 49th parallel you live, the harder it is to find things like corn bread mix at your grocery store.  This same lesson also applies to things like Old Bay seasoning, Rachel Ray cookware, and Nutter Butters.

Lesson #7
Never underestimate the power of a mini butter tart from Starbucks to perk you up... that and a venti glass of skim milk with sugar free hazelnut syrup. 

Lesson #8
If you are planning on doing a fair bit of shopping, it is wise to confirm that your wallet is really in your purse before you leave the house.  It's no fun to discover this at a checkout counter. 

Lesson #9
The size of your headache is always proportional to the number of lawn mowers running in your neighbourhood. 

Lesson #10
When you only get a combined total of 5 hours of sleep (even though you went to bed at 10:30), don't be surprised that you have a craptastic day.

But... it looks like things may be perking up.  The Roughriders have just pulled ahead of the Argos!  And raspberry leaf tea is actually pretty yummy!

#25

The witch just showed up...

She never shows up at night... EVER!

I knew she was coming, but she just sucks...

Off to go wallow...

Simple Words

Good Evening Humble Readers...

I don't have a lot to post about today, so here is a list of simple words that describe my day...

Migraine

Nausea

Tired

Wasted Day

Cold

Lazy

Unproductive

PMS?

Tomorrow will be better, hopefully.

Winter Hazards and the Hobbit

Good Evening Humble Readers...

Yes, I live in Canada... on the flatland... so winter is unavoidable. (beware, whining ahead)

I have posted previously about how clutzy I am, and how snow and ice are not my friends. I have planned ahead this year though, and have purchased some of those stretchy things that you can put over your shoes that have extra little grips on them. (do you all have any idea what I'm talking about?)

But honestly, I would give just about anything right now for it to snow. Anything to add a little moisture to the air. My skin is drier than dry and I'm breaking out constantly.

However, I could live with dry skin. I could. Lotion can help, and being smart about not letting my showers get too hot (which is really hard, I love love love hot steamy showers) would help too.

The thing that I can live without is the nosebleeds. Two today. Twelve in the last two weeks. And I'm not talking about just a little trickle... I'm talking gushers. Fifteen or twenty minutes at a time. It just sucks!

I know I need to get a humdifier. That should help some. I don't do nasal sprays well, so I'm hesitant to try a neti pot or saline spray.

This has never happened before. I grew up on the prairies. This is my third winter back here... I should be able to handle this.

Do any of you wonderful souls out there have any other suggestions?

Where did that hope go?

So, I was looking back at my posts from the last couple of weeks and I was really hopeful not all that long ago.

I know I wasn't truly expecting much for this cycle, what with the HSG so close to O-time. But I am now getting all my usual pre-AF symptoms and some faint spotting has me convinced that there isn't a New Year's baby in my future.

Maybe it's because it's so ridiculously cold outside...

Maybe it's because I had to be at work at 7am today and I'll have to be there at 7am again tomorrow...

Maybe it's because I'm sick of hockey playoffs...

Maybe I'm sick of waiting...

Maybe I'm sick of wishing...

Beware... I'm Cranky!

Today's List of Pet-Peeves

• Winter! (really... does it have to keep snowing???)
• The neighbour who always slams his door
• my bangs
• the draft in my bedroom
• the scale
• when I can't leave a comment on a blog because the word verification doesn't like me
• Nicole Ritchie (yeah, I'm jealous)
• knowing when I get to work today, I'm going to be short staffed AGAIN!
• have I mentioned winter???

Ok... I'm going to try to quit pouting now.