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I’m so bored!

September 23, 2009 by Tricia

I’ve noticed over the last month or so that I’m becoming really bored with being at home. The problem is there isn’t much I can do about it!

I’m stuck at home because I’m sick and since I don’t feel all that well most of the time I can’t really get out and do things – not as much as I’d like to any way!

I try to keep busy working on my various website and blogs, doing a bit of gardening when I can and of course playing with my Labrador Retriever … but I’m bored.

Maybe I should look into one of those Cancun packages and plan a vacation? I’ll be a change of scenery would do me good! Only problem is we are so strapped for cash I can really only dream about a vacation right now. I have been working on some things that might change our financial picture for the better – hopefully by the new year … so maybe if that happens we’ll be able to go on a holiday … just in time to get away from the horrid cold weather here in Toronto. LOL

Do you ever get bored with your life? What do you try to do to stop the boredom?

Losing weight again

September 23, 2009 by Tricia

I was at the doctors yesterday and as usual she made me do my monthly weigh in. Why she weighs me every visit I don’t know … maybe she’s afraid that with my Crohn’s I’ll have a sudden drop of weight … it’s happened before.

The worst Crohn’s related weight loss I had was shortly after we moved into our house back in 2001. I lost 40 lb in one month! Worst of all was the fact that I didn’t need to lose any weight so I was really really skinny … like underwear falling off skinny. LOL I certainly didn’t need to use diet pills that year!

The ironic thing is that I’ve been in a Crohn’s flare for over 5 years now (yeah it won’t settle down!) and I actually gained a bit of weight during this time … probably due to feeling so awful and not moving around as much. Also, some of the meds I was on caused me to gain a bit of weight. Luckily – over the last few visits at my doctors I’ve learned that that little bit of weight I gained is coming off and with any luck I’ll be back to the weight I should be for my height and body type very soon.

Now that I’ve started losing weight again I just hope that my body doesn’t go into overdrive and makes me loss it really fast. That would be unhealthy!

Just had a little scare

September 10, 2009 by Tricia

I just got an email that made me both scared and relieved at the same time! My brother, the one who lives in Vancouver, does a lot of work in the US. Earlier this week he was in Seattle and he was hit by a car while crossing the street! Yeah, that’s the part of the email that scared the heck out of me!

Luckily for him (and I guess the driver) he was only knocked over and bruised up. His back and neck are a little sore too so he might end up having whiplash. Of course he was taken to the hospital right away so all of his injuries were taken care of an documented just in case he decides he wants to find a Seattle personal injury lawyer.

We aren’t the suing kind of family, but as it turns out the driver of the car that hit him was impaired and ended up being charged with a DUI. That really ticked my brother off … people who’ve been drinking just shouldn’t get behind the wheel of a car! I mean, my brother could have been killed! So yeah, he’s thinking about suing the guy. I don’t know if he will or not, but it’s on the table right now.

My husbands bird like aunt

August 19, 2009 by Tricia

My in-laws were visiting over the weekend. I’m still recovering!

They were visiting because my husbands uncle is in poor health and my husband was sort of taking care of his sick uncle (along with his cousin’s help) over the weekend.

I seriously think my husbands Aunt, who was also visiting and staying with us over the weekend will be the next one to get sick. She’s super skinny. Like you can feel every single bone in her back and shoulders when you carefully attempt to give her a hug! It’s like she tried ever supplement on the best fat burner list!

She exists mainly on what we call bird food. Every month or so, she and my mother in law come to Toronto for a visit and during each visit they spend about three hours at The Big Carrot (a huge local health food store). My husbands aunt comes back with products like Millet puffs and things like that. I swear she probably only eats about 500 calories a day.

Do you have any relatives that worry you over their poor eating habits?

Love the heat – hate the humidity!

August 16, 2009 by Tricia

I hate to complain about the weather considering that we’re finally having decent weather and heat (yes our first and probably last week of summer is going on right now) … but it’s so hot and humid that I’ve basically been shut inside all weekend!

I’m sure if I felt better I would have been outside doing things, but my Crohn’s disease is acting up (what else is new?) and combining those symptoms and the pain with the heat and humidity is a bad idea!

I actually like it when it’s nice and warm outside. It’s just the humidity that I don’t like. The air gets thick and it feels like your swimming around instead of walking!

What kind of weather do you like best? Hot, hot and humid, comfortable (21 C to 24 C (70 to 75 F) or do you like it best when it’s cold outside? Me – I like the comfortable to hot range – but not the humidity!