Who would have guessed.

that a low thyroid level has a layered effect on your body.

Your appetite decreases
You are tired and sluggish
you are, um, constipated
You can be depressed
You cannot lose weight.

I have had all of these take a 180 this week after starting meds. I am in a MUCH better mood, my innerds are working like clockwork, I have so much energy......

This is the FIRST time I have felt NORMAL since before getting married - when all the cancer crap started.

I finally feel like myself again.

Battle of the blogs....

to the woman who keeps posting messages right after things happen regarding her in my life - quit talking to me through your blog. THAT is highschool.

Yeah so i am an idiot.

it took me 3 months to catch on about a few spin off message boards. And I wouldn't have as I don't usually go surfing the net for people's names. I have to say at first I was hurt, and now that I have read and seen some of the messages, I am just plain pissed.

I understand not every board is for every one, as I am on numerous boards myself, but man, if you go to another board, do you REALLY have to bad mouth everyone on the board you just left? Doesn't that just go to prove that maybe you were the one that was causing problems in the first place? What a nice way to start off yourself on a new board, talking about the "dark side" or "the OTHER board" Someone did that to the current board that I own. She came in and immediately started in on how bad the other board she just came from was. I went to the other board to see what the hub-bub was about, and goodness, she had managed to piss off every member. It was truly amazing, and I steered clear of her immediately.

A blog I browse occasionally states quite often that it isn't elementary school anymore people and wow. you are right. we aren't - but going and starting a new board b/c you didn't like the one you were on is fine that is the adult thing to do. Going there to talk smack about the members is not - that is what is elementary school.

holy cholesterol batman.

so my cholesterol is high. well, high is an understatement. i am now going on meds. the following is also what i am going to do as well -

limit red meat consumption - which I already do.
eat oatmeal every day
eat a salad a day too - b/c pure olive oil is good to lower cholesterol
no cheese, only mozzerella. this is the part that will SUCK.
wine - drink wine, red wine - 1 glass a day. WOOHOOO!!! :)
and my new rule - no eating at any place that has a drive through.

i have already started cooking in my home, and using sprays or baking and it is mostly chicken that we eat. i think i am just doomed. we have cut out most carbs (i rarely eat pasta anymore) and well, ugh. i think it might be somewhat genetic. both parents are on medicine and i had high cholesterol growing up. so um, crap. that's all i have to say....crap.

busy. busy. busy.

i can't say what I am doing, because my days go by so fast I have no clue what I do. All I know is that my kiddos are really happy, and that's all that matters.

So, we started our HUGE overhaul of our house to get it into real estate market shape. This plain just SUCKS. I can't tell you how much it sucks. We have so much, for lack of better words, shit in this house. I wish I could make it magically disappear just like samantha on bewitched, but alas, I do not have magical powers.

Therefore, we are sorting much like that TLC show where they came in and organized everything. yes, we are going through every room, putting all the crap into a bin and moving it to the dining room. Getting that room organized, and then moving stuff back in. My goal is to only move 1/3 back in, put NO MORE than 1/4 in storage, and toss/donate/burn the rest.

We just can't deal with being so unorganized, and boy is it hard. My only frustration is that hubby doesn't want to learn where anything goes (kids clothes, toys, towels, his own clothes) so that leaves me with the entire house. Much to my dismay.

I am sure he will come around in the next 15 years, but for now he has to focus on his job as it is quite demanding and challenging right now. So me, the ever so crappy housewife, gets to clean the entire house, solo. Oh, and maintain it too, that's always a fun and never-ending job.

To my friends whom i have ignored, my apologies. I just can't wrap my arms around what we need to accomplish. I promise I will return soon. :)

Ringing in the new year.

So we spent the new year at my parent's cabin, which was great. What wasn't so great was that poor princess had a stomach virus and my lil prince STILL has an ear infection - 3 weeks an counting. We went into the dr's today and got a shot of meds since the previous two didn't work. poor man.

I finally made a resolution - on jan 2. My resolution is to take care of ME. And I do not mean this in a selfish way, but more physically and emotionally so that I can be a better mother and wife. Yes, that means diving into some issues that I have with myself, my self esteem, and other people, but I need to be healthy in every aspect of my life - and this is it. Hubby is totally on board, and that rocks.

Anyway, my prince awaits me as his shot seems to have altered his attitude today. :)

So this is my new public blog.

Welcome. I am excited to get blogging.