Clean Up Day at Work

My Sweet Patootie Augie

Had a long day at work - for me!!! Didn't get a lot of work done because it was "clean up day" but many of my doodads got repurposed by some folks at work, so I have less to dust and some coworker's grandkids and charities now have the benefit of my collections. I love to repurpose!

Tomorrow we will have VIP visitors so I will dress up from business casual to business. I may have to go over our project management protocols with our new partners. There is an extensive agenda, but we are a free-wheeling bunch of galoots so I'm not sure where or when I will be needed...unlike my last job, where you had your agenda timed out to the minute, and the conference rooms were booked for every working hour. The freedom of being released from meeting hell was one of the main draws of this position, and after working here there were even more positives to add to the list!!

The Headache is being good this evening, but The Belly is not my friend. I fed it something this evening and it was just a little too much.

My puppy Augie was being a cutey this evening. He's been a blessing to me this last few years, and he was on his best behavior tonight because I gave him a taste of supper. Definitely my sweet patootie!

Thinking of old friends this evening. Kinda nostalgic - not that way very often, I tend not to ponder over the past. We're all getting old, me quicker that the rest if you can go by hair color!

Another Sleepless Night Another Busy Day

Augie Tries Mom's Patience

Augie my little dachsund was on the warpath today because there were some visiting friend dogs visiting my brother's little beagle. Augster's sharp barking was getting on Mom's nerves so she let him out to investigate and/or play with the other dogs. THEN she tried to call him back, and he ignored her. I went and just said "Augie time to come home!" and here he trots in. Maybe Mom just doesn't have the sound of authority I do :D

The Stomach and The Pancreas has ruled this week, but maybe there will be some good news tomorrow. A friend, Amber Lietz, who is a nurse, recommended a drug called Zofran for the nausea. I will call my GI doc tomorrow and see if I can get it prescribed! I'm getting a bit dehydrated, and that always gives me quite a problem with charley-horses. Just one more thing to hurt and keep me from getting any sleep. I haven't eaten very much today - hopefully that will prevent the nightly nausea marathon.

I had another busy day at work, but The Stomach was creating much havoc because I tried to eat some food yesterday. Tramadol helped, but didn't get rid of all the pain. Maybe the enzymes will kick in and The Belly will Behave!

It was so sweet of Amber to suggest a solution to the yucky belly problems. I remember Amber when she was just a little gal in high school. Mom helped her make the cutest prom dress, and a beautiful wedding dress. Now Amber has beautiful children of her own looking all grown up and it doesn't seem possible. To us, it just seems like yesterday she was a teenager! I stole her picture off Facebook - and she doesn't look a day older to me from the last time I saw her.

It's a good thing when you can get advice from a pro, especially when your parts are so old they can't be replaced anymore, and your warranty is expired! Thanks Amber!

Caught Napping

Headache Day 1 2009



Today was "headache day" - I have bad days every three to four days from a headache condition called hemicrania continua. I came home early and took some benedryl and phenergan to help stomp down the headache. I was trying to nap the rest of the day away, socked out on the couch with my pup Augie keeping watch, when what happens but the phone rings!


How is it that everytime I try to catch some winks in the daytime, the telephone rings??? I'm not too grumpy because it was a call from a friend, but the headache proceeds on unabated by anything....

The Headache (I think of it always in capitalized letters) has ruled my life for a little over a year now, and the only medication that works for it is adversely effecting The Belly. When your warranty is out, and no extended warranty is available - your parts start failing in bunches....