High Maintenance?

In the past 10 days, I've completely pampered myself: pedicure, facial, haircut, and massage. Now, lest you think I'm (a) independently wealthy, or (b) completely high maintenance, let me 'splain.

Pedicure - At the cheapo place near my house, but honestly it was one of the best pedis I've ever had. Moi (sp?) did a fantastic job! Very relaxing and nurturing, despite not being at a chi-chi expensive place.

Haircut - Jackie gives me a discount because I've been a loyal customer for so long. Just a clean-up and reshaping, since my last haircut was shorter with lots more layers.

Facial - Nearly free, thanks to a gift certificate from my in-laws. Unfortunately, I have had a bad reaction to the treatment. Normally I have a glycolic acid peel (as unpleasant as it sounds). This time, Jane recommended microdermabrasion PLUS a glycolic peel. Yeeeeoooouuch! My skin is still pretty irritated and dry, AND I actually have small abrasions on my temple and cheekbone. The microdermabrasion cut me! :(

Massage - Sports massage. Nothing relaxing about it. Not as painful as it was the last time I had one, primarily because I'm not running as much. It was 75% massage and 25% therapy. Vicki is a wonderful listener and a thoughtful friend.

So yes, I've been pampered. But no, it wasn't all Lady of Leisure stuff. I wish!

HELL YEAH!

(That pic was not taken during yesterday's game (obviously, since you can clearly see that it is from a game in Philly), but it's such an amazing picture of my boy B Dawk that I chose it anyway.)

E! A! G! L! E! S! EAGLES!!

Random cuteness

This blog has been nothing but doom and gloom recently, and that's really not like me. I'm usually such a happy person. I hate that things have gotten me so down the past several months.

So, here's something that will make me -- and hopefully all of you -- smile. Just 'cause.

















Look at that face. How can you not be happy when you see that face? :)

Boy, I can really pack it in!

I just took a mental inventory of what I've eaten today. Good grief!

cereal with skim milk
Mojo bar
yogurt
small bag of chips
small cup of soup
turkey sandwich
4 Nutter Butters
apple

Yikes! That's a lot of food, isn't it??? I mean, it's only 4 p.m!

One bright spot...

... in my otherwise suddenly shitty life.

http://phillyfit.com/Articles/01-09/14-15%20PhillyFIT%200109.pdf

My weightlifting article was finally published! It's on page 14 of the January/February issue of Philly Fit -- the first article after the publisher's column and letters to the editor -- AND it's one of the featured articles on the cover.

Ah yeah.

(I'm choosing to ignore the punctuation typos the EDITOR created in my article. I know how to use a semicolon correctly. You all know I do.)

Unfreakingbelievable. Again.

The doctor's office called this morning. There was a mistake on either their end or the hospital's end, and my surgery was NOT entered into the system for next Wednesday. Yes, folks, that's right. No surgery until February, UNLESS I take an appointment for tomorrow that someone else just canceled.

So. If I can rearrange my entire life -- and either my mom's or Ironhubby's, since someone needs to drive me, sit and wait for me, and hang out at home with me all day to make sure I don't die or go into convulsions or whatever -- in the next few hours to be able to take tomorrow's appointment, it'll happen tomorrow. Not likely. Not likely at all. Otherwise, I'm looking at early February.

I cannot freaking believe this. I am about to cry, but I'm at work and have to hold it together.

So much for, how did I put it?, all the wonder and magic of 2009. So far it sucks ass just as much as 2008 did.