This weekend is my birthday.  It's really sneaking up on me this year.  I'm so consumed with planning for the 12th of every month, that I don't know what else happens the rest of it.  (the 12th is my "surgiversary ( Read more... )

A friend of mine from a message board wrote this, and I found it really moving.  It's similar to a lot of people's story.  It makes me think of the asshole who ordered WHITE bathing suits for the girls swim team.  Cruel in SO MANY WAYS.  That's besides the point.  Here's what George wrote:

I wrote this letter a couple months ago and posted it on my ( Read more... )

Yes, I finally ate a cookie.  I've been craving some kind of pastry/cookie/cake type thing.  I ate some brownie-esque health food over the weekend, but it just didn't cut it.  I walked into work today and we were having a birthday party filled with weight watchers cookies.  The sugar grams were pretty low, so I thought i'd give it a shot.  I ( Read more... )

Because none of you, even jokingly would ever refer to Z as my "live-in penis".  why wouldn't you?  Because it's rude, disrespectful and childish.  Why do I mention this?  Because on a public message board, i was referred to as Z's "live-in vagina".  I'm sure in a 12 year old sense of humor kind of way, this is funny, and perhaps I am extra ( Read more... )

I went out at lunchtime to the supermarket to get some turkey deli meat for my in-office lunches.  Since I'm working late tonight, i needed to consider what I might eat for a second meal.  Hannaford has a hot wing bar at lunch ( Read more... )

I'm not married, so I don't actually have one, but Z's mom is pretty much related to me at this point.  Close enough.  We've had some growing pains as a little family unit, but for the most part, I really love her.   Z worries that I don't like her, but my angst is usually not personally directed at her, but at the house being messy, crowded, or ( Read more... )

One month out of surgery and I started getting my energy back.  I don't know what I did those last few weeks, but I think I finally cooked a few things for myself, tested some new food boundaries and decorated for Christmas.  Now I need to get my act together and take Christmas down.  Zeke's mom is storing her car in our garage while she is in ( Read more... )

I've been experimenting with food, seeing what my new tummy likes and doesn't like.  Early on, it did not like peanut butter, but it is more accepting now.  Today, Zeke was craving chinese food for dinner and asked if it would bother me if he ordered some.  I figured he wasn't likely to order chicken wings from my favorite place in waltham, so i ( Read more... )

Tomorrow is 4 weeks since my surgery.  My how time flies.  I had a meeting with the nutritionist and physician's assistant today for a check up and to advance my diet.  I'm now officially allowed to move beyond pureed foods.  I did move a bit beyond that on my in the last week or so with success.  I have enjoyed small (and small bites) of filet ( Read more... )

Surgery was one week ago today.   I've spent most of the last few days snuggled up under a blanket on a recliner watching TV.  Today i  modified the plan.  My "sister" Lisa came over and we went out.  We were going to go walk downtown, but it was so damn cold that i told her i could walk just as well in a Walmart.    We went to a few stores and ( Read more... )