Still haven't smoked. It's surprising how often I have to fight the impulse. But since it's now just the habit -- not the physical addiction -- I've been able to resist without too much struggle ( Read more... )

Hard to believe it's less than a week since my Troubled Day. It feels like it was ages ago that I was released from ICU but just a few days. Was back at ER yesterday because started to have breathing problems. Turned out to be the start of pneumonia. Frankly, being in the hospital three days with a suppressed immune system, I count myself lucky ( Read more... )

Had a heart attack Sunday during unexpected surgery to remove my gall bladder. And guess what?

I'm still standing, Not for long and I'm leanging on a chairback but I'm standing, Ha!:-)

So excited! Our store finally opens tomorrow. We've still got improvements and smoothing to do but it looks lovely now. Steve can hold his head up high when people come in. And they do want to come in. We had to turn away three groups of folks today because they saw us and thought we were open. Yay! I hope once we really *are* open, the folks who ( Read more... )

Here's what I've learned about vendors and wholesale deliveries ( Read more... )

Yay! Still doing Zumba for a few minutes several times a day. A good sign. If it was boring or painful, I'd have stopped by now. I don't even hate the two instructors on the "learn the steps" DVD, even though they are fit, perky, and cheerful. I can do about five minutes at a time now, which is short but a great improvement from two minutes at a ( Read more... )

I used to love to go for walks. Miles and miles and miles. I don't now. For one, I start huffing and puffing when I've only gone blocks. For another, there are no sidewalks around here but there are coyotes ( Read more... )

Orange Layer Cake with Orange-Caramel Cream Cheese Frosting
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Orange-Layer-Cake-with-Orange-Caramel-Cream-Cheese-Frosting-5375

I started work on this cake yesterday. Since all I've finished is the filling, I can report that part is delicious and I have high hopes for the rest of it. The whole house smells of ( Read more... )

Had my post-op follow up with my regular optometrist this morning. All looks good ( Read more... )

Today is surgery day for my right eye. Nervous and excited, when I should be calm. But at least it will all be done very soon and by this afternoon, I'll have my feet up and will be rejoicing it's over with ( Read more... )