My Summer is about to shift into a different gear as School starts to where I will not be granny nannying with so many hours. I'm looking forward to this. I'm tired...and so far behind on my housework that I need TIME alone to be a HOUSEKEEPER again. AUTUMN weather will come and I will be able to open the windows letting cooler air in and cutting back on the utility bills some.
We haven't broke even yet on our utility bill where we pay an level payment each month. When the end of the year comes, we have to pay what was carried through-out the year and it hurts when there's a balance. Right at Christmas time. Here shortly, I will turn the fans off, the air conditioner and wait for the radiators to come on in October. Perhaps we will catch up on the balance and have none to pay in the dead of WINTER. It's wishful thinking. That's the SPIRIT.
Listening to the birds whistle will be a treat as I tidy the room, blog, work on paperwork, etc. Having alone time helps to refresh me as I get some things completed.
This past week-end my dear Husband painted in the Guest room that was bead boarded a few years back. It is turning into a very sweet room. It's the SHABBY CHIC Room with chandelier lighting and COTTON BLOSSOM colored walls. DUTCH BOY PLATINUM PAINT was our pick. Pleased with this selection. Pics later. Taadah. His Grandmother's antique bedroom set will be in this room for now. It will be a pleasure to have our Guest room done. Oh, HAPPY DAY.
One of the other bedrooms is a spare room. As I thin through our belongings in the SPARE room, it will get hit hard with a powerful punch as I twist and turn turning it into a neater room. How did it ever get so nasty…I am not sure. Neglected. Illness can cause much to be on hold.
I had my 6 month thyroid health appointment and it went as they seem to go with unanswered questions that are dodged. Without being rude or aggressive toward the medical staff, I have to put my poker face on as if I am no threat. I'm not a threat, but I need some answers if possible.
Mainstream Endocrinologist have their pat answers that infuriate me when I am told to avoid researching on the internet. They will continue to answer my questions with gibberish. Like a skilled politician that knows how to do a smoke and mirror act, the mainstream doctors skirt around the questions. They redirect the conversation to another avenue with saying we will not treat this as if all things wrong are caused by the missing in action thyroid. More investigation is needed and that's a rarity.
It has been the internet that has been my friend with more information than the doctors are willing to offer. SO I will not stop my studies about thyroid health. I asked about my body temp being too low and I was told to discuss this with my regular doctor. Ignore what the computer says. I have mentioned excessive sweating before and was told that it was probably menopause related when one of the side effects from Synthroid is excessive sweating. Weight gain as well. I wanted to give this the full five years and now I have. Time for a change with different doctors?
Hubby went with me to appointment as I was hoping he would hear what fades before I can grasp it comprehending what was and wasn't said. After I leave their office, the things that I asked and how they were answered comes to mind and it's like I'm in some kind of trance while I'm there and not thinking as clearly while the visit is going on. This is part of what happens when you don't have a thyroid.
We had a nice lunch and stopped off at a Toy Store and Thrift Shoppe. An antique Parlour Chair that I had been eyeballing came HOME with us. I had admired it for a couple of years, but she wasn't for sale. This go round she had a sticker price on her and I said, "I'd like to have her." We bought her and placed her in the trunk of the car and drove HOME. Smiling all the way HOME, I am a happy camper.
My Husband's health has some issues due to an enlarged lymph node. Biopsy scheduled and I'm not dealing with the wait the best. Sigh. He completed his week of preparing for a full body scan. Once again he was radioactive, so we stayed apart until the test was completed. He had very good results, visited with a Nose, Ear and Throat Doctor about an enlarged lymph node. I don't like waiting, but it is part of life. Period. I think sometimes it is nerve racking.
Our time is in the Lord's hands and yet I am very HUMAN and that's that.
A word to the wise, don't wait to always do the things you hope to do until you retire for the retirement may never come. Yes, we plan and prepare, but do some of the things that you were meant to do as God is the one that has given the talent you have in the first place. Enjoy using the talents and glorifying God with them.
Tonight, we're having Baked Ham, Corn on the Cob, and Green Beans with Gourmet Coffee. Later after watching PBS Television we'll have Lemon Ice-box Pie! Delicious. Hubby made the dessert and man o man it's delicious. He likes creating in the Kitchen. Suits me just fine.
It's a bonus having help,
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