Tuesdays...

Randomness, totally.

Pills - NOT WORKING. Very frustrated by this. I've talked with the doctor's office and gotten the PA, who I really really dislike because she is ignorant. I've been on the pill since April 24. That's three months. I'm on my second type of pill. Still not working. I think the hormone levels in the pills do nothing for me. I am exhausted and for the longest time couldn't figure it out because I was doing SO well for a while and I realized that it's because the plan my doctor laid out for me is not working. I will finish out this month and attempt a second month on this pill, but if things continue like they are, I am going off of them. It's not worth it. Hopefully in the next few months we'll decide to have another one and hopefully that will correct the endometriosis. If not, I may be signing up for a hysterectomy unless we feel there is a strong chance we'd like to have a third child. This whole medical issue frustrates me, more so in the summer because I feel limited in what I can do with Lauren. Right now, as I'm sitting here, I am struggling to keep my eyes open. No exaggeration. And I had a Coke to try and wake me up this morning.

Working Out - Yeah, not so much. BUT, I feel like I've lost some weight. Go figure. I was all paranoid before Mexico and since I've stopped obsessing about trying to get a totally flat belly, I've lost some of the baby-weight flub (yes, nearly two years later...). I've been taking Lauren on walks usually twice a day in her wagon up the street, which has a BIG hill and I think that has helped me.

Eating Healthy - Again, not so much. For example, this morning I stopped at McD's for my Coke and cinnamelts. Had McD for lunch yesterday and Wendy's for dinner the day before. Typing that actually makes me feel ill. I need to be better about that. I have a Healthy Choice meal for lunch. BLAH, but I didn't have the energy to make PB&J haha!

Writing - I've kind of fallen off this wagon. I have 50+ pages of material, all of which I have printed off so that I can easily review it. I still have my storyline, and there are a few things I want to change, but I haven't made the time to focus on this. Hopefully over the next few days I'll be better, and definitely over vacation I'd like to write some. By the time Lauren gets in bed, I just want to snuggle on the couch with Troy instead of spending time apart from him writing.

Vacation - Whoo Hoo! Hilton Head! We leave in a week. I'm very excited about this. Lauren will love the ocean! I just hope we can keep her out of it and she'll play in the sand. If it's a repeat of January (yes, when the air was 50 degrees and our little exploradora was in the water) then we're in for some screaming fits as we carry her from the beach back to the room. But, it'll be fun.

This weekend will be fun. Blues, Brews and BBQs is Friday night, and I think we're going to attempt to take Lauren in the hopes that she'll sleep in on Saturday (which means she'll wake up at 6:00am but I think she'll like the Blues part of the night) and then on Saturday we are hopefully going to head to the Wine & Jazz Festival. No word on whether or not we are volunteering, and if not the plan is to again take Lauren. She loves music. Sunday will be a relaxing day, with me trying to catch up on laundry in preparation for our mini-beach trip.

July will be a BUSY month. We are on vacation July 1-5, my brother, his girlfriend and their friend are coming to visit July 9-12 (hooray for white-water rafting on July 11!), July 18 is my Longaberger party, and July 24-26 we'll probably head to Terre Haute, Indiana (where?!) for a family picnic/reunion. I think my grandma is kind of excited about that. Hopefully Troy will make it, but work stuff always pops up the end of July.

And that's enough randomness for now. I need to find something to work on. Happy Tuesday - just 3 more full days to go until the weekend!