Things have been a mess lately, but I’m thankful for the chance to be able to deal with the mess.
Abscessed Tooth
My sabbatical started almost a week early because of a severely abscessed tooth. I was out on a Friday, pushed through one Monday, and then was out again on Tuesday. This would have eaten up my sick and personal days had I not been approved to back-date my break (thank you for that!). After one 2 am visit to the hospital and a few dentist visits, I’m on the mend.
Four Molars Later, Yikes!
Before the abscessed tooth happened, I was already scheduled to have my bottom molars pulled (one of the molars ended up being the abscessed tooth), and eventually get implants. Friday, one week and one day after the infection began, I had my teeth extracted and bone grafts done. Now I’m in a new phase of pain, but it’s so much better than where I was in the first place. Pushing onward!
♥ My Dad is Home ♥
My dad has been at Baylor hospital and rehab for seven weeks and was able to come home the day after my mouth stuff was taken care of. My life is more complete with him here.
Maybe is Not Okay
My pup recently got over a bacterial infection in her tummy and it took the vet 3 weeks to figure out what was wrong. He didn’t run any tests and just kept giving her shots and meds. On the third visit I asked if I could bring in a stool sample and she was diagnosed (vet 0: me 1). Fast forward to 2 weeks post tummy troubles and Maybe wakes up with no energy and is barley responsive. I rush her to the vet and he finds a severe heart murmur, puts her on meds, and now we are here. Bryan (my guy < who says that!?) researched the murmur and meds and found out that the probable cause of the problem was the bacterial infection that took the vet 3 weeks to even find! The meds could cause her to lose her hearing and not recognize us anymore. We are praying that the meds work for her and bring her back to normal, rather than take her away from us.
Spring Clean, Spring Simplify
Even though things have been hard, I’m working to reorder life and get rid of a bunch of things we don’t need. My goal is to have a camper for a home (or anywhere super cheap and small) and focus more on things that matter most. Spring cleaning is just a step forward.
200 Wire Hangers (it’s important!)
Perhaps the most exciting part of my break so far is the 200 wire hangers I ordered (seriously). They are 11.5 gauge, that means sturdy and somewhat affordable compared to your typical wire hanger. I’m kinda sorta obsessed with a bunch of things, and one of those things would be hangers. I want all of my hangers to be the same (except for my work clothes hangers, those are black velvet or clear crystal). I’ve had plastic hangers all these years and can’t stand that they get so dusty and have to be cleaned. Problem solved!
*This post is super choppy because things are super choppy right now.