Good Morning LCMF readers. Again, I am still working on responding to the loads and loads of amazing support I’ve received from all of you. What a lovely problem to have right?
The quick health update (which I’ve had lots of requests for) is:
- I’ve found an AMAZING doctor that has made it his personal mission to get me better. I see him at least 2 times a week.
- The amount of prodding, poking, testing, and how I’m a major emotional wreck = in bed about 80% of the day.
- We are currently focusing on pain control. And I’m looking forward to getting what is kind of a “walking epidural” put in my back. It should be able to knock out all the pain 100%. And that sounds HEAVENLY! We’ll be ready for that in about 2-3 weeks.
- After that we’ll decide how many surgeries and when those will need to happen.
So there you have it. Pretty much sure of a couple more weeks of being in constant pain and mostly in bed, then hopefully (crossing fingers) I’ll have my permanent pain meds in my back before SNAP! Because if I have to miss dancing….I will forever be changed.
Moving on, however….
I’ve been spending my time catching up. And thinking about projects big and small. I want to do some Computer Spring cleaning. And some planning for a great room/kitchen re-do in the summer. All fun things.
But I miss being able to do fun things for the ‘ol bloggie blog. I don’t have a lot of interesting experiences just sitting here.
- I can share that Cadbury Mini-eggs that have been held in your hand for a sec….become all melty and amazeballs.
- Getting new underware is like Christmas morning…..when you don’t have tons to look forward to.
- Nick Jr., while a mommy life saver, gets uber annoying after about 3 hours.
- I miss Oprah.
I had an idea last night….
I kinda get a lot of questions about me personally. My health, my family, Mod Podge, my hair, why I like frosting, where’s the Diet Coke fridge….
And…as you can see from the TMI post…I’m pretty much an open book.
So be creative. Leave your questions here on this post, or on the LCMF FB Page, or you can E-Mail LCMF
I’m gonna answer as many as I can. Probably from my bed. But in a VIDEO! Because the last Video was so…much…stinkin’….fun.
Won’t that be fun? I’m serious. Be creative peeps. I wanna answer some doozies.
Hi Ellie, so glad you’ve found a doc to help you.
I have to make this quick, gotta pick up my kiddo from kindygarten.
How do u talk to your 10 yr old about sex? do I let her come to me or do i bring up the convo?
Hugs,
Andi
Andi …. hi.
Love reading comments from folks. I am assuming you are the mommie to this little 10-yo sweetie. Right?
Okay …. movin along. Even though you did not ask ME this very important question …. gonna put my 2-cents in anyway.
Do they teach sex-education at the childrens school? If so, and your daughter hasn’t mentioned anything to you …. I would wait it out a bit. Until you can find out about how and what the teacher(s) tell the children, etc.
Purchasing a few really great books can be very helpful. Everything is available online. I didn’t need to tell you that though.
Being that your daughter is 10, just answer her basic questions if she asks. Always with honesty. That’s what builds trust.
Parents do not have to go overboard with all sorts of confusing dialogue. Most likely, before she is 13, you should definitely have basic (this is mandatory!) conversations on the subject(s). To empower her with important and necessary knowledge. It’s a subject every human should learn ….. so they can develop in a healthy mindset. For your daughter to be wise, and make the best choices in life ….. sex education is just part of the deal of parenting.
Best of Andi.
If your hair was longer, would you wear it curly? Is that one of the reasons you keep it short? Also, will you please share Elvis hair with everyone at SNAP!? Finally, can you please explain to me how scrabooking is not “crafting?” I still can’t find my way around that one.
Okay. That is all for now.
Crap. I spelled scrapbooking wrong.
I’m so happy to hear that you are on a path to feeling better!
I would like to know if you have always been exclusiviely a Diet Coke drinker or if you started out on regular Coke or some other type of soda and made the switch? I used to only drink Coke, then decided I should go diet, but I just can’t bring myself to drink Diet Coke for some reason so I stick with Diet Dr Pepper.
Feel better!
Good news about the no pain! Although the path to it sounds rough…Love you! My burning question is…How did your love for Neil begin and how did it blossom? Do you nurture it daily or is it just with you always? I would also love to hear a bit more about where the aversion to the word (please excuse this….C.R.A.F.T) came from
. And finally, you are so talented about design and fonts I would love to hear more about some of your favorites and how you come up with your inspiration! Love you!
Oooh, I want to hear about your favorite fonts too!! Plus, websites for design inspiration.
And I want to hear what your ultimate playlist would be!!
Love you!!!
xoxoxo
I just want to let your readers know that your Diet Coke fridge is at my house…in case you were wondering as well.
I want to know about your broadway dreams. What roles have you played? What would you love to play? And can you sing some samples for us on a video?
please.
Please before you submit to surgery check out Myofasicial release. http://www.myofascialrelease.com/fascia_massage/public/default.asp I used to be an RN and reading your TMI post made me hurt I know that “PT” doesn’t sound like it would help. But this not the usual PT, what it does for your body is AMAZING. As a 20year sufferer of chronic yuck this is the first thing to promise help. I know it works with incontinence and is something that will do no harm if it does not help. You have my prayers.
Shirley where do you find myofascial therapist?
What is happening in blog land? Several of the blogs I follow their owners have an illness of some kind. I drink Diet Coke Caffine free. I think I am allergic to caffine, I shake all over when I drink it, so I just stay away from it. I feel for you as I have severe back pain. I’ve been to so many doctors and they want to do surgery but my insurance will not pay for it, so I suffer everyday. I am happy you found a doctor who is going to help you. God Bless!
I’m curious, what’s your favorite type of frosting? Cream cheese, chocolate? Please tell. I would also like to hear your favorite music artists and songs. There was something else I wanted to ask you, but I can’t remember.
I agree with you on the Oprah thing, I was never a regular watcher but she was fun. Also with the new underwear, lol–weird, huh? Kids get new stuff all the time, what with their growing up and all…. And I prefer Cadbury’s Mini Eggs–they’re manna to my soul, I swear
A huge bag of them has the same effect on me as a huge diamond ring or a dozen roses!! If I had any self-control, I’d throw a bag into the freezer for the rest of the year.
Oh Lara! I am hoping you can be pain free sooner than 3 weeks! Bless your heart. Thank goodness for laptops, eh? Okay, my question: If you were not a blogger or freakin’ amazing graphic designer, what would be your dream job?
Hooray for underwear! I used to basically collect anything that is “under”:) Socks, undies, bras………..even though no one could see them, they were so super fun to wear during the underwear wearing time!
Hmmmmmmmmmmm a fun question that I could put to you…….Ok, here’s one. If you could go anywhere in the world for one day, where would it be? What language do you think is the most RRRRRRRRRomantic? AND what is your favorite meal to go along with this “Romance-ey” Day?(P.s….it doesn’t matter if this place you want to go and the language don’t actually belong together…like you want to go to Mexico and love the Chinese language…..we’ll just play with the idea that it CAN happen!:)
Yes….the answers that you think of to these questions are meant to be seen by your husband in case he ever wants to “woo” you with some oober attractive talk and an unbelievable meal while you’re in bed:)
We love hearing from you!!!!!HUGS!!!!!
Maggs