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I am an East Coast expatriate hiding out in the Midwest...

I am an urban gal living in the suburbs and occasionally hiding in the country

I am a yoga practitioner, fitness enthusiast, believer in the mind-body-spirit connection...

I am a mid-life "revert" to the Roman Catholic faith in which I was raised and which has become an enormous source of support, encouragement, inspiration, and joy in my life...

I am a mom, sister, daughter, and wife...

I am an explorer; adventurous and curious about the world and people around me...

I am educated in the formal sense but I gain insight through everyday living...

I created this blog at a time of great fear and apprehension in my life. I chose to sustain it because of the discoveries about myself and the world around me that it has revealed.



What you can expect to find here:
  • the documentation of a love-hate relationship with the greater Philadelphia area
  • reminiscing about the good-ole-days (the 80's!)
  • complaints about my various ailments and injuries, both real and imagined
  • pictures and stories of gardening, decorating, shopping, sewing
  • my love of irony
  • links to kooky news stories
  • way too much scatological musing for sane people


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    Wednesday, April 28, 2004
    sick

    Yeah...still sick, still miserable...although today we have gorgeous weather so I opened windows to freshen the house... Ahhhhhh! Nothing like some fresh air to revive you.

    I went to the doctor yesterday as the past few nights I have been unable to sleep to to a dry hacking cough. He gave me a prescription non-narcotic cough suppressant but it didn't work;  have better luck with robitussin, I think! He said it could be bacterial, viral or even allergies...so if I still have this low-grade fever in a few days I have to go back and get some antibiotics, as he noticed I have the beginnings of a sinus infection. I think I get at least one sinus infection every year and usually it is in response to allergies. Sheesh - modern medicine can cure all kinds of devastating diseases but somehow can't nail down the common cold.

    I have totally lost my appetite, so I just drink plenty of fluids (I spend all day peeing!!), eat popsicles, etc.  Ice cold water or juice really helps my throat feel better. (Thanks, Mephisto, for reminding me to do this! )

    I am bummed that I am so far behind in my tri-training but I have to be better first so at least I am not gaining any weight while I sit around (due to no appetite AND taking in so much water to flush my system.)

    I realized that my birthday is next week. Ack! I am in no mood to celebrate this weekend, as I can't really enjoy food or whatever; so maybe we'll postpone a birthday dinner to the following week and also celebrate Mother's day concurrently.

    Posted at 12:23 pm by brandy101

     

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