And here is the Top Ten list of Reasons why I’m happy today:
10) It’s Thursday which means one day closer to the weekend!
9) My house no longer looks like it’s falling apart! (I’m a neat freak and when I came home from the hospital things were getting hairy.)
It stopped raining… for now.
7) It’s not too cold out 
6) My lovely smelling bath salts came in from a party I went to a few weeks back, and I just love soaking in them. Don’t tell my PT, I’m not supposed to take baths. 
5) The fact that I’m down almost 7 lbs this week and I’ve done nothing for it. This elates me and scares the crap out of me at the same time. I’m choosing to live in denial that this is a bad thing until I either have a nice gain tomorrow/lose more tomorrow/or talk with my doctor tomorrow at my follow-up appointment. Until then, I’m remaining positive. I know my bubble will burst in some way, but I can be happy for now, right???
4) I’m going on a field trip with my son and his class today – and to the library! How cool is that?!? And I have now just stepped over the nerd threshold and will pay my nerd dues for the year. Where are my pocket protector and high wasted pants? LOL I get giddy when I think of kids being exposed to reading. My son was tested in kindergarten and had a 3rd grade reading level, so can you guess how excited I was. I about had a parade and this kid was like “so what”. He reads chapter books every night and wins accelerated readers awards and honor roll and it rolls off his shoulder as if it’s just another day. And because of that, he’ll get his chemistry set for his birthday. Yes, my little brainiac wants to be a chemistry professor when he grows up. How adorable is that? awe….
3) My daughter did not wake up a) crying b) throwing a fit c) resembling a zombie on a quest for brains or, d) whining incessantly. This means we will have a good day. *sigh* She has been a pill lately, or as my husband says “she’s just being a girl.” I then slap him very hard!
2) My sodium levels are good! Yay! My potassium levels are elevated. I’m not sure why, but they want me to lay off the potassium rich fruit for 2 weeks and re-test. I guess that’s what I get for eating the way I do? LOL But I’m glad I can keep my Desmopressin at its current dosage. It really helps me during the day. My thirst is being controlled more now.
1) And my top reason why I’m happy today….
My neck is finally beginning to feel normal. When I see my physical therapist next week I will have to give him a high five. His suggestion, while not necessarily the most comfortable thing in the beginning, has helped dramatically! I am so much better today than I was yesterday. I still have some way to go, but I now can see an end in sight that I couldn’t see the other day. And this is such a relief. To be able to do some of the things I couldn’t even do yesterday without as much pain and discomfort is amazing. I love it. I woke up this morning and my neck was more flexible. I was wowed. I’m going to go now and do my exercise before this field trip so I can survive it. Then I have to put on some make-up, which I never wear, because all the other mommies will be wearing it and I need to blend in. I hate make-up, it feels like you’re hiding behind a mask. And it just causes pimples and blackheads and all that stuff. I don’t see the point unless it’s a romantic night out, a wedding, or a job interview. Oh well. Off I go. Have a great day!
Posted by Jeanne on October 29, 2009 at 9:19 am
Endochick,
Thanks for sharing your happy list. I’m so glad you’re feeling so much better! Enjoy the field trip!
Jeanne
P.S. I never wear make-up and I say to hell with what others wear. Who needs to blend? The only make-up I have worn in a good 10 years now is when I make a vlog I really have to put some kind of lip gloss on because otherwise it just looks really weird on the video (washed out to the point of looking lip-less). I actually had to go out and buy some a few months back for the sole purpose of putting it on when I’m ready to film, filming the video, and immediately taking it off. Make-up drives me crazy and messes up my skin. Plus, my husband is so used to seeing me without it that he thinks I look odd with it. Haha. Bonus.
Posted by endochick on October 29, 2009 at 1:24 pm
LOL Yeah I blended for the one MALE chaperone that came along. Lovely. The class was SO well behaved. I was really impressed. They loved the library too. It was a nice field trip and I’m glad I felt good enough to go. I almost canceled earlier in the week but decided to hold out and wait. I’m relieved now that I did that.