Where do I even start? Last week, my husband, who was recovering from tendinitis surgery, had to be rushed to emergency surgery last Wednesday because a horrible staph infection called MRSA, yes, MRSA, decided it wanted to eat his arm off! Yup. Doc said if he didn't have emergency surgery, he could lose his arm.
To sum it all up, I stayed with the hubs from Wed night until Sat afternoon in that hospital. I think I only came home to shower twice! I know, nasty!
Now, life as I know it has completely changed. I use hand sanitizer every 5-10 minutes. I go around the house with clorox wipes, wiping down all the door knobs and refrigerator handles. I'm also in charge of his new picc line, which is in his arm and goes thru a vein and stops next to his heart. I give his twice daily antibiotics thru this line and flush it w/saline twice and heparin once.
I have to admit, my husband has surgery on something every other year; whether it's back surgery, a hemotoma in his leg, hernia, etc. And my husband can be a bit of a baby... "can u get this for me? can you get that for me? oh i forgot to tell you to grab this while you were up. I can't reach the remote, can you get it?".... this time is different. I really dont recall him running me raggad this time. However, I'm running around everywhere making sure dishes are out of the sink, laundry is done on time, kitchen counter is sanitized, lysol is sprayed on the leather couch, everything is vaccumed, the dogs are fed, the cat is fed, and even the ugly man himself... Arnie the hedgehog. < Don't get one, all they do is poop and pee. I have hand sanitizer in every room, Clorox wipes in three rooms, bleach is nearby... I'm making sure we are taking every precaution to get him better and to keep us from getting sick as well.
I also have been booking quite a few photography sessions through July of this year! Oh, did I mention I'm a photographer on the side? LOVE my side job! :) I'm excited about that because I have two maternity sessions coming up, a toddler session, senior session, family session, prom session and a wedding! Oh... and I shan't forget... a NEW business opportunity which includes Pageant photography! I'm nervous but excited at the same time.
During the past week, I have gotten addicted to a few new websites. I have put them on the sidelines of my blog called Salty's faves... LinkedIn... a networking site, Pinterest...I can't explain it to where it sounds right but you create bulletin boards of all your favorite stuff from the internet and you can see all kinds of stuff that your friends have and learn a whole lot, see beautiful new photos, laugh more... etc. It's actually addicting. And another big fave is Flickr! You have to go and check out my photos... Can you guess which ones they are? :)
I went to my doctor appointment last week and told them I wanted to be tested for Alzheimer's or Dementia. Yes, I actually said that. Instead, my doc opted for me to be tested for ADD. Since my daughter has severe ADHD, the apple probably doesn't fall far from the tree. Know what I mean? But my forgetfulness has gotten out of control! Also, my blood pressure is still not at a normal level. Doc said to lose 10lbs in 2 months or I will have to be on blood pressure meds. So far this year I have lost 6lbs. I wonder if she is counting that? lol
The good news is that I was a little ahead of the doc. A co-worker and I have made plans to work out at the gym at work 3 days a week. I did 40 minutes of cardio on Tuesday morning and I'll be doing cardio tomorrow morning. I'm not as excited about it as I first was... but that's OK. To have a friend there actually helps keep me accountable and the feeling of accomplishment in the morning is wonderful!
So tomorrow is Friday... I have overtime to do on Saturday (which I dont mind because that's extra money in my pocket - probably to pay off the medical bills I'll get from my husband's hospital stay). And then off to Georgia to photograph a baby shower and maternity pictures. :) Until then...
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