Melody P.’s Posts
on 9/9/25 5:31 am
Keeping you in my thoughts today! When you feel up to it please let us know how you are doing!
on 9/9/25 5:15 am
Good mornin y'all.
It's been an eventful morning. Cat tries to attack cat, dog barks at cat, cat's brother attacks dog who then goes slightly after it. Yay.
My PCO is out for three weeks on vacation so I assumed it'd be until he gets back to get this BS thing fixed. I got a call yesterday from the diabetes educator and have an appointment this morning with her. We're going to try and figure something out with a different provider in the mean time. So relieved!
we have to get groceries today. Momma was spayed yesterday and I feel horrible about getting it done while she was pregnant. I cried a lot yesterday over it. I know it's for the best but dang it...it's hard. She must've been the last one spayed because she was very very disoriented. She's better today. Still a bit fuzzy but still purring and asking for pets.
i'm a blank on the QOTD too
B: oatmeal protein cookie bites.and coffee
L: ????
D: also ????
on 9/8/25 6:04 am
Good mornin y'all.
what a weekend...glad it's over!
today we took momma to get spayed. Praying it's successful. I'm so worried about her. I so wish we could keep her as she's just so sweet.
We're going to Sam's here in a bit. Then we need to come home and clean my room a bit including the kennel she'll stay in for recovery.
i'm still battling the never ending snot fest. It feels like it'll never end.
QOTD: I'm an Aquarius and I am not sure about it fitting me. I'm not terribly into the whole zodiac thing.p so I don't know a lot about it.
B: breakfast sandwich and coffee
L: ????
D: probably chicken thighs and some roasted carrots
a piece I am making for my aunt for Christmas...it's not finished yet.
on 9/5/25 5:14 am
Good mornin y'all.
not a lot going on. We're doing the thrift store and Walmart visit. I'm feeling a lot of pain in my shoulder. I was reading stuff about what the doctor said and It's obvious he was talking out of his rear. I know he is retiring but be honest please...truthfulness is a lost art. Anyways I'm going to write down my questions for whenever I'm able to see a new orthopedic doctor. Annoyed.
Still haven't heard from my PCP. Annoyed is my general mood this week.
QOTD: before my back messed up I did. Now I have a hard time standing/stopping. I can walk more if I don't stop but that's about it.
B: egg, sausage pita and coffee
L: chicken and maybe a sf Italian ice.
D: not yet decided.
on 9/4/25 5:32 am
Good mornin y'all.
It was a rough night of coughing and pain. Oh joy! LOL. I'm over the cough, for sure.
my doctor recommended surgery for the arthritis in my shoulder. He said PT would do nothing to help. The only thing is he is retiring on October 3rd. No other doctor here takes my insurance. Soooo I'll have to go to Lubbock most likely. There is a small chance I'll get into a doctor here...we'll see. I'm not happy about the Lubbock part but it is what it is. He went on about the cat scan results saying my arthritis wa advanced. Maybe I'm an overachiever ha!
not much happening today. I might clean the bathroom somewhat. Or vacuum. I am hoping to hear from my PCP about my blood sugar numbers. It's been really bad. I'm really frustrated.
QOT: it's mostly miss but salmon. I used to love it but now it makes me nauseated. It's a texture thing mostly. Just eww.
B: egg pita with cheese and of course coffee
L: haven't decided
D: carrots and maybe another chicken thigh.
this is the momma cat we're trying to find a home for.
on 9/4/25 4:21 am
Thank you! 
I don't officially sell a lot. Usually friends see something they like and ask me to make it for them! I can make just about anything you see me post if you ever see something you like! I have a FB page but I haven't updated it in a long time because family is on it that I haven't updated gone NC with. Makes me a little uneasy. I do help my "boss" with stock sometimes which is what those units were for(earrings).
lol at the cat-isms!
on 9/3/25 4:30 am
Good mornin Jennifer and all. Sorry to hear of the mess at work! I also would've decided on that with the goats, that would certainly be so hard to deal with if the bear succeeds a time in the future! A hard choice but I feel right too.
I have my long awaited appointment with the orthopedic doctor this afternoon. Good vibes are appreciated! I'm trying to make a little extra money with chainmaille so I can pay a little extra on my dental debt before I have surgery(if that's the solution).
the momma cat is in my room for a few days. My thought that she was dumped to begin with stands firm. She used the cat pan without an issue(I had the issue, pew!). She is so dang sweet and I really want to keep her inside too. I'm such an utter fool for cats. I get attached so much so quickly. I want to get her into an indoor only cat home. Another request for good vibes please? I'd appreciate it and she would too. She is on antibiotics hence her being inside. We were told by the clinic who does the slaying that they'd work her in next week as everyone loved her. When I say she's sweet it's an understatement! She weighs 8 pounds pregnant so she's a dainty thing. Will try to get some good pics this afternoon when the lightings better.
QOTD: potato is my favorite. Ha ha ha. I loved them fried with onions and garlic best. Also love the potato soup my grandma made with a ton of onions in it.
B: pita with egg, cheese and coffee
L: not sure on this one
D: chicken thigh and roasted carrots
have a great day everyone!
on 9/2/25 10:41 am
We were going to get one of the stray momma cats spayed today. They wouldn't do it because she has a slight upper respiratory infection. Understandable of course. So we took her to the vet to get some meds. They said it was mild and it should clear up. The program to fix them said they'd do it next week. She is the sweetest cat ever. I wish we could find her a good home. I just think she deserves a nice warm home. To not have any more litters of kittens.
on 9/2/25 4:51 am
Good morning y'all!
I'm up and running early. We're taking one of the momma cats to get spayed today, at least we're hoping they'll do it. She is pregnant so we're really torn about it. With what's happened to their last litters it's the best thing to get done now. Carl is now Cheeto and at my brothers house. I got really attached to the little bugger. I cried over it to be honest. There was just no way to keep 4 cats financially.
i'm still slowly losing weight still but my blood sugar are absolutely **** I am pissed. I am trying something new this week and if it doesn't work out I'll be contacting my PCO AGAIN. So frustrating
QOTD: what is the rest of the year looking like so far?
nothing exciting here. I've decided Christmas is a cash gift holiday for me. So that eases a lot of stress. I may be facing shoulder surgery(I find out tomorrow) so that'll limit it a lot. Lol
B: protein bar
L: chimichanga
D: salad
pics of the cats!
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on 8/28/25 5:11 am, edited 8/27/25 11:41 pm
Good mornin y?all.
we did a thing. My brother is going to take in one of the stray kittens. We caught him yesterday. He was timid and terrified for 2 hours then completely melted. He is such a sweet little guy! I wish to goodness we could keep him but we can?t. We also bought a live trap to help get the others fixed and we might?ve found a place for them to go after they get fixed.
As for politics. I could go deeper but it?s something I think we all have strong opinions on. Politicians, professional ones especially, have only their interests in mind. I live in a very very red state. Our property taxes go up like that too. If it were not for my mom being a senior citizen and having them frozen we wouldn?t be able to afford it. It seems to be a politician is to be corrupt. Maybe I?m jaded. I?m on a fixed income and on disability. They want to take my health coverage away. I have never been this terrified of this stuff.
QOTD: Canada, somewhere in Alberta west of Calgary. I loved it there and the people were extremely friendly and polite.
food is unplanned but here it is so far,
B: eggs, sausage, cheese and coffee
L: maybe some chicken?
D: ????
Mr.Carl(my brother might rename him?I like Magoo).
on 8/27/25 6:19 am
Good morning folks! Hope y'all's day is off to a good start.
Not a whole lot planned here. We need to go get Frankie's treats and a few errands. I've got a cold my niece so kindly shared with me. It may be a sinus infection also. Just annoying.
QOTD: what is your favorite nut or seed?
Mines walnuts. Then pumpkin seeds.
B: eggs, chicken sausage with cheese and coffee
L: likely a salad
D: meatloaf and eggplant
have a great one y'all!
on 8/26/25 6:22 am
Good mornin y'all.
its a rainy morning here and I'm here for it. We've had 5 days of 100° weather here this year, last year it was 36. It's freakin weird! I like it though...though the increased humidity is killer.
Yesterday was a really bad pain day. I broke down and took one ibuprofen. It did take the edge off but I won't be doing it again. It was a moment of weakness. I got my appointment with the orthopedic doctor rescheduled finally. It'll be next Wednesday. They had to find an office to move to. The building they were in might be a total loss...it's pretty bad and it's a big complex.
I need to run to the post office and we might go to Ollie's.
QOTD: no plans this fall.
B: egg, feta and chicken sausage...coffee
L: maybe a burrito
D: ???
on 8/25/25 6:28 am
Mornin y'all.
thursdays appointment was a **** show. They are unwilling to do anything other than push pills. I don't necessarily want surgery but it'd be nice if they gave a **** in general. Their slogan is "the pain stops here" and it's a load of crap. It had me down, still pissed but I need to focus on my shoulder healing then on to my hip. 
today is an unknown. We may head to Sam's because we forgot trash bags. I loaded up on meat and have cut back my carbs by a lot. Blood sugars are improving already. My shoulder is making it very hard for me. I'm doing small amount of chainmaille when I can. One of my friends ordered the three earring sets pictured below. They are so pretty and the cubic zirconias are so pretty with the light.
QOTD: I'm lucky that I look good in most colors. I like a cantaloupe color and blues always are good on me and make my eyes pop(they are hazel).
B: eggs, cheese and a low carb corn tortilla and of course coffee
L: ???? Prob a hamburger patty
D: no clue as of yet.
on 8/21/25 6:17 am
Good morning y'all!
I've got an appointment today with the pain clinic. Other than that not much is happening.
QOTD: what is your favorite veggie and fruit?
mines corn and golden kiwis.
B: jimmy dean cauliflower sandwich and coffee
L: burrito
D: cordon blue chicken breast and some veggie yet to be determined
a pair of earrings I made this morning! And a dress advertisement that was on FB
on 8/20/25 6:42 am
Good mornin y'all.
My appointment this morning was canceled due to the building being flooded with six inches of water. Ugh. Wanted to get that out of the way! We'll see when or if it gets rescheduled soon.
I am feeling very rough. I don't want to do anything. I'm thinking we'll go to Sam's. I'd rather stay home but my mom is getting stir crazy
QOTD: I've never had one so nothing lol
B: egg, cheese and a pita half. Coffee
L: ???
D: burrito.
on 8/19/25 6:22 am
Opps I forgot the rest of the QOTD!
I'd open an animal sanctuary. That's my dream. Buy a piece of land and run a non profit sanctuary where people could volunteer and that sort of thing.
on 8/19/25 6:09 am
Good mornin y'all.
Not a lot happening today. I'm hoping it stays that way. I need a chill out kind of day. Yesterday I ended up getting roped into helping trim a tree in the backyard. I over did it but **** needs to get done. Esp before possible surgery. I had a bad night due to it. I'm in a foul mood still. I did find over the weekend a bunch of lume deodorant on clearance so that's awesome in this heat.
I may do some clothes washing today. My mom is going to work on the fence line getting some weeds out of it. I just have to sit it out today.
QOTD: we've gotten some in the past but don't play all that much. Maybe 1-3 times a year if that.
B: eggs, sausage, cheese and coffee
L: what's left of the sesame chicken or a burrito.
D: chicken stuffed with broccoli and cheese and some separate broccoli.
on 8/18/25 6:18 am
Good mornin y'all
I'm in a bad mood. I'm also depressed over my health stuff. Trying to shake it. It's hard. It'll be what it'll be...I know that but it's still hard to have all this on my plate. My PCP decreased my insulin way too much and my numbers have shown it. He wants my A1c around 6.5. It's went up to 6.2 already. I just wish they'd listen to me. I feel alone and just scared.
Today I have a phone appointment with my bariatric doctor. Any time during business hours LOL
B: egg, chicken sausage, cheese and coffee
L: sesame chicken
D: chimichanga
pics of opal and one of Mona. Also a piece of rock I found at the thrift store.
on 8/15/25 6:06 am
Good mornin y'all.
i have an appointment today for my B12 and we're taking a load to the thrift store. I am exhausted but that's nothing new. Next week is a busy one. Only two days without an appointment so far. Monday it's a phone with a PA. Wednesday is the orthopedic doctor and Thursday is the pain clinic. Lots of info to find out and I'm looking forward to it.
I need to clean my room up a bit. Mainly vacuum and wash a load of clothes. The kids started school here yesterday and my niece in :::gulp::: high school love it and I am relieved for her. The other niece and nephew love their teachers too. Rachel, the one in HS, is taking principles of engineering and animation at the tech school here and she's excited. I wish they would've had that back in my school days!
QOTD: I play bejeweled and draw some on procreate. Not really a game but trust my my drawings are funny in a bad way LOL
B: eggs, sausage and cheese. Coffee of course.
L: not sure what this'll hold
D: thinking a pita with some eggs
I got a small Ethiopian welo Opal so here are some pics of that( I am trying to find someone to wrap it for me). And a meme of course.
have a great day and weekend everyone!
on 8/14/25 6:00 am
Good mornin y'all.
feeling pretty rough today. Shoulder pain kept me up most of the night. My back was spicy too. I'm over it. I see the orthopedic doctor on the 20th to go over the results.
Today I have an appointment with my case manager. They're still not done with the main water line. It's getting annoyed. Yesterday they cut it off without letting the block know. Hopefully it'll be mostly done today. It's hard on the water heater.
QOTD: I would love to xeriscape since we live in a semi arid climate. I like flowers more so than most bushes.
B: egg, pita and coffee
L: ????
D: ????
food is awfully unknown today...not much cooking as my arm is hard to raise.
on 8/13/25 4:47 am
good mornin y'all.
It's been a rough night for me, my upper right arm and shoulder are swollen up and super super painful. The contrast they injected leaked out of the joint more so than expected and it's causing those pains to be worse. Having a hard time lifting my arm too high. The results weren't great. There is no rotator cuff tear but there is other serious things.
the results:
There is a tear of the posterior superior and posterior inferior labrum, with a 3 mm
elevated flap (series 2 image 43, series 5 image 91, series 4 image 73). No other labral
tear or SLAP lesion is seen. No paralabral cyst is identified.
There is no glenohumeral arthropathy, subluxation, or dislocation.
There is prominent acromioclavicular arthropathy for a 44-year-old patient, with joint
space narrowing, cortical irregularity, subchondral cyst formation, and mild spur
formation. There is anterior downsloping of a type II acromion narrowing the
acromiohumeral interval to 8 mm.
No fracture is seen. No other osseous or soft tissue abnormality is seen.
IMPRESSION:
Tear of the posterior superior and posterior inferior labrum.
Prominent acromioclavicular arthropathy, advanced for age. Anterior downsloping of the
acromion narrowing the acromiohumeral interval.
No rotator cuff tear is seen. There is mild atrophy of part of the superior half of the
subscapularis muscle.
Prominent acromioclavicular arthropathy for a 44-year-old patient.
There is a tear of the posterior superior and posterior inferior labrum, with a 3 mm
elevated flap (series 2 image 43, series 5 image 91, series 4 image 73). No other labral
tear or SLAP lesion is seen. No paralabral cyst is identified.
There is no glenohumeral arthropathy, subluxation, or dislocation.
There is prominent acromioclavicular arthropathy for a 44-year-old patient, with joint
space narrowing, cortical irregularity, subchondral cyst formation, and mild spur
formation. There is anterior downsloping of a type II acromion narrowing the
acromiohumeral interval to 8 mm.
No fracture is seen. No other osseous or soft tissue abnormality is seen.
IMPRESSION:
Tear of the posterior superior and posterior inferior labrum.
Prominent acromioclavicular arthropathy, advanced for age. Anterior downsloping of the
acromion narrowing the acromiohumeral interval.
No rotator cuff tear is seen. There is mild atrophy of part of the superior half of the
subscapularis muscle.
Prominent acromioclavicular arthropathy for a 44-year-old patient.
it is what it is.
Not sure what the plan is for the day. We had a water main break just a house north of us. We didn't have running wate for 6 or so hours. Might lose it again today because I'm not sure if they finished all the way. I'd like a rest day today but that remains to be seen.
Glad to hear about the Ryze drink. I hope you'll continue to let us know how it does!
QOTD: I'd rather have a buttermilk or chess pie. Lol if I had to choose one of them it'd be apple with a Dutch crumb topping.
B: egg, feta , corn tortilla and coffee
L: ????
D: I'm thinking a chicken breast shredded into half a pita.
on 8/13/25 2:01 am
Super super late response for me. Yesterday sucked...big time. My CT scan was done and I had the results by 4. Not exactly great news. at least the rotator cuff wasn't injured as well.
the results:
There is a tear of the posterior superior and posterior inferior labrum, with a 3 mm
elevated flap (series 2 image 43, series 5 image 91, series 4 image 73). No other labral
tear or SLAP lesion is seen. No paralabral cyst is identified.
There is no glenohumeral arthropathy, subluxation, or dislocation.
There is prominent acromioclavicular arthropathy for a 44-year-old patient, with joint
space narrowing, cortical irregularity, subchondral cyst formation, and mild spur
formation. There is anterior downsloping of a type II acromion narrowing the
acromiohumeral interval to 8 mm.
No fracture is seen. No other osseous or soft tissue abnormality is seen.
IMPRESSION:
Tear of the posterior superior and posterior inferior labrum.
Prominent acromioclavicular arthropathy, advanced for age. Anterior downsloping of the
acromion narrowing the acromiohumeral interval.
No rotator cuff tear is seen. There is mild atrophy of part of the superior half of the
subscapularis muscle.
Prominent acromioclavicular arthropathy for a 44-year-old patient.
it is what it is. I'm pretty upset as there is a major chance I'll have to give up my chianmaille hobby. I may be over thinking it or jumping to conclusions. Hopefully I'll get an appointment with the orthopedic doctor by the end of this week but if not I'll call Monday. I am unbelievably sore as the contrast they injected into the joint leaked out more than they anticipated. It's really swollen and my arm is just the sorest it's ever been.
We also had the water main break just once house down from us. We had no water from 2pm until 10 pm, it's brown too but getting clearer. Apparently it was a bad break but at least they got right in it. We may lose it some today as I don't think they are completely done.
QOTD: I'll be honest...the thought of it makes me kind of squeamish. I love mushrooms for eating but hate hate hate kombucha and I'm afraid the coffee would have the same effect. Saying that, I would try it if given it but wouldn't buy a whole package at first.
Food was a little wild. All combined ai had around 1800 calories.
