Melody P.’s Posts
on 3/5/21 7:25 am
I was a caregiver to my grandparents until they passed. Your answer hit me in the feels.
on 3/5/21 3:16 am
Good morning everyone! I hope the day find you doing ok.
My brothers MIL is in the hospital and very confused...they were supposed to do an MRI yesterday but I'm not sure if they did. So we've had the kids since Wednesday. Any positive thoughts for Janice would be greatly appreciated!
I've had a headache for around three weeks. Pretty sure it's related to my eye being messed up. Nothing has helped it but cold on my temples. It just kind of helps me relax. Better than nothing! The vision in my eye has improved a bit but it's still globby and annoying. I can't chainmaille so that's annoying me too.
QOTD: What profession doesn't get enough credit or respect?
I'd say grocery store and restaurant workers. They are essential and often are abused by people who think they are underneath them.
b: JUST egg, turkey sausage, gf toast and coffee
l: going to make that vegan quiche I meant to make yesterday
d: probably more quiche
s: banana, grapes and popcorn
on 3/4/21 10:11 am
I love both Tex mex and Mexican but I love the more Mexican stuff most. I still need to try my hand at tamales but I keep dragging my feet.
on 3/4/21 10:09 am
Thanks for checking in! Was wondering where you were but figured you were busy :)
on 3/4/21 2:51 am, edited 3/4/21 3:40 am
Anyone with a cat knows this all to well!
Good morning everyone!
I?m working on very little sleep and lots of pain. Same story different day lol. I've decided to try having at least a protein shake every day. I'm lacking on it and SILK has an unsweetened protein milk. It's not to bad, meaning it?s fairly tasteless and the texture isn't horrible. Might even do two today.
Hoping to get my hair cut today but we'll see. My SIL's mom is in the hospital. They think she might of had a stroke. We?ll be picking up the kids from school. Hoping she is doing better today
QOTD:If you opened a restaurant, what kind of food would you serve?
someone asked me this yesterday. I love Thai food and would like a vegan(safest for my sensitivities) rich menu. I also would like a vegan one of those!
b: JUST egg, chicken sausage, toast and coffee
l: protein milk with frozen strawberries
d: thinking of making a vegan quiche.
s: popcorn, kiwi and ???
on 3/3/21 3:19 am
Good Wednesday morning everyone.
well yesterday was a ****ty day. My right eye has another bleed in it. I can't get into the specialist until next Tuesday. I can't see much out of it...it's like a veil is over it with a bunch of globs. It was a gut punch to say the least. Any positive thoughts you can send my way over this would be appreciated.
My mood is crap...but i'm trying to keep my head above water. My appointment went well yesterday but the bleed started half way through. So I was a little distracted. It was nice to talk with someone like that though.
QOTD: What's the closest thing to real magic?
I'd have to say science. I know it's real and not magic but I love science and think it's magical and fascinating!
B: banana and silk protein milk...coffee
L: JUST egg, chicken sausage and a piece of GF toast
D: maybe the split pea soup I meant to have yesterday
S: popcorn, grapes and ???
on 3/2/21 9:13 am
Hey everyone.
just thought I'd ask for some good thoughts and prayers being sent my way. While on the way to my psychologist my right eye had a new little spot. By the end of the appointment it's a full on bleed. Waiting for a call back. Hoping to get in to see him this week.
I'm so completely fed up.
on 3/2/21 3:38 am
Good Tuesday morning!
Hoping you are all ok today. Not much planned here. Just an appointment with my psychologist...which I'm looking forward to. I'm ready to get back to work on bettering myself! Yesterday was really rough. I just felt so exhausted. I felt so weird all day. Not mentally but physically. Just a strange and uncomfortable feeling. Hoping today is better!
QOTD: What fictional place would you most like to go?
mine is easy...the shire! I'm such a nerd lol
B: oatmeal and coffee
L: split pea soup
D: thinking some type of fish...not 100% sure
S: popcorn, chicken breakfast sausage and maybe a piece of gf toast
Wishing us all a great day!
on 3/1/21 9:18 am
Holy crap! That must've been awesome to see him! I've only been to one concert in my entire life! That's such a neat memory with your dad!
on 3/1/21 4:18 am
Oh goodness! Savage Garden was so awesome! I still sing a long to it as well!
PS. Good to see you posting again :o)
on 3/1/21 3:33 am
Good morning everyone and welcome to a new week.
No big plans for the day. We have the kids today so it'll be a long day. I miss em when I don't get to see them but after one day it's like...go home! LOL.
My pain levels have been pretty high and sleep isn't great either. I feel like I'm in a constant state of fog. I've also had a headache for over 2 weeks. But the depression is getting better bit by bit.
QOTD: Who was the first band or musician you were really into? Do you still like them?
Mine was Billy Joel's album River of Dreams. I still like the album but not so much the rest of his stuff. His was the first actual CD I owned on my own. I don't dislike his other stuff but I don't love it and rarely listen to it.
B: JUST egg, chicken sausage and coffee
L: I'm thinking of making a baked spaghetti with GF noodles
D: half a sandwich with gf bread, chao "cheese" and maybe a chai tea
S: popcorn, strawberries (maybe) and ???
on 2/28/21 1:44 pm
Yay! So great to hear from you! So glad you're on the mend. We did indeed worry!
on 2/28/21 4:36 am
Good Sunday morning everyone. Hope we enjoy this last day of February!
Nothing big planned for the day here. I need to run to the grocery store to get some JUST egg and a few other things.
I'm not sleeping well and it's catching up with me! I'm dragging to say the least. I've decided to make some things to try and sell on Etsy. All I have right now is tutorials. I'm broke right now and really could use some extra money. Social security is taking its sweet time. I think I'll be approved but the waiting is frustrating. I'm lucky to still have Medicaid and it seems it's been approved for the stimulator. All in all I'm in an ok place in my mind. Anxiety is a little high but I think it's in part due to the pain. The pain has been rather unbearable at times. I've been taking the max dose of Tylenol 4s and muscle relaxers...3 a day.
I see my psychologist Tuesday and I'm excited to get back to work with my mental health. It is much needed and it'll only get better if I try. The hole I'm in is getting more shallow...I see light! Yay!
QOTD: What smell brings back great memories?
For me it's a weird one. My grandpa worked a lot with tools and such..he always had a slight oil smell on him. He was always tinkering with tools and other things. Kind of like how wd40 smells. Also potato soup! My grandma made the best ever.
b: GF DF EF baked donut, chicken sausage and coffee
l: split pea soup and a tbs of chao vegan cheese
d: some kind of Mexican inspired fish and some cauliflower Spanish rice
s: strawberries, banana and GF toast
Opal from yesterday, hope it brings you a smile.
on 2/27/21 4:56 am
Wanted to add my first loaf of gluten free no knead bread....hoping it is as good as it smells. My mom liked the first one I made for her out of regular APF
on 2/27/21 3:54 am
good way to early morning to everyone! We made it to the weekend!
Sleep has been difficult to get so here I am at 5 being up...on a Saturday...booooo hiss! LOL
nothing much planned today. I hope it stays that way. I'm exhausted! I might clean up a little bit...vacuum and such. Pain will determine how much I can do.
so...I'm trying to figure out how to make a mermaid themed cheesecake. In particular a blueberry cheesecake. It's for my niece Rachel's birthday. Good grief where has the past 10 years gone!? It has to be blue tailed mermaid. We found some little mermaids and candles to use but I'm pretty stumped. I know what I want to do sort of but my mom wants it a certain way too. The bad thing is her birthday is April 2nd and my surgery is March 30th. So I have to make the cheesecake before surgery. Does anyone have a tried and true blueberry cheesecake recipe?
QOTD: Who had the biggest impact on the person you have become?
my mom and grandpa. I have no illusions that they were/are perfect. They are my hero's. Both had to overcome so much. In a different way my other family has molded me too...not necessarily good but it's shaped my being more than they know. I was the odd man out in my extended family. No one really did anything to help my mom when she really struggled. An aunt babysit my cousins because she was afraid they'd be molested...well she told my mom you made your situation and refused to help her out. Mind you my uncle was an a hole to them. Anywho...what she feared so much for them happened to me. She chose poorly cause those girls are not much above trash and treat her poorly. Life can be what you make it and she is not a happy person. Sorry for the book! LOL
b: JUST egg, chicken sausage, toast and coffee
l: split pea soup and gluten free bread
d: I've got no clue as of right
s: popcorn, strawberries and ???
on 2/26/21 3:44 am
Good morning everyone! It's Friday! We made it through the week.
My appointment went well yesterday. I just love this doctor. He told me I'm being to hard on myself and that once the pain is better managed I'd be able to be healthier body and soul. He whipped out his phone and added the date of my surgery to his calendar so he could pray for me and so he could call and check up on me. It made me realize that I'm doing my best to keep my head above water and I need to be as understanding with myself as I am with everyone else. So yesterday was hard and the weight was hard to see but I see more light in my deep hole than there was before. I am also back on omeprazole for a while. Hoping it helps!
No big plans for the day other than to pick up that prescription.
QOTD: What's your favorite number? Why?
Mine is a big one...757. It was my grandpa's tank battalion in WWII. Whenever I see it it reminds me of him. I also like 7 by itself too.
B: oatmeal and coffee
L: focaccia piece made into a sandwich with chicken lunch meat, strawberries
D: some sort of enchilada casserole...not sure what all I'll be using
S: popcorn, kiwi and a banana
My pics are of my cats and a zinnia pendant I made last night.
on 2/25/21 3:11 am
Good morning everyone! Hope that the day is starting well for you.
I'm up way to early. Pain is pretty high and my bed just isn't comfortable right now so I'm up!
No big plans for the day. I see my bariatric surgeon today and I'm half not looking forward to it and half of me is. I need to talk to him about some things...mostly about my binge eating disorder, it's been flaring rather badly. My weight is not doing good. I feel like I'm just trying to keep my head above water. I see my psychologist next Tuesday and I'm glad. I've been sitting in this hole long enough I think.
QOTD: As a child, what did you think would be awesome about being an adult, but isn't as awesome as you thought it would be?
I'm going to go with the whole deal! Being an adult is so overrated lol
b: oatmeal, 1tbs PB and 1 tbs Lily's dark chocolate
l: boneless skinless chicken thigh, raspberries
d: might actually do fish tonight! Likely dredged in GF bread crumbs and some veggie
s: popcorn, gf toast, strawberries or a banana
Have a wonderful day everyone!
on 2/24/21 7:22 am
I'm so glad for him(and you!). I'm supposed to get mine on March 30th.
wishing him well and a speedy recovery!
on 2/24/21 6:04 am
Mmmmmmm tacos always sound good! I just found out that a local food truck has vegan tacos. Whilst I'm not vegan it's the safest for me to avoid gluten and dairy.
