On 20 November 2010 13:51, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote:
> So after I returned from my trip back home to Chicago to attend the
> funeral of my oldest friend and stay with her family a few days,
> O shuffled off to Detroit and Toronto... I did post before that I got to see
> Christine nd Paul S and Knarf - and I have to tell you all how
> much they were a comfort ...
>
> After I got home, there were a few um adventures..
>
> Firstly, in addition to grieving, I lost my roomate to her boyfriend -- not
> surprisijng, but didnt think it would happen so fast - that actually
> was known before I left for Chicago, but she didnt move out until Nov 1st...
> this was more than a financial shock because while she still
> has the store across the street and we visited briefly every day , she is
> now only working in the store itself two days a week... - and Id gotten
> in the habit of briefly stopping by the store for a quick hello and
> exchange of news in person that was always cheering... she has partnered up
> with 3 other women and they alternate store duty.
>
> This also meant there were household chores she helped with that I was left
> to do on my own - and I attempted things I should not have done alone... to
> wit... when I got Luka's wonderful photo I was eager to get it up on the
> walls and was switching things around and reframing etc to accomodate it...
> I was standing on the couch.bed in the livingroom - lost my balance, and
> stopped my self from falling all the way to the floor somehow by swiveling
> around and coming down hard on my right shin on the wooden chair next to
> couch. a bit painful, though not quite as debilitating as it might have
> been...
>
> Then in one day (two weeks ago exactly,actually) I managed to have one of
> those good news, bad news days...
> Good news - the last box of things Barb's daughter sent me from Chicago (my
> inheritance kind of) arrive in the morning so
> I put on new sneakers and made the bedroom look beautiful with the new
> comforter.... and perused bits of nostalgia
>
> Bad news - I fell down on the cement and bruised my ribs, right under my
> left boob , on the side of my body that already has
> lowered range of motion - I was relieved I didnt break anything and
> continued to the store -- bad idea.. ice when home.. It
> was the worst physical pain I've felt in years. and the rally annoying
> thing was, I had to sleep on the couch in the livingroom as a result because
> I couldnt climb up into my bed that was now looking so spiffy.... I was
> finally able to manage it a couple of nights ago...
>
> Good news... I won $50 on a scratch ticket! which is the amount Kate would
> ahve paid me for a week.
>
> Bad news _ I got the blood work from my doctor... Cholesterol went up,
> etc... so now I'm struggling to be a good girl with
> diet . a couple of other things looked a bit off so I'm trying not to eat
> wicked things and will get tested again before the end of the year
> so it is covered by this years deductable. And I got instructed to get a
> blood pressure machine .
>
> So that Saturday wasnt much fun... since then, I was in a funk for a
> while.. still am, really, although I'm healed enough now
> so that I can and have taken long walks .
>
> Can't do any shooting... hurts to hold the camera up to my eye
>
> On the other hand, I have a rent controlled apartment and a lot of nice
> friends...
>
> So now I'll try to return to my usual wise-cracking silly self for the
> benefit of all... will someone start a nice pun thread?
>
> ann
> annsan.smugmug.com
Sorry to hear about your ordeals, Ann, but glad you're getting better.
As for your last request, I don't understand what you mean...what's a
pun? I thought this was a photography/cormorant group...
e-hugs,
—M.
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