Hip...Hip...Hooray!!

Ahhh....relief! Yes, that's what I finally have a bit of. Friday afternoon I went and had cortisone injections in both of my hips. That was quite an interesting experience! I had it done under flouroscopy which is basically a live action x-ray. Man, oh man, are my hips trashed! I seriously have no cartilage in there at all. Anywhoo, the right hip was a pain getting done. When they actually put the cortisone in it felt like my entire thigh was going to burst open - ouch!! However, the injecting of the left hip was much smoother, and not nearly uncomfortable. So there I was, all done, and ready to go get dressed. I hopped off the table and went to change back into my clothes. As I did that, I became extremely dizzy. I ended up needing a ride home for safeties sake. The next day though, waking up and climbing out of bed was like a dream. I still get little sticks here and there...but in general it's been wonderful.

Now on to the other exciting news. Next month I'm returning to see Dr. Pelligrini at the University of Maryland Orthopedics. I'm finally ready to go through with getting my replacements done on my hips. We will have a lot to talk about that's for sure. I kind of want to get them done at the same time, even though I know that it will be a little harder to recover from. I believe that with my circumstances both physically and the home front, that having them done at the same time will be the most beneficial for me.

Sooooo....all good things going on here. I'm feeling stronger emotionally as well, which is a little slice of heaven. :)

All together now

Just a quick stop in to say that I'm still around here somewhere (hi Grandpa!). I just merged my two blogs into this one, so that I don't have to worry about going back and forth. I have some stuff to tend to at the moment, but hopefully will be back later tonight with some new news (haha!) related to my hips! Hope you all have had a wonderful weekend!

The Logic of a 4 year old's coloring

Isaiah was doing his coloring homework, and had to color 10 pages of big letters. I asked him why he was coloring the letters he colors he chose, and these were his answers...

A - Red, because apples are red and apples starts with A.

F - Grey, because fish are grey and fish starts with F.

Y - Yellow, because the color yellow starts with Y.

U - Blue, because of rain and you cover yourself from the rain with an Umbrella - which starts with U.

X - Half dark blue, half light blue - because those are the colors of an X-ray.

P - Pink, because pink starts with P.

O - Orange, because orange starts with O.

T - Brown, because their Alpha-friend in class for T is Tikki Tiger and Tikki Tiger is brown.

S - Yellow, because it's the color of the Sun, which starts with S.

W - Blue, because water and whales are blue.

His mind never ceases to amaze me.

The Factor Tree (product review)

Recently, I got an offer from BzzAgent to try out The Factor Tree website with my child. We both loved it. It's strictly math related which is what my son loves the most. He's totally a numbers kid. It's set for kids pre-k through 6th grade. They start off by doing and evaluation test to see where your child would place. After that, they start them on a level below, just to ensure that they are truly proficient in the basics. Then each day, you have your child do a test of 20 questions. They'll show which are right or wrong, and there's also a "hint" section that explains how to do those particular types of problems. I found that Isaiah can do far more than I thought, and picks up new problems super easy. The only draw back is that it does cost $20 a month. It's a great program, I just feel the monthly cost is a bit steep. I believe $10 would be sufficient enough.

Japa Mala

I'm very excited about my new new of japa malas I ordered yesterday! I have a set already, but it's rather short and hard to get over my head, so I ordered on that measures 40 inches around which should be perfect. I love wearing them tho - they somehow keep me more at peace, kinda like a reminder to just go with the flow of life. :) Below is a pic of the set I ordered.

I wanna inspire you.

I wanna inspire you. I wanna motivate you. I wanna enlighten you. I wanna show you all the things you never thought were possible. Show you that no matter what pain you may endure, no matter physical or emotional, you can accomplish anything. I have been undergoing some crazy physical and emotional changes over the last month. The emotional came first. My heart opened up and the light shone in. The clouds were washed away from my eyes, and I was able to see clearly for the first time in a long time. It was only then, that I could finally see that I was wasting away. I'm 30 years old and I saw nothing but a dark black hole in front of me for years to come. I realized that I had to take control back of my life. It's a process...a slow one at that, but every day gets a little better. I get a little stronger, a little happier. I've been exercising daily for a little over a week now, minus the weekend. Today, it was twice. I feel so alive, so energized, and I want everyone to feel what I feel. Everyone who knows me knows that I've been living my days in pain, afriad to do much for fear of increasing pain. Since I've been exercising I feel physically stronger, mentally clearer, and a sense of spiritual strength arising in me. I can do more without hurting as soon. It almost gives me a little hope that maybe, just maybe, when I reach my goal...that physically I will feel enough less pain, that I will be able to put off the hip surgery a bit longer. Only time will tell...just gotta keep pushing and pressing on.

I wanna inspire you...

Decorating the Christmas Tree - a post in pictures