Me and My Kindle

I just recently got a Kindle. For those of you who aren’t sure what that is, it’s a small, thin, electronic device sold by Amazon to which you can download thousands of books as well as subscribe to various periodicals. I like to read when I travel or am sitting in a doctor’s office (the [...]

4th Simponi Injection

I took my fourth Simponi shot yesterday afternoon. I have usually taken my injections (both Simponi and Humira) at the end of the day before I went to bed. I took this one at about 3:00 in the afternoon. It was amazing. I felt so bad before I took the shot. I hurt all over [...]

Quick Update

Just a quick update. Be aware that if you’re going to try to get the H1N1 vaccination, it hurts like the dickens. I couldn’t figure out why the nurse asked me to take a deep breath, then blow it out slowly. It’s hard to scream when you’re blowing out your breath.
Dentist appointment didn’t go as [...]

That was then, this is now

When I was a little girl, like most little girls (and little boys too, I imagine), I hated shots. I don’t remember them every really hurting, I just didn’t think it was right that I should sit still while someone stuck something sharp in me. One of those natural survival instincts, I guess.  I always [...]

Goats and Herbs

This post was going to be an update on how I’m feeling, etc. But when I sat down at the computer to start drafting, I bought a goat instead. I thought about a water buffalo, but there was just something about the goat that I liked. (If you think that’s weird, someday I’ll write about [...]

What a Difference a Year Makes

I started this blog over a year ago — July 2008 — right after I had my RA diagnosis. This blog has lasted longer than some of my husbands (seriously!).  It started as a way to keep family and friends informed of my progress as I went through my hip replacement, then my shoulder replacement, [...]

Just Like Air

I’ve decided that money is just like air: it’s not important unless you don’t have any.
I’m very fortunate in that I have a job that I like and it pays well. The benefits are good — they support my $1800/mo. Simponi habit. My husband owns his own architectural firm and while he’s not Frank Lloyd [...]

I Miss My High Heels

This weekend was tough. After three weeks, the Simponi shot has apparently completely worn off. I woke up Saturday morning almost unable to even get out of bed and didn’t even consider going to my water aerobics class. My husband had to leave town early Sunday, so he was somewhat insistent that we do dinner [...]

Right Out Loud

Small supplies of the H1N1 flu vaccine have finally arrived in Dallas and last night at water aerobics our instructor asked who in the class was planning on getting vaccinated. It was a small class, but I was a bit surprised when I was the only one who raised a hand.
After class, in the locker [...]

Nothing to Fear [but fear itself]

The DFW Metroplex has an intricate system of highways, streets, and side roads that somehow manages to move  millions of us from one place to another. These transportation arteries are connected through an amazing array of engineering marvels constructed of connectors, cloverleafs, and fly overs. One interchange that I drive through twice each work day has [...]