Melody P.’s Posts
on 4/2/25 6:30 am
Good mornin y'all.
Big appointment today with the GI doctor. I'm really nervous. It'll be what it'll be. Swing some chickens for me! Apart from all that my stomach has been a mess. My mom thinks I have something like celiac's disease. I know I carry some markers for it but who knows.
my niece Rachel turns 14 today and I don't know where the time has gone. I love her a lot(all of them too). I just think she kicks ass. I'm also very proud of her!
I am wondering about cheesecake. I need a good New York cheesecake recipe. I found one online that has good reviews but I'm wary of it calling for milk thickened with flour. Seems off to me! If y'all have a favorite let me know!
QOTD: eggs.
B: special k protein cereal with almond milk
L: undecided
D: I'm thinking something like eggs with a couple slices of bacon
This is a digital art piece I had someone do for us. I love it! It was a good price and to help out a fellow artist!
on 3/31/25 5:35 am
Good mornin y'all.
Busy week ahead here. I see the GI doc Wednesday. We have the kids this evening and maybe Friday. On one day this week I'll spray the yard for weeds(I'm looking at you goat heads!). Mow. We have Randall Friday night.
I'm ver nervous about the GI doctor appointment. I've been having a lot of issues with that and I'm just nervous. Please send some good vibes if you can, or as Grim would say...swing some chickens!
Friday was a horrible horrible day. Had a mental breakdown of sorts. My third sensor failed for my cgm. It was a stressful day otherwise and that was the chefs kiss on a pile of crap. It's over with and the company is replacing it but I have no other sensors in the meantime time.
those chicken things look amazing! Yum!
QOTD: I am over on all counts. I don't get the under folks other better yet those that don't care. OCD is strong with me! LOL
Food is a little unplanned. Upset stomach this morning. I had an egg with turkey sausage and coffee for breakfast and it's not sitting all that well.
Lunch may be a pp shake.
on 3/27/25 6:25 am
Good mornin y'all!
Not a lot going on today. We got the rest of the yard finished yesterday. I did some weed whacking and it absolutely killed my arms. I was in tears by the end of the very short amount I did. I feel so broken body wise. Ugh.
We will get an a/c unit up. It's getting hot in the house. It catches sun all day with no shade at all. I may get a package ready to send and send that late this afternoon. I need to find some time to work on weaving.
QOTD: I love fresh bread too but my absolute favorite is baking oatmeal cookies. It's a home smell to me and comforting.
B: light egg burrito and coffee
L: probably an egg, slice of bread and some turkey sausage
D: chicken.
on 3/26/25 6:19 am
Good mornin y'all!
Busy day ahead. Groceries and my mom is looking for shoes. We all know how long that can take. We'll try to get a few things done around the house. We need to put an a/c unit in the living room. We've been trying to avoid it but it needs to be done. Temps are getting into the low to mid 80's more often than not. This house holds onto the heat like crazy.
QOTD: not really. I should as I think it's a good thing. I'm just bad bad bad at organization
B: breakfast burrito and coffee
L: shrimp and maybe something else
D: pork tenderloin stuffed with hatch green chilies and some green beans
this struck me as funny! I always have hope no matter how often it is dashed. If that makes me stupid so be it.
on 3/25/25 5:40 am
Good mornin y'all.
Not much happening today. Yesterday was pretty decent for the most part. We got a lot done around the house that has been needing done.
We might go to Sam's but that might be tomorrow. I'm feeling a little rough around the edges. Mostly digestive issues. The iron supplement is still throwing me for a loop. I just hope it'll drive up my levels like intended.
QOTD: my all time favorite was a Godiva white chocolate raspberry. They don't have it here anymore. I do like the talenti brand but don't have a favorite per se. Ice cream isn't always my thing anymore. Haven't had official stuff in years.
B: small yogurt bar and a special k crisp
L: andouille sausage and some green beans
D: chicken breast, lightly coated cooked in the oven
on 3/24/25 5:34 am
Good mornin y'all!
Not a lot planned today...or for this week for that matter!
It was a decent weekend. Rachel stayed the night Saturday night. I sure am happy with my decision not to have kids...LOL. It's just not for me. She turns 14 in early April. She's got attitude in spades. She isn't that bad but she got woken up by Mona and was grumpy. We went and got her a fresh pineapple empanada so she was pleased with that for breakfast(at noon...LOL). I just like her personality though. We stayed up a bit and shared music. She is kind of emo as she puts it. I was too so she liked some of my classics, boy does that make me feel old. Ha!
CGM stuff continues to be a learning thing. It's interesting.
Jennifer I am curious about your recipe for beef jerky. We made some last week that tasted Greta but got rather hard. It's our first attempt so it wasn't too bad. We over dried it. We have a dehydrator. The shrimp I thought looked good! Thanks for the review!
QOTD: if I had to replace coffee it'd be a nice herbal chai tea. Or a peach white tea.
B: breakfast burrito and coffee
L: cabbage and andouille sausage
D: likely leftover cabbage
have a good one everyone!
on 3/21/25 6:27 am
Good mornin y'all.
nothing much happening today. My mom and aunt are meeting up for the thrift store and lunch. I decided to sit this one out. I need to clean the bathroom and do some laundry. Plus it'd be nice to have some alone time. I also need to weave some metal!
Love the sprout set up! I am thinking about trying mine again thanks to you! I am still however worried about the cats breaking the jars. What kind are you growing?
In about a week or so I've lost something like 5 pounds. I know a lot is the water weight but I am pretty happy with it. I've clamped down but still need to figure out the carb stuff. My bs's are not great. Not bad bad but needs improvement for sure. The CGM has opened my eyes.
QOTD: the only classes I ever made high A's in were history(social studies) and geography. I love history so much and really thought I'd be a teacher of it but then I learned a lot of teenagers are not all that kind when I was one LOL
B: egg, 2 slices of bacon, 1.5 tbs of shreddd cheese and a zero net carb tortilla + coffee.
L: I think I'll make some light soup. I have a mix for cheddar broccoli that needs to be used up that's low on the counts. Might add some chicken to it!
D: maybe soup again if not that probably 3 ozs of chicken with some dill pickle yogurt ranch dressing. Also a cup of roasted carrots left over from yesterday.
this is a bracelet I made over the course of a week. It was just tedious and a pain! But it feels great on and is nice to play with like a fidget toy too. It weighs in at almost a quarter of a pound! My boss requested it...it's two inches wide and 8.5 inches long. It's reversible too.
And a meme!
on 3/20/25 4:32 am
Good mornin y'all.
Not a lot happening today. I hope it stays that way. Not feeling all the great. Not sick just blah. I think we're in the midst of our last really cold spell. It's 23° outside. We may get to freezing again but probably just barely. We already need to mow some. It's too cold to put the weed stuff out just yet.
My shoulder is absolutely doing horribly. It's making life just a pain in the a$$. It only seems to be getting worse. I use heat and cold therapy to no avail. Just heavily annoyed right now...and pissed.
I think I'm going to have to cut way back on carbs. My bs's are not doing great. There is a lot of spikes. I had a cup of coffee with sugar free creamer and a special k crisp for breakfast and an egg earlier this morning to take my pain med with. Mind you I took insulin with it and my bs is spiking horribly. Currently 240. I am just not going to tolerate simple carbs. The rest of those will go to my brother or the kids. I need to get some lunch meat and cheese sticks to have as snacks and mini meals.
QOTD: right now none of them are my absolute ideal but Newschannel10, the cbs affiliate is the one I watch most. The weather team is my favorite there for sure.
B: egg, special k crisp and coffee
L: salad with chicken and yogurt salad dressing
D: not sure, may do a wrap with a zero net carb tortilla.
S: cheese, hard boiled eggs, maybe something else
on 3/19/25 6:41 am
Oh Mary, I am so sorry about that. No wonder you felt so much pain! Praying for an uneventful recovery!
on 3/19/25 5:11 am
Mornin y'all!
Not sure what today'll hold. We had horrid wind yesterday and it's only supposed to be mildly better today but colder. I'm over spring already and it hasn't even begun.
my CGM is working well. My numbers are decent for the most part. I've had no highs and one low in a full day. My eating is better.
QOTD: I have the things to make em but the cats bothered it the first time I tried so I haven't tried again. I love sprouts! So so much! Only one place in town has them here and they are on the other side of town.
B: breakfast burrito and coffee
L: salad with chicken and yogurt dressing
D: I'm thinking shrimp of some kind. I have some I need to use up.
on 3/18/25 10:12 pm
Had issues myself this morning.
today sucked! I just about had a breakdown in front of my NP at the pain clinic. Sometimes it's just to much. My pain levels have been off the charts. I really really try to not let it get to me. Of course there is nothing they are able or are willing to do. My lower back and esp my left lower flank just hurt so much. My shoulder is insanely bad. I just let it get to me...but it is what it is.
The wind here is insane again. Right now it's in the 40mph + sustained range. At midnight. Yuck. You can taste the dirt in the air. There is a lot of smallish fires burning. It's supposed to be windy Wednesday too but not as bad and from the north with a higher humidity.
I got my CGM working. The first sensor malfunctioned so I have a ticket into Dexcom. Hopefully they'll replace it without a problem.
Thats crazy about that guy lying about his sister. Then to be upset for getting the repercussions. FAFO as they say.
QOTD: um...I guess I'd choose to be an oblivious child. I don't remember a lot of my childhood so that'd be great I guess 5 or 6 and below.
Food was...
B: eggs, sausage and cheese + coffee
L: egg burrito
D: Parmesan crusted tilapia and popcorners.
S: half a slice of pizza and cheese
hope we all have a great Wednesday!
on 3/17/25 5:12 am
Good mornin y'all!
not a lot going on today. At least that I know of so far. Fridays wind storm was all it was billed to be. We lost some siding on the big shed. My brother lost the south side of his fence line and some rather large branches that miraculously missed his house. There was a lot of damage area wide. Our top gust was 83mph here in Amarillo. Welcome to spring.
i finally got the CGM worked out and approved! Also shipped! Yay! I also finished the cipro, thank god. Still having flank pain but it is what it is.
QOTD: my late grandpa's birthday was today. He would've been 105. He was "my person". I celebrate for him. Not doing corned beef or anything special food wise though.
B: eggs, cheese and coffee
L: pancake on a stick
D: roasted carrots and some protein
on 3/15/25 4:48 am
Will keep her and you in my thoughts! My neighbors have chickens so I might just swing a few for good measure!
on 3/14/25 6:26 am
Good mornin y'all.
we're likely to stay home all day. We're having gusts of wind upwards of 70mph right now. Sucks...big time suck, I hate the wind and I live in the wrong place for that!
i might do some cleaning and get some phone calls done. I can't take an antacid and my GERD is flaming up this morning. So gross.
QOTD: I love sky watching, whether it be clouds or stellar. I also missed most of the clips due to haze and spotty clouds.
B: eggs
L: probably chicken or soup
D: ???
happy Pi day!
on 3/13/25 5:28 am
Good mornin y'all.
i've got a bee in my bonnet. I did finally get a call from the doctors nurse, he thinks I have a kidney infection. If this cipro doesn't do something then he'll know it's something else. BUT I finally got ahold of the education nurse for the CGM. She said she call the company then call me right back. Didn't happen. I just got so pissed off. I'll give her till noon then I'll call again. I'm sick of having to be the squeaky wheel but I'll be damned if I won't be.
Today'll I'm not sure what's on the plan. We may go to the thrift store. We're supposed to get 70+mph winds tomorrow so we're going to try and stay home all day. It's going to be ugly. We're just hoping our roof holds out.
QOTD: I would love a Viking burial as well. I want to be cremated because it's cheaper. I don't want a funeral. If my family wants to do something they can do a lunch get together thing. I do not want people that didn't give a **** about me in life act like they care about me in death. In the end though I do not care. I'll be dead. I just don't want to be buried as I believe it's a waste a resources and space.
food is unplanned for the day as I am feeling rather icky. I had an egg for breakfast with some chicken sausage. No cheese as I can't have cheese or dairy for 2 hours before and after the cipro.
on 3/12/25 7:16 am
So sorry about your club but the animals will benefit so much from your time and care! They'll appreciate it more!
on 3/12/25 6:41 am
Good mornin y'all!
No call from the doctor's office yesterday. Even after calling in. I'm just a bit pissed. Cipro is a serious med. I had to do my own research, which in of itself isn't a bad thing to do but I should be informed about the why. I am not a happy camper.
Not sure what today's plan is. My mom has been kind of difficult as of late. Just a little nasty towards me. I get we all need to vent but I am a target all the time.
QOTD: nope...never.
B: pancake on a stick.
L: ???
D: chicken.
on 3/11/25 6:17 am
Mornin y'all!
just had the grey and white cat attack Tange pretty badly. It's been weeks and week since this has happened. Poor girl is alright but she is majorly spooked...who can blame her? So dang frustrated.
i was prescribed cipro yesterday. I should be getting a call today as to why. I was hoping to avoid it. The results show my kidneys are under distress. Who knows. I see a gastrointestinal doctor on the second of April. My surgeon on the 7th. I'm not sure what's going on with the surgeon. My pcp wants a colonoscopy but I don't know which doc with do it. Time'll tell.
Hoping to be able to stay home for a better part of the day. I do have to go pick up prescriptions but that's the only thing set in stone.
QOTD: the silmarillion is up there and from my teen years The outsiders.
B: egg burrito and coffee
L: enchilada with sour cream
D: probably the last enchilada
have good one!
on 3/10/25 5:33 am
Good mornin y'all.
Not a lot going on. I don't have a UTI so that's great! Hopefully I'll hear back about the other results today. It looks like my kidneys are indeed under distress so we'll see what he wants to do...if anything, about that.
It's spring break here. We got 5 inches of snow Saturday that stuck but it was gone already the next day as we got into 50's. Supposed to be 80° tomorrow! They are saying 40mph sustained winds fridays with gust into 80's. Yay.
QOTD: I like your reasoning for the bird! If only! LOL. I would say an eagle or some bird of prey. Just to be able to soar and catch drafts that let you just basically hang in the air. That'd be awesome!
B: egg burrito & coffee
L: open face sandwich and carrots
D: ???????
Ms.Tange and a random internet kitty with the bestest markings ever!
on 3/7/25 6:09 am
Good mornin y'all.
i have my first B12 shot this morning then another urine analysis. Then my mom is wanting to hit up the thrift stores. I am hoping for more energy. My GI tract is pretty bad right now. I guess it's the iron but man...I could do without this. After I get through some of this medical stuff I'm going to attempt physical therapy on my hip. My shoulder is still jacked but it is what it is.
This weekend my brother and the fam is coming over. We're just doing hamburgers. I haven't been eating just a whole lot during the day. Nothing sounds good. We have 6+ bags of chips. My brother and fam is going to go to her families cabin in southern NM Sunday and they wanted us to get some chips from Sam's. I haven't touched any of the chips in weeks. Well I tried some my mom bought. Two potato chips. I have some rainbow assorted carrots I need to fix today or tomorrow.
QOTD: not sure. I can actually kick myself in the ass with my left leg. It's not really a talent but more like a party trick lol. I can while doing chainmail make sense of a pile of rings mid weave. I guess I remember how they fell.
B: egg, sausage, cheese and coffee
L: PP shake I think
D: undecideds on this one.
on 3/6/25 5:26 am
Good mornin y'all.
Nothing much happening today. We may go to a certain grocery store for some sale items. We might be getting some snow this weekend, Saturday. I'm over the cold and especially the snow. My body is over it!
I got sick yesterday from a sugar overdose. I went to Buckees with my peer support friend. I had two small samples of fudge and that's all it took. An hour later I was feeling like **** I'll never learn it seems. Still not feeling great but the iron supplement is keepin my stomach in a constant state of upset.
QOTD: I don't have much of a green thumb. If I tried animal raising I'd never eat 'em again. We're thinking of trying growing some veggies this year but not on a big scale.
B: eggs, sausage and cheese + coffee
L: burrito
D: probably chicken and a small salad
on 3/5/25 5:24 am
Good mornin y'all.
Not much happening today. We're going to Sam's. I had a very off day yesterday. We did get groceries bu I came home and felt like **** I ended up taking three somewhat naps/rests. I feel ok this morning other than pain so hopefully it'll be a good day.
I'm hoping to get some stuff done today too, laundry and vacuuming. I should be getting a component of my nieces birthday present in the mail. I am excited for it! I got her a book that has a ton of tuts in it...lots of rings and some pliers.
QOTD: the sunsets and scenery. The people are not amongst my favorites. Drive around my area and you'll find out they aren't very nice. They are also nasty towards those that don't think the same.
B: pancake on a stick with sausage and coffee
L: ????
D: stuffed chicken breast and some veggie of some sort.
