August 28, 2024 - Wednesday



Today was pretty busy and not great. I woke up at 5am, feeling anxious about my upcoming mammogram. I left at 7:30am to get there on time and was seen quickly. It wasn't fun at all, no matter what anyone tells you. Having your breasts smashed in a machine is no good. However, I totally understand the value of it! And I had a very kind technician. Also, weird standing around with your top off having someone else manhandle you. After that, I had my annual gyn appt...which I haven't done in three years. That was fine too, if you enjoy being roughly fingered by a stranger, which I don't. Alas, also an important thing to do. She suggested I get back on birth control in an effort to suppress my PMDD/peri-menopause. She thinks it's both things. But she said that if I'm not ovulating, I won't continue to have the symptoms that are connected to ovulation. I've never connected them in my mind that way, but it does make sense. I feel kind of bad that Ben already had a vasectomy, but what's done is done! I think I'm going to try it, because I've definitely felt like a crazy person. And I have to take extra depression meds AND medication to suppress my bleeding during my cycle. I likely wouldn't need either of those things anymore, which would be nice. 

I was home in plenty of time to get school done, but was feeling really cranky so I didn't do any school at all. I prepped my last bulletin board for church, talked to MJ about a sunset cruise in Maine (so excited!!), and did some cleaning instead. At 3:45, I got the girls ready and took them to their first choir practice. It was nice to see Amy for a few, although she seemed disappointed that I wasn't planning to stay throughout the practice. I don't even care though, because I have no interest in sitting them for an hour and a half when I'm allowed to leave them! I went home and got dinner prepped.

After dinner, I took Jonas to his guitar lesson and texted a few people, and read my book while he was practicing. I went out to get him at the right time and he was crying! I guess Randy suggested a new song that was too complicated for Jonas, and, while I understood Jonas's point, it sucks that he burst into tears and made Randy feel super guilty about it. It's a fun song though: Weezer, Island in the Sun. 

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