I Wore That Outside

It was a very big evening for me. My personal trainers made sure I had all the necessary equipment.



I put on my little outfit and the husband and I went to the gym!

This is actually an after shot. I was too nervous to stand still long enough for a before. I'm not sure if you can tell or not, but my hair is all one colour. Martha would be proud. She highly recommended, waving around very large scissors, that I no longer use any form of bleach. I didn't. I just used the product that is supposed to work with your natural hair colour. It would probably help if I could remember what that was.

I actually wore a track suit in public!!! I made the allowance to actually wear this ensemble because that is the purpose of those items. You are going to sweat, so you might as well wear the sweat suit.

I think I did quite well. I went on the elliptical machine for 30 minutes and survived. It has these settings for pre-programmed options. I selected the interval one. For certain increments of time, you are moving along smoothly and then the machine spices it up by increasing the resistance. It caught me off guard the first 6 times, but by the time I arrived at the 8th interval, I had it done path.

By the time we left my legs and arms were jelly and I had a problem hearing properly. I remember that happening when I was in high school. I would just push myself to the point where it felt like my heart was beating in my ears. There has been a lot of changes to my endurance level since those times. For example, I no longer have any endurance. I am however, going to change that.


My sneakers and I are very happy to have such a successful outing. I'm ready to go again.

Have a good night everyone. Rest assured the week end will soon be upon us.

I'm Ready

Part of my New Year's resolution was to take better care of myself. Husband is going to help me complete this goal. We went shopping today to find some gear for this event. I know. Shopping, Me, quelle surprise!

We start with an empty gym bag:


Put in some runners:

Some clothing:


And the result is a full gym bag all ready for Tuesday:



I realize it is only Saturday, but I am very excited and nervous about trying something new. I've never stepped foot in a gym before. It is very intimidating. I spent all week quizzing Husband about what other women wear to this joint. I hope I made the right choice.

We also acquired some new PS3 games:

I know I have said this before but, I love any game with a kick ass female heroine.

I found a bonus accompanying Assassin's Creed:


It even comes with a cute little action figure:



As far as knitting goes.......

This is my third attempt with these socks. I really need to pay more attention to my numbers. I will persevere and be victorious before the end of the month. Mark my words, I will proudly display a very cool pair of socks.

I also went and got my hair cut. Nothing to drastic. Just a trim. You will have to trust me when I say it looks so much better. Tomorrow I have my dye all ready to go and it will be one colour. Pictures to follow at a later date.

We rented a few movies for the week end. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist and Babylon A.D.. I will let you know later what we thought of them. They look very promising though. I believe Babylon A.D. might be based on an anime. I'm not 100% sure. I was very surprised to learn that Nick and Norah's is actually based on a novel by by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan. We learn something new every day eh?

Enjoy your week end. I'm off to tackle my socks and watch some flicks.

Behold....

Ha! If you can't beat it (and this almost became a literal interpretation), hide all evidence you tried. I am now the proud owner of a new printer.

I am thrilled.
It prints.
Probably does other things, but I'm just really happy it prints.
Sadly, my other printer did not.

News on Husband. He is doing so much better. Almost normal. Or, as normal as we get.
We are all exhausted with worry. Rebel just crashed into the softest place in our home.

I hope he doesn't get too much yellow on all of that.

I've done a bit of knitting. Remember my Sea Wool Bordello Socks?
Here is one almost complete.

I really need to find my darning needle. It has to be around here somewhere. I suspect fuzzy and quick may have something to do with it's disappearance.

I also completed another portion from my Traveling Scarf Group. This is apparently called Lucina Shell Pattern. Thank you Vogue!

One of the reasons why I really enjoy this group is that I can test out those complicated looking stitches and not commit to them with a full garment. Sort of like "for future reference" type of of deal.

Unfortunately, I think I may be getting a cold. I am going to call it an early night (or try to), finish my rye, and off to bed. Back to a normal work day tomorrow. Night all.

No More Tube

It was a very successful visit to the doctor's office this afternoon. Husband no longer requires a draining tube. I have also noticed that he is not making as much noise when he gets up from a sitting position.
I have to warn you all though, the next pic looks kinda gross. There is now an additional hole in the man's body.

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I believe the speedy recovery is due the to TLC and nutritional advice from the in house specialist:


While waiting ever so patiently for the results at the doctor's office this afternoon, I was almost able to complete to my mittens. I am very pleased with the results thus far. As soon as I recover my darning needle, I'll be able to weave in all those pesky ends.


I really love the Yin and Yang effect with my colour choices:


I will be kept very warm for the remainder of the winter months.


Speaking of lost articles.....
I cannot find that dreaded pager anywhere. I swear to you, I didn't lose it on purpose. I suspect it escaped it's handy dandy case as my travels took me all over town today. Unfortunately, all emergency calls are being forwarded to my cell phone. At least the ring tone is not as startling.
I have had quite enough adventure for one day. I'm off to catch up on some episodes of Diary of a Call Girl.
Enjoy your night everyone.

Two Tubes In, One Goes Out

Husband went to another doctor's appointment today. It went awesomely. Is that a word? According to spell check, it isn't. Ah well. You get the geste. Anyways, the doctor noticed that the swelling and redness has gone down quite a bit.




CAUTION!!!!
What some people find fascinating just may make others hurl. The next picture is a bit graphic and not for those who get queasy easily!

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He removed some of the tubing from the leg. The IV needle is now gone. This makes things so much easier.




I made another attempt at trying to release my mitten from its knot.
It is not going very well.

I hate to do this, but I may have to call in some help from Mr. Scissors. I do not have enough yarn left for any mistakes. This could be very touch and go.

I will keep you all updated.

Rebel and Napoleon are calling me to the couch. Apparently there is an episode of The United States of Tara on On Demand that I have yet to see.
Good night all. Pleasant dreams.

Another Tube

We went to the clinic for another iv treatment. It was another nurse that attended to husband. She did not like the progress of the infection. I can't say I blame her. I haven't much cared for it either. The tension sock helped a bit, but not nearly enough. After the treatment, we went to the family doctor. Finally!!!! some results. I didn't go in with Husband. I decided to stay in the waiting room and work my mitten. I do not have pictures to show because I have this horrible tangle and I'm ashamed :(.
The doctor drew out the poison that was causing the infection and now there is another tube there to allow for run off. I don't have pictures of that. I just changed the dressing and cleaned it up a little so it would be more comfortable.



As you can see, the swelling has gone down immensely. Thank goodness. I was getting very worried.


They also prescribed some more antibiotics. These ones are taken orally. They should speed up recovery. He is also under strict orders not to stand, walk or basically move. He is not liking these orders, but the alternative is not an option.

We have caught up on all sorts of shows. We started watched the United States of Tara. I'm not going to spoil it. It is a show you have to see for yourself. Toni Collette is the star of the show. She is amazing in this role.
Anyways, I just thought I would share the results with you all. I'm off in search of some rye. I hope you all have a good night.

Day Three

We went for the third installment of Husband's treatment. The nurse did not like what she saw so she added something else to help things along. Now Husband is sporting a new tension sock to help circulation.


The swelling is going down a bit, but not as much as the medical staff would prefer.


But have no fear, Dr. Scraps is on deck to assist.


I'm all tuckered out from worry and am calling it an early night. This is so unlike me.
I hope you all enjoyed your week end and are ready to tackle a new week.