I've hated my bathtub since the first time I tried to take a bubble bath. Either my boobs up are exposed or if a squinch down, most of my legs are exposed.
I kept telling myself I'd eventually get rid of it and replace it with a shower.
Then one night I step the wrong way and crack the tub.
So in February it got taken out. It was a shell tub meant to go over an older porcelain- type tub. But there wasn't anything under the shell which is why it eventually cracked.
Due to tile guy #1 deciding he had better things to do than deal with my shower, 2 months later - I'm finally seeing a possible end to not having a shower in my own house!
The bathroom floor will also be retiled. But I'm going to ask my tile guy to please let me have my shower for at least a day before the bathroom floor gets removed.
See photos below. :-)
Heath tearing out the old stuff.
Heath installing drywall.
Heath being a plumber.
Left photo - lip between shower and bathroom floor.
First - they sent me 3 bottom molds and 2 top molds, when I was supposed to get 2 bottom and 3 top. I made it work, but we'll see what they say about that.
Second - the pokey thing was a friggin toothpick! Here I thought it was going to be a decent size stick. Pfft
The photos sucked. I have a headache on top of my normal headache. And they probably will make me retake them because my phone didn't flash.
When taking the putty out of the containers - squeeze around the container like you squeeze around a pot to get a plant out. Then reach in with your finger to get the putty out. Don't rush! It took me more than 30 seconds to mix the 2 together and it still worked fine.
Photos get uploaded to their website and the molds will get mailed tomorrow. While I was typing that I got an email from Candid stating my photos would be looked at within 24 hours to let me know if I needed to resend new ones. :-)
I'll put some of the photos below so you have a before and then, hopefully, in 6 months I'll be able to take photos of a wonderful after!
That front tooth doesn't look bad. But it's annoying. And if you look at all 4 front teeth, they are definitely being pushed and shifting.
3 teeth in the front have always been crowded. And the one on my right of my 2 front teeth even hurts sometimes when it's shifted.
My goal is to get the top front teeth straight and at the very least keep the bottom teeth from shifting any further. But if they can straighten the bottom teeth even a little, I'll be very happy.
Just got the text that they approved my photos! Woot! I was surprised because online you can't see my top teeth in the top teeth photo. LOL
4/2/19 Got an email that my molds had been picked up by the USPS! Candid is keeping me very informed each step of the way. :-)
4/4/19 Got a text that my molds have arrived! Now an orthodontist evaluates them and fingers crossed they can make my aligners from them. WOOT!
4/5/19 Last night I watched a few more videos on Smile Direct, Invisalign, and Candid. I won't be able to drink as much coffee for the 6 months I have these. The only thing that can be consumed when the aligners are in is water. And the most they want you to have the aligners out is 2 hours a day total. You have to brush and floss between every meal.
Am I going to start drinking more water now? Heck no! :-)
4/11/19 I got an email earlier this week that my photos had been approved by the orthodontist. Now I wait '4 to 6 weeks' for information on my treatment plan.
SQUEE!!!
Email from Candid:
"Our team has completed a review of your impressions, now it's your othodontist's turn. Once they've signed off, they'll get to work designing your treatment plan.
You're in the home stretch! Treatment plan design usually takes about a week, but I'll be in touch if anything changes. As always, feel free to email me with any questions."
4/26 I missed a couple updates. I called Candid last week to ask what the hold up was. They had to take pieces of my impressions to make one good impression.
Today I got an email saying my treatment plan was ready. They did a digital rendering of how my teeth will be straightened over a 19 week period. 3 different views. I’ll try to grab some screen shots this weekend when I’m on my PC instead of iPad.
*Correction 19 Steps, not weeks.
I’ll wear my aligners for 2 weeks, then switch to the next set.
The offered payment options or pay $1,900 all at once. I went with the 6 month 0% interest option. There were 2 other options, but both were at 24% interest. Screw that nonsense!!
I should be getting my aligners in about 5 weeks. I’m very excited because my bottom front teeth woke me up last night.
I also chatted online with one of their support folks. I can drink my coffee with my aligners in, but he recommended using a straw to reduce the amount of staining. And with these aligners you can eat with them in. So you only take them out to brush your teeth. I’ll give it a shot and let y’all know how that goes. I have a feeling I won’t like it so much and will probably take them off to eat. But we’ll see.
4/29 Chatted with a Candid Rep today. My treatment is for 9 months. The other reps were confusing me by saying 6 months, when 19 times 2 is closer to 10 months. I'd rather have the process take longer. Moving teeth hurts! And my bottom ones have overlapped each other since I was a teenager.
I will be wearing each set of aligners for 2 weeks.
5/18 Got an email at 12:10 am that my aligners have been shipped. They’re due to arrive on Monday by 8pm. In the email it explains that you need to schedule a video appointment. I figured I could schedule mine for Tuesday the 21st. Candid is booked until the beginning of June! So my first video appointment is June 4th at 5pm. And, no, I’m not going to wait an additional 2 weeks to start using them. That’s bullshit.
I got my blood tested Thursday. Friday my endo let me know my TSH was .19.
The test before that had me at .37. So my meds were dropped from 175 Monday and Friday and 150 the rest of the week to 175 Monday only 150 the rest of the week. In theory, my TSH should have risen a little instead of lowering a lot.
To say I was upset would be an understatement. What was I doing wrong to make it not do what it’s supposed to do?
My doctor told me a lot affects this. Changes in weight, rate of absorption and research I’ve done shows stress affects it as well.
It took me till today to realize it’s a good sign that I’m having to take less synthetic hormones.
I felt horrible 2 weeks ago. Which should have told me that something was wrong with my TSH. But I didn’t connect the 2. I blamed it on stress at work, not having my shower done, allergies....
So I’m back to 150 which is the dose I was at right after the surgery. Another blood test in 2 months. Ma would be impressed at how good I’m getting with needles. :-)
I’ve accepted the idea of being tired most of the time and second guessing myself. But I still have a tiny bit of hope that when my TSH settles down that maybe I’ll have more good days than bad.
I’ve been on NutriSystem for almost 1 1/2 years. And I have no intention of stopping. Pre-packaged food at correct serving size. No meal planning for me.
However, it bothers me that their nutritional information on the labels says the same thing every other label says, “Based on a 2,000 calorie a day diet.” But women are supposed to keep to 1200 calories and men (I think) 1500 calories. Someone couldn’t redo the math?!
NS also says to eat 4 servings of veggies a day. But most of their lunches and dinners contain veggies. They don’t bother putting how many servings of veggies on the labels. And their app is too simplistic so it doesn’t count any of the NS food as veggie servings.
Hell, if I enter my lunch before noon - it forces it into the AM Snack even though I enter it in the Lunch area and I’ve already entered something in the AM Snack area. Programmers get on my last nerve.
If I enjoyed shopping and creating meals, I’d eat non-processed foods. However, the 2 weeks I was on the low-iodine diet was enough for me. I don’t like cooking, meal planning, shopping, or creating. I ate a lot of egg white with avocado those 2 weeks.
:-)
Do I think NS is completely healthy? No. I had a Double Chocolate Caramel bar for lunch. But it’s a lot better than eating McD’s or Taco Bell.
Portion control - that’s the main thing I needed to be able to lose the weight. That and getting my Hashimoto’s semi-straightened out.
By the way - sprinkling cinnamon on my apple for my afternoon snack is very yum!
Some time ago I visited Danny's Doghouse. I was curious about this facility and the guy that ran it. He seemed interested in the community and helping with lost dogs finding their owners.
You have to call because his front door is locked. He says it's to keep dogs from getting out.
When I walked in I immediately noticed the stench. He said it was from the previous boarding facility and that he tried everything. I recommended OdoBan. He kept me in the lobby, let me see some of the dogs as they ran up and down the hallway area to the 1/2 door that blocked them from the lobby.
I noticed cats in an area to the left and birds (only about 4 or so) to the right.
Danny himself seemed a tad unkept and smelled of cigarettes. He brought out 2 Chihuahua siblings for me to visit with while he held them.
He did complain about his landlords often on FaceBook.
The next time I visited the place smelled a lot better. I asked if I could visit with the seniors and he came up with some excuse. (Along with Danny's DogHouse, he also ran Hannah's Hope in that same building.)
All these little alarms that I just didn't catch.
Then a news report hits FB - he called the police for a welfare check on his daughter in Crestview. He told me numerous times he never leaves his business. But, dude, how do you get those cigarettes? How do you get food? Where do you do laundry?
He showed up soon after the cops did. The cops found 25 (+?) dead animals on the property.
Several days later a warrant was issued for his business in Niceville and over 80 animals were taken from that building.
Let me explain something - this man had NO ONE else helping him and he managed to cram over 80 animals into a building in Niceville. That is beyond ridiculous. But because he wouldn't let anyone in the back, no one really knew this.
The hateful things that were being blasted on FB about this guy. I don't hate him, I don't want him dead. I do want him to be punished for putting that many dogs into an awful situation. And I want his daughter to also be punished as well.
Meanwhile - my thought process is that he called the cops himself. And I have a feeling he knew or had some idea of what the cops would find.
He is a hoarder and used the boarding business to try to financially keep the hoarding.
I think he realized he was in over his head and the only solution he could come up with was to get the police and animal control/PAWS involved.
None of those animals in Crestview should have died. He should have contacted the police weeks prior to that.
However, I do think him contacting the police at all, he had to know that they'd also be checking his facility in Niceville.
And people are still defending him saying how great he was and how happy their dogs were with him.
If a boarder will not let you see where your animal will be staying, don't let your animal stay there. Take a look at where they'll be inside AND outside.
This one guy has gotten a lot of people in this town highly pissed off. And I seriously think 'we' should be looking at more than just him regarding definitely the situation in Crestview. None of the neighbors bothered calling the police about the smell?
And is there no agency that checks on these facilities to make sure they're within code?
4/2/2019 - Last I read on the news was that Richard Jordan Rack aka Danny refused to surrender the animals. Since then I've started calling him Dick. Because that is an absolute Dick move to not allow these dogs proper medical treatment and the chance of being adopted. He was supposed to be out of the building on SR 20 as of yesterday. I don't know if that's happened. I may drive by there on my way home to see if he's cleared out of there.
It’s been awhile since I’ve written. A few people that know me well know that when I’m quiet, that’s a very bad thing.
Good stuff first - I am steady at 191 ish. I got my 60-pounds-lost bear Saturday. He’s very cute!
ThirdLove finally started making bras for big boobies. So I ordered 2. They are worth every penny! I’m buying 2 more on payday.
Today I wore a pair of jeans to work and while doing my weekly fruit and veggie shopping at WalMart, I got tired of pulling them up so I grabbed a pair of size 18 petites and went to the fitting room. Was surprised to find they were pretty loose. Then looked at the tag of what I was wearing because I thought they were 20s. Nope, 18s. So I decided to go name brand and grabbed a pair of Lee 16s. They fit wonderfully! Bought a pair of Levi’s 16s as well.
Got my new glasses today. I’m still trying to get used to them. :-)
Now the not good stuff -
Some time ago my bathtub cracked. Right at the curve. Because this tub was a shell and wasn’t put over an existing tub and wasn’t given any kind of support at the curves, it just took me stepping slightly the wrong way and it cracked.
So out came the tub and the ‘walls’. Plans were made, preparation was made for tile by a friend that worked his butt off, and then the tile guy backs out. This does turn into good news. Through a wonderful friend, I get a seasoned bathroom remodeler. He should be done with his other 2 projects in about 2 weeks, then he’ll come work on my bathroom. I will seriously be so happy when this shower is done!
Meanwhile work has been sucky. My manager - as wonderful as she is - is too controlling. She wants documentation to be exactly the way she wants it. This is causing quite a bottle-neck for our Documentation Specialist. And it’s frustrating me because I proof the stuff, then it goes to our manager who then changes things, then it goes back to DS, then back to me. It’s like a horrible game of 3 person tennis. And our manager still has 19 documents she’s supposed to be looking at. But instead keeps getting sidetracked with other things she things need tweaking.
And I swear she enjoys debating/arguing. I don’t. I’ll give you my opinion, you give me yours, or vice versa and that’s it. I’m not going to go back and forth endlessly with you because I have better things to do with my life. If you don’t trust me enough to make a decision, then I’ll just let you figure out on your own that hmmm maybe my 8 1/2 years of doing this, I might be more educated on this area than someone who’s been around for a year.
I put in for the week before Memorial Day as vacation. She hasn’t approved it yet. I’m waiting for her to come back with a counter-offer. If that happens, she’ll get reminded that’s the worst week of the year for me and, conveniently, the slowest or 2nd slowest week of the year for University. Hopefully, she’ll just approve it and I won’t have to explain to her why she’s being a callous poop head.
The worst thing that’s happened since I journaled last - one of my fur-nephews passed away. He was a very cool dog. It’s been very hard on my brother and bonus sis. And all I can do is say I’m sorry you had to go through this first.
I recently had bloodwork done to determine if I was post-menopausal. And, yup, I am.
The reason I had the tests done is due to the night sweats. Waking up 3 or 4 times a night feeling like I was laying in a puddle was wearing me down. It had been going on long enough that I finally decided to talk to my endocrinologist about it.
I also made some changes to my sleeping environment - I got a wicking mattress pad from cool-jams and pajamas from cool-jams and Amazon. And a friend of mine made me some cooling packs out of rice.
It was amazing to be able to only have to wake up to pee! It made a huge difference in my demeanor at work as well.
Today I saw my GP in the morning and my endo in the afternoon.
My endo explained to me that if I’ve been post-menopausal for 10+ years, that’s 10+ years my body has not had these hormones. And giving them back to my body can be a bit of a shock. Even in the lowest dose. It also would increase my chances of stroke, breast cancer, brittle bones, and a list of other stuff.
And hormone replacement isn’t meant to be for life.
I asked her flat out if the only real benefit would be to relieve the night sweats. She said yes. So I risk all that other stuff, just to relieve something that I’ve already pretty much taken care of?
Yeah, negative on the hormone replacement.
Had I found out earlier - like years earlier - that I was post-menopausal, I would have probably opted for the hormones. And had I had a full hysterectomy it would have been a huge benefit to get the hormone replacement immediately.
But my situation it would be more negatives than positives to do it now.
