HITS
- Television premieres are well under way. I've enjoyed watching the season premiere of The Bachelor, but more importantly, the season 4 premiere of Downton Abbey. I'm not sure how I discovered the British series, but it is some of the best writing and acting on television. I look forward to seeing it every Sunday evening.
- I hate going to the doctor because I despise needles. This week, I had a general physical. The greatest success story is that I didn't faint while blood was drawn. That's a huge deal in my family.
- I was blessed to get relatively good reports from the physical. My cholesterol and blood pressure are both high, but these are things that can be treated with medication and a healthy diet.
- Two recipes topped the charts this week. Ina Garten's Lemon Chicken Breasts is always a good meal. We found these Pork Chops in a garlic and red wine reduction earlier this year on Ree Drummond's website. Amazing flavor!
MISSES
- Cold weather is not my friend! It took me days to finally get warm. My sleep was disrupted with all the water running to keep pipes from freezing. I had to dig out scarves and sleep in layers of clothes to stay warm. This was the pits!
- Even though the final report from the physical was good, there were some scary moments. Since my liver activity was high, I was scheduled for an abdominal ultrasound. I didn't receive results until the next day when the doctor's office asked me to come by to talk about "therapies." Talk about scaring the crap out of me! It was a very long day as I waited for the appointment and my mind went everywhere it shouldn't have gone.
- Learning to eat like a grown up is not fun! That's all I have to say on that topic. It's necessary, but it's not easy.
- Sadly, Christmas vacation has come to an end. Ready or not, here we go again!
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