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3:44am: So far, so good. The doctor said that the knee was looking better today and that the bloodwork didn't indicate anything too alarming. The disclaimer, though, was that while the culture they did showed no bacteria growth, that the antibiotics my Mom is on might have been the cause of that. Meaning, once she's done with this round of meds (3 more days), we have to keep a close watch on things to see if it rears up again.
If it happens again, surgery is likely. And Whizzzzz brought up Antibiotic Spacers, but it sounds like they would actually be doing a DAIR procedure which opens up the knee and washes everything out. From my research, DAIR is less effective (think: 83% effectiveness vs. 92%) but only requires one surgery and keeps the implant, well, implanted.
She'll have another appointment next week regardless, so we'll see what happens. It's all a big adventure.
Another book recommendation: Mrs. Nash's Ashes. Made me cry in a mostly good way. One of those not-quite-rea[...]
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Love the Eleanor character in the Good Wife of Bath. She was a modern woman before there was such a thing, and I AM HERE FOR IT. 
Should have gone to OTF yesterday, but I didn't. I wasn't feeling motivated to do much. It's too damn hot to ride a bike, and tonight I have dinner plans with the SF ladies.  (When Chris isn't around I have to find other ways to get decent meals, whether it's restaurants or my friends' houses, because when I feed myself I eat things like popcorn and oatmeal, swishing it all down with a bottle of wine) 
Today's Office Outfit: 
 
Old Express Ankle Pinstripe Pants
Saint & Sofia Reveal Top
My Naturalizer heels. 
Not exciting. 
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Vaccines are working and my body is assimilating them. I feel a lil like crap =P
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Nate and I have been married for 25 years today! That makes me feel so freaking OLD! We were practically babies (22) when we got married though. Glad it's worked out even though it was probably a dumb decision to get married so young, lol.
We're going to just go out to dinner tonight, then head up to the mountains for the weekend. We had originally planned to take a big trip to Scotland this summer with the kids to celebrate, but between Nate starting a new business, the world hating Americans right now, and being on the hook for $$$$$$ college tuition in August, it seemed like the universe said not this year. 
In lieu of a big trip, we're going to spend a long weekend in Vancouver at the end of July with my parents. They're not getting any younger, so it will be nice to do a trip with them. My dad grew up there and they lived there when they had my oldest sister, so they'll enjoy going back. 
Trying to knock out two more paintings today. I really should have been an [...]
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Vacation day today. I do need to do a bit of work but went to Felicity's grad this morning and it was lovely. There was actually AC in the gym but they turned it off during the ceremony because it's very loud so it was warm but we didn't melt. The heatwave continues. 
I am not feeling like doing much now that I am home and have a bit of space. A long list. Might be worth doing my timer thing and doing stuff in chunks ... 
Darren's dad is in the hospital. Apparently, it looks like pneumonia - he's been on oxygen to get his levels up. I don't now, I have a bad feeling. Maybe he'll be okay but i am not usually a bad news person but my spidey sense is up. But so far is the report is that he'll be there until the end of the week. I have no other details. 
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Well, I got accepted to the EdD program!   Here goes nothing.
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Pizza yesterday = end to long string of target weight range days.

Lower back soreness and left (upper) sciatica in morning continues...slight improvement again.
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So not feeling it today.  Managed to push out a run/walk on the treadmill at Planet Fitness. 

Arms and a some shoulders
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plank set: rotating plank...1' on, 30" off final prone plank 1'30"
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Got a couple vaccines and highly advised for my new AG, hehe.
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8:37 AM: Chris is out of town, so I got up at 5:30, fed the cats, changed all the pee pads, watered the garden and the flowers on the deck and the front porch, scooped the litterboxes, put out the garbage, and got myself ready for work. Stopped for a coffee and made it to the train with plenty of time. Decided to sit in the sun for the 5 min I had before the train arrived. 
Sat sat sat sat... realized, at some point, that more than 5 minutes had elapsed. No train. Checked down the track, no sign of a train. No announcements, nothing. 
Googled Metra delays. Nothing. Finally an announcement. All trains are 40+ minutes delayed due to a switch failure. Got back in my car and went home. We have the janky-est public transportation system. The Metra UP west is like 50% reliable and I'm pretty sure that's an overstatement.  Wasted $2.37 on parking, and sweat through my bra. Good times. 
Last night I learned that one of my sorority sisters had a heart attack in[...]
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Need to lock in today and get two paintings done for my Jackson Hole Gallery. The gallery manager replied to me over the weekend and wants images by tomorrow, and paintings delivered by Sunday. They will absolutely not be dry enough to get shipped there by Sunday, but I'm crossing fingers that if I paint two of them today, they'll be dry enough to frame and pack on Friday. They'll just have to deal with them showing up the day the show opens. I need more than 2-3 weeks notice to produce work for a show! 
Aspen and I signed up for yoga at 11:30, so I'll sneak out for an hour to do that. We were in a good groove with yoga earlier in the year, and I felt so good, so I want to get back into it 1-2x per week! It makes me feel less old-lady-like. 
Will take my fourth GLP1 dose today. I took 1.3 mg last week and felt great, will repeat that dose again. It does seem to be helping with some of my Hashimoto's stuff, so that's great! I'm sleeping well, my HR is lower, my inflammat[...]
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Back stiff again this morning, but not as bad as Saturday night.
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Only did 3 sets of each the last month from work and recently the flu has me weal.
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Condo is officially under contract with a closing of 7/24.  We are waiving the inspection since we've lived here almost a year.
Henry is here visiting and we walked to the Shedd Aquarium in the 97 degree heat.  It was a 25 minute walk each way.  97 degrees in Chicago is SO MUCH better than 97 degrees in Florida. There was a nice breeze and much lower humidity.  We had a good time but we're both tired.  Tomorrow we're going to the Art Institute.
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