5.6.15 A Challenge Indeed

Well. It's been quite a week! It's been a whole week! I have realized weekends are a challenge to blog. I just want to spend time with the kids and Bill! Bill has Fridays off and that is our date day. We usually head out after the kids head to school. Grocery shopping, Bill paying, breakfast, coffee at home, just being together. Like I said I like to have laundry done by Thursday (or at least caught up), which I did last week, the baskets full of clothes never made it out of the laundry room. I honestly don't mind. Laundry was HONESTLY one of the most missed things during the rough chemo. I notice I still keep up with the dishes lately. :) Okay. Okay.
   We had E's birthday on Sunday and had family and our Pastor, his wife and kids over for a little bbq. It was so nice. Tons of food! I can't believe how much I got done on Saturday and Sunday, other than a little nausea, I did fine. My new normal. Monday, I missed an ECHO, so reminder to self to schedule one. Tuesday doctor appt and chemo. PET scan showed something on my thyroid glands, but doesn't look like it's related to chemo and treatment. Also my scars/ seroma from mastectomy showing up, same as before, blech. I asked my oncologist if they could just cut me open and dig around. He laughed and said, "Not at this point". So for me at this point, I'm not worried or concerned. I feel really good, and homeboy (oncologist) said I look terrific and my coloring is really good.
    Socially, I'm coming out of my shell again. I'm not sure why I was hiding for so long. I think I've been afraid of hurting others. Or boring them to... tears. I hung out with a fellow survivor/ cancer thriver before my PET scan. Then before treatment I hung out with my cousin. Today I stopped by a neighbor's and caught up with her. All of those little visits along with the birthday party, WOW, little social butterfly I am!
     Physically I haven't lost any weight, but I am very conscience of what I am eating. I didn't take any naps last week, didn't sleep in this weekend and rode my bike with E over to the park on Monday. About a mile away? Almost a mile? Then today E had a Mother's Day Tea in her class. The van is still out of commission (key didn't work) and I wanted to ride my bike, I wanted to challenge myself to see if I could do it. I DID IT! 5 miles round trip! C-R-A-Z-Y! So happy am I!
     So tonight since I didn't do a to do and tada list... My tip for friends, if riding your bike this Spring or even later in the summer, wear light gloves!  It will keep them from drying out and keep your hands young! :)