My LMS adventure

So far I've found old tax returns, knitting projects, photos, and computer disks. I'm trashing most of the paper... well recycling it. I know I should shred it.. but don't have time/energy... and doubt my expense reports from seven years ago can be used against me. On Monday, I'm going for my next PET scan... Yep, it's been two glorious months since I saw Dr. Chon and was told there's no visible sarcoma. In those two months, I've packed, bought a place to live, moved, drove to Indiana, visited with many friends, and returned to Florida to continue unpacking. I've met many new friends at my new complex, have read new books, completed Sudoku puzzles, and eaten wonderful meals with fantastic people. I've maintained the twenty pound weight loss. My heart rate remains higher than normal, but I've been exercising, hoping to bring that down. So I'm cleaning lots of paper out of my life, and also cleaning out the bad habits, and laz

Recently I met a neighbor, who after I mentioned that I go to a science fiction convention, commented, "Oh, you're one of those." Now, I'm used to vague comments. But I'm not really sure how to take this. I'm one of those: Science Fiction Readers Sci-fi fanfiction readers Cosplayers Convention attenders Convention volunteers More than my fannish avocations.... I'm one of those... who won't talk about sex with you who doesn't share politics or religion attempting to convert. who wants to understand why someone believes the way they believe. (for both politics and religion). who does Sudoku before going to bed who likes reading cozy murder mysteries, who cringes when she sees spelling/grammar errors (and yet still makes some..) There's a lot more to me... that might make someone say that. But here's what you need to know... I'm a nice person, who accepts a wide variety of friends... who come from diverse backg

The days are running together.. Fortunately, I've got friends who live on a "normal" schedule, so weekends are different. I feel stronger. I'm walking to the North Community Center of my park, and previously could only walk to the closest. In theory, I can walk to the nearby McDonald's for lunch... I may do that, just to prove that I can. It's been two months since my last chemo. I feel normal, but am weaker than before. I'm increasing my activity, and pushing myself to do more. I'm getting better. Then I tried opening a bottle of salad dressing this morning. (Don't ask, I had a craving for greens at 9:00 a.m.) I couldn't budge it. This will go on the list of things to ask the roommate to do. Drat.

This Saturday, the homeowners association is sponsoring a pillowcase making session for Case for Smiles http://www.conkerrcancer.org/about/ They have changed their name recently, the link is the explanation, and connections to the current name/website. The current website This charity provides pillowcases to children with cancer when they are admitted to the hospital. Some children are admitted several times for treatment, and they get a new pillowcase each time. These colorful pillowcases help provide a familiar, non-institutional comfort. I'll be bringing a sewing machine, a few irons and a couple ironing boards to help with this project. This will be the first full day I'm working on something...so it will be interesting. My roommate will be available to drive me home if I tucker out. I understand that a lot of the material is donated, all the time and administrative costs are donated. The Tampa Bay area sewers have contributed quite a few pillowcases over the

So at my last visit, my roommate was asking about exercise. He's hoping I'll be his running partner soon. I'm still fatigued from the chemo. Anyway, the doctor has ordered me to have fun.. enjoy life... Here's an incomplete list of what I've done to enjoy life... Watching Doctor Who episodes, Reading some books. Travelled to Indiana (my home state) and visited with old friends. I'll be adding to this list as I go. Forgot to add activities... Went to my favorite sci-fi writing convention. Started a novel (for NaNoWriMo) Cleaned my bedroom. Threw a bunch of junk away.

I'm still unpacking. The new place is about 3/4 the size of the previous. Fortunately, it has a shed attached, which can be stacked with lots of excess. Also, many duplicate items are going to good homes. A friend has a friend who is moving into an apartment after couch-surfing for a while. She'll be getting a lot of the kitchen excess. Oddly, none of the yarn is considered excess... At least at this time. I'm scrambling to finish a blanket for an internet friend's baby, and will be casting that off today, after finding a nice way to lace the edge. Photos later. Here's a picture from last week. Apparently drawing eyebrows on makes me look good. I didn't think I did them evenly, but it made me look interesting. My hair is growing back. I've got two types of hair.... gray/curly and brown/straight. When the hair is longer, it will all be the same color.... (thank you modern hair chemistry!!)

Visiting Indiana…aka home. I drove from Tampa to Indiana in two days. I spent the night in Georgia, just north of Atlanta. I didn’t drive for 2 months earlier this year. My concentration wasn’t good enough to drive… I didn’t want to get into an accident. Earlier, I had gotten lost a couple times. Several friends gather for a craft group once a month. Afterwards, I got lost while driving to a local restaurant--- two months in a row. So it is a major accomplishment to drive 14 hours to Indiana. This was also good timing to attend the mini-reunion. The friend where I’m spending the first night is having a rough time, so it will be good to talk… a long time about everything that is going on in her life (and mine…) I’ve driven past (and not stopped!!)) two yarn shops. One was closed, the other … well, I didn’t have time to play around, I needed to keep going. I really don’t need yarn. I just moved wayyyy more yarn than I can use. Several times I was reminded how fortunate

I find self help shows fascinating. Recently I was introduced to Supersize v Superskinny on BBC. What a delight. I thoroughly identify with the supersize folks. And I’ve learned a lot about eating from that show. Neat (another BBC creation) is another guilty pleasure… watching cleaners go through dirty, super cluttered houses to find order amid the chaos. Since I have recently moved, and currently have wayyy too much “stuff,” the show is helpful in many ways. The shows are a reminder of the chaos in my father's home when he passed away. I don't want to leave that to my daughter or roommate. Or as my daughter put it... "If everything is important, nothing is important." When I was sorting Dad's house, some items were very important to me. I don't know what he considered important. I've often wondered if some item I consider precious was actually a recent auction/antique store find for him. I understand accumulating things.. and wanting to