It's almost 7am and i am back on the couch after sleeping in my own bed last night for the first time. I slept, but i'm not sure if it was better, worse, or the same as the couch.

Yesterday was a pretty good day...managed to make myself a shake in the morning and then take some advil and went for a 2 hour nap...wore me out that much....but as the day proceeded i only had 2 more advil, singularly throughout the day and a T3 at bedtime...those things are evil.

Also, big exciting times...had 'the shower' yesterday. Felt good to be under the hot water with 'the thing' off...a little nauseous between feeling the air on your body and just seeing your body...i looked but didn't stare...lol... so polite eh? ... then getting 'it' back on was sore...but your brain adjusts very quickly to what 'sore' is... thank goodness for friends who are good enough to help thru this whole procedure and pat all your nooks and crannies dry!

This morning i woke up at 6, got myself downstairs...and....shhhhhhh...don't tell my kids.... managed somehow to slip on my runners, coat and mitts...somehow (and don't ask me how now, but once again, how the body chooses to adapt or ignore pain) managed to bend/squat enough to get the leash on the dog and we went outside...beautiful outside cold morning air...for a wee walk...2 houses to the left and 3 to the right...3 times...more like a shuffle and didn't go further since these were the only houses where people had shovelled their walks which are now melted dry instead of frozen over. Yeah, it was sore and my left leg was burning with pain (the right is perfectly fine)...but you have to move and get the blood flowing, get air into your body...and then i had enough, the dog sat patiently while i struggled to get the leash off...popped 2 advil and am now on the couch, under the blanket and the pain is subsiding...

....my new version of the saturday stairs! lol

and other than tackling another shower today i promise that will be my only other 'circuit training' today!

Okay, so you want to hear something funnyyyyyy....this so falls into the category of "too much information Linda"..but what the hell, we're all adults here... heehheeee.. you should be very leary about what i'm about to tell you....hahaha

so, okay, you get this tummy tuck...they pull down your upper belly and pull up your abdomen, lower belly...which includes your pubic area, right..?... stay with me....so yesterday, i'm having a pee...and by now all the leakage had been figured out, padded up, i'm not peering down to see what the heck is going on down there anymore...so i sit..like you know,we all have our position... and i start to pee and i'm peeing straight ahead...like clearing the top of the toilet seat!!!! so i'm thinking...and LAUGHING...when they pull up...they PULL UP!! everything comes with it!! Can you imagine if i have another one of these in my 70's? I'll end up peeing in my eyeballs!!!!

...I'll give you a moment to get the vision out of your head and wipe your eyes from laughing...

Seriously, i'm sure gravity will make everything right again in a short time...but these are the things that no one wants to talk about (no wonder i was the mom that everyone else asked to explain the facts of life to their kids!).... you heard it here first folks!! LOL

now that you've had your laugh, get on with your day while i lollygag on the couch....