Today was a good day. A happy day, despite my building anticipation for the 18th. To take my mind off things I decided to go to the mall. This is something I hardly do anymore, because I either 1) don't have the energy or 2) have a splitting headache due to the antibiotics I am on. My intention was to find something for mother's day and for my mother's birthday, as I won't be able to get out much for while after surgery. But there were so many nice things I thought my mom would like (she loves birds!). So I decided not to get anything today and asked her to come with me to the stores this weekend. I suggested we first go to NOTL because the Ten Thousand Villages store there always seems to have something she likes. It will be a nice treat before surgery, and I will hopefully find something really nice for her (she deserves it for the attention she has already given me, and which she will give even more of after surgery). I did find some nice scarves and accessories for me.
I got some new scarves for the spring. All of mine are really thick, so are to hot for the summer. I realize now that I should have coordinated them to match the fabric I got for the PICC line covers. There was 3 for 15$ deal, and since I couldn't figure out if I liked the blue or the gray better I just got both and then added the red. I know it is a marketing strategy made to get people to buy more, but I hardly ever treat myself. I though the red would be nice. We all seem to wear way to much black and other dark colours nowadays.
I also got a new necklace and new earrings. At first I only saw the necklace, which would have been 9.50$ itself, but then I realized that you could get 3 for 10$ and I though that for 50cents more I could not go wrong. Plus, I lost one of my favorite earrings on the bus about a month ago, so now I have a replacement. I might be on crutches and sporting a PICC line this time next week, but at least I will be stylish!.
Oh, and most importantly, I got my haircut. I have never had it this short before, but I think it was a good length to go with. I figure that since I will be in pain for a while after surgery and that is will be difficult to shower with my right leg and which ever arm the PICC line goes in not being allowed to get wet. Nice short hair equals no hassle. I won't have to worry about it getting tangled or to dirty, and it is short enough that I might just be able to wash it in the sink! Low maintained is a most when recovering from surgery.
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| Aaaah! Can you see all my freckles returning in a giant blotch? |
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| I really like the back. |
About mid way through my trip to the mall I could start to feel my leg acting up, and I was really glad to arrive back home, but the pain was worth the independence and alone time. I also browsed around for a really tiny backpack. I don't know yet what the deal is with the IV antibiotics, but I wanted to know were I could get my mom to buy an inexpensive and small but still nice backpack to carry around if I have to carry the antibiotics with my. No luck, but I think they have some at the bigger mall (I really dislike that mall).
The waiting is getting shorter. Only six more sleeps!
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