I'm sorry that I've been neglecting you, dear Readers. I have no excuse other than I couldn't wrap my brain around enough cohesive thoughts to warrant a post.
Well Happy Belated Valentines Day! I hope your day was full of warms and fuzzies. Mine was not, but at least I got some chocolate and watched a super cute movie! I watched Going The Distance with Drew Barrymore and Justin Long. Loved it.
I got my PICC line removed on Monday!! Woohoo! I was terrified that it was going to hurt or that I was going to feel it being pulled out, but it was nothing at all. The only part that I didn't like was that I had it removed in a room that was full of chemotherapy patients. It was so sad. I felt guilty that I was able to get up and leave and feel fine afterwards. And I'm pretty sure I'm the only person the nurse was congratulating. But nonetheless, the line is removed, the wound seems to be healing well, and I go to see my surgeon on Friday to discuss some bloodwork and to hopefully set up some physical therapy! I can't wait to get my wrist back in working order.
And if getting my PICC line didn't spice up my Monday, how I spent my evening certainly did! I had seen an ad in the newspaper offering free singing lessons to women at a local retirement community. So I showed up, not sure what I was getting into, and it turned out to be a local all-female barbershop choir! They were ecstatic to have me, and I was brought into another room with the director and another newcomer and got to show off my singing range. And then I got to join the women! It was a blast! There is only one tenor (what I call soprano) in the group, but she was so excited that I could match her note for note and she was great at offering me advice and encouraging me. I got tons of compliments from the other women, including a big smile and thumbs up from the director at one point. I'm definitely going back next week!
I don't get to be an official "member" until I've auditioned. And the audition process is pretty daunting. They give you a song to learn, you have to memorise it - words, notes, melodies and rhythmn and perform it in a quartet! Scary! But until I'm ready (the director said it often takes about a month to be) I get to show up every week for free and learn! And the other tenor recorded us singing and is going to email me the mp3 so that I can listen and practice at home! So much fun! I've really missed singing in a group. I was in a church youth choir and did a musical in high school, etc, but it's been a good while. I hope I get far enough to audition and become a member. Once I'm a member I'll get to participate in contests and performances. I've YouTube'd some of their previous events, and they are amazing! And they have so much fun!
So that's about it for my adventures recently. I'm getting my hair cut today, and I'm stoked. I've been feeling and looking like crap for so long, I can't wait to look a little more put together. I also have a mission to get my energy back. I think I've walked the dog once in the past two months. Poor baby. But... lack of exercise aside... I've lost 20 pounds since the day I was admitted into the hospital! I don't recommend being sick as a way to kickstart weightloss, but I'm certainly not complaining about the results.
Be nice to someone today!
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