Monday again. I’m sighing. I don’t like Mondays. (I really have no reason to dislike the first weekday—I don’t have school, work, or anything else looming over my head. Nevertheless, I just…don’t like Mondays.) And since I firmly believe that nothing hard should ever have to happen on a Monday, I am going to go easy on you today. No hard reading, deep emotions, or heartfelt proclamations; instead, I’m just presenting a few random thoughts.
You’re welcome…
Randoms:
1) For years, my older sister has been nagging, nagging, nagging, for me to “get my thyroid checked.”
What she means is, my family has a long history of hypothyroidism (whatever that means), and it’s supposedly very hereditary. Some of the symptoms are fatigue [check], weakness [check], coarse, dry hair [check], dry, rough pale skin [check, check, check], hair loss [check], cold intolerance (can’t tolerate the cold like those around you) [check], depression [check], irritability [have you met me? check], memory loss [huh? oh yeah, check], and decreased libido [none of your dang business]. Today, I’m making an appointment to get tested. The procedure involves needles and blood loss, which is mainly why I’ve avoided it for so many years. Why the sudden change of heart? Funny you should ask…
2) Poor Kyle and I finally spent some of this month’s fun money on Friday.
We went out for Chinese (because a bowl of won ton soup was the only thing that could make me happy, and oh, did it ever make me happy!). While waiting for our orders, we sat there looking at each other, sipping our water, and out of the blue, Poor Kyle says, “Is there some kind of vitamin you can take that will help your hair?”
Nope. Not kidding. Word for word, that’s what my husband said to me on our first date in months. So romantic.
So as soon as we got home, I started Googling™ causes of hair loss (because that’s the issue here—the steadily increasing quantity of my hair that falls out in the shower [and trust me, I don’t have much to lose; my hair is already quite fine {and not in the “DANG, GIRL!” sense, either}]), and what do you know? It’s a symptom of the disease my sister has been accusing me of for years. And now, I’m setting an appointment; not because of my health and wellness, but because each strand of hair I lose drives me further from my husband’s not-so-tender embrace. Plus I don’t want to be a scraggle-head. I’m so vain.
3) I forgot one.
The other day, I posted about people who’d featured me in special posts on their blogs, and I realised I forgot one! I’m so sorry, Emily! Emily {Merkley Jiating} wrote about me in a “favourites” post back in December—it’s nice; you can read it here, if you’re so inclined. Emily and I went to the same high school, but she’s a few years younger than me, so we don’t really know each other in person. She’s currently living in Utah with her husband, and she documents her life as a newlywed and almost-newlymothered. She also posts weekly recipes called “Tuesday Thyme,” and they always look very delicious. What’s not to like? Go visit her.
Anything random happen to you over the weekend? Help me ring in the new week—heaven knows I need all the help I can get.
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