Innovation

I have decided that I need to have a theme for my blog...

I kept telling myself that this humble blog was like a journal, but that is false. There are some things that I have not put just because I did not think that they would be appropriate or even too private.

Turning this into a fashion blog would just be a joke. Not that I dress badly but I would not consider myself fashionable. Most of my wardrobe is from Wal-mart or hand me downs. That is the reality of it.

I do not investigate any certain thing to an extreme... music, actors etc. I don't obsess about things in life. I really just try my best to enjoy it.
For example, when it comes to movies, I am not critical. I enjoy quite a few genres of music but I only know a couple songs from each artist. I enjoy all food (Just go try some of my Chicken Fruit Alfredo. I will eat just about anything.)

I guess that just goes to show that I am more of an optimist. Right? Maybe there's a theme. Or motif.
But I am hesitant because I want to be sure that I am not advertising that my life is perfect because it is not. I have days where I feel as if I have stopped living completely.

I think I will try it.
As of now I will focus my optimism on:
Gratitude.
Food (A must).
New song of the day*.
My Movie Reviews (Short and sweet I swear).

My goal would be to maybe help somebody who is having a day of not living to see something to live about. A reason to be happy.
And if there is anything cliche' about this let me know, i.e. my title. I'm still unsure if I like it.


*I believe it is important to listen to a new song every day. A song you have never heard before.

Your arm will be sore... You betcha

So I woke up this morning to realize I had slept on the same side the whole night.
Doesn't usually happen.
When I started moving around I discovered what was most likely the cause.
The pain of five shots fired anytime my arm moved.
If I had rolled over onto it while sleeping I would have rolled right back.
I made it through the day with it only coming back to my attention how much it hurt a few times.
I found that the pain goes away for a short time if I stretch it... Except of course the ten seconds before relief is excruciating.
I think I might be helping myself to some Ibprophen.

Oh win for me. Today I had the opportunity to experience ice rain for the first time in my life. I walked from my apartment next to the stadium, to campus, all the way to downtown Provo and back and I did not fall once.Woohoo! It was definitely an adventure.

Immune

One step closer to being all ready to leave for Puerto Rico. There were 3 different immunizations I needed to get before I am ready medically to go: flu, Tdap, Typhoid. I got the flu shot a couple weeks ago for work and I guess that I should have been required to get that because I am sticking my face right next to children's mouths quite often. Oh well.

I went into the Provo Health Department to get everything taken care of. Ladies and Gentlemen the best time to go to the Health Department is in the evening. So I guess it is kind of like going to the DLD. Crowded. Plan for it to take at least an hour. If you do not like crowds you might hyperventilating. You get it. Well at the health department there are certain nights of the week where you are not required to make an appointment. This evening was one of those evenings. I walked into the room and it was absolutely empty! If you ever have to go to the health department for anything, make note that the evenings is the time to do it.

I filled out all the paperwork and then went into the clinic to get my shot. Shots. Blech. I have gotten them a million times and I don't ever recall needing to be held down for a shot but that does not make me any happier about the whole idea. On the bonus side the I only had to get one. I'm taking one orally and I guess I don't actually need the third one.

Anyway, I sat down and immediately had to start taking deep breaths to try and slow my heart rate down. I think the RN was laughing me in her head.
I got the warning that my arm would be sore for a week. Awesome! I was pretty successful at not tensing up... I think.

So now all I have to do is make sure that I stay on schedule with my Typhoid test. I am just waiting for 10:45 to get here. I'll have been without food for 2 hours and then I start.
WooHoo

Official immune(almost).