Still Sober & Kicking

Man, does time ever fly. For those of you still stopping by, I thought I'd say "hello". I think of all my blog buddies daily, but I've not been reading or writing the blogs with any regularity for some time now. I guess it was a habit that I needed to get out of because when I took a single day away from the posts, I'd come back to being behind reading by roughtly 100 posts. I'd get this sense of guilt and bad-person-ness. But then I realized that I was probably overdoing the blog thing. After 3 years straight of daily blogginess, I needed a reality check and a break.

So, it's been business as usual here for the most part. I turned the big four-O earlier this month, but I swear I still feel I've got a new lease on life.

I will be getting some surgery soon for an overgrown uterine fibroid that is threatening to take over my insides. I got a second opinion from the first doc (who told me hysterectomy was my only option) because I'm not yet ready to say goodbye to my uterus even though I don't plan to have any more children. I'll be getting abdominal surgery, but they'll be only removing the tumors then stitching up my poor uterus. I'm hoping it all sounds worse than it will be.

Anywhoo, we've been enjoying the Olympics on our new plasma 58" TV in our still-a-work in process media room. It's still pretty rustic (or man-caveish, if you go by my teenager). I've been doing major organizing and donate, toss, recycle, sell. Before my drunken days, I was a fairly (anal) gal. Then I moved in with a haphazard housekeeping guy and sproted a slob of a son... Well, it's nice to be getting back to my neatness days. It does scare the boy a bit, though. He's afraid I'll ransack his closet again.

I hope y'all are well. I always imagine everyone muddling along and psychologically growing, but I know that is not always the case. I hope this post finds most of you sober and recovering. For those not, know that my thoughts are with you, always.

Comments

[Steve E]

What a wonderful surprise! To see you here this morning made my heart beat enough to get me up and going (sigh!)...

Hey, at 76, I feel like I have a new lease on life ALMOST every day. And you're only what? FORTY? You GO, girl.

If you let US know your surgery date, I/we will pray for your doctors that day. Please! And God will be with you then, at any rate. I know that. best wishes for a LESSTHAN troublesome time for you.

Come on over and visit, if you have a moment. OK?
PEACE!
Steve

[Mantra]

Hey, glad to hear from you again - those breaks are good (I should probably do more, too) You sound good, my thoughts are with you and your uterus :)

I'll be 4-0 this year too, and I.don't.care - I'm ageless, as are you.

[Syd]

Glad to hear fr you Judith. I too was wondering how things were going. I'm glad that the surgery won't be as severe as the first doc said. Life is going well with me. Happy belated birthday. Forty is still young---enjoy it.

[Scott F]

its nice to read you again, I surely wish you well with your surgery...

take good care :-)

[Cat]

Good to hear you are alive and kicking! Wishing you the best on your surgery and physical recovery. As for living with a slobish son, try two? Want another?

Be well. You are missed.

Cat

[Carol]

Good to hear from you and good to change things up now and then. Best of luck with your uterus and adjoining organs!

[Misery Marketing]

40' the new 38.

[Scout]

Glad to hear you are well.

[GabriellaMoonlight]

I miss you dear VR, but I understand, I still blog, read and enjoy, but not with the feverish pitch that I did before, you will always be someone I read and admire deeply.

I hope that your surgery goes well and will send you good healing vibes, keep us posted as you can and know that you are loved.

G

[Petrichor]

Hope that your surgery went well. I miss reading your blog, and wish you would come back - even if only once a week.

Not sure if I'm growing. You won't think so if you read today's rather self-piyting post.