So tomorrow night is my weigh in. I've been tracking myself on my own scale here at home but my scale is usually a few pounds heavier than theirs, plus the challenge weighs in at night which will affect generally increase your weigh simply because you've been eating, drinking and retaining all day long. I have done well this week, however I don't know if I've done the phenomenal job of it I was looking to do. Life is stressful sometimes and doesn't always go according to plan.
My son has been sick much of the week and yesterday afternoon was spent at the doctor's office while he sucked on a nebulizer. We left with 3 prescriptions: 2 for in inhaler and spacer and 1 for antibiotics for a blooming ear infection. He hasn't had an ear infection since I pulled him from public school 2 years ago! His blood pressure was elevated, probably from being dehydrated (nurse said his lungs were probably drawing moisture from his body to facilitate the phlegm production) which also gave him a wheezing cough, hence the inhaler. It's scary. Not as scary as watching ER attendants set his broken arm 2 yrs ago but still, you never want to see your child suffer. Food choices were not fantastic yesterday and I caught myself 'stress munching' and just wanting to nosh on something in general. I had waaaay too much coffee and I could tell I was getting dehydrated.
I am already grateful for my insurance benefits and food stamps, but never so much as I am now. Paying for a doctor's appointment, medicine and Gatorade and OJ to get him rehydrate would have cost every cent I have. I still have not heard anything about my child support so it would have left me with nothing. So once again, I would like to thank all of the employed tax-payers reading this blog.
I know I am not the only one out here struggling. Last weekend we went to the Old Fashioned Days in Bainbridge and there were a lot of small businesses there with their tents set up, hoping to make a decent go of it. Had I known about it ahead of time I would have gotten a stand there myself. Oh well, them's the breaks, kid. But while I was there I came across a man who makes and sells soy candles. My dear friend Holly and I had talked to him out at Root's and as we were walking away from his stand that day I said to her, "I would like to get one of his candles and give it away on my blog." When I stopped at his stand in Bainbridge I decided: What the hell. It's the least I can do for all you kind people who indirectly buy my health coverage and groceries each month. I won't give you specifics on what I bought or how to win it until Thursday night when I post my weigh in results and pick the winner for the lip balm. However I will tell you this: the company is called Pour Daddy's. You can find him at Saturday's Market in Middletown, Root's on Tuesdays, and the Hershey Farmer's Market across from the medical campus on Thursdays. You can also find him and his specific itinerary on Facebook at Pour Daddy's on Facebook. Go check him out and come back tomorrow to see how to win!
Sara Smile
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