Hello, Everyone! (Friday Five Edition)

I have been sporadic with my posting lately.  This mostly has been due to the fact my anxiety levels are through the roof.  I haven't had this much anxiety since I was in college.  My job is very interactive so I'm having a hard time just getting through the day at work and am so exhausted when I get home that I don't want to interact with anyone.  I've been dealing with several panic attacks a week.  I know this will pass, because it usually does, and if it doesn't soon, I'll be going to the doctors.  But for more fun stuff.

I did go see Avengers' End Game.  All I have to say is that it's the best Marvel movie out to date.  Even if you just kinda like the Marvel movies, you need to go see it.  But if you are a Marvel fan, this is a must see.

In my kitchen, I have a wall between two windows that has always been left blank.  I've seen other houses in my neighborhood that have the same floor plan as me, and one had this huge clock there that really fit that space.  For years, I have always looked for just the right piece.  Well I found it.

The medal flower is something that I bought and then I added the butterflies.  The butterflies are attached to bendable medal that I attached to the flowers.  The ones away from the flowers, I removed the medal rod and taped them to the wall.  

And I did get my wonderful computer back and it has a such a beautiful new screen.  I asked why there was no charge and he said that this computer had had display issues before.  After he said that, I did recall my friend saying he had to get it replaced once before he gave it to me.  I tell you, that is great service from Apple.  Almost anywhere else, they would charge no matter what since it was out of warranty.

And that pollen has been so harsh here in the past few weeks.  I long for rain to clear it out.  But the weather has been so nice that I still cannot help but open up the windows.  

I'm linking up with Fridays with Fairytales and Fitness and other healthy lifestyle bloggers.

Random Five (Friday Five Edition)

It's been quite awhile since I have posted.  It's been a very busy couple of weeks for me which included training all week last week, which meant catching up on everything this week.  So I thought I would post some random things that have been happening.

1 - Since about May I have had a sore throat on and off.  Never with a fever and never anything that was a big deal.  When I had my yearly physical last month, I mentioned it to her.  She wanted me to go see an ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat) doctor.  Again, since I didn't think it was a huge deal it took me awhile to get around to make an appointment.  The funny thing about the practice she referred me to was I called and expected that it would be 3-4 weeks at a minimum to get an appointment, and they had one for the next day.  That never happens.  I saw one of the ENTs on Monday and he put an optical fiber endoscopy down my nose to look at the back of my throat.  It turns out that I have Adenoiditis.  It just means that my adenoids are infected and he gave me these HUGE antibiotic pills to take.  If it doesn't clear up, I'm to go back in a couple of weeks.

2 - Just these past few days, it is now starting to feel like fall.  I've never really like fall as this time of year is when I get most of my anxiety due to darker and colder days.  Even though it's the same 24 hours, because it's darker early, I feel like I have less time to get things done, which causes most of my anxiety.  Once I get used to it, the anxiety tends to alleviate for the most part.  But I am very thankful to have the few extra weeks this year.

3 - I only play the Mega Millions and Powerball when the jackpot gets really high like it is now.  I know I will never win, but I enjoy thinking of what I would do if I did.  Paying off my house and car and paying off any debts that my parents have and then traveling.  I've only won a dollar a couple of times, but I played the Mega Millions last Wednesday and I matched 3 numbers and won $10!  I know that's not a huge deal, but it was exciting for me.  And I'll be reinvesting that money into my dreams for tonight's drawing. :)

4 - I'm a bit embarrassed on how long I have owned my couch, but I've had it forever.  It is a loveseat that rocks and reclines.  I've had it forever because it's very comfortable and it fits perfectly in my awkwardly long and narrow living room.  I always sit on the right hand side because it's closest to the end table and the past month I have noticed that the cushioning (or lack of) on that side is probably causing me issues with my glutes (and therefore my knee).  So I have moved the couch around so that the end table is on the left side.  I have to say it is awkward.  I am right handed and it's weird to have everything on the left side.  But I either have to get used to it or go shopping for a new couch, which fills me with anxiety.  For big purchases that will be daily use, I have to know everything about every option and I have to analyze it all to make sure I am making the right choice.  I swear as the item for purchase gets bigger, the time I analyze it goes up 100 times.  It's ridiculous.  So for now we will see how this works.

5 - I never hum.  I never whistle (while I work).  I never sing.  But I noticed over the last few months that I have started humming.  It's so weird, I don't know why I all of the sudden started.  And the weirder part, it's always the same song.  Not only that, it's always the same Christmas song.  I might understand it some if I started it now, but it's been happening all summer long.  In June out of nowhere I'll realize that I'm humming a Christmas song.

And a bonus - I had to share this as it's probably one of the most beautiful sunrises I have ever seen.  It was on a sunrise ride I did last weekend.

I'm hoping to get a few posts prepped, so when I do have a busy couple weeks, I'll still have something to post when I don't have time to sit down and write something out.  Till next time. :)

How have you been?  Anything random happen to you this week?

I'm linking up with Fairytales and Fitness and Running on Happy for Friday Five 2.0