Diane's Diary-ah

Well almost mid may....nearly a month since I've blogged. Sorry!  Busy as usual between life and work...mostly work as typical for me.  But I have to say getting a huge handle on the debt situation and that is a great feeling!  I need to get to a doctor too, although not going back to the one I tried out last year -- he's too test happy. Wanted to do another echocardiogram to see if i REALLY have Mitral valve prolapse as it may have been misdiagnosed years ago, as he said many women were.  Why bother?  I don't take anything for it anyway unless I go to the dentist and that is something else I haven't done for a few years..that last crown I got that didn't feel right and still doesn't quite, has got me hesitant.  I KNOW I need to go at some point and I used to go religiously every 6 -9 months, but just not doing that anymore.  I make sure to brush twice (sometimes 3 times) every day and floss every other day, so it isn't like I am neglecting my teeth.

Okay so anyway back to the doctor thing.  Men are lucky!  They really only have to see a doctor if they feel ill, women, we have to (or should) go every year at least for our annual pap and mammogram.  That is the only reason I'm on the hunt for a different doctor.  Oh last year that new doc I tried wanted to take that battery of blood tests that are taken where you fast overnight...yeah...that lab paperwork is still here somewhere around my office. 

There is a female doc I took my mom to that she liked but was just too far away for her (about 10 miles out of town), but she liked her and I'm thinking of looking her up.  Need to see if she'll do the pap so I don't need yet another appt with a gyno. (That was one good thing about the doc went to last year, he did do the pap for me). And also due for mammogram which I think was last April.  I keep reading 1 year or 1-2 years for the mammograms.  No one ever tells me come back in 2 years though and since one of my sisters has had breast cancer, I try to be diligent and go every year (or year and a few months). So yah..that is on my mind and I probably should just make the call and stop thinking and now writing about it.

Two weeks ago there was a meeting for the senior parents of my daughters dance team concerning the banquet that is held the end of the year every year.  They want to make up a bunch of decorations and make it really special which is nice but I don't know why the parents have to do it.  To me, the seniors (gals) should do it.  Not that I mind, but I already stopped work to go to the meeting and now there is a saturday get together for making centerpieces, etc.  I am going to be working this weekend as always and am not taking off for that. May sounds harsh, but I have goals I am trying to reach and like I said, why do we have to do it?  My daughter signed up for this dance team and all that is involved, not me.   Oh well...they will probably be mad at me for not coming but they don't WORK on weekends so it is just taking their free time from them. For me it is taking income away! 

In a few weeks when graduation is done, all the school attending functions will be over too, unless there is an occasional college event to go to.  Bittersweet in a way, but I think I'll be okay with it when I don't need to sit on the metal bleachers at the fall football games.  ;-)

Well off to work for me..