14 Wednesday Oct 2026
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appointment, big girl pants, blessed, family, hair, moments, Top End Studio, unmanageable, widow
today I went for a haircut at Top End Studio Inc…
I was very happy to be going, as my hair was getting a little unmanageable, lol…
we had been to IKEA and I was a little worried about getting there on time…
of course we made it…
and I have great hair again;-)…
30 Friday Jan 2026
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A1C, appointment, big girl pants, blessed, blood pressure, check-up, doctor, family, Fleurs de Villes, moments, purple, treat, widow
this morning I had an appointment with my doctor for my regular blood pressure check-up, as well as hearing my A1C results…
as we went into the exam room he mentioned to his staff person that I always wear purple, lol…
he started out asking if I had been to Fleurs de Villes and we chatted about that for a few minutes… I wondered why he had asked and finally realized I was wearing one of my Fleurs de Villes t-shirts, lol…
he had to take my blood pressure a few times to get a good reading… I mentioned that my housemate was waiting for me and I was worried he wouldn’t get to work on time, lol…
my A1C had gone down and has been trending downward which made me happy as I feel I am eating in a more normal fashion… he was pleased with that…
we also discussed that those numbers could go as high as 8.1 before it would be a problem as I age… of course, neither one of us plan to let that happen…
on the way home we picked up a favourite breakfast as a treat;-)…
way to go me😊…
30 Monday Jun 2025
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appointment, big girl pants, blessed, blood pressure, bp, doctor, moments, readings, Technology, widow
was back seeing my doctor today…
my blood pressure medicine was increased a month ago, so the doctor wanted to see how it was doing and didn’t want to wait three months till my next usual appointment…
the only side effect to the increase in the meds had been being exceptionally tired for a week or so…
I’d been taking bp readings since the change and the numbers had been good, so I wasn’t worried…
the numbers were also good in the office…
I mentioned a text I’d received at the end of May recommending a covid booster, but I hadn’t heard anything more…
but apparently, today was the last day to receive the phyzer booster… they still had some in the office, so I got it… the next one will be in the fall around the same time as the flu shot…
hoping not to have any side effects;-)…
10 Thursday Oct 2024
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appointment, balls, big girl pants, blessed, COVID, flu, healthy, moments, Poke, protection, shot, Technology, vaccine, walk, widow
yesterday, I called and made an appointment at Silver Heights IDA Pharmacy and walked over for my flu shot…
signed a paper, sat down and waited a few minutes, and it was done… didn’t even need a bandaid;-)…
continued on my walk and collected a few Poke balls in the process…
this morning I got a text from a friend advising that the Pharmacy had the Covid vaccine as of this morning…
I called right away and was there inside of fifteen minutes and got the shot… apparently, the needle hit a blood vessel so there was some bleeding…
this time I got a bandage, lol…
currently my arm is a teeny bit sore, and I am tired but I am so pleased to have both vaccines taken care of;-)…
13 Tuesday Feb 2024
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adjustments, appointment, big girl pants, blessed, fail, furnace, Gas, high energy, inspection, Manitoba Hydro, moments, Technology, weather, widow
so, on Thursday, the Manitoba Hydro inspector came to check the installation of the new furnace…
sadly, we didn’t pass inspection…
as he worked he shared what he was looking at and pointed out a few issues which he felt needed to be corrected…
once he was finished everything got written up and I had to sign the paperwork…
apparently the furnace company has thirty days to make the adjustments at which time I have to call and have them back to test it again…
the good news is that none of the items mean the furnace isn’t working, and because we previously had a high efficiency furnace we don’t have to have any adjustments made to the gas hot water heater until it needs to be replaced;-)… phew…
now on to the adjustments and recheck…
27 Friday Oct 2023
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adrenaline, appointment, beloved, big girl pants, blessed, dentist, family, garden, grandson, hidden, moments, nature, photos, pretty, ride, shovelling, snow, spare, taxi, trees, walk, weather, widow
this morning I got up early as I had a dentist appointment and my grandson was going to drive me down before he went to class…
it was dark and there was a lot of snow out there…
I put on a vest, dug out a hat and gloves, and made sure I had cash for the taxi…
it lightened up before we left and I went out to start cleaning off the car… there was easily six or seven inches of snow on it…
made it to my appointment, and when it was done walked to the Delta Hotel to get a taxi…
got a few nice photos of snow-covered trees on the short walk…
as I was riding along in the taxi, I realized that I didn’t have a house key😳…
thankfully, after my beloved died and I was on my own in the house, I put a spare key in the backyard for just such an occasion…
and, I was able to get through the snow and collect it, lol…
I unlocked the door and put the key back before shovelling the front sidewalk and steps and the back deck and hot tub area…
got that adrenaline going, in the taxi, and in the yard;-)…
26 Thursday Jan 2023
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A1C, appointment, big girl pants, blessed, bp, doctor, good news, happy, health, moments, report, sushi, Technology, widow
excellent report at my recent appointment with my doctor…
both my blood pressure and A1C results were good and after some conversation we agreed that I don’t need to have my A1C tested for six months… and I don’t need to have my blood pressure checked until then either…
so I don’t need to see him again until July, woohoo…
he had mentioned last time that he may have to let go of some of his patients as everyone has come back after not seeing a doctor for two or three years and the load is just too heavy and isn’t slowing down at all…
that made me worry a bit, but while we were talking he advised that he won’t let any of his seniors go… a weight off my shoulders, lol…
great news all around…
celebrated with sushi for lunch;-)…
27 Thursday Oct 2022
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A1C, appointment, big girl pants, blessed, bloodwork, clinic, Dynacare, moments, results, Technology, widow
had bloodwork done again yesterday morning…
when I was at my appointment recently, the doctor advised they hadn’t received a report from Dynacare with numbers for my A1C…
I had it taken a week ago, so he checked online, and it said there was no sample… once I got home I gave them a call and was told someone would call and they would come out to take it again at no charge…
apparently, something happened in the lab…
I am still happy to pay for them to come to the house to get this done, rather than go to a busy lab…
10 Wednesday Nov 2021
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appointment, big girl pants, blessed, bloodwork, Covid booster, doctor, flu shot, happy, healthy, moments, widow
saw the doctor, and as my A1C was low again, he advised that I’d only need to be checked every six months…
he was pleased with my blood pressure and so was I… then he mentioned that he would see me in three months for my next checkup…
apparently I will still have to go every three months, but only do the bloodwork twice a year…
well, that was disappointing…
but the good news is that I got my flu shot and an appointment for my COVID booster shot in January at the clinic;-)…
woohoo…
30 Friday Apr 2021
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appointment, big girl pants, blessed, bunny, car, drove, family, grandson, memories, moments, nature, outside, walk, weather, widow
cannot remember the last time I walked outside…
I drove to my appointment and giggled as I realized I hadn’t driven since September or October… haven’t forgotten how to drive, lol…
I always park the car a good distance from the clinic so I can get steps in… today I came across a bunny on my walk…
after I got home my grandson rode his bike over to pick the car back up… while he was here he played with the dog next door for a few minutes…
it has been close to a year since he has had the car… crazy…
