Y2 D233

Ok, first things first -- no blood this morning thank goodness. Yes, I was freaking out yesterday, but wouldn't you? It's one thing to have blood come out when you have been drinking and partying to excess. It's another when you get something like that and you have been being good. It worried me I spent most of yesterday morning going over everything in my head. I would like to thank all of you who gave me advice and comments yesterday. Turns out there are more than four of you reading this. Go figure. After calming down and thinking it through and taking all of your comments into consideration, I think I know what's going on more than I did yesterday. You all said the same things -- I don't eat enough; I probably have a bleeding ulcer; It could be my throat or mouth bleeding. When I looked at the situation -- one strand, bright red, no phlegm -- I tend to agree. Since the kid left, I have gone back to my one meal a day habit and it could simply be my body eating itself. This makes much more sense. Just for the record, I do eat. I just don't eat like normal people. I have been doing it for so long that I am just not hungry during the day. I am hungry at night for one meal. Last night for example I made a fruit frittata with peaches and cherries. I had about 1/2 of that with some sliced tomatoes. I do eat. Granted I am probably living on between 500 and 800 calories a day when I do eat, but I eat. The rest of the time I am drinking rockstar which is eating my stomach lining. If anything, THAT caused the blood. What yesterday DID do was force me to pick a primary care doctor finally. I will be calling today to make an appointment for a general checkup. I waited until today because I wanted to know if I was calling and saying 'see me now' or 'I want to get in soon'. Since I have to pay for a doctor visit out of pocket, this makes a difference to me. Also, I have been painting and sanding a lot lately indoors, without protective covering. Who knows what kind of crap I have been breathing in and now spitting back out.

In the rest of the universe, not much else. I got out of work early yesterday because I was done with my stuff and the client wasn't ready for me to start the next set of reports. I ended up going to IKEA and getting a couple of lights for the bedroom. My bedroom is finally done. Mostly. I want to paint two more things, but that is more want than need. Otherwise, I have the new little desk all done and set up, the trunk is restored, and things are organized. I have my shoes on racks, my closet is clean, and the walls are the way I want. I also have light in there finally. Now, this weekend I am tackling the bathroom, the kitchen, and the kid's room. This is more cleaning and organizing than anything else. If I get all that done, I will go back and do the things in my room that need finishing. Two more weeks until the kid turns 18. Holy crap. At least I will be getting out of town for a couple of days for that. I need it.