My Daily Travels

As long as I have been a patient with my current health network, my yearly test results for my lipid panel have been posted within hours on the online MyChart portal. This is how I learned a few years ago that I had Hypothyroidism. It has been almost a week since my blood was drawn for the various... Sign in to see full entry.

Each morning when I peer out my kitchen window, I never know what new creature I will see. Today, Gus the Groundhog stopped by to enjoy the buffet in my yard. Sign in to see full entry.

After recently having six vials of blood drawn at the hospital clinic, I anxiously await my various test results to come back and get posted online to my MyChart account. The long holiday weekend more than likely held things up a bit. To say that my stress levels are off the charts would be an... Sign in to see full entry.

This Woodpecker appears to be a bit confused. His suet is hanging from the Japanese Maple on the other side of the hedges, but for whatever reason, he is pecking away at the hedges. Once we park and get out of the car. He spots us and flies away. We walk up to where he was pecking like crazy, and... Sign in to see full entry.

I went for my annual wellness exam this year with several complaints regarding my many aches and pains that have gotten worse over the past few years. My doctor ordered a laundry list of blood tests that will check for everything from high cholesterol, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia,... Sign in to see full entry.

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After checking my list of chores that I have written down for this weekend, I am heading out to my car to detail it thoroughly. I use Murphy's Oil Soap on the dash and on the interior of the doors. It not only has amazing cleaning abilities, Murphy's leaves a fresh scent. A good vacuuming of the... Sign in to see full entry.

I have been dealing with chronic pain that comes and goes for the past few years. It tends to move around from my various muscles and joint to joint. It started not long after I learned that I had Hypothyroidism. This afternoon I have an appointment for my yearly wellness check. I am hopeful they... Sign in to see full entry.

I have always been a bit on the frugal side, so my natural inclination to harvest rainwater is no surprise to those who know me. It's like having a water savings account for the many dry days we experience on hot summer days here in Pittsburgh, and it saves me a fortune on my monthly water bill... Sign in to see full entry.

After a trip to Lowes to purchase pepper plants, tomato plants, sunflower seeds, a variety of herbs, topsoil, potting soil, fertilizer, compost, and mulch...John and I got them all planted in their summer locations. It took roughly two hours of steady work in the heat, but it was well worth it.... Sign in to see full entry.