OMG. My brain is about to explode. I just spent the last 2 hours trying to fix, what I thought would be a simple, problem with my Norton (Anti-Virus) account. Holy fuck. All I wanted to do was cancel two parts of my current subscriptions and maintain the main part. Sounds simple, right? Oh, you…
I know y’all are British Bake-Off style bakers and do your own zesting of citrus fruit. I’m an old (very old) school gal, who remembers buying zest in the spice section of the local grocery store. When did they stop selling that shit? I just can’t face buying a lemon, orange or lime just to…
I have been working on getting up off the floor (with sometimes near disastrous consequences – see my earlier post about my fall). But with the help of knee pads (a necessity), yesterday, I was able to get my fat old lady ass up off of the floor with no help whatsoever (well, except the…
I was going to the Y for water aerobics. Got there, looked down and saw a new bruise (above an old bruise) on my left forearm. Huh. Wonder how I did that? (Ah, the life of mystery bruises – part old age, part low platelets; life goes on.) By the time I get to my…
A week ago, I fell. Yes, again. Yes, I’m pissed at myself. And now I have to reset the clock on the eternal doctor visit question “have you fallen recently”. Shit. And this is a really stupid one too, with no one to blame but yours truly. I’ve been practicing how to get up from…
With iron, lots of iron. I am now getting iron infusions (again). Did this a couple years back and my recollection is it really helped me with the fatigue, et al. Anemia is a symptom or side effect of my ITP (low platelets). And mine has been getting steadily worse – by dribs and drabs,…
Thoughts from a Fat Old Lady 