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| Mon, 09-26-2005 - 9:51pm |
Here I am sitting in my computer chair waiting for my pain meds to kick in... I dont think my body is up to the physical work that I do anymore. I hardly ever take anything for pain, it has to be fairly extreme but lately I must be keeping them in business! I go to the podiatrist tomorrow to see what his next move is- I think I will be referred back to the orthopaedic surgeon. I have been putting it off for so long because once they start messing with my feet it could be a while before I am up and walking and I will have nothing better to do than sit here and pester you lot!
I joined up to a local site for lesbians. I chat to a few people and I have told a couple where I work. I am hoping that when I do the dog baths on Tuesdays that all the single lesbian dog owners will bring their dogs to be bathed - lol.
I like Broadband so far. I can talk to my son in the lounge. I can tell him when its time to go to bed without yelling at him. I have 3 computers connected up to this thing. Family games nights are taking on a whole different meaning... Nat's mother says its not healthy and my kids need to be thrown outside to play on a nice day- but what Nat's mum isnt taking into account is that the world is changing and has changed a WHOLE LOT since the days of throwing your kids outside on a nice day.
I signed up for a service on my cellphone- everytime I get emails from specified people, I get a text to tell me. It was great while I was out of touch with and worried about a certain person during the hurricanes- I could come and check the email as soon as I got it. But since then, I am finding out that its not the greatest idea when your friends live in different time zones. My phone goes off at 2am to tell me I have an email.
My daughter just turned 11. Its kind of scarey. How soon before she has her period? Needs a bra? Well the bra is not in sight any time soon... lol!
Take care everyone!


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I hope you get those feet taken care of soon.
Pieces of My Life
I'm glad things are going better for you. Sorry about the pain though. Please take care of yourself, and your kids.
Hugs!
Edited 9/26/2005 10:35 pm ET ET by igentleheart
Hugs,
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did you see a hand coming out of your monitor? is it that kind of pain medicine? *grin*
I hope you feel much better soon. It hard on people imagination thinking of you hobbling on one leg while giving single dog owners a bath! How can they imagine a nice bath with you keep dropping off to the side?? ;-)
It is a very physical job. That is why I had to quit both grooming and teaching grooming.
I hope they can fix your feet. I know you must love your clients as much as I loved mine.
I did learn to use a chair at times when the dogs were on the table. I know it is not possible when bathing them.
One thing that helped was seeing the podiatrist and also, I had a lady I saw for foot massages.
I really hope you can keep it up and find a way to have your feet cared for so that you can continue your work.
Those four legged babies need you!
How many dogs do you have to do in a day?
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Good to see ya, Ven! Hope you get rid of that pain soon!
Hugs,
i do really like a lot of our clients- its kind of like being a teacher I think- you get to know about the boarders, their families as they return over and over...
Our kennels can board up to 230 dogs- the most baths I have had to do is 30 in 5 hours (end of christmas holidays), usually its about 6 but Sundays and Mondays can be closer to 20. We dont have to groom them, the idea is that the owners dont want their dogs going home with the inevitable kennel smell, so we use a hydrobath, herbal dog shampoo and a natural flea rinse, dry them off as best we can with a wettex and leave them in the sun to dry.
I've had orthotics and $200 shoes for a year now but all that has happened is the pain has gone from one part of my foot to another, and now its my hip joint giving me the most grief. Cant sit, cant sleep, cant bend, cant stand for long... been putting off seeing about it because Im afraid of what they will want to do to me!! Its like I turned 40 and now my body is falling apart... I lost 25% of my body weight in less than a year and the whole shift in the centre of gravity thing has as much to do with my problems as my feet do.
dont say that about kids and bras... leave me to my perfect little world where my daughter doesnt hit puberty til i'm dead and buried!! Ok, I have got to deal with this sooner or later and I am beginning to deal with it now, I just want another year... (at least..lol!) Her brother turns 15 in November and he is only just starting to show signs of puberty now, he is about 2 years behind his peers.
I am not looking forward to being off my feet because I enjoy being physically active. I've never used crutches in my life- I'm hoping it doesnt come to that but I guess its inevitable, sooner or later.... and there's other things like not being able to drive. If I can convince the doctor that I hurt myself slipping at work, then its all covered by ACC I will get paid 80% of my normal wages plus fares for taxis. I did slip at work and fell pretty hard, it wasnt the cause of all my problems but it definitely didnt help!
Its my day off today and they are on school holidays for 2 weeks.
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