Another Year Older

Hey, Everyone

Sorry I haven't been writing here much lately. I've been sick (flu/cold) and in pain (rib injury). Haven't really been feeling social. Plus, "sick and in pain" doesn't really make for an entertaining blog entry for you guys either. At least, that's what I'd assume. Maybe you're into that kind of thing. Who knows.

At the moment, Champions of Champions Elite is off the air which means that I'm on "hiatus" for an indefinite amount of time. In the meantime, I've reopened my Textbroker and Fiverr accounts (links can be found on my Official Webpage). If you have a writing project that needs a writer and wish to discuss it with me, feel free to write to me at littlezotz@gmail.com

I've also been hired by US Combat Sports as a reporter. I should be turning in my first article for them fairly soon.

So...that's pretty much what's been going on with me lately.

Also, my parents got Ramiro and me year passes for Descanso Gardens as a birthday gift.
That's a pic of the bridge in the Japanese Gardens section. Can't wait to go! I love it there. It's one of my all-time favourite places to go. Also, my mom thought it might be therapeutic for me to visit the gardens...

Hope things are going well with everyone else.

Until next time...

--Lauren*
http://littlezotz.webs.com

Updates Coming Soon

Hey, Everyone!

I'm sorry I'm a bit late with my weekly update (I'd been trying for a Sunday or Monday update each week, but I missed the "deadline" this week). Things have been pretty busy lately.

I got my blood-work done early and the results came back today. Everything's looking good! So, the only thing I really have to worry about is my rib injury. Doc says that this type of rib injury generally takes 3-6 months to heal fully/properly. He said that I have to just be patient and keep up with my exercises and make sure that I have good posture and that the chair I sit in has enough support. Stuff like that.

New Years was a lot of fun. Ramiro and I had one of our rare Grand Days Out on New Years Day and ended up in a few different places. Of note: the Guinness World Records Museum and the Hollywood Wax Museum. The former was a bit of a rip-off but the latter was fun. Neither of those museums held a candle to Ripley's though.

My birthday's on Friday. I'll try to write an entry on Sunday.

Until then...

--Lauren*

Costocondritis

Hey, Everyone!

Went to the doctor today...
I'm going to be fine. I've got a bad case of Costocondritis from the chair I sit in at work. Basically, my posture is great at the start of the day; but after 8 hours of sitting in such a crummy chair, I start to slump. Sitting in a bad position for that many hours put too much tension on my ribs. Not to mention all the barfing I was doing recently. The doc couldn't believe I waited so long to come in... Anyway, I've got painkillers now and I got a special pillow to make my work chair a bit better (hopefully). I've also got a special exercise regimen that I'm to follow as well. Right now it really, really hurts. Especially when I cough or sneeze. I thought I was going to die yesterday, it hurt so bad when I coughed. I'm relieved that it turned out to be something that was fairly easy to fix. I'd like to say that "next time I won't wait a month before I come in," but, knowing me, I probably will... I can't stand hospitals. Of course, I am doing much better. At least this time I actually made an appointment instead of waiting until I had to go to an emergency room. Baby steps. :)

I'm also getting my blood sugar checked out again. On my birthday! I figured that if I had to fast for that many hours, I might as well do it on a day when I'm guaranteed a good meal later on in the day (my parents are planning to take Ramiro & me out to dinner that night).

Christmas went really well. I'll do another "Christmas in Pictures" entry like last year as soon as I can. So far no one's sent me any of the pictures from Christmas Eve & Christmas, so I have nothing to post.

In the meantime, here are pictures of Rebel (that feral cat with half a tail) from Christmas Eve (we gave her a meal that night) and Ringo (hiding under my rug from Mo):
Ringo is a master of stealth. Obviously.

Thanks again to everyone who checked in on me. Hope everyone had a great holiday! I can hardly believe that 2010 is almost over. If I don't write again before 2011, have a very happy New Year!

Until next time...

--Lauren*
http://littlezotz.webs.com