It's Party Time! Let's Dare to Share!

It's Friday night, and you know what thatme

It is Friday night, and you know what that means.. 

It is time to Dare to Share!

I made it through another week of recovering from surgery, and remembered today was Friday before the party!  :)  This week was easier than last week.  I had my appointment early Monday morning to get my drain line taken out.  My drain line was the worst part of the entire surgery.  The NP that took out my drain mentioned that my line was longer than usual drains, which is probably why I had such a hard time with it. (I almost accidentally pulled it out a handful of times)   It started to come on it's own the night before my appointment, so it was not hard to remove at the Dr's office.  About five minutes after it was out, I started to feel like I was going to faint.  I was talking to the NP at the time, and since I told her immediately that I did not feel right, they were able to help me before I passed out.  They gave me some cold compresses, smelling salts, juice and peanut butter crackers so I was back to normal pretty quickly. My BP had dropped again, like it did when I was in the recovery room.  I was instructed to take it easy for the next day or two, so it did not happen again. We think it was because I had not had anything to eat or drink that morning since I had an early appointment and just taken my thyroid meds.  Once you take thyroid meds, you are supposed to wait about 45 minutes before eating.  Now that I have had several more days of rest, I am feeling almost back to normal. My incision line is a little bit tender, but other than that I have no real pain.  I got the okay to go back to work next week, and will be checked one more time in about a month. 

While home this week I was able to work on my Etsy shop . I add some new Easter listings, and I am currently working on adding some new birthday listings. 

I have not really started making any Easter decor or crafts since I was having a lot of rest these past couple of weeks.  I have a few items that I hope to complete soon.  Do you decorate for Easter?  

Now that you know what I have been up to this week, I would love to hear what you have been doing.  Link up and HAVE FUN!

 

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It's Party Time and an Update!!

It's Friday night, and you know what that means.. 

It's time to Dare to Share! 

I'm sorry I missed the party last week.  Since my surgery was changed from Thursday to Monday, at the last minute we decided to go visit my kids and friends in Michigan. With everything going on with my visit and my Monday surgery, I did not post the party.  I took this picture of me earlier in March. I like this picture but you can actually see the nodule in the picture.  Eek!  Thankfully it is no longer there, and I got the news today that the final check was all clear.  Whew! There were not spots of concern.   My surgery on Monday went pretty well with just a few minor complications in recovery. (my BP and oxygen levels were too low)  Once I was back to good levels, I was released to go home.  I have been feeling pretty good considering, and have had minimal pain because my neck still has some numbness.  The hardest part of the recovery is having a drain line in my neck. I have almost accidently pulled it out a couple of times. Ouch! The good news is that the fluids levels have gone significantly, and it will be coming out in just a few days. I am looking forward to  getting back to my regular schedule again.  

One thing I have missed this week is going to the Dollar Tree to post about new finds and hauls.  If you are on social media and would like to follow along you can find me on Instagram at mydollartreelife. (If you used to follow me before on my old account, unfortunately I had to start a new account not that long ago.)   I am also on TikTok at Pamspartyplanning.

I have been working online a bit this week, since I am off work from the daycare/preschool for a week and a half.  I have been working on some new treasure hunts for my Etsy Shop. While recovery time has not be that fun, I do like that I have forced down time to do things that I don't usually have a lot of time to work on. My busy self is not used to sitting still this long. :) 

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Let's Dare to Share!

 It's Friday night, and you know what that means.. 

It's time to Dare to Share! 

 Happy Friday!  

I hope you had a good week. It was Spring Break for me at the the daycare.  We did not go on vacation, but we did take a day trip to Indiana to turn in paperwork from when we hit that pothole a few months ago. (You can read more about it here.)

We saw some fun sights along the way like the Eureka Fudge Factory in Richmond, Indiana. If you have ever seen the original Fudge Factory in Eureka Missouri, the factory in Indiana is a new smaller location.  They are in the process of some adding some outside attractions, but you can still find a lot of great goodies inside. 

During the party last week, I asked if you were able to see the planets align.  While I was not able to on Friday night, we did see them on Saturday night.  It was definitely cool to see especially with the app that shows you where all the planets are. 

My thyroid surgery is coming up next week.  I am so ready to have this nodule removed.  It is definitely pushing on my vocal cords now, and my voice is very raspy.  While I am not thrilled to have surgery,  I know I will feel so much better afterwards. I will be nice to have my energy back.

   

Are you doing anything for St. Patrick's Day?  I would be celebrating with our friends in Michigan, if it was not right after my surgery.   If you are looking for something to do with your kids, I have a fun St. Patrick's Day Treasure Hunt in my Etsy shop. 

Well now that you know what I have been up to, I would love to see what you have been doing so let's get this party started!  Link up and HAVE FUN!

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