Since I was in bed moaning and groaning and whining about my wisdom teeth pain most of yesterday, I didn’t take the time to write a post. So…let’s give it a try today! I thought I’d give some quick updates.
1. Wisdom Teeth: The first two days were pretty awful. Yesterday, I was swollen like crazy and there was quite a bit of pain from just the pressure of being so swollen. Today, I am still swollen, but it’s not quite as bad. The pain has receded significantly from three of my four teeth holes (I have no idea what else to call them) but my bottom two are still the worst. Hopefully, today will see some significant improvement.
You can see my jaw is a bit more swollen on my left side (since the photo is a mirror image, it’s also the left on the photo). It was much worse yesterday, but I didn’t get a photo of it!
2. Weight Loss: Maybe this is the wrong time to post this because…lets face it, I’ve been eating nothing but liquids for the past few days, but I’ve lost more weight! More than in just the last two days, but my official weight loss is now up to 17 lbs. I think a lot of it has to do with the amount of soups I’ve been eating lately. It was never really intentional, but I’ve also been living largely on a vegetarian diet as-of-late, and that might have helped. Of course, I won’t become a vegetarian any time soon, but I don’t think that meat at every meal is always necessary.
3. New Computer: Last weekend, Mike and I went to Delaware and I picked up a new 15″ MacBook Pro! I still haven’t transferred a lot of the stuff from my old computer on it, but it’s beautiful and I loooove it. The screen is so much bigger & brighter than my old 13″ MacBook!
4. Pinterest: I thought Pinterest deserves a mention because I joined a couple of weeks ago and think it’s just about the best. thing. ever. I can bookmark anything I want through it, it’s SO easy to keep track of the things that I’m inspired by, and as a blogger, it’s an awesome way to keep track of sources. Plus, it’s just so darn pretty! Wanna follow my pins?
5. Spotify Music: My good friend TJ sent me an invite to Spotify this past week, which is also just as awesome as Pinterest. I have SUCH a hard time committing to buy an album on itunes or amazon or whatever, so listening to an album by almost any artist I want has been an awesome way to “try before I buy.” Since I’m just streaming the albums, it isn’t illegal like The Pirate Bay, Limewire, or Napster were. I also enjoy it more than Pandora because sometimes, I just want to listen to an album instead of a mix of artists.
A screenshot of the Spotify software, where I’m listening to Young the Giant’s album.
6. Tomatoes: Thank you for all of your tomato recommendations!! I was surprised by the amount of people who would eat so much caprese salad! Unfortunately, I had to preserve a lot of them before they started going bad, so while plenty of caprese salads have been eaten, I’ve also made some sauces, just roasted & frozen them, I made soup, and when I pick up cilantro at the farmer’s market tomorrow, I’ll certainly make some salsas. Great recommendations!
Okay, that’s all for now. I hope everyone has a happy weekend!
