Made it back to Cincinnati.

Made it back to Cincinnati.

Leaving my home and my family...

Leaving my home and my family... Again. Saying goodbye is not easy. I'm in my feelings. Bought a bag of rocks to keep me company and a NM luggage tag because I am ridiculous. 😂 Also scarfed a red chile chicken and rice burrito before boarding.

On the bright side:  I get to see Kelsey again and I love my job. Also, this time away will ABSOLUTELY be worth it. Just gotta get through it. ❤️

If this ain't me and my mom...

If this ain't me and my mom - and all we had was our sweet little Bruce. Volume up for this one. 😂😂😂

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This might be gross.

This might be gross. It's about eye stuff, so you've been warned.

At the end of July my upper left eyelid started itching. I couldn't see anything wrong with it, so I went about my life. Eventually, a lump appeared above my eyelashes. It wasn't a stye and it didn't hurt. According to Google, it was a chalazion. Usually harmless and resolves on its own. (If you Google it, some of the images will look gnarly, but mine was just a lump - not red or inflamed or anything like that).

So a chalazion occurs when a duct underneath your eyelashes (on the "waterline") gets clogged. Treatment is usually a warm compress several times a day. In more rare circumstances a doctor will numb your eyelid, flip it, and make a small incision to clean it out. What you are never supposed to do is try to drain it yourself. But guess what I did. 😂

Shaun and the kids seemed far more upset about this lump than I did, so when I got home I started doing the "warm compress" thing. But then it REALLY started itching. So... (this next part might be a bit graphic) I stuck one finger under my eyelid and used another on top of it to press the lump. I got the duct unclogged and continued with the warm compresses.

My eyelid has been leaking since then (the lump remains, but feels smaller) and I thought I was probably on the mend. But for the last 2 days I've been tired, nauseated, and cold-ish. I'm about to head to the doctor because I think I'm probably fighting off an infection - an infection that if it exists I probably gave to myself because I'm an obsessive picker and can never leave things alone. 😂

I guess the moral of the story is that you probably shouldn't stick your fingers in your eyes - especially if Google says not to. 😂

Missed my kitties. ❤️

Missed my kitties. ❤️

I am wishing my favorite person ever...

I am wishing my favorite person ever the happiest birthday today. My beautiful Shaun is now 40!

I am halfway kicking myself for not surprising him with my time off, but I wanted his help with booking my travel. 😂 I don't even have a gift for him today. 😢 I'm bummed about that, but the last 2 weeks have been crazy and I'm just happy that I was able to be here with him because I really thought I wouldn't.

We've had a pretty chill day. We ate at Shaun's favorite restaurant and Kira is making him a cake. I think Shadow might have a surprise up his sleeve, but we'll see. Maybe we'll go up to the mountain this week. I know he would love that.

Anyway, I'm off to chill with the fam. I hope you all are doing well! ❤️

Every year...

Every year GlideFast hosts an event for the employees called GlideFest. This year it's in Montana and it starts tomorrow. Since me and the other ATCs are still considered trainees we're not invited. We did get the week off with pay, though, and WHO in their right mind could complain about that after only 2 weeks with the company?

Not me. I flew home yesterday. Did the "connecting flight" and "check a bag" thing both for the first time AND all by myself. Made it here in time to celebrate Shaun's 40th birthday with him tomorrow. I missed my family. I missed home. But GlideFast is absolutely where I want to be and the time spent away from home for training is going to be worth it for us all. Can't blame me for having so much enthusiasm.

#LFG