It was just another day for me, nothing special. Josh woke me up and wanted to eat breakfast. So I made their favorite, crepes or what they call "Opa's world best pancakes". Since I I got the recipe from my father-in-law, it has now become a staple breakfast item on weekends. It taste good but it takes forever to make them.
While cooking the crepes, I decided to clean up/reorganize our kitchen. I think we have the tiniest kitchen in the world, seriously. There's not enough cupboard space and finding a place to store our junk is quite a feat. Last week I saw on Oprah that if you have not used anything in your house in a year to throw it/these out. Two and a half hours and two large garbage bags after, I managed to throw out a lot of stuff and found valuable cupboard space. :)
I think I mentioned before that Mark completely buzzed my head last week. Since then my head's been dry and itchy. My head looks like it has a five o'clock shadow when a man doesn't shave his beard. I can also see red spots on my big bald head. I'm not sure if it's rash, blisters or whatever, but I can certainly see them. It doesn't look gross (yet) but it does look kind of weird.
I surfed the net this afternoon looking for ways to relieve the itch and reading breast cancer discussion boards to learn more about hair loss. Didn't find much, most of the suggestions I read was to shave it or use a spray toner. But I did learn that I will lose my eyebrows and eyelashes closer to the end of my chemo. Yikes!!!! That's another depressing day coming. More hair loss. :( Will it be worse than losing my hair? Some women said it was. (gulp!)
Yesterday I decided to buy an electric shaver to get rid of whatever "stubble" I have on my head. Mark's willing and able to do it tonight but I changed my mind, I think I'll do it tomorrow. You see, my hair is still growing but in patches. I did something "weird" today and used a lint remover to remove any hair that came off. A first! Can you imagine? I only use the lint remover for my winter coats and suits! Anyway, I read from a discussion board that this helps. It felt funny but certainly did the trick.
Another first is eating a vegetarian meal. Mark made dinner tonight and I was quite surprised it was vegetarian. No offense meant to all vegetarians but I LOVE my meat (or seafood) and having a meal without any from this food group is not my cup of tea. It is not the same without it. Mark's trying to cut down on his meat intake, it's part of his new healthy living, and trust me it will not be the last time we'll be having a meal like this if Mark cooks dinner.
Anyway, my ho-hum day is about to end. I'm relaxing, writing this entry and watching the Oscars at the same time. I love watching the Oscars and it has become a tradition for me. I must say the Oscar's format this year is a bit different. I'm not sure if I like it but I love seeing all the stars on TV. I'll still watch it to the end. :) Among the films nominated, I've only seen The Curious Case of Benjamin Button because of Brad Pitt ;) Hugh Jackman is hot :) I hope Sean Penn and Meryl Streep wins. We'll see...
Ho-hum....
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