Big Brother is IN and Strep Throat is OUT!

For those who follow me on twitter - if you don’t, you should ;) - you’re already aware of my ever so sucky immune system. I’m constantly getting sick, and the last few months have been no exception. On May 11 I went to urgent care and was diagnosed with bronchitis and a sinus infection. One or the other feels unbearable, but together they’re torture. Eventually I got over that and my body started feeling normal again. Fast forward to June 17... I was back at urgent care. It’s funny, they never actually told me what I had. My tonsils were the size of golf balls and hurt so badly. They gave me two shots (one steroid and one antibiotic) in my booty which hurt like a *****.

Exactly two months from my first visit and only 3 weeks from the last, I found myself back at urgent care yesterday. I actually didn’t want to go! I was terrified they were going to give me more shots and I’m typically fine with pain, but these bruised and made my butt sore for days. To top it off, when I stood up from the shots I threw up then passed out. Not a dandy experience, that one was. Amanda insisted I get in the car and ended up driving me to urgent care. I tested positive for strep throat but said no to any shots. I walked out of there with three medicines and doctors orders to stay in bed.

So what do I do? Go home and start crafting. I’ll show you guys what I made in a later post. (It’s a surprise for a friend on Saturday and I don’t want her to see it yet!) I love doing DIY’s and crafts, but it’s hard to find the time. Therefore, being sick is the perfect excuse to lock myself in my apartment wearing my Ariana Grande snuggie (LOL she gave one to everyone who came to her 18th birthday party) and pulling out the craft scissors.

This morning I woke up with a still sore throat but not as many body aches. I don’t think I have a fever, but how do you really know without a thermometer. I swear I had one two weeks ago! I can’t find it now... humph. I love doing “ins and outs” whether it’s for my personal life on the notes of my phone, or made up for the characters in Beneath the Glitter, there’s always a way to squeeze them in there. So here I go, squeezing and all...

Ins:
~ Big Brother! SPOILER ALERT - IF YOU HAVEN’T WATCHED THROUGH LAST NIGHTS EPISODE SKIP THIS SECTION! I’ve been obsessed with Big Brother for years. When I was little, I would wait for summer for school to be out. Now that I’m older, I wait for summer because that means one thing to me. Okay two. Vacations and Big Brother. The latter may be even more exciting to me. Gosh that’s so lame to admit. Anyways, this season has not disappointed so far. Rachel and Brittany have always been my favorite players, so I love that they brought Elissa in to play the game.

Although I understand why she wanted to keep her ties to Rachel a secret, there’s really no way around it. She’s a spitting image and acts just like her. I was so happy (I may have jumped up and down... don’t tell anyone) when I saw Britney back on the screen - and to see that she was pregnant! Maybe baby Britney will be a contestant 20 years down to road! That would be amazing. We just all have to wait and see I guess.

I’m hoping Nick will go home this week for the selfish reason that I love Elissa and want to see her stick around. And Helen won’t go anywhere. She’s way too sweet. She may actually win the whole thing, who knows? All in all I’m obsessed, and I love that it comes on three times a week instead of once like a typical TV show. I haven’t ever watched the BB Live feed, but I’m thinking of getting it this year. Is it worth the money?

~Quality time with Teddy Bear! You guys know I recently had to give my pug, Lucy, to a new home. Now that Teddy is back to being an only child (aka little emperor), I find myself trying to spoil him more and more. I've been taking him on way more walks then he actually needs to go on, just because he loves them. I'm constantly searching for more toys and treats he would love. I cuddle him so hard at night he wouldn't be able to squeeze out of my arms even if the place was on fire. Okay, that's not true, but you catch my drift. I can slowly see he is starting to be happy again. I truly believe dogs can have depression, and when Lucy was here Teddy was diagnosed (by me) with it. Now he's starting to get back to his old self and I love it! 

~The one minute rule. I've talked to you guys about this before, but moving into my new place has really reinforced it for me. It's basically where I won't let myself walk away from something that has to do with home cleaning and organization if it will take less than 60 seconds. Walk in the door and throw my purse on the table? No. It takes less than a minute to hang it on it's hook, so that's what I do. Take off my jewelry at night before getting ready for bed and stack it on my bathroom counter. No. I put it back in it's designated spot. Finish eating lunch and set my plate in the sink? No. Less than 60 seconds to rinse it off and stick it in the dishwasher. I've caught myself doing this more and more the past few weeks and it's really helping me to keep a tidy home. You should try it out! The little things make the biggest differences.

Outs:
~Being sick. Enough said.

~Coffee. Don’t get me wrong, I still drink it pretty much everyday. But I think it’s only because I’m addicted. Really tho. I prefer the taste of tea so much more so I’ve been sticking with that as my afternoon drink (when I typically have a second cup of good ol’ joe). Teavana is my favorite but I’m too lazy for the whole process, and the cleanup isn’t as simple as tossing away a teabag. So for now I’m loving the Starbucks Tazo Teas in "Zen" green tea and "Passion" herbal infusion. 

~Not being in Destin, FL with the rest of my family! I love our summer vacations down at the beach house, but I already had prior plans in LA that prevented me from going this year. Now I'm here all alone wishing I was with Jelly Bean going crab hunting and walking to the Whales Tail with my parents every morning. **Maybe I should just get on a plane and go?**No, self, you have strep throat, stay in bed.**But YOLO, self!**palm to face**Okay, I'll stay here.**