Well, F**K!

I just spoke with a nurse at my doctor's office and my x-rays came back with not great news. Apparently, the x-rays show early arthritis in my knees. The type of arthritis supposedly is a type of tendonitis. I will have to get an appointment with the doctor to get more details.

I am really depressed now. I knew my knees were shit, but I wasn't expecting arthritis at 27 years of age.

Fuck.

some sort of plan...

I have an appointment with my doctor tomorrow afternoon to go over the x-rays. I am also going to request additional bloodwork. My thyroid is OK, which I figrued, but with the high incidence of Lupus and related diseases in my family it is time again for more extensive blood work.

I am not looking forward to dance tonight. I am bloated and still sick with my cold/allergies and I am not up to dealing with the reality of the having to wear a white spandex skirt in the show next month for this class. I tried the skirt on last week that the teacher ordered and I hated it. Nothing like some white spandex to help my body-image plummet. At least my other three costumes are actually quite nice.

I am just grumpy and unhappy today.

yummy food

In an attempt to eat more and a wider variety of fruits and vegetables I signed us up for Planet Organics' subscription service. I signed up for the $25 weekly box of produce, with an even mix of fruits and vegetables. We got our first delivery yesterday which contained the following:

• 1 Bananas (1 lbs.


• 1 Basil (1 bunch(es))


• 1 Bunched Spinach (1 bunch(es))


• 1 Chard (1 bunch(es))


• 1 Cherry Tomato (1 basket(s))


• 1 Galia Melon (1 each)


• 1 Haas Avocados (1 each)


• 1 Leek (1 lbs.)


• 3 Mango (1 each)


• 2 Red Leaf Lettuce (1 head(s))


• 1 Red Pepper (1 each)


• 3 Ruby Grapefruit (1 each)


• 1 Strawberries (1 basket(s))

It all looks wonderful and what we have eaten has proven to be wonderful. I made pasta last night and tossed it with warmed olive oil and garlic, fresh basil, halved cherry tomatoes, and mozzarella, provolone, and parmesan cheeses. It was so good. The tomatoes were incredible and just the right amount warm. I also had a salad with the fabulous red leaf lettuce we got and some baby spinach I had leftover from last week. For dessert, we shared a fruit salad made with a mango, a banana, and some strawberries. Delicious!

The chard that we got is amazing-looking and I am looking forward to cooking with it tonight or tomorrow night. I am very excited about this service and may increase the size of the box we get delievered, depending on how quickly we go through the produce.