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Aug10

Wish Me Luck!

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Wish Me Luck!

Hi! As you all know, I have been having my cervical health monitored for the past year and change as my pap smears have shown abnormalities. These problems can resolve themselves but mine have not and my official diagnosis as per my last biopsy is moderate cervical dysplasia. Meaning that these abnormalities are precancerous. Scary? Yes. Fixable? Yes. And I will be having surgery tomorrow. Not only will I be getting the LEEP procedure done to remove the problematic cells via electricity but I will also be getting my tubes tied as well. Johnny and I do not want children and I figure that I might as well get it done while I’m already under anesthesia! (I also can’t believe I spelled anesthesia right on the first go. GOOD FOR ME!)

While this is all a little overwhelming, I mainly feel good about it and have been looking forward to it since my gyno told me we have to go the surgical route. I’m one of those people that once I know that something needs to be done, I want it done ASAFP so waiting for the past month and a half has been torturous! It has been over a decade since I have had a surgical procedure done and I would say my nervousness is at a solid ten percent which isn’t bad. It would be higher if I didn’t have full trust and confidence in my gyno who will be performing my surgeries. She has provided me with the most excellent care and I know that the LEEP and tubal will be successful.

I will definitely be in the best hands with the surgical team and my Johnny is going to be there every step of the way which really eases the butterflies in my basket. Although my nervousness is at a ten percent, excitement makes up the other ninety because this has all been a massive pain in the keister lol. Also is it bad that part of my excitement isn’t coming from solving my moderate cervical dysplasia? Because I’ve been fantasizing about the post op Taco Bell something FIERCE and I am not the slightest bit ashamed to admit it. Hey, I have to have something to look forward to to face the discomfort once everything is said and done!

If you are a person with women’s parts, I cannot emphasize enough how important your gynecological care is. Through early detection you can stop precancerous cells in their tracks. Here’s to scheduling an appointment with your gyno today and here’s to me for tomorrow. Wish me luck!

Have you had to have surgery? What was your recovery like? I want to hear from all of you, so leave me a comment and let’s chat! Much love. -Sarah

Feb10

New & Improved Beauty Stock Pile

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New & Improved Beauty Stock Pile

Hello!! There are a few things about my apartment that drives me absolutely nuts. One of which is my under the sink cabinet in the bathroom. At my old apartment, both of these cabinets opened perfectly and I was able to house all of my beauty care supplies. Here, however, the left cabinet is stuck something fierce and it is a pain to open. You literally have to rain blows upon it from the inside to get it to open and it is incredibly annoying. It also makes it very difficult to store all of my products because I can essentially only use one side of the cabinet. So, I decided on a simple AF solution that I am so happy with:

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As all of you know, I take my beauty stock pile seriously and it currently runneth over with skin care and Bath & Body Works hauls. What I love most about my hoard is being able to see all of the products and choosing which one to use next because it’s kind of like going shopping. This experience wasn’t possible with the cabinets so I used a chest of drawers to keep all of my goodies in instead. These drawers are old as dirt and I wasn’t using them for anything important – just random odds and ends that I had completely forgot about lol. I did find a ton of socks that I had convinced myself were gone for good, though, so that was a huge score!

Once I cleared out the top two shelves and condensed them to the bottom two, I began to fill each drawer. Bath and body care on the top shelf and skin care on the second one. This process was done in a flash, but it felt so good to do! I always consider my wardrobe to be my own personal boutique and now I get the same vibes with my beauty care. It was most pleasing to line them up in the order I wanted and have a visual of everything. It was pretty hard to tell what I even had in the cabinets when everything was piled on top of each other. In fact, I ended up finding tons of travel size B&BW freebies that got lost in the mix and is proof that this quick fix project needed to happen. 😀

Is this an HGTV level renovation? Not even HGTV Junior lol! But, I was able to problem solve and no longer have to punch my cabinet to get things out of it. Total GREAT SUCCESS!

What is a project you completed recently? What are your favorite things to stock up on? I want to hear from all of you, so leave me a comment and let’s chat! Much love. -Sarah