Nurse's Note: Toothbrushes

I worry about little things... I think I get it from my mom.  But today I implemented a basic Healthy Home 101 principle: Boiling the Toothbrushes. 

 

This is one I picked up from my mother actually, she often gathered up all our toothbrushes and gave them a steamy disinfecting bath, and I suppose the idea has stuck with me.  Simple and effective, and I'm pretty positive bedtime brushed teeth from a newly boiled toothbrush feel even cleaner!

 

 Some say why not just buy a new one?  I say come now, these ones have just barely been broken in!  Besides, the $1.50 savings is too worth it to me.  That money can buy us a chocolatey ice cream treat, 

which we will later brush off our teeth with our freshly boiled toothbrushes

Cruel Irony

So I'm sitting here with a little sniffle looking at the weather being cold outside and thinking to myself how ironic it is that exactly two years ago today I spent another fabulous Monday before Thanksgiving not quite feeling right and watching the weather be cold outside, that time with a concussion... How did that happen?  

It's simple really.  Mostly it was a not-well-thought-out, bad combination of things.  I had just been accepted to the nursing program and was needing my vaccinations updated and some blood work drawn, so we thought we would get it done super quick before meeting my mom and sister at Flying Pie for lunch.  We had slept in and I wasn't starving, so I figured that planning on an early lunch that I wanted to be hungry for was a good enough excuse to skimp on breakfast.  But apparently that's a really bad idea for someone who tends to have low blood pressure and is heading in for shots, and when needle #3 hit my arm, I passed right out mid sentence, fell off the examination table, whacked my head pretty good on the tile floor, and woke up a few minutes later confused, embarrassed, and with a pounding headache.  If I had known then what I know now, me puking my guts out in the bathroom before even leaving the doctor's office would have made me a little more skeptical about running out so quickly.  But wanting to be tough and maintain what little dignity I had left we hurried out and to the restaurant, where the puking episodes only continued... in fact they continued all throughout the day and into the evening.  Tim spent the afternoon bringing me cold rags for my forehead and waking me up every hour to make sure I knew where I was and what holiday was coming up... such a pleasant experience.  Needless to say I have never been back to the doctor's office on an empty stomach, but still don't really love getting shots.

In fact, come to think of it, this week is somewhat of an annual bad luck time.  It was the day after Thanksgiving last year when Boise State lost that big game that made Tim sick and unable to sleep, and I came down with strep throat.  How oddly unfortunate.  I'll have to flag this week on my 2012 calendar as the one to watch out for and hope for the best.

As a nice side note though, at least this year's Thanksgiving week tradition will not be taking place at a Borup family member's home.  Sparing the relatives is the least I can do, don't mention it guys.

Indiana Chronicles Chapter 5: One Proud Wife

Yesterday Tim participated in an undergraduate research conference here at IUPUI and got his first experience presenting some of the stuff he's been working on.  He wasn't so into my "let's photo document this monumental experience" idea (though I did manage to snap one epic shot).  But regardless of the lack of photos I can proudly say that he did awesome!  I can't even pronounce half the words in the title of his research, but he was a born natural and totally professional.  This was the first of a few of these things he's actually got lined up over the next few months so, should be fun to see some more!  Maybe he'll agree to more pictures in the future... or maybe he'll stop inviting me

Bargain Shopper? Yes...

...fashion designer?  Unfortunately no.

I found these two skirts the other day on sale and couldn't help myself.  The grand total for both was a whopping $9.00... that's right folks, $9.00!  Hello!!  That makes them all the cuter even!  They practically jumped into my cart.

Unfortunately though now I'm stuck in the "what do I wear with this" drama.  I am not exactly a fashion gooroo (read: I must have missed that lesson in womanhood and may be better off if someone else picked my clothes. Why aren't pajamas an acceptable all-the-time option?) And so far nothing in my closet seems to want to match quite right.  The green one isn't such a problem.  But the other one... it's not exactly brown, and it's not white, and it's getting chilly out, so... hmm

Looks like I may need to get creative... or do some more shopping  :)

Too Soon?

So yesterday I was out running errands, and I may have stopped at Target for no real reason... and then I may have spent a descent amount of time wandering through the baby clothes and shoes... I know I shouldn't have, but it's just so stinkin' cute!!!  And I must not have a very good poker face because the cute little grandma shopping there was getting the biggest kick out of my "future mommy smiles".  So silly!  Is it way too early for this kind of thing?  Because I sure can't help myself  :)  

Indiana Chronicles Chapter 4: More Culture and Some Birthday

It's birthday time at our house!  Baby B is now officially 12 weeks along, and Tim is now officially 24 years along!  This calls for a celebration!  I don't know why, but 24 seems like kind of a big deal.... and it makes sense I guess, this should be a big year.  Lots of exciting to look forward to!  And I know 12 weeks is a big deal.  So to celebrate we decided to bundle up the family (that is me, Tim, Baby B, and Flat Stanley) and go see a few new things for a day out on the town.

First stop, the Indianapolis Museum of Art

I wore the scarf on purpose, I thought it made for a more artsy savvy look. 

Yes, this is an original van Gogh, aren't you all impressed?

And this is some kind of modern depiction of... well that's up to you to decide.  If you stand with your head tilted I think it makes more sense.  I thought the balloons were appropriate for the occasion though. That is, until I got in trouble for using flash photography.  Oops

Second stop, downtown Indianapolis

And this is about where my camera battery died, so typical.  I did manage to snap a few shots of the war monument though.  It was such a nice day, perfect for a downtown walk.

Stop number 3 was a nice leisurely and romantic stroll along the canal and by the capital building. 

 

Of course, by that point Baby B was ready to eat again and was past due for a nap (or maybe that was just me... hard to say), so we may need to take that walk again another time.

We really had a good time though.  The fall weather was so nice and the fall leaves were SO pretty (not a highlighted feature in the above picture given that my camera was dead and it was pulled from the internet instead)!  And it was nice to get out for the day and spend some fun time together.  Not a bad birthday I would say. 

P.S.

I did get into the Halloween spirit enough to treat myself to a little blast from my childhood past.  This is from the Disneyland Sing Along video... I'm pretty sure it was made in the 80's, but it is pure joy!  I found it a little while ago for super cheap on DVD and just had to buy it... and yes, I watch it often.  Tim thinks I'm crazy, I on the other hand think I am awesome!  This is just one small clip from it, but totally spook appropriate.  If it's not too late for you to have a little Halloween fun, please enjoy this video on me, and feel free to sing along!

This is Halloween

Well Halloween has come and gone, and... yet again... our Halloween-ing was somewhat lame.  I have the hardest time getting into this holiday.  I love fall, and I LOVE candy, should be a win win.  But ever since I stopped trick-or-treating for some reason my inner excited always skips right from summer to Thanksgiving.  I did plan on doing a fun Halloween night dinner at least, which I was really kind of excited for.  My mom always did really fun creative "spooky food" that I just loved as a kid!

So....... Tah Dah!  The Borup Family first ever Halloween spooky dinner!!!  We had beetles and guts (spaghetti with olives), monster brains (blue mashed potatoes), and a witch's brew (fruit drink with some spinach... for Baby B).

Normally I would NOT consider spaghetti with mashed potatoes a real meal, but on Halloween (or the day after) anything goes.  This isn't as elaborate as the things my mom used to do, I'll have to work up to the good stuff I guess.  But maybe this will make up for the lack of costumes and pumpkin carving this year... better luck next time.

Happy Halloween!