The Year is Over!

We have reached the end of another year. Woo?  It has been a weird year, I think it was for a lot of people.  For me, I am glad it is over. I am thinking the Mayan's really predicted me being injured.  So it wasn't really an Apocalypse for the world, it was just a back injury for Jenni.  Either that or the "Fiscal Cliff" (dun, dun, dun) (but seriously, I love how they wait until now to deal with it, but any hoo, that is not the point of the Kitty PotPie Blog!)

I have been in a fight with my insurance/my HR for drug coverage since October 9th.  I kid you not!  The hours I have spent on the phone and writing letters could have paid for the full cost of the drug this whole time, but my HR doesn't care, because my salary doesn't come out of their budget.  And the person that was suppose to call me over a month ago finally called me on Saturday.  So that was nice...ugh!

But oh well, I meet with a surgeon on the 8th of January.  Which scares the SHIT out of me (sorry for the swear, but come on surgery is scary enough for swearing).  But the thought of not having to go to work for up to 6 weeks sounds like heaven...I am dreaming about all the books I can read and movies I can watch!

I would do a recap, but I didn't really have any long term goals this year.  Maybe that is why my year was so weird...nah!  I did learn today that I am 10.5 pounds heavier than I was this week last year.  Which in my defense happened to be my skinniest week in the last 266 weeks. (yes, I have been keeping track that long) (yes, I am that lame AWESOME!).  I am at least on the way back down instead of on the way back down.

Being injured has been really weird for me. I gained a TON on one of the meds I was on (like 10 pounds in 5 days, I kid you not).  Now I am losing about 2-3 pounds a weeks.  I don't know if it is good or bad, because I am not losing it because I am working out, I am losing because I am not hungry.  And when I say I am not hungry, I mean, I eat breakfast and I am usually good for the rest of the day.  So freaking weird.  I can see why they now give this med to people to help them with binge eating, it totally cuts all cravings.  I miss being hungry, but then again I don't.  I like that I can have treats in my house for weeks at a time and be fine with just eating one.  I am sure once I stop this drug, I will have to go back to measuring stuff out to control portions, but for now I will just worry about getting enough calories in.

hmm, what else has happened?  Oh, Nova has been injured as well.  She has something wrong with her ankle. Ugh, that has been a nightmare as well.  Good thing she is pretty! Because, man, seeing an orthopedic vet is EXPENSIVE as are the drugs! I have spent an obscene amount of money on that damn dog in the last 3 months.  And she doesn't care for nor does she understand about being on full rest.  The best is when the veterinary neurologist (he was the normal vet cost since he was filling in for her) was telling me to keep her calm and not to exercise her for two weeks (after 3 months of her not being walked) and she is jumping over my head.  Literally, her head is going over my head.  And he says "I know it is easy for us to tell you this, but hard for you to do.  I have a young dog at home too.  Mine is a year and a half and he can be a handful".  To which I said "She is four and a half" His reply? "Oh good luck..."

So how is Nova doing? She is fine.  I haven't felt to see if there is inflammation lately, because frankly, I don't want them to stick a needle in her ankle joint because if there isn't an infection there is a high likelihood that she can get an infection from the process.  And who are we kidding, my dog would for sure get an infection. So unless she starts completely limping again, she is just going to have to deal with it.  She doesn't seem to be in pain.  She just wants to play.  And would probably love a walk (which I am not really willing to do, poor girl).  OH and she can now balance things on her head, but only if there is a treat she can watch at eye level (we are obviously still working on it, but it is getting better)

In other news, PotPie is still the best.  Seriously, could I love a pet more that I love her? She doesn't cost me a crazy amount of money.  She is warm and fuzzy.  She cuddles with me.  She has cute little legs and a fluffy tail.  And I don't have to go outside and pick up her frozen poop, because she poops in one place which happens to be a plastic bag with drawstrings.  BEST PET EVER!!!

Well, that is my summary.  I hope you all are doing well and that 2013 is better than 2012.  I know for me, that will not be hard. :)