Today I was working just like any other day, taking calls and helping customers but all of a sudden this afternoon I started feeling sharp pain in my left forearm. It felt like someone was pulling at my nerves and veins inside my arms. It hurt like hell. That's what carpal tunnel syndrome feels like. Horrible. Annoying. Not fun.
Well what a surprise. When I get home there was a message on my answering machine confirming my appointment with the plastic surgeon! What a coincidence! Maybe not that amazing but still! Impressive!
I just have to find out tomorrow what this appointment is about. Is it surgery? Is it just a prep appointment? I gotta get lots of stuff ready if its surgery. Having to live with one functioning arm cannot be easy. (Try washing your hair, or putting on a shirt with one arm!)
It's exciting, nerves racking, stressful and I'm anxious about the pain. I know it's a 15 minute operation and you don't feel a thing but still the pain post-surgery is frightening the hell out of me!
Ill keep you posted.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
NOT another New Years resolution. A promise.
I have been feeling really happy these past few weeks but I have no energy whatsoever. I am always feeling nauseous, dizzy and constant muscle and back pain...
As I am waiting for this "miracle" surgery to happen I realize I'm just sitting here waiting for the world to change on its own. Boy am I wrong.
Yes I said miracle surgery. I have to be honest with myself. I haven't been doing anything in preparation for it and it's as if I just expect the surgery to miraculously change my life. Nope. Wrong!
So I'm now decided. This is my Christmas gift to myself. I am going grocery shopping on Saturday with my mom as I always do every week. I will buy myself a bunch of healthy goodies. You may think it's funny that a chunky girl actually would feel good an happy when she eats healthy. I actually do. I enjoy it so much actually that my mood, my mental state and emotions completely change and lift the second I change my eating habits.
You're probably saying: "Christmas is here soon... With all the food and sweets and alcohol how will she do it?". Now the trick I think is to allow yourself a treat without going overboard. We Italians eat for a country during the holidays but one day out of so many won't kill me.
So here it is. My promise. I am motivated. And what motivates me more is to push my boyfriend to do it too. It's a win-win situation. If I get him to eat healthy then he will lose the weight really quickly and the better he gets the more motivated I'll be. (He's got a faster metabolism than me...)
I might even treat us to a weight watchers membership if need be. We will see.
I can't wait!!! Surgery or no surgery I'm going to do what I can!
Until next time,
Gabythegirlnextdoor xox
As I am waiting for this "miracle" surgery to happen I realize I'm just sitting here waiting for the world to change on its own. Boy am I wrong.
Yes I said miracle surgery. I have to be honest with myself. I haven't been doing anything in preparation for it and it's as if I just expect the surgery to miraculously change my life. Nope. Wrong!
So I'm now decided. This is my Christmas gift to myself. I am going grocery shopping on Saturday with my mom as I always do every week. I will buy myself a bunch of healthy goodies. You may think it's funny that a chunky girl actually would feel good an happy when she eats healthy. I actually do. I enjoy it so much actually that my mood, my mental state and emotions completely change and lift the second I change my eating habits.
You're probably saying: "Christmas is here soon... With all the food and sweets and alcohol how will she do it?". Now the trick I think is to allow yourself a treat without going overboard. We Italians eat for a country during the holidays but one day out of so many won't kill me.
So here it is. My promise. I am motivated. And what motivates me more is to push my boyfriend to do it too. It's a win-win situation. If I get him to eat healthy then he will lose the weight really quickly and the better he gets the more motivated I'll be. (He's got a faster metabolism than me...)
I might even treat us to a weight watchers membership if need be. We will see.
I can't wait!!! Surgery or no surgery I'm going to do what I can!
Until next time,
Gabythegirlnextdoor xox
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Neglected!
Wow this blog is nearly filled with cobwebs and dust!
I haven't really had anything amazing happen in the past few weeks other than shopping and posting new videos on my YouTube channel youtube.com/gspremulli
I've been busy keeping up with housework, helping my mom with her new business venture and trying on new nail polishes to show everyone in the whole wide world!
For those of you out there who follow me like my life is interesting, you can follow me on Instagram: gabythegirlnextdoor
Some of you may or may not have noticed my new blog for product reviews! If you haven't, then go an check it out! gtgndproductreviews.blogspot.com
I will admit I have been debating on making a "Love is Louder" / "It Gets Better" kind of post (although I am not gay, I wanted to make one aimed towards bullying and anxiety/depression) but I'm not sure. It all depends on what I want to divulge. I have posted some stuff about anxiety and depression and some of my bad mishaps with life in general before. I guess I just have to find where my comfort level begins and ends.
Stay tuned my lovelies!
I haven't really had anything amazing happen in the past few weeks other than shopping and posting new videos on my YouTube channel youtube.com/gspremulli
I've been busy keeping up with housework, helping my mom with her new business venture and trying on new nail polishes to show everyone in the whole wide world!
For those of you out there who follow me like my life is interesting, you can follow me on Instagram: gabythegirlnextdoor
Some of you may or may not have noticed my new blog for product reviews! If you haven't, then go an check it out! gtgndproductreviews.blogspot.com
I will admit I have been debating on making a "Love is Louder" / "It Gets Better" kind of post (although I am not gay, I wanted to make one aimed towards bullying and anxiety/depression) but I'm not sure. It all depends on what I want to divulge. I have posted some stuff about anxiety and depression and some of my bad mishaps with life in general before. I guess I just have to find where my comfort level begins and ends.
Stay tuned my lovelies!
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Powerless and bored. Book suggestion?
I need inspiration... A new reason to live life to its fullest.
I have a million ideas in my head and I'm starting to think they're all going to splurt out at once and I better have an extra large canvas to paint/vomit them all over.
What's going on? A gazillion things! Not all going well but I try to keep my head high. I've got reasons to want to succeed at life in general, including in my relationships both personal and professional. But everytime I think it's going great, there's someone there to shove sticks in my wheels. It's even harder when you can't blame them for it.
Wish me luck.
In the meanwhile, I'm bored. Any book suggestions? Nothing about handcuffs and riding crops please!
I have a million ideas in my head and I'm starting to think they're all going to splurt out at once and I better have an extra large canvas to paint/vomit them all over.
What's going on? A gazillion things! Not all going well but I try to keep my head high. I've got reasons to want to succeed at life in general, including in my relationships both personal and professional. But everytime I think it's going great, there's someone there to shove sticks in my wheels. It's even harder when you can't blame them for it.
Wish me luck.
In the meanwhile, I'm bored. Any book suggestions? Nothing about handcuffs and riding crops please!
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Annoyed.
I wish I could actually growl on here.
Nothing major has happened but rather a series of little annoyances I need to vent out there.
My nails chipped so I decided to redo them. FML. I did everything but ended up having to scrub of the product with the nail file MAJOR NO NO it ruin your nails! And they became so thin that I had to cut them SHORT! Like really short. Like I barely have nails it's almost to the skin. But then I painted them pretty and I love them ! (see image below? I don't know if this will actually work I'm using the app so...)
Then my crazy cat-a-holic ex-neighbor or whatever she is called at 11:30pm wanting to see how were doing????? Ummmmm. I'm sorry. When I was a kid and a friend would call my house at 9 and my parents were über pissed id get annoyed but got their point: they worked early AND my sister was just a baby and was sleeping at that time. Now I'm an adult and my friends and family know that i am most probably up anyway and if they needed to call they could because they know how I am. But you, complete stranger who I've known (known is in the way as I know what your face looks like, what your name is and that you've got a gazillion cats reproducing in your apartment) why are you calling me? First of all why do you even have my number? I gave it to you politely 5 months ago on one of those occasions where you said you were moving and wanted to check if we had any mail for you, which you didn't even end up moving for all these months so wtf? Now last week, all in the same day, you gave your 600 cats to the SPCA, told the landlord to come pick up the cash for the rent and then decided to move out? All in the same day? In tr span of 6 hours???? Now you sit down wherever you are located at this moment and dig out that old piece of paper where you might have written down our phone number and think "hmmm it's 11:30pm and I wonder how these good old folks are doing? I should call them and let them know I am alive! Yes great idea! And at the same time I might as well ask them how they're doing!"
Ok listen. I'm a nice person, open minded and respectful but lady please. Why are you calling? Aren't you sleeping anyway?
I ended up telling her it's 11pm were sleeping and work early in the morning (hey! A little white lie for some common sense is totally justifiable!) and bye!
Crazy old woman!
Nothing major has happened but rather a series of little annoyances I need to vent out there.
My nails chipped so I decided to redo them. FML. I did everything but ended up having to scrub of the product with the nail file MAJOR NO NO it ruin your nails! And they became so thin that I had to cut them SHORT! Like really short. Like I barely have nails it's almost to the skin. But then I painted them pretty and I love them ! (see image below? I don't know if this will actually work I'm using the app so...)
Then my crazy cat-a-holic ex-neighbor or whatever she is called at 11:30pm wanting to see how were doing????? Ummmmm. I'm sorry. When I was a kid and a friend would call my house at 9 and my parents were über pissed id get annoyed but got their point: they worked early AND my sister was just a baby and was sleeping at that time. Now I'm an adult and my friends and family know that i am most probably up anyway and if they needed to call they could because they know how I am. But you, complete stranger who I've known (known is in the way as I know what your face looks like, what your name is and that you've got a gazillion cats reproducing in your apartment) why are you calling me? First of all why do you even have my number? I gave it to you politely 5 months ago on one of those occasions where you said you were moving and wanted to check if we had any mail for you, which you didn't even end up moving for all these months so wtf? Now last week, all in the same day, you gave your 600 cats to the SPCA, told the landlord to come pick up the cash for the rent and then decided to move out? All in the same day? In tr span of 6 hours???? Now you sit down wherever you are located at this moment and dig out that old piece of paper where you might have written down our phone number and think "hmmm it's 11:30pm and I wonder how these good old folks are doing? I should call them and let them know I am alive! Yes great idea! And at the same time I might as well ask them how they're doing!"
Ok listen. I'm a nice person, open minded and respectful but lady please. Why are you calling? Aren't you sleeping anyway?
I ended up telling her it's 11pm were sleeping and work early in the morning (hey! A little white lie for some common sense is totally justifiable!) and bye!
Crazy old woman!
Friday, August 3, 2012
New review on SensatioNail
Hi everyone!
So I got a replacement kit from Taylor Armstrong because the previous one had the bottle of gel primer that exploded all over and with this one I got the other color polish available in the starter kit Scarlet Red.
Now with this one I was able to use the gel primer before applying the first coat of Gel Base & Top Coat and I don't know if it's me or actually the product but I feel like the product is actually harder on my nail.
I gotta say this, the color looks amazing. I've had red polishes in the past and I still buy them but they never looked so bright! It's gorgeous. I definitely give the product a 10/10 now that I was able to apply the primer and compare results but also that I have removed my previous mani! Soooo easy to do! Hopefully I get the chance to post a video real soon but basically you scratch off the shiny layer with the nail buffer and then make sure you get acetone or nail polish remover (with acetone as the first ingredient) to stay on the nail for 10 minutes (with a cotton ball or cut up cotton pad like the ones you use to remove makeup). Once you remove them after 10 minutes it looks all warped and sticking up so you take the cuticle stick and gently scrape it off your nail upwardly. It comes right off. You wash your hands, buff your nails gently to make them smooth and you're ready to apply the products once more!
I am super happy with this product! I was at the pharmacy earlier today and thought I'd test my luck by asking if they held the SensatioNail products and I wasn't too surprised to find out they didn't. (I was at Jean Coutu by the way...)
I'll keep looking for the products around Montreal and you bet that as soon as I find them I'll let you all know!
So I got a replacement kit from Taylor Armstrong because the previous one had the bottle of gel primer that exploded all over and with this one I got the other color polish available in the starter kit Scarlet Red.
Now with this one I was able to use the gel primer before applying the first coat of Gel Base & Top Coat and I don't know if it's me or actually the product but I feel like the product is actually harder on my nail.
I gotta say this, the color looks amazing. I've had red polishes in the past and I still buy them but they never looked so bright! It's gorgeous. I definitely give the product a 10/10 now that I was able to apply the primer and compare results but also that I have removed my previous mani! Soooo easy to do! Hopefully I get the chance to post a video real soon but basically you scratch off the shiny layer with the nail buffer and then make sure you get acetone or nail polish remover (with acetone as the first ingredient) to stay on the nail for 10 minutes (with a cotton ball or cut up cotton pad like the ones you use to remove makeup). Once you remove them after 10 minutes it looks all warped and sticking up so you take the cuticle stick and gently scrape it off your nail upwardly. It comes right off. You wash your hands, buff your nails gently to make them smooth and you're ready to apply the products once more!
I am super happy with this product! I was at the pharmacy earlier today and thought I'd test my luck by asking if they held the SensatioNail products and I wasn't too surprised to find out they didn't. (I was at Jean Coutu by the way...)
I'll keep looking for the products around Montreal and you bet that as soon as I find them I'll let you all know!
Monday, July 30, 2012
Day three of my sensationail mani
So far so good. Product doesn't chip doesn't scratch I'm pretty happy. I ended up contacting Nailene directly and they will be replacing the gel primer and I should expect it to arrive within 3 weeks. Super fast customer service pretty neat!
I'm still looking around for the kit around the greater Montreal area for those of you who want it. Again, I will be looking into trying out other gel products soon with the SensatioNail lamp and will be reviewing once I can.
The Raspberry Wine polish I got with the kit has gotten lots of nice compliments and looks really nice. I notice that the color will change a bit with the lighting. Looks really cute in the sun and bold in dim lighted spaces.
I'm still looking around for the kit around the greater Montreal area for those of you who want it. Again, I will be looking into trying out other gel products soon with the SensatioNail lamp and will be reviewing once I can.
The Raspberry Wine polish I got with the kit has gotten lots of nice compliments and looks really nice. I notice that the color will change a bit with the lighting. Looks really cute in the sun and bold in dim lighted spaces.
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