Feeling better but...

I have been feeling better, however, I am still dizzy here and there.  My appetite is there but the most I can handle is yogurt, cereal and Italian Frozen Ice.  I want to eat much more but I don't think my stomach could handle it.  I have been able to eat my homemade "sausage egg McMuffin" sandwich that I make. 

I do feel a little nauseous but not as bad as before.  The nausea comes with the dizziness.

Roughly 36 hours

For about 36 hours, I was feeling very dizzy and nauseous.  Yesterday, I pretty much threw up everything in my stomach (even water), including stomach acid. 

Every time I stood up, or moved just the slightest, I would feel dizzy and almost feel like blacking out.  I also felt light-headed.  Every movement hurt.  I felt like I had very little balance because when I stood up to walk, I would waver a bit.  It was like trying to walk on a trampoline when someone was jumping on it or walking on an unsteady boat. 

Thankfully, during this time, Shannon was off of work.  The whole time I wasn't feeling well, I was hoping I would feel better before Friday, when he would have to return to work.  It is Thursday morning and I am feeling better.  Last night, Shannon brought home some Italian frozen ice dessert cups.  I had two of them last night. 

While I wasn't feeling well, Shannon really stepped up and helped get Kyle ready for school yesterday and took him to the bus stop.  He even met him at the bus stop after school. 

I am still not sure why I was feeling sick and dizzy. 

Shannon got called in to work tonight.  He came in to the bedroom around 12:40am saying they want him to come in to work.  I told him I was feeling better.  He is working until 7am.  I am feeling well enough to get Kyle off to school today.  I've been up since 12:40am or so.  Catching up on emails, blogging and making a list of what I need to do today. 

Also, Shannon received some good news at work.  He said that any time he is working (even if he's called in) he will be getting his normal rate of pay!  Next week, they are wanting him to work at least 40 hours, maybe more! 

Rent is going up again!

We just received another notice reminding us that our lease is up at the end of May (26th)!  They are letting us know that our rent will go up to $673!!!  Shannon is finally sick of the way they are raising our rent.  We are in a very small two bedroom apartment (928 sq ft).  We rent the washer and dryer and they are stackable.  I have to plug the washer into the kitchen faucet just to use it.  It is a hassle but I'd rather have that then have to go to the laundry room on property. 

Shannon wants to move (finally) because of the rent being raised.  I have been telling him this for several months now.  He finally sees how much our rent is going up now that he's working and having to manage the money that is coming in. 

Two Front Teeth

Kyle is missing his two front teeth.  He lost one tooth last week or so and the second tooth earlier this week.  He's already lost a handful of teeth and each time we think he swallows them because we never find them afterwards. 

We're just glad the missing teeth don't bother him. 

Valentine's Day Cards

Today, I went to Walgreens to pick up a few things for Kyle's Valentine's Day "party" at school.  They asked for Valentine's Day cards, snacks and two bags of candy.  Last year, I didn't get Valentine's Day cards for Kyle's class.  This year, I realized that the kids deserve to receive a card!  Kyle's class only has 8 students (including him).  Since Valentine's Day cards comes in packs of 32, I made a card for each of the students, plus his three teachers!  I will be saving the rest of the cards for next year. 

I wanted to get more goodies for the kids, but with such short notice, I decided to stick with what I already bought at Walgreens.

Shannon and I went to Walmart this afternoon for groceries.  Kyle also needed new socks, I just hope they aren't too big for him.  The medium size looked too small for his feet, so I bought the large size. 

Shannon got called in to work tonight!  He has to work from 10pm until 6am.  The extra hours are needed!

First week with just one job

This is the first week that Shannon has without Best Buy!  Which means, he is home more.  He has his guaranteed two shifts on Friday and Saturday night (graveyard) and that's it.  He is on the list to be called when someone calls in sick.  He was called to work this evening 3pm - 11pm.  Every shift helps.  They usually call him first because they know he says yes to just about every available shift there is! 

I don't want to start couponing/saving money at Walgreens until Shannon finds another part time job or gets hired on full time with his current employer. 

He said he emailed his resume in to the person who is responsible for hiring within the company.  The company is looking to hire new supervisors and managers.  Let's hope they will consider him for any full time supervisor or manager positions! 

Shannon is also looking for any free courses he can take to get "certified" in.  He said the state has a lot of free courses he can take in safety, OSHA, and management.  He is signed up to take a management course through the state in March.  It is a week long course in a nearby city.  He's looking to "beef" up his resume to certifications to add to his Bachelor's Degree that he already has. 

Homemade Chai Tea

I just made a batch of Chai Tea!  I tried making the same recipe about a year and a half ago and back then, it didn't taste right to me.

I've been craving chai tea and I don't like buying the liquid chai tea that you add milk to.  That kind is too sweet to me and gives me headaches.  Plus, I use a lot of soy milk that way.  I even tried looking for chai tea mix online but we don't have the money to be buying extra things like that.

I tried looking online for the chai tea recipe and found one.  Based on the comments, people love it.  Then I looked in my computer files and found that I still had the recipe saved.  Based on the comments, they use less sugar or substitute Splenda and use less.

Here is the recipe:

Chai Tea Mix

Ingredients

1 cup nonfat dry milk powder
1 cup powdered non-dairy creamer
1 cup French Vanilla flavored powdered non-dairy creamer
1 ½ cups Splenda or white sugar (original recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of white sugar)
1 ½ cups unsweetened instant tea
2 teaspoons ground ginger
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon cardamom
1 teaspoon nutmeg - optional

Directions

1. Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl.  In a blender or food processor, blend 1 cup at a time, until mixture is the consistency of fine powder.  Store in a cool, dry place, in an airtight container.

2. To serve: Stir 2 heaping tablespoons Chai Tea mixture into a mug of 6-8oz  hot water.

Also, this time around, I have a new blender to blend the mix to a fine power!  After I mixed the ingredients, I used our Ninja blender!

As I type this, I am on my second cup!  It is so delicious!  Also, I was out of  unsweetened instant tea and I saw a person comment saying that they used a tea bag.  They added the chai tea mix and a tea bag to their cup.  I did just that.  I have green tea, so I added the mix and tea bag and stir!  Yummy!