The internet is a scary place

(my doctor looks nothing like this though)

Now that it's the new year and I have health insurance that isn't crap, I've decided I should probably start seeing a doctor and making sure I'm healthy as can be. I don't really have any history of being unhealthy but as I get older, I wanted to get some baselines just in case something does come up. I also didn't have any regular doctors and had just been going to urgent care if I got sick which is not how I want to live my life. So, I've been poked and prodded a lot in the last month.

Well, I recently (as in today) had a minor health scare freak out as a result of my new initiative. Without going into to many details, I got the results of some bloodwork/tests I had done with the doctor and got a surprising, somewhat scary result from it. It was something that completely caught me off guard. And to make matters worse, the nurse made it sound like it wasn't serious at all and it was no big deal. She just casually dropped this bomb on me and then went about her day.

So I immediately dropped everything I was supposed to do at work and went on an internet researching binge. There is some scary stuff out there, y'all! I had convinced myself that it was the end of the world and I was dying. Clearly, I'm not dramatic at all :)

And then I remembered I had a few rational friends out there that may be able to talk me off the ledge. After a frantic quick email to one of my good friends, I realized that what I have isn't so uncommon and that I'm not dying and that the world is not ending. Now I just have to be more aware of my body and take better care of myself. After mulling over this for a few hours, I think I'm going to be ok.

Moral of the story- 

The internet is a scary place and will tell you you're dying if you google enough things!

Go to the doctor regularly (i.e. don't wait 3 years in between check-ups)

And trust your friends. They always have your back. Thank goodness!     

Five on Friday

It's the first Friday of 2014 so I'm kicking it off with "Five on Friday."

1. I've been sick since the New Year. At first, I thought it was just being tired from staying up too late but now it has turned into full blown illness. My nose will not stop running!

2. I'm really enjoying my new Erin Condren Life Planner. I seriously love it. Although I love it so much, I don't really want to write in it. If you're looking for a new planner, this one is fabulous and totally worth the money.

3. I have a ton of stuff to do this weekend. And I have zero motivation to do it. It's all tedious paperwork type stuff and isn't very much fun.

4. I'm going to a friend's baby shower this weekend. I dread going into Babies R Us to buy the gift. That place makes my ovaries feel like they are going to explode.

5. I'm doing my last long run before the half marathon on Jan 19th this coming Sunday. I hope the weather cooperates because I really need to get in a good 12 miles. After that, it will just be shorter runs until the big day. I'm feeling really ready for it this year so I'm hoping to break the 3 hour mark on race day (which I know is really slow but running 13 miles is a long way)

Have a wonderful weekend and see you all next week :)

It certainly was a Happy New Year...

2 posts in one week?!?!?! What has this world come to?!?!?! Just kidding... But seriously, I'm trying to get back into this blogging thing. I may even backdate some posts so I can have it for my own memory. But moving on...

I hope everyone out there in blog world had a Happy New Year! I know I certainly did! This year, my roommate volunteered to host a Great Gatsby party at our house. It seemed like a good idea at the time but the closer it got to the actual event, the more anxiety I had about it. I wasn't even planning the event but the guest list kept on growing and growing and about 75% of the people who had RSVP'd yes were not people I knew. Having about 40 random strangers in your house would give most people anxiety I think.

But it turned out to be fine. Everyone behaved themselves for the most part, nothing of value was broken, and I managed to safe proof most of the house so that nothing was lost or taken. I went to sleep around 1am and the party was still going strong. I think it finally ended around 3am (much too late for this old gal). The only thing rough was the clean up the next day. When you put 50 people in one house all toasting to a new year, you get a little bit of bubbly on the floor. And then when said people walk all over the floor, it makes a huge, sticky mess. It took me a long time to clean the floors yesterday. Not fun after celebrating all night.

Here are a few pictures I manged to take or steal from other people:

My friend Jen and I. I love this girl. She has such good advice.

My roommate and I

These are all my law school friends. As you can see, 

everyone except Jen and I dressed for the occasion. 

My thought was "the party is at my house, I can wear what I want to."

This pic is blurry but it represents the chaos of our picture taking. I look like I'm bossing everyone around.

(and I probably was)

My friend Erin and her boyfriend Brian

More law school friends

The winners of the costume contest.

I have no idea who the 2 people on the left are.

But the two on the right are friends. 

And this is a picture of the GIANT pile of trash sitting in my garage.

There's about 15-20 bags in the pile. I guess it was a good party.

And my garage also smells like bourbon. Some random guy dropped an entire bottle of bourbon in the garage and of course the bottle broke. I guess it was better it happened in the garage then in the house. 

The ringing in of 2014 was wonderful! I can't wait to see what the rest of the year has in store for me!