Playing catch-up

I have to admit, I am the worst procrastinator in the world. I have so much to post, but instead of boring you with a post as long as a book, I will try to make several posts today.

Update on my 2009 resolutions:
I have paid off FOUR credit cards.
I am moving out of my parents home in FOUR weeks.
I finished my first Wilton cake class and have signed up for the second one.

I have accomplished a lot and I'm not embarrassed to say that I am proud of what I've done since January 1st.

So, what's new? Well, if you follow my facebook status, you probably know that I had some "work" done on my left big toe. It all started out with an ingrown toe nail. I've had surgery on the right big toe and it was quite painful. I was dreading having my left big toe "operated" on. The night before the big night, my toe started throbbing. It was as if someone had wrapped a rubber band around my big toe. It was so painful that I was in tears all day. Then, I arrived at the doctor's office at 3:30. I did not see the doctor until almost 5:00. Luckily, I had time to text all my anxiety to my friends, who calmly assured me that everything was going to be ok.

The doctor came in and she took one look at my toe and said, "you need to go downstairs for some blood work." What????? Why do I need bloodwork for an ingrown toenail surgery?

Well......

It turns out that I have a severe staph infection that almost went septic. Are you for real?
How did I get this infection? One word: PEDICURE.

You fill in the details. I have vowed to NEVER get another pedicure!!! If you choose to do so, MAKE sure everything is clean!!! Not just surface clean, but sanitized clean!!!!

Sorry that the pictures aren't very clear and they are gross. But, I wanted to warn you of the implications of having pretty toenails. The picture on the right is just of the ingrown toenail itself. No wonder my toe hurt so bad. The picture on the left is of the staph infection. I'll post a pic of my toe after all of the "surgeries" have been performed.

Needless to say, it hasn't been a very fun process. What should have been a very simple one-time procedure turned into weekly visits to remove more and more of my toenail.

My podiatrist told me various stories of how "spas" will use Windex instead of a sanitizer because it is cheaper. She also said that she had to amputate a young woman's toe because she contracted a staph infection that DID go septic.

Yuck!