Home, Sweet Hazard To My Health

Posted Nov 23, 2009 by Patty Kim

Updated Nov 23, 2009 at 04:19 PM

I’m taking Thanksgiving week off to spend time with the fam, including my bro who’s down from Hotlanta.

I love coming home and I dread coming home.

Case in point (here is what I had to eat yesterday):

Breakfast:
Banana
Handful of homemade candied nuts (mmm!)
Korean chicken wings left over from dinner the night before (Don’t knock it till you’ve tried it.)

Snack:
Pineapple

Lunch:
Five Guys grilled cheese and fries
(This was clearly my idea and not my brother’s. He had a small burger.)

Snack:
Panera hazelnut coffee with soy and Splenda

Dinner:
(Appetizer) Tempura-fried jumbo shrimp, potatoes, sweet potatoes, broccoli, apples and bananas
Mom’s lasagna
More candied nuts

As you can see, you take your life into your own hands when you go home to my household for the holidays. I think my mom deep fried my sheets before making my bed, too.

My mom hands down is the best cook in town. She owned a deli for several years, as well as a steakhouse and sports bar for more than 12 years. She could hold her own on Iron Chef any day.

But man, I definitely need to be in marathon training mode to survive a week with all those goodies!

Guess I better start on Boston.

---

Day 5

Posted Nov 15, 2009 by Patty Kim

Updated Nov 16, 2009 at 12:21 AM

Saturday was Day 5 of doing nothing since developing costochondritis at our flag football tournament.

My ribs are improving every day. I actually wasn’t forced to do the tuck-and-roll to get out of bed this morning.

So the doc said I’m not allowed to do anything for at least a week.

I am going stir crazy!

I decided to head outside and get some fresh air during a leisurely walk along Bayshore.

Because the weather is finally nice for November, it felt great to be outside.

But I guess I left the “leisurely” part at home.

It killed me to see so many runners pounding the pavement when I knew I couldn’t.

But during my walk, I lapped:

*Seven walkers
*Two dogs
*A woman with a baby stroller
*A man pushing his wife in a wheelchair

That’s right. I passed the wheelchair.

Hey, a girl with a rib injury has to stay competitive somehow.

I also had time to notice the stingray swimming in the bay.

I counted at least four Gators. (Way to win over South Carolina this weekend!)

And a cute guy smiled at me, too!

---

Peas, Please

Posted Nov 12, 2009 by Patty Kim

Updated Nov 12, 2009 at 10:56 PM

The doc sent me to have some X-rays taken this morning to make sure no ribs are cracked or broken from my football games Monday night.

I still haven’t gotten the results, so I assume everything is OK.

In the meantime, I’ve developed an intimate relationship with Aleve and Peas.

The doc said to ice as much as I can stand. I can’t.

I jokingly asked if a bag of peas would work. He said if I wanted, but he suggested investing in one of the newer cold packs they sell at local drug stores.

So I checked out CVS. And voila!

I found Peas!

I bought the medium cold pack that “conforms when cold” and “stays colder longer.”

It is so cool! Literally! And too cute.

The Peas therapy packs contain blue and white gel-filled peas that mold to your body. Use the pack over and over again.

Believe me when I say I hate icing, but I actually did it twice at work because the Peas cold pack was actually fun to use!

Peas come in various sizes and styles:

*Large
*Lower back (with a strap that goes around your waist)
*Neck or shoulder
*Knee
*Wrist
*Youth joints
*Little duck (for the kiddies!)
*Little fish
*Little starfish

I recommend using Peas while drinking hot chocolate and wearing a winter coat!

---

Costochondritis

Posted Nov 11, 2009 by Patty Kim

Updated Nov 11, 2009 at 10:07 PM

Say what?

Apparently that’s what people like me get after bringing it to win a flag football tourney.

It hurts to:

*Laugh
*Cough
*Sneeze
*Breathe deeply
*Wash my hair
*Put on my seat belt
*Roll out of bed
*Stretch
*Sing
*Get out of the car
*Rock climb
*Sky dive
*Surf Facebook

The doc diagnosed me with costochondritis, or a rib injury.

It traces back to the semi-final match-up with Rarely Caught Sober on Monday night.

RCS captain Nicole manned up on me for the game. She was lined up across from me as I focused on my route.

As soon as G yelled hike, I took off, concentrating on him the whole time. That’s when I crashed into Nicole, smashing into her shoulder with a direct blow to my chest.

The pain was excruciating Monday night after we won, but I still made it to Bar Louie to celebrate. I woke up the next morning in even more pain. That’s when I knew I was in trouble.

The doc says I probably bruised my ribs and tore them away from the cartilage that attaches them to the breastbone.

Ouch!

I go for an X-ray tomorrow, and the doc recommended taking pain pills for a few days (even though I hate taking drugs). The magic words: You’ll probably heal faster. Unfortunately he recommended icing, too.

Even worse, the doc instructed me to cease and desist with all activity for a week. When he saw the look on my face, he said it might even take two weeks.

No activity for at least seven days??

Boo. I guess that’s the price I have to pay for being a champ.

---

Team That’s What She Said Went All The Way!

Posted Nov 11, 2009 by Patty Kim

Updated Nov 11, 2009 at 09:13 PM

On Monday night, history was made.

Team That’s What She Said put the exclamation point on a perfect flag football season!

That’s right. We are the new fall 2009 Monday Coed Rec League Flag Football champions!

The league is with Tampa Bay Club Sport. It’s guaranteed to be a good time.

We played Rarely Caught Sober—our favorite team—in the semi-finals and won 45-0.

Then we watched the other semi-final game between No. 2 Uncensored and No. 3 TD’s N Beer.

We naturally thought we’d be playing Uncensored in the finals, but with less than two minutes left in the game, the score was 0-0.

It was a battle of the defenses. First team to score wins, literally.

And it was TD’s N Beer that made it happen, 6-0.

In the championship game, our offense and defense were stellar in another shutout—34-0.

G controlled the game well at QB. “Speedy” Jarrod rocked the rushing. Jimmy racked up three interceptions.

That’s What She Said went all the way!

We’ve come a long way since season No. 1, when we won ONE game!

Great job this season!

---