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I can finally share my Yudu pictures with everyone. Here are 3 to tease, view more on my flickr page.

This is the 3rd year we’ve completed the Texas Independence Relay race and each year it just gets better and better. It’s a great way to make new friends and enjoy the adventure that is running for 30 hours on maybe 2 hours of sleep. I’ll be posting pictures soon, but here are some just to tease. Go Team 1!

There is a lot on my plate right now, a little bit overwhelming actually. I usually have a long list of to-do’s, things I want to accomplish and things that actually have a due date attached to it. It seems that lately, all of my to-do’s have a due date attached to them. I have a lot of events scheduled for the month of March and April, that sometimes it makes it hard to breath just thinking about all that needs to be done. But I have an army of people to help, if the time comes and I love them all! Also, I have not forgotten to post pictures of my Yudu project. It’s currently a surprise, so I can’t quite reveal it until after this weekend. Keep your eyes peeled. And, my Sadie’s 1 year birthday is at the end of the month. I can’t believe my baby is turning 1! Taking it one day at a time!

Here it is, this month’s Freebie, the March calendar. This month’s flower is the daffodil. In the language of flowers, daffodils symbolize chivalry, respect, modesty and faithfulness. This month also happens to be birthday, turning the big 3-0! Enjoy!

Most wouldn’t look forward to be pricked and prodded during their doctor’s visit, but I actually look forward to it. I am able to take a 3 hour nap, with minor disturbances to take my blood pressure. The only hang-ups I have are the needles. They usually have to stick me twice in order to get the IV in correctly since I have small veins, due to taking medication for so long. But other than that, I love her staff and she’s a great doctor too. I’m so glad I made the switch when I did. Who knows what condition I would’ve been in now. Also, my left knee has not felt the same since I’ve had the second arthroscopic on it 2 years ago. It always flares up after any activity with it. What I’ve found helpful are the times she draws fluid out of me knee and injects it with steroids. Doing this helps the Remicade move into the inflamed knee more easily and it’s an instant relief. Today, she drew out 9 cc’s of fluid, that’s a ton. She says it’s usually a tenth of that. My knee must’ve been really inflamed. Hopefully that helps because I have a big weekend ahead of me.

I’m always looking for ways to making cleaning the restroom easier and not so toxic. I’ve used a Mr. Clean product in the past but found out that they are no longer offering the product. Then I switched to Scrubbing Bubbles pad cleaner, the problem with that was the pad did not stay on the Velcro and it did not clean very well. So, I started to read on forums and other blogs tips on how to remove soap scum without the hard work. I purchased from Costco, Scrubbing Bubbles bathroom cleaner because it claimed to clean by just spraying and wiping away the scum. With what I learned from the forums, I also used dryer sheets to wipe away the cleaner, just to see if that would help. The forums claim that using dryer sheets with baking soda will wipe away your soap scum, but that sounded like a lot of work on my muscles. Today I set a goal of getting all the restrooms in the house clean. Just cleaning the master bathroom usually takes me an hour. Today, cleaning all 3.5 baths, took a total of an hour. The combination of Scrubbing Bubbles foam cleaner and the dryer sheets did the trick. I was surprised and amazed. Not all of the scum is removed but it’s a work in progress and my muscles aren’t terribly sore from the cleaning. Give it a try, it may work for you.

We recently participated in The Great Urban Race, an Urban Adventure and Scavenger Hunt Race. We did the Houston location, thinking this would give us an advantage since we know were most places are. The clues weren’t super tough, like the examples on the web site, but we did have 2 other teams we were in alliance with, The Thing-a-Ling’s and The Balderdashers. We started at Lucky’s Pub. Once the clues were handed out, we took our time to solve each one to make a plan of attack. We made our way through downtown. Out of the 12 clues that were given, we could only skip one without being penalized. We could not use private transportation, bikes, taxis, rollerblades, etc. We had to use our feet and public transportation. Good thing for me, my strong husband was able to piggy-back me once my legs were getting tired. Overall, we had a great time. We saw parts of Houston we have yet to see and rode the METRO bus for the first time in our lives. My husband did say he would take me as a partner on Amazing Race if we were ever on the show. So I did prove to him I’m a worthy partner. Check out more pictures on flickr.

I’ve been checking the UPS tracking on my Yudu to make sure it’ll be arriving on time. I’ve cleaned the room to make space for it as well. I’m just super excited to see the possibilities that await with my Yudu. I’ll be posting pictures soon, so keep an eye out. If you had a Yudu, what would you do?

It seems like every six weeks or so, I’m hit with a head cold. Each time I get one, my hubby has one a couples weeks prior to me. Coincidence? I think I’m a pretty clean person. I wash my hands more often than most. I don’t come into contact with a lot of sick people, the perks of working from home. I clean and disinfect the house pretty regularly. Then why is it often that I’m getting a cold? It’s never fun. I can only breath through one nostril. My eyes are burning yet I keep staring at the computer screen just to get some work done. My poor dog is suffering because I can’t take her out like I normally do. I just want to stay in bed and catch some zzz’s. Thank you for listening to be vent, just had to get it out there. Have a great Tuesday and stay warm out there!

I purchased my Yudu from Oh My Crafts and got a pretty good deal. If anyone knows me, I’m all about the deals! I will be receiving it via UPS on Wednesday and I can’t wait to try it out. I’ve already read some forums on how to make it more beneficial for me by not buying the actual YUDU accessories, because it can get pretty pricey. Stay tuned for pictures of my new toy.