Wisdom Teeth, Smishdom Teeth!

Not only have I been sick for the last couple weeks but last week I was woken up in the middle of the night with the worst sort of mouth pain. It wasn't just a tooth that hurt it was my entire jaw and throat on the left side of my face! I wasn't excited about going to the dentist but I knew I had to make an appointment when the pain was so severe I couldn't eat!

Yesterday was the day I would take on the dentist chair. See, I still have my wisdom teeth and I was pretty sure those pesky little things were to blame for my jaw pain. My appointment wasn't until after lunch and I forgot to bring my toothbrush to work so I used one of these:

This is one great invention. I always carry some in my purse, you never know when you will need a fresh mouth;)

I also popped a few DayQuil in hopes of stopping my cough for the 10 minutes my dentist would be checking out my mouth.

It also helped that the views from my dentist chair are pretty amazing:

Verdict:

As suspected my wisdom teeth were to blame. I can get my wisdom teeth taken out or use a homemade mouth wash everyday. I'm going with option #2 for now but who knows what will happen in the future.

I also must mention the fact that my dentist is awesome! I've hated every dentist I've ever come in contact with EXCEPT for my current dentist. If you are in the Chicago area and need a good dentist contact me and I will get you his information.

Dinner

After a long day at work Patrick and I walked to our voting location to do our civic duty. When we were finally able to get home I was exhausted and did not feel like cooking anything. Luckily my husband is good in the kitchen and he stepped up to the batters plate.

Spicy Broccoli Stir-fry Over Rice

• Frozen broccoli
• White rice
• Red pepper flakes
• Schezwan sauce
• Olive oil

1. Put a bit of olive oil in a pan.


2. Add broccoli, red pepper flakes and schezwan sauce and cook until broccoli is to your desired texture.


3. Put broccoli mixture over rice and enjoy!

After dinner I wanted something sweet so I decided to put some frozen cookie dough in the microwave. Turns out it wasn't such a good idea:

Not only did I burn the heck out of the cookie but I turned our condo into a chimney. Smoke was everywhere and now all my clothes smell like burnt cookie!

Told you I wasn't in the mood to cook tonight;)

Question:

Did you vote on Tuesday?

Have you ever burnt anything in the microwave?

Under-the-Weather Comfort Food

The last week has been a rough one for me. I've been working like crazy and sick as a dog. I have this cough that just won't stop no matter how many Halls I suck!

I was very happy to see that a childhood favorite dinner was on the schedule for Monday night. Not just a favorite dish but the dish that my mom would make when I was feeling under the weather.

Mrs. Grass Soup with Homemade Dumplings

Dumpling Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 3 eggs
• Salt and pepper to taste

Start by beating the eggs and seasoning:

Add flour to egg mixture:

Drop teaspoon amounts of mixture into boiling water. Remove when dumplings float in the water for a minute or so:

Done! Simple, right?

Finished product isn't pretty but they sure do taste great in all kinds of soups and stews!

Dinner

Mixed greens with a garlic vinaigrette dressing:

And a bowl of Mrs. Grass chicken noodle soup:

With homemade dumplings, of course:

A very filling meal with loads of good memories attached:)

Question:

What dish do you like to eat when you are feeling under-the-weather?

Seasons Change = Sinus Pain

It appears the weather is changing which is great! I can't wait for it to be nice enough to go for long walks and I really am excited to be able to go outside without a coat, scarf and gloves. However, the not so good thing about the weather changing is that my sinuses act up. I get really bad headaches which seems to last for days. I'm dealing with one now and all I want to do is go home and put a herbal heating pad over my eyes. I hate this!

Let's check in on Tuesday's eats...

Breakfast

Scrambled eggs with hot sauce.



Hash browns with hot sauce.



I really think I'm starting to look for ways to eat hot sauce:) I found a kind I really like and I just want to have it on all the food I eat!

Lunch

After my big breakfast I wasn't really hungry for lunch so I just had a cup of turkey broth with a few noodles and carrots. (no picture)

Dinner

Leftover Sauerkraut Goodness.



So that is it for the food. Not a bad day but I need to get more veggies in. I'm going to make that my goal for Wednesday - more veggies, can't wait!

Blog at ya later!

Question

Do you suffer from Sinus headaches? If so how do you deal with them?

I take sinus medication like DayQuil sinus. If I'm at home I will use a heating pad across my head and wear one of those breathing strips. I really wish I could do that right now but I don't think it would go over well at work;)

Sick and tired of being SICK AND TIRED!

I've been absent from the blogging world for over a week and it has sucked!

Since last Saturday I have been battling the flu. Basically laying on the couch and not moving, except to sit up and down some NyQuil every couple hours.

I've gotten much better but am still fighting a pretty nasty cough. I will beat this in no time. Can't wait!!!!

Until tomorrow....