Last night Daniel and I spent thirty minutes walking and jogging through the enormous parking lot over our back fence. He’s using an app named something like “Zombies, Run!” to get into this habit… And I’m considering a 5K. If you know me at all, you’re likely thinking, “Kate went jogging?!” As you well should [...]
Trying Stuff
To deal with all the awkward, and make my annual(ish) Mayo Clinic trip something special I make a point to develop a new tradition, buy an item of clothing, or discover a new treat every time I come to Mayo. This trip has been no different. For starters, I am freezing. “Freezing in Arizona?” you say? [...]
This is a strange mix of notes I jotted down on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 and Wednesday, January 19, 2011. I’ve done my best to piece them together into a coherent post that fairly shares what it’s like to wear a blood pressure monitor for 24 hours. Yesterday morning my mother-in-law and I made our [...]
Last night I got a lengthy voicemail from my scheduler at Mayo. She listed the appointments they’ve scheduled for me over the next week, including a new one for today. Dan and I are taking the morning easy, but pretty soon we will head up to the Specialty Building for… My Sixth Appointment January 12, [...]
This is the second half of this post. If you haven’t read Part 1, I suggest you take the time to do so. Wallet Time After my enjoyable trip to the phlebotomist, we had almost two hours to burn until my next appointment, so we headed down Mayo Boulevard to The Container Store. Since you can’t [...]