a toast to my health! wait...scratch that

I went to my first old person physical a few weeks ago. You know, the kind where they try to figure out all the different ways you're dying faster than you should be and then prescribe 5 new pills for you to take everyday?

I'm overweight, I have heart disease on both sides of my family that stretches back generations, I don't eat kale and legumes and quinoa at every meal, and I like cheese. I was expecting to be lectured, put on a strict diet, and given at least cholesterol meds.

But I wasn't.

All of my tests came back just fine! That paired with the fact that I exercise at least 5 times a week, cut out alcohol, have never smoked, and drink lots of water, my new doctor a very happy camper! Sure, I need to lose weight, and I'm already working on that (down 10 lbs in the past month), but that's it. I couldn't believe it! I only have a 0.6% chance of having a heart attack or stroke in the next 10 years. Other than the whole cancer thing, I'm a very healthy human being.

So now I just have to keep doing what I've been doing (thank goodness none of it was a New Year's resolution), and I should be immortal.

Well...in theory.

once more unto the breach

Oh, blog. Dear blog, how I've missed thee.

It's been over a year of no writing outlet thanks to lack of time, lack of privacy, lack of...material? Eh. But here I am with a free moment and some ambition, so I'll try to do a Reader's Digest version of the past year. No pressure.

2018 was a good year. (If you don't count politics)

I went to see Hamilton in Chicago. It was awesome!

My son finally made it through his required years of education and started college. That was awesome. 

I went to a Foo Fighters concert at Wrigley Field. First time there, first concert in over 15 years. It was f*ing awesome.

Took graduated son to the Art Institute for the first time where he got to look at priceless works of art. He thought it was awesome.

Went to a smallish Comic Con - our first one - just to see what it was like. It was...interesting.

So...we have a theme. In the midst of it all, I visited my happy place a few times, saw some old friends, gained weight, quit drinking, lost weight, started doing more for myself, and have remained an all-around happy, healthy and (hopefully) wise person. I'll try to make more time for this lovely little escape in the coming year. I make no promises, but we shall see where this year takes me.