Charlotte’s Web

I almost died today.

Okay not really, but I did have a scary funny experience. On my way to work this morning it was so cold I could see my breath while inside my car. I waited a while and just as I approached the on ramp to the freeway I switched the heat on.... and turned it to full blast.

Almost instantly a spider shot out of the vent by the windshield and started crawling as fast as it could toward me. I am not usually scared of spiders but because it was crawling toward me so fast I freaked out and grabbed the ONLY thing I could... my sunglasses.

I smacked the spider with my sunglasses barely even hitting the spider. Just as I hit it I looked up and noticed I was still driving while the car in front of me had slowed as it was entering the on ramp. WHAT?

I threw my sunglasses down and down shifted just in time to not hit the car in front of me. I saw the spider curled up and fall to the floor of the passenger seat. When I got to work I tried to find the dead spider on the floor of my car but it was a no go so not only did I almost die truing to save myself from the killer spider.... I DIDN’T even kill the the dumb bugga.

Oh well.

NOT my favorite task

Yesterday I spent the day doing something I hate doing more than scrubbing scum off the bathroom floor. Shopping for a swimsuit. In 35 days my roomies and I are taking a trip to Cancun. I have never had the desire to go as Ihate hot weather and have never been a beach girl... nonetheless I talked myself into joining my friends in what they call, "paradise.”

After a few days of letting the idea set in and of course looking at the pict

ures of Cancun I am quite excited. The fear lies with wh

at I will have to wear for most of the trip... a swimsuit.

I’ve said this before but that is because it is true. “I can fee

l comfortable in almost anything. I can find cloth

es that work for my body in any trend except for a swimsuit.” Which is why finding a swimsuit is so crucial to my future trip.

I ended up with 2 one-piece swimsuits. A solid black one, everyone needs a good black swims

uit and a purple and cream patterned one. Both located below.

If you want to see some more pictures of Cancun and where we will be going they are also located below.

Our hotel.

Are you a fainter?

Most of you already know that I have been working as a Health Educator for the last 3 years. I really like it and its fun for me to help people know more about their health and how to take care of themselves. Trying to practice what I preach I scheduled my annual physical with my family doctor soon after Christmas.

I know a lot of people don’t like to going to the doctor but they don’t usually make me nervous however this time I was a little anxious about my appointment. Not for any specific reason I think that is just part of the territory.

My appointment went really well. My doctor was nice, understanding and even made a few suggestions. In my opinion it went well. She did order that I have some blood work so she handed me off to the medical assistant and left the room.

From the moment the medical assistant came in the room it was all wrong. The MA directed me down the hall to where she would be drawing the blood. I walk into this room that looks like a storage room. I thought it was strange but to each their own, right!?!

Before she started she asked me if I was a fainter. I told her, “Not usually.” She proceeded to put on the tourniquet when another girl came in the room and asked her if she had seen a wound pack before. She replied no and was instructed to go with her and watch a wound pack. Before leaving the room she yelled down the hall for another girl to come draw my blood. When this girl came into the room she asked me where everyone went... like I was supposed to know. Nonetheless she retied the tourniquet and stuck a needle in my right arm. Instantly nothing happened and she said my vein must have rolled and took out the needle. How convenient for her I thought.

Just then the first MA came out of the wound pack room and was instructed to finish my blood draw. She noticed that my right arm was bandaged up so she tried on my left arm. Nothing. She flipped my arm over and looked at the back of my hand which oddly enough is pretty veiny. She asked if she could try it there. At this point I just wanted out of there so I agreed.

This also didn’t work. While the needle was still in my hand the MA was struggling to try to get blood out, dropping things and I noticed the needle poking back

up toward the ceiling making a tent with my skin. She asked me to hand her some gauze. When she coved my hand and pulled out the needle it squirted blood all over my hand.

Okay, THIS is where I started to get frustrated. Although I felt that I was treated poorly the whole time I was there I didn’t want to make a scene or be difficult so I kept quiet. But because I was fasting for the cholesterol test that the doctor wanted to do I started to feel a little queasy. I laid my head back and murmured something about not feeling good. She instructed me to put my head between my legs.

The next thing I knew there was some girl in my face and chaos was all around me. Apparently I fainted. HA. As someone who has fainted a lot, it was a bad one too. I remember it took me a long time to come back to consciousness. I spent the next 15 minutes in the doctors office freaking out. My mind was everywhere. How are they going to finish the blood draw? How am I going to get home? Should I go back to work?

I was off the hook they weren’t going to draw the blood today. Wheww.... although now I have to take work off again to get my blood drawn. At that point I didn’t even care. I was so cold and felt so gross I just wanted to go home. I came home and crashed on the couch for an hour before I had to go back to work.

Apparently the next time a nurse or a MA asks me if I am a fainter I will have to tell him/her yes. Sad.

This is a picture of my hand the next day.

FW: Cell phone use in the restroom

For those of you who remember my blog post about talking on the phone in the bathroom it has happened again. I didn’t make it up. Click here to read my last post about it.

People were using cell phone so much in the bathroom at work that building management had to send out an email. Check it out below.

Kaylin Phillips

Health Educator

Molina Healthcare of Utah

Ph (801) 858-0414

kaylin.phillips@molinahealthcare.com

From: Wes Heard
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 3:56 PM
To: >> MHU
Subject: FW: Cell phone use in restrooms

This is for all buildings in the Union Park Center.

From:
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 3:36 PM
Subject: Cell phone use in restrooms

Dear tenants,

Due to several recent complaints, we have prohibited the use of cell phones in the restroom as a courtesy to others. We will be posting signs in the restrooms as a reminder.

Thank you for your cooperation,

Property Assistant
Commerce Real Estate Solutions
Cushman & Wakefield Alliance Member
7050 Union Park Avenue, Suite 410
Midvale, UT 84047

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

Last week’s FHE activity was a Chili Cook-off and Dessert Bake-off. I don’t really like chili and usually my Mondays are pretty busy but nonetheless I decided to enter the Chili Cook-off.

To my surprise my White Chicken Chili recipe (which I actually got from Tracy) won.

YEAH!! I have never won anything before so I was pretty excited.

I have been cooking and/or experimenting with food for over 20 years and the statement, “the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach,” has never been more true until that night. Guys I didn’t even know were coming up to me telling me they LOVED my chili. It was so cute. One guy actually told my roommate that he didn’t know how a woman who could cook that well was still single. haha. This statement is funny on so many levels.

Anyway, I thought I would share the White Chicken Chili recipe with you all and hope it brings you all such luck.

White Chicken Chili

1 lb (2-3 chicken breast) chicken, shredded
1 yellow onion, chopped
1 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
2 cans Great Northern White Beans, rinsed and drained
1 can chicken broth
2 cans chopped green chilies
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup milk

Toppings
chopped cilantro
shredded cheese
tortilla chips

Directions
Boil chicken on med-high for 7-10 minutes or until no longer pink. Remove
from water and shred with two forks. Set aside.
Saute onions on med-high heat until translucent. Add shredded chicken and
garlic. Stir for 2-3 minutes.
Add salt, cumin, oregano, black pepper and cayenne pepper to chicken
mixture.
Stir in the beans, broth, and chilies and cook over medium heat until warm.
Remove from heat and stir in the sour cream and milk.
Serve with desired toppings.

Licorice

Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity is an organization that builds homes for families that cannot afford to buy a home on their own without a little help. The houses are built by volunteers who donate anything from time, money and materials.I have always wanted to be a part of Habitat for Humanity but have never had the opportunity. On Friday I finally got the chance to volunteer for Habitat for Humanity and it was so much fun. It is defiantly something I would do again.