It's been awhile....

So it's been awhile since I've made a post....

Etoile is still going strong...cancer has left a whole between her mouth and nose but that's not stopping my baby.  In a month, it'll be a year since she was diagnosed and that's really the longest any kitty has lasted with this cancer.  Considering how good her quality of life is I'm thrilled!

Also next month is my first 5k.  I haven't gotten all the training in that I need so I'm super nervous, but with a month to go I'm kicking myself in to high gear to be prepared.  I don't want to be swept up!

Today's good news:  My kitty's oncology appointment, generally speaking, went well.  No change in the tumor in her cheek or in the lymph nodes.  Her heart, lungs, kidneys, and teeth are all good.  Overall, he's so pleased he asked me to take a current picture of her so that she can get posted on their website!

Today's bad news:  She hasn't gained any weight.  Turns out the human baby food she's been going crazy over (since previously refusing to eat) is mostly full of water!  So she's not taking in enough calories even though she's eating it up like a storm.  The oncologist gave me to special cat foods to try out.... naturally she's not crazy about either.  Oh... and I got 4 hrs of unrestful sleep last night worrying over her appointment so naturally I didn't make morning run...or afternoon run... or... well, you get the idea. *sigh*

In other news:  I'm listing more items at my Etsy shop (Imaginative Folly) to help pay for her treatment (which costs $400 per month).  And tomorrow I'm hitting the gym for my missed run.

Yesterday, I saw Oscar Pistorius race in the 400m event at the Olympics.  How could anyone NOT be inspired by him?  It just goes to show you that if you put your mind to it, you can do just about anything.  Absolutely amazing!

OMG, it's August.  I need to get moving!  Need to decide if I'm going to participate in the Princess 1/2 marathon (and/or the 5K).  I just don't know if I have enough time to train/prepare and I so don't want to be one of those people who gets swept.  Need to go to the gym tomorrow.

First blog post... take 2

Not sure what to say.... not sure if I'll be even good at this (I'm miserable at keeping up with everything else where updates, etc are to be done.  I just checked my DeviantArt page and it's been 7 mo since I've written anything).

Okay, so the goal for my blog is to keep updated on my art, by run/exercise training (the goal is to run in Disney races), and the progress of my little furbaby (she's got cancer and has been going strong since Feb 2012 *knock on wood*). 

Artwise my entry to the Hoffman Challenge just made it on the due day.  Needless to say it didn't win anything :(  I'm still waiting to see if it gets to travel.  I'll upload a photo asap.

Training wise... I went to the pool today to get back into the swing of things only to find out that the pool is down for maintenance (which they usually do at the end of August but I guess there was some sort of mechanical issue).  Since I didn't have sneakers I run on the treadmills I had to leave...UGH!

Etoile wise... today was a good day.  I didn't have to chase her all over the house to give her the chemo pill.  Hopefully tomorrow she'll be just as good.