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No April Fool’s Jokes Here

By Know-it-All Nikki 10 Comments

Well here it is, the first day of April. It’s my sister’s birthday. I love to joke about how she’s my favorite April fool’s day joke because she was supposed to have been a boy. Of course that was back in the day before ultrasounds and all the other tests they do now. But still…. She was supposed to be a HE. That joke gets better every year for me.

But I’m not joking today. No siree. I am posting to say Thanks. Thanks for reading and checking out this blog, commenting and all the other fabulous things you do to keep me going.

Why am I telling you thanks? Because yesterday, the last day of the month was a record month for me in terms of page views. This little blog received 924 page views in March. I don’t know what it was, my comedic genius, my lack of manners, the fact that somebody must love me to read this blog but whatever, whomever… Hugs and smooches to you all!

I know that doesn’t even begin to compare with other blogs who receive 900 page views in a day. But for me? It’s a step in the right direction. It tells me I have readers. That I am not just talking to myself (though not having an audience has never stopped me. Never.) It tells me that I better keep on doing what I am doing. (Still not sure what it is but eh…)

I think that making the move to WordPress was a good one because I like having the freedom and I have finally figured some things out and as time goes on, I will keep moving things over here from my other blog home (which still gets page views too oddly enough) and here’s hoping that April (by the way did I mention my birthday is in April too?) will break March’s and so on and so on.

I love blogging even if I have nothing constructive to say whatsoever. You still come, you still read and you still comment. Thank you for that!

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  1. Theresa

    April 2, 2008 at 4:06 pm

    924 page views?? Not too shabby. Of course, as your stalker, I take credit for at least half of those! Kidding, just kidding. Congrats! It is obvious that I am not the only person that finds your witty personality endearing.

    Reply
  2. Theresa

    April 2, 2008 at 4:06 pm

    924 page views?? Not too shabby. Of course, as your stalker, I take credit for at least half of those! Kidding, just kidding. Congrats! It is obvious that I am not the only person that finds your witty personality endearing.

    Reply
  3. Nichole

    April 2, 2008 at 5:13 pm

    witty personality eh? Hmmm now those are words that I don’t think have ever described me before 😉 Thank you very much dear! For sticking around and stalking me (never thought I would actually THANK my stalker!) LOL

    Reply
  4. Nichole

    April 2, 2008 at 5:13 pm

    witty personality eh? Hmmm now those are words that I don’t think have ever described me before 😉 Thank you very much dear! For sticking around and stalking me (never thought I would actually THANK my stalker!) LOL

    Reply
  5. Samantha

    April 2, 2008 at 7:40 pm

    I think this post is as good a time as any to step out of the woodwork and say hi! I’ve been reading your blog for a couple of months now and really enjoy it – keep up the good work!

    Reply
  6. Samantha

    April 2, 2008 at 7:40 pm

    I think this post is as good a time as any to step out of the woodwork and say hi! I’ve been reading your blog for a couple of months now and really enjoy it – keep up the good work!

    Reply
  7. Laura

    April 3, 2008 at 12:08 pm

    That is wonderful! Congrats on your page views; one day I will be there too. 🙂

    Reply
  8. Laura

    April 3, 2008 at 12:08 pm

    That is wonderful! Congrats on your page views; one day I will be there too. 🙂

    Reply
  9. Nichole

    April 3, 2008 at 3:07 pm

    Thank you both! I am just stunned and happy that people actually find me interesting enough to not only read but subscribe?? It boggles the mind.

    Reply
  10. Nichole

    April 3, 2008 at 3:07 pm

    Thank you both! I am just stunned and happy that people actually find me interesting enough to not only read but subscribe?? It boggles the mind.

    Reply

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The world is falling apart. The world is falling apart.
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Well poop, I missed day 4 (Early Answers, Lasting Well poop, I missed day 4 (Early Answers, Lasting Impact) and day 5 (How We Monitorthe Heart)! But it's fine! Because they both fit nicely for today's adventures which consisted of a carotid artery ultrasound (day 5) and a series of messages between myself and @nationwidekids to discuss how best to approach the weight loss struggle (day 4). 🤨😠

But it also ties in beautifully with day 6 of #heartmonth, #choosingjoy because despite all of the crap that goes along with being an adult with CHD, I am genuinely joyful. Some of comes out in sarcasm but I've told people if I'm not cracking jokes or inserting some token sarcasm into the day, then something is truly wrong. The last 2 years have been hard, but believe me when I say, I AM HAPPY and I'm wearing red today!
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#ACHD #congenitalheartdefectsurvivor #WearRedforHeartMonth
I almost missed it, day 3 prompt for #heartmonth i I almost missed it, day 3 prompt for #heartmonth is #lifebetweenappointments 

Yeesh, where do I start? Right now my life between appointments is a little chaotic. The number of appointments has increased a thousand fold than what I was used to growing up.  There are more appointments now than I had when I was pregnant with all four kids!

I struggle to keep them straight or where they're going to be. I write them down in a paper planner, my wall calendar, and my phone's calendar. And I still wind up looking them up multiple times because I don't trust my brain's ability to recall.

I'm expected to write down detailed symptoms. I don't recognize symptoms as symptoms. It just feels like a Tuesday to me. But do try to have a normal life, the docs encourage: eat right, be active, get sleep. How do I do that and not wonder if what I'm feeling while I'm trying to be normal is a symptom?
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Waiting. . . . #catsofinstagram #charliesworld #in Waiting.
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Day 2 of #heartmonth is #motivationmonday. All I c Day 2 of #heartmonth is #motivationmonday. All I can say, is sometimes motivation feels like the end of a very long tunnel; a pinprick of light in an otherwise black abyss. Motivation eludes me more than I care to admit. When it feels unattainable I feel like the little girl I used to be, opening my eyes in a pitch black room, are my eyes actually open? Making my way across the room, arms outstretched, hoping I don't run into anything, or worse, fall. 
And then other times, like on this Monday, motivation arrives and it feels easy, like a special occasion you'vebeen waiting for. So you wear the anatomical heart earrings your daughter bought you and you don the gifted knit heart cowl your knitty BFF made for you and for a day you feel normal.
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#congenitalheartdefectsurvivor #congestiveheartfailure #dtga
Today kicks off the first day of #heartmonth. I st Today kicks off the first day of #heartmonth. I still think it's silly to only give one day, one month, or even one week to talk about heart disease. Alas, here we are. 

I'm going to do my best to follow the 28 daily prompts for #heartdisease and #chdawareness but I make no promises.

Today's prompt is #BeyondtheDiagnosis. To me, looking beyond being born with a CHD means a few things:

It's the invisible things that can't be measured on a chart, like the fatigue, sadness for the health I wasn't born with, and the mental math of asking myself if I have enough energy for all I want to get accomplished in a week, or even a day.

It's being seen as a whole person; not the condition the doctors are treating. This a part of me, not all of me. I'm still a parent, friend, writer, a hopeless romantic. Yes, I'm a heart patient, I ALWAYS will be, but I'm also opinionated, stubborn, funny, and a person with real feelings. 

But most of all it's refusing to be reduced to number in the healthcare system, or someone else's discomfort.
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#chdawareness
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Ok, okay, I won't go anywhere. Promise. . . . . #c Ok, okay, I won't go anywhere. Promise.
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#charliesworld #catstagram #instacats #catsofig #housecatlife
Technically, he's not ON my planner, thus preventi Technically, he's not ON my planner, thus preventing me from filling it out, but he IS laying on the stickers I need to fill in the days and dates.
.
.
.
.
#charliesworld #instacats #catsofinstagram #catsofig #housecatlife catstagram
The world is falling apart. The world is falling apart.
Head to the blog (link in bio) and read the latest Head to the blog (link in bio) and read the latest. I've been trying to figure out how to write this for 2 months now and I still don't know if I got it right.
.
.
.
#knowitallnikkimovestoohio #dtga #heartmonth #ACHD #adultchdsurvivor
Well poop, I missed day 4 (Early Answers, Lasting Well poop, I missed day 4 (Early Answers, Lasting Impact) and day 5 (How We Monitorthe Heart)! But it's fine! Because they both fit nicely for today's adventures which consisted of a carotid artery ultrasound (day 5) and a series of messages between myself and @nationwidekids to discuss how best to approach the weight loss struggle (day 4). 🤨😠

But it also ties in beautifully with day 6 of #heartmonth, #choosingjoy because despite all of the crap that goes along with being an adult with CHD, I am genuinely joyful. Some of comes out in sarcasm but I've told people if I'm not cracking jokes or inserting some token sarcasm into the day, then something is truly wrong. The last 2 years have been hard, but believe me when I say, I AM HAPPY and I'm wearing red today!
.
.
.
.
#ACHD #congenitalheartdefectsurvivor #WearRedforHeartMonth
I almost missed it, day 3 prompt for #heartmonth i I almost missed it, day 3 prompt for #heartmonth is #lifebetweenappointments 

Yeesh, where do I start? Right now my life between appointments is a little chaotic. The number of appointments has increased a thousand fold than what I was used to growing up.  There are more appointments now than I had when I was pregnant with all four kids!

I struggle to keep them straight or where they're going to be. I write them down in a paper planner, my wall calendar, and my phone's calendar. And I still wind up looking them up multiple times because I don't trust my brain's ability to recall.

I'm expected to write down detailed symptoms. I don't recognize symptoms as symptoms. It just feels like a Tuesday to me. But do try to have a normal life, the docs encourage: eat right, be active, get sleep. How do I do that and not wonder if what I'm feeling while I'm trying to be normal is a symptom?
.
.
.
.
#heartfailure #congestiveheartfailure #congenitalheartdefect
Waiting. . . . #catsofinstagram #charliesworld #in Waiting.
.
.
.
#catsofinstagram #charliesworld #instacats #catsofig #catstagram
Day 2 of #heartmonth is #motivationmonday. All I c Day 2 of #heartmonth is #motivationmonday. All I can say, is sometimes motivation feels like the end of a very long tunnel; a pinprick of light in an otherwise black abyss. Motivation eludes me more than I care to admit. When it feels unattainable I feel like the little girl I used to be, opening my eyes in a pitch black room, are my eyes actually open? Making my way across the room, arms outstretched, hoping I don't run into anything, or worse, fall. 
And then other times, like on this Monday, motivation arrives and it feels easy, like a special occasion you'vebeen waiting for. So you wear the anatomical heart earrings your daughter bought you and you don the gifted knit heart cowl your knitty BFF made for you and for a day you feel normal.
.
.
.
.
#congenitalheartdefectsurvivor #congestiveheartfailure #dtga
Today kicks off the first day of #heartmonth. I st Today kicks off the first day of #heartmonth. I still think it's silly to only give one day, one month, or even one week to talk about heart disease. Alas, here we are. 

I'm going to do my best to follow the 28 daily prompts for #heartdisease and #chdawareness but I make no promises.

Today's prompt is #BeyondtheDiagnosis. To me, looking beyond being born with a CHD means a few things:

It's the invisible things that can't be measured on a chart, like the fatigue, sadness for the health I wasn't born with, and the mental math of asking myself if I have enough energy for all I want to get accomplished in a week, or even a day.

It's being seen as a whole person; not the condition the doctors are treating. This a part of me, not all of me. I'm still a parent, friend, writer, a hopeless romantic. Yes, I'm a heart patient, I ALWAYS will be, but I'm also opinionated, stubborn, funny, and a person with real feelings. 

But most of all it's refusing to be reduced to number in the healthcare system, or someone else's discomfort.
.
.
.
#chdawareness
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