I left y’all expecting pictures of the cookout makeovers, didn’t I fail? What had happened was, I woke up in pain with a numb foot, maybe I should have “called out sick”, I’m sure they would have understood.
Considering how hard I was fighting the urge to assume the fetal position we made it to ma’s house at a good time.
I did Shelly’s makeup first, so I could take my time, explain stuff, pamper her a bit. That woman deserves it, she’s the mother of 3 boys, and she’s married to Uncle Mike (aka Cream Puff).
By the time I finished her face, my in laws had arrived, party was starting, so I rushed instead of taking the time to take Shelly’s picture. What I thought was we forgot to do a before picture, so I won’t be able to submit it, but she looked beautiful, I should have taken a picture! Instead I told her to “get ma, we have to hurry”.
I did a quick full face, I used her beauty blender, I know Online Makeup Academy told me to use brushes, for sanitary purposes, so I should adjust. But she has a blender (I gave it to her. That’s what I use on myself, I’m trying to change.) I knew Ma wouldn’t sit for me to break out multiple pallets, so I broke out my OFRA ON THE GLOW highlighting and bronzing palette aunt Shelly gave me. I was able to apply foundation, bronzer to contour, highligher on your check and eyebrow bone, and lip gloss, then we were off to join the party.
And I was ready to leave my wheelchair, see I use my chair when I’m doing makeup, I haven’t found a set-up where it’s not required to move/walk/stand to reach everything.
I barely made it to the back porch, damn tingling leg. I got to the table and quickly removed my Jordan’s as I asked ma if I could barrow her Crocs. I was done walking, and in pain so you know I was extremely antisocial and retreated to the garage to smoke and numb my pain.
Yesterday Dom took me to the Jewett Orthopedic Walk-in Clinic in Orlando, I have an appointment with the orthopedic surgeon who fused my left ankle THREE months before I walked my happy ass down the aisle in 2021. In June, 2 weeks after we return from Virginia and my niece’s quinceañera I have an appointment with Dr Longford.
More about the upcoming vacation later, hip first: x-ray showed a healthy joint, I was seen by a P.A: Molly. She’s sending my for a MRI of my lower lumbar spine. I have an appointment on Sunday, Dom will take me.
I’ve been instructed to follow up with a pain management doctor🙄.
Pain management doctors are typically all about masking pain, but supposedly Doctor B reads MRIs then treats.
I asked about physical therapy, Molly said “I don’t see why therapy is nessasary.”, And something about I’ll get a shot and be on my way. 🙄
I’ll go to her beloved Dr. B for my results, I’ll get his recommendation on how I should treat. Before treatment I’ll be sure to do my research and ask my therapist friends for their recommendations.
In my opinion doctors don’t know shit compared to a veteran therapist.
So
“Hip” issue is on the way to reseloustion
GI issues have been resolved: two teaspoons of Metamucil every morning, since I don’t have a gallbladder, I need the Metamucil to poop solid/normally.
Let me see where I left y’all, oh yeah speech therapy!
Katherine is my therapist, we’ve only had 3 appointments (including my eval, there was a hold up with insurance authorization). I’m scheduled twice a week, Monday and Thursday.
I’m not sure how I’m feeling about remote speech. If I didn’t tell Katherine about my blog she wouldn’t have gotten to see my personality. I had to warn her about my “crude” 😇 sense of humor, to which she responded with we’re both adults and a laugh.
My third appointment we were talking about modern music, and I told her I’m not a fan of most of it, especially Drake, and proceed to send her the link to where I explained my problem with Drake when she asked me why I don’t like him. I lied, she asked why I didn’t like him I said “he’s a pussy, I’ll send you my post about him.” https://adaywithnina.com/pet-peeve/
That’s how that session ended.
Okay on to June’s activities:
Sunday the second: appointment with Zari to get my hair braided, Thursday the sixth: fly into Richmond VA, Saturday the eighth: quinceañera, Sunday: maybe that’s when me and my (Irish) ptwin, David will get our tattoos? Then, Monday the tenth: fly home.
Yes I’m getting braids and my 7th tat!
Bout the braids……
They’ll be dark brown. I was going to do black and red weave:

But then kid bro pointed out how easily I could look ratchet.
Of course, it wasn’t polite. I think he just said ratchet and gave me a look: I told him “I’m getting long braids” mmmm🤔 “they’ll be red and black” 🙄 “ratchet”.
I figured my roots are dark brown, so dark brown weave will look “natural”. 🤪
Yea, Zia Nina is showing up to the quince in braids🤪 rockin’ J’s, looking chola AF.
My biological father and his six kids: 5 boys, two older, and a younger girl. My two older brothers each have kids. Luis is 3 years older than me, and 3 years younger than our older brother, Gonzalo.
Luis was the first to make contact (fb:long story, maybe I’ll share later) with the sister they grew up wanting to know.
I knew that my Mexican biological father was out there and had children, why I avoided dating Mexican guys.
It’s Luis daughter who’s turning quince (15). He’s throwing her a quinceanera, they live in Virginia, Dom and I will be staying with him for a long weekend. Some time over the weekend David, he’s two months to the day, younger than me will get matching tattoos. Matching but not matching. He’s getting a necklace tattoo of a rosary around his neck, I’m getting the same rosary “around” my finger. I’m thinking it’ll probably be my left middle finger. Or should I do my right ring finger? See I’m thinking if it’s on my left I’ll be able to care for it, if it’s on my right Dom will have to. My left side has limited functionality, TBI (tramatic brain injury to right brain stem).
Let’s see what else?
Oh, I got my first Just Strong delivery (leggings and a shirt).
I found my favorite pair of leggings Mauve Ribbed Seamless Pocket Leggings, they’re on sale, they make my ass look shapely and big y’all know https://adaywithnina.com/what-ass/ leggings give me that “little butt, so what” confidence.
You need this confidence: https://juststrong.com/discount/NINMAC110 big butt confidence at 10% off, sounds like a deal to me.