My depression is bad at the moment. (See end of post for description.) Here are some things you can do to help ( Read more... )

I've pushed some stuff off too long. I'm going to list it here for some sort of accountability.

• schedule my next physical (it's not overdue yet, but they schedule pretty far out)
  
• schedule a dental cleaning. I am torn; I like my dentist but hate his office. I guess it's time for me to switch to Dr. Rosie.
  
• schedule a flu shot. (thanks for the " ( Read more... )

Did you really need to celebrate the five year anniversary of my falling down the basement stairs by falling down the basement stairs and spraining you? (In the "wow, good news" category it's been three years since I sprained it at all ( Read more... )

Sleep is still good. Still waiting on gallbladder tests. Enjoying the weather (even the rain wasn't too bad, although driving to CT in it was not my favorite). Discovered that when I walk WITHOUT the stroller my hips hurt less; trying to remember to walk with a longer stride even with the stroller. Everyone is out of town this week/weekend, ( Read more... )

Since this morning I have woken up before Smiles, I will write one of the posts that's been in my head! (Alas my sleep was not good last night, but neither was hers ( Read more... )

My hives seem to be gone. Which is consistent with my Trader Joe's vitamin hypothesis. (No, ringrose, I am not going to start taking them again to prove whether or not they were the problem. http://xkcd.com/242/Read more... )

Once again I learn ( Read more... )

striking concrete with shovel + overprotective body = tight butt -> painful knee

lots of driving + rubbing above and below the knee with no improvement + freaking out about possible injury = even more painful knee

swimming + hot tub + ibuprofen + reassurance*(ceelove +surrealestate) + massaging the right point on my butt = relaxed butt muscles = knee pain-->zero

Oh hey, there's a carnival of breastfeeding. People are talking about "extended breastfeeding".

Yup, I'm still nursing Smiles. (18 months on Sunday) remcat has said that nursing a toddler is the reward for nursing a newborn, and I have certainly found that to be the case ( Read more... )

Lately I have been trying to take care of myself with a wacky new technique -- asking my body what it wants. (Because I am both very verbal and an extrovert this comes as me talking to myself in my head ( Read more... )