My birthday was a couple of weeks ago, but I was too down at the time to write my annual self-inventory. I'm feeling more upbeat now, so here it is.

Body: This has undeniably been a challenging year for me, physically. My pain is on the lower end of the scale, and manageable, but I have had to make a lot of changes in the way I order my life in ( Read more... )

When my mom was here, I picked her brain for what she could tell me about managing arthritis. She told me a doctor would tell me to do all the self-care I am currently doing: flexibility and strength training with yoga; taking glucosamine/chondroiten, calcium, Vitamin D, and Omega 3 supplements; and taking care to rest any painful joint or muscle ( Read more... )

I started writing an entry about how this was the year I first really started feeling my age, then I looked back and found I wrote the same thing last year. Heh.

BodyLast year I noted that I could no longer stay out late, but had to make sure to be in bed at a reasonable hour. That's still true, and I have so easily integrated an consistently ( Read more... )

A week ago my right shoulder was sore and tight. Movement brought pain, and I had reduced range of motion. I started taking glucosamine and chondroiten, which I was told would take between two weeks and a month to take effect. But a week later I have almost complete range of motion in the shoulder, and no pain. I don't know if it was the ( Read more... )