It's occurred to me over the last few days that I have been living a lie  of sorts. I've been making my way through life assuming that most of the people I know who suffer from some kind of chronic pain have been in far worse agony than I experience on a daily basis. I've always figured that I should shut up and feel lucky that I experience only a ( Read more... )

So, I've been doing a lot of walking lately, about 5 miles a day, but I haven't been doing the stretching or resistance training I need to be doing to actually feel better in my body. Likewise any truly strenuous aerobic activity of the sort that will get my heart rate up where it should be ( Read more... )

After enduring the longest January on record, I barely made it into February and came down with a cold/flu/virus that landed in my lungs and held on for a full two weeks before even letting up enough to make me feel like I might actually be able to breathe again. I spent the first week sick. Just that: sick. I didn't work. I didn't play. I didn't ( Read more... )

Just a rant to vent what I'm feeling about today (and this week, really).

First, I've been feeling like ass for about two weeks, lethargic, achy, cranky, and tired. Miserably tired. I attribute this exhaustion to a number of things, mostly rushed schedules at work, trying to complete mine and my direct reports' annual performance appraisals amidst a ( Read more... )

Whew! I didn't realize how tired I was until this morning when I took the day off and let myself sleep until 10. I am astonished. I try to be on the bus at 7, which gets me to my office by 7:40 on the slowest days. Sleeping, actually sleeping and not merely lolling around in bed, for three hours past the time I'm usually on the bus is almost ( Read more... )

So, I just guess it's my turn to be the crabby person with low-back pain this week.

I attribute my current discomfort to a number of things:

• A craptastic office chair at work (in which I spend way too many hours)
• The even less ergonomic folding chair I use at my craft table (where I don't spend nearly enough time but spent a few hours yesterday ( Read more... )

So, we started the New Year quietly enough since daddysir was sick. Just a nice dinner at home and a Dexter marathon on NYE, then a tasty pork dinner at the home of J&R, a pleasant reminder to me that it is wonderful to have old friends who've known you for years to turn to when you are in periods of transition. Their constancy provides both a benchmark ( Read more... )

So, as many of you already know, I've seen a lot of my doctor this summer. I've been diagnosed as pre-diabetic, and my morning (fasting) blood sugar has been high (they used to call it high-normal, between 105 and 120) pretty consistently for the last month. This freaks me out because I'm eating pretty well these days, and I have absolutely no ( Read more... )

So, in a way I have girlshawn and daddysir to thank for the fact that I went to the doctor today to have some blood drawn and an EKG ( Read more... )

Here's a tip: Even when you're feeling like crap (mourning the passing of a beloved pet, missing your lover who's been out of town for a week, and spending the last day of your vacation dealing with somone else's emotional bullshit) a walk in the sunshine can help you feel much better. At least, it worked for me.