General life update.
Two weeks back on meds. I'm feeling pretty mellow, or, more to the point, sleepy. The Klonopin helps me sleep very well, but it also means by 8pm I'm ready to take my nightly dose and go to bed. That used to be my prime writing time and I'm having a hard time getting motivated to finish off my current story I'm working on. More about later, though.
Weight: I've lost 10 pounds since I started tracking my weight in January. I've been using myfitnesspal to track my food and exercise. It's an okay application; I only use it because my daughter was and asked me to join so we could encourage each other. It's not that we're in competition, it's just nice to be able to give each other little pats on the back and swap recipes, etc. through their social network.
Condo: Keeping up with the keeping up. It's easier to convince myself to clean, because I can use the time I spend as part of my daily exercise. More calories means more food I can eat and I like my food. So today, for example, I vacuumed downstairs, cleaned one side of the kitchen, cleaned the bathroom tub, toilet and shelving unit, and shopped for groceries. That all comes to 302 calories burned. Hello, raspberry hot chocolate and three pieces of hazelnut/current dark chocolate. I still need to declutter and organize more of the condo, but that will come.
Work: I've been biting my tongue about the overtime. I'm waiting until I feel that I've been on my meds long enough that I've got a decent sense of perspective. Once I'm up to a therapeutic dose, if I find I can handle the full work load without going ballistic, then I'll suck it up and do the work. If it turns out that I still can't handle it, then I think we can say it's too damn much for any one person. So, it's a waiting game. Something I should be used to in my life by now.
Writing: Well, if you noticed, I did post one story last week. Not the story I had planned on, but still, a story that satisfied the requirements of the challenge. I still want to finish the other story, but it's not going to happen in time to meet the deadline. That just means that when I do post it to the community it won't make it into the master post round up for this year's round. Ah, well. As long as it gets tagged properly, it won't be a big deal. Fortunately, I did get a little over 700 words written today, thanks to word wars. I think I may have to start using Written? Kitten! some in the evening to encourage myself to keep plugging along. Which brings me to...
Elliot: I've noticed in the past couple of days, he's having trouble getting up the stairs to the loft. That was the first thing I noticed with Tucker's downhill slide in his health, too. I'm going to keep a very close eye on Elliot. It might be I just trimmed his claws too close and one of them is painful, so he's taking his time. If he's still having problems by Friday, I'm taking him to the vet. He used to be able to charge right up those stairs. He's only 7, he shouldn't be having these problems. I'm worried he's off his food, too. I see him eat, but I feel like there's more and more left in the food bowl every day. I've got an automatic feeder that dispenses a quarter cup twice a day and he's not eating most of it. It's got me very worried. I've switched his food from the Science Diet back to Wellness. I hope whatever is going on, this will alleviate it and that it's not too late for Elliot. I honestly think that damn special cat food killed Tucker.
Weight: I've lost 10 pounds since I started tracking my weight in January. I've been using myfitnesspal to track my food and exercise. It's an okay application; I only use it because my daughter was and asked me to join so we could encourage each other. It's not that we're in competition, it's just nice to be able to give each other little pats on the back and swap recipes, etc. through their social network.
Condo: Keeping up with the keeping up. It's easier to convince myself to clean, because I can use the time I spend as part of my daily exercise. More calories means more food I can eat and I like my food. So today, for example, I vacuumed downstairs, cleaned one side of the kitchen, cleaned the bathroom tub, toilet and shelving unit, and shopped for groceries. That all comes to 302 calories burned. Hello, raspberry hot chocolate and three pieces of hazelnut/current dark chocolate. I still need to declutter and organize more of the condo, but that will come.
Work: I've been biting my tongue about the overtime. I'm waiting until I feel that I've been on my meds long enough that I've got a decent sense of perspective. Once I'm up to a therapeutic dose, if I find I can handle the full work load without going ballistic, then I'll suck it up and do the work. If it turns out that I still can't handle it, then I think we can say it's too damn much for any one person. So, it's a waiting game. Something I should be used to in my life by now.
Writing: Well, if you noticed, I did post one story last week. Not the story I had planned on, but still, a story that satisfied the requirements of the challenge. I still want to finish the other story, but it's not going to happen in time to meet the deadline. That just means that when I do post it to the community it won't make it into the master post round up for this year's round. Ah, well. As long as it gets tagged properly, it won't be a big deal. Fortunately, I did get a little over 700 words written today, thanks to word wars. I think I may have to start using Written? Kitten! some in the evening to encourage myself to keep plugging along. Which brings me to...
Elliot: I've noticed in the past couple of days, he's having trouble getting up the stairs to the loft. That was the first thing I noticed with Tucker's downhill slide in his health, too. I'm going to keep a very close eye on Elliot. It might be I just trimmed his claws too close and one of them is painful, so he's taking his time. If he's still having problems by Friday, I'm taking him to the vet. He used to be able to charge right up those stairs. He's only 7, he shouldn't be having these problems. I'm worried he's off his food, too. I see him eat, but I feel like there's more and more left in the food bowl every day. I've got an automatic feeder that dispenses a quarter cup twice a day and he's not eating most of it. It's got me very worried. I've switched his food from the Science Diet back to Wellness. I hope whatever is going on, this will alleviate it and that it's not too late for Elliot. I honestly think that damn special cat food killed Tucker.