The cold that had been stalking me for about two weeks finally pounced on Thursday night, though I seem to have lesser version of what's been going around. From one friend's Facebook: "My sinuses are so congested my teeth hurt."People are also complaining of sore throat, copious mucus and extreme weakness. Someone else said that theirs was hanging ( Read more... )

It's been a challenge coming to grips with my new schedule. My commute ranges from a half hour to 45 minutes, with I-40 traffic reminding me of former NOVA/DC commutes. This one takes me onto the Beltline - just one exit into it with a dedicated lane, so not too bad. But going from working from home for two years ... to a 20-minute nearly zero ( Read more... )

For maybe a week (let's say 18 March), I've noticed a tightness on the right side of my abdomen after I eat, maybe in the ascending colon or gall bladder, and it seems to be getting worse. I'm not constipated, I don't have a fever and my poo has been unremarkable. Checking out the symptoms online, it's probably not diverticulitis, and more likely ( Read more... )

Audra finally made it over Wednesday night for her first hooping lesson. She'd caught a ride with Gunther, so she was stuck here for the whole gaming night, which gave me time to cram quite a bit into it. Being the principal dancer at her high school, she was a quick study. It was gratifying to hear her shriek of triumph when she nailed the ( Read more... )

Sunday night and most of Monday was not fun. Dizziness (room spinning most of the time), nausea, and five epic bouts of non-productive heaving. (Normally I am what my doctor refers to as a "born non-puker".) No other symptoms, which could make it harder to pin down. Possibilities included food poisoning, a virus or vertigoThe nausea was ( Read more... )

Last night I came home from work, chatted with Gary, scarfed down some leftovers and crashed. Woke up a few times, but went right back to sleep. Mostly deep sleep. I was nearly alarmed to wake up at 10:15 AM feeling as if it were three in the morning. Waking up late is fine. I'm left to my own discretion regarding my hours, but I should have felt ( Read more... )

Because of all of the adjustments that had to be posted after we'd run all 71 sets of reports, I have to run them again, this time with no help from AP, since they have to process checks and 1099s ( Read more... )

In two days I'll have been back on the hooping wagon for two weeks. Today is the first day I woke up and felt that changes are definitely happening. My arms feel firmer, and I can feel a bit of tautness in my muscles everywhere. (Underneath, anyway.) And I can actually see the difference ( Read more... )

Dammit. About three weeks ago I helped a co-worker move a bunch of boxes downstairs. The next day I couldn't grip anything with my left hand or subject it to very much force without significant pain in the outside muscle just below my elbow. I rested it for a while and then five days ago I started back onto my daily hooping fitness routine, which ( Read more... )

Yesterday was supposed to be my Glorious Return to Livejournal, but I let Facebook suck me in again. Also there was tired. Lots of it. I'm putting that down to the return of the hot flashes about a week ago, exciting new stress at work and coming changes at home. So much ground to cover since my last posting spree nearly a year ago. Nearly a year. ( Read more... )