Today was the kind of day where I was distracted by a half dozen things and managed to back my car into the front corner of my brother-in-law's truck bumper. The truck is an F350 extended cab with a long bed, for the record, so it's not exactly invisible but, in my defense, it was parked in an odd spot which is also where I usually reverse into in ( Read more... )

Where do I start with Bangkok. I first met her up a tree, next to a reservoir, sometime in April 2001. It was a park and she, a couple of her siblings, and her mother had been abandoned there. Her mother had decided the best course of action was to haul each kitten up a different tree for their protection, which was a thing that sounded better in ( Read more... )

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The bad news is that one of my allergy medicines (Qnasl) has been interfering with my thyroid. Okay, technically my adrenal glads, I think, but yes. I'm on thyroid medicine for hypothyroidism already and know my body has a notable response to even minor shifts, so at least I had an inkling that something was happening. ( eh, details )

I had my weekly exercise class yesterday morning and while it was a tough class, it wasn't until part way through the afternoon that I started to be concerned that I'd overdone it. ( I sort of did. )

I haven't been handling the sudden temperature shift/season change well at all and the howling winds for half of this past week weren't helping in the least, but I was determined to try and make yesterday better. I was awake more than asleep the night before last thanks to the aforementioned winds, but I turned the light box on for the first time ( Read more... )

Despite having been awake since 6am, I am not ready for this morning. The past week has kind of blurred together between paid work, socialization (twice in one day!!), housework, and allergy stupors. Thankfully I have tomorrow "off" - as much as any day is off - but there's an exercise class, cleaning to be done and food prep to happen, and mostly ( Read more... )

I am super glad this past week is over, although it's less a major milestone than it is a sign post in the early miles of a long run. There's 3 different allergy medicines happening right now but the allergen load has eclipsed those measures so every morning starts out in a daze with my favorite symptoms and the headache lingers for at least half ( Read more... )

I mean, I feel like I've been broiled, but definitely survived ( Read more... )

I've spent today feeling like I fell off a horse. It's been a while since that happened and my memory could be fuzzy, but probably more like fell off a horse several times in one afternoon.

( New Exercise Class Result: Ow )