Sunday night panic

I almost always panic on Sunday night over what I haven't done!

What I did:
1. went out to lunch with DD
2. bought DD shoes for her First Communion
3. helped DH with getting test footage shot to post on the business website (lots of waiting)

I will need to go to the grocery store, but we are planning to go out to eat (its getting late!) any minute.

I consider it a good day - as long as I don't panic about what I haven't done.

Saturday chores

Updates in Red. I made some good progress.

Afternoon is here. I've done one load of laundry. I woke up with a hangover feeling - still there after coffee (I didn't have anything to drink last night) so I laid down in the darkest room in the house - my daughter's room. 1 hour later the headache is gone.

Chores...

1. Clean son's room (20 minutes) Done, lot longer than 20 minutes
2. Clean daughter's room (20 minutes) Push to Sunday Chore list
3. Continue laundry Good progress, but we all know its never done
4. Wash the dog Sunday (wasn't warm enough yesterday)
5. Go to hobby store for trees for son's 1st grade project (3D model of giraffe in habitat, the giraffe is done, now for the habitat) Sunday
6. Work on budget/finances Sunday

Better get started.

2 posts in one day...I'm getting carried away!

I dropped off the kids (who are both clean now, thankfully) and came home and put WO clothes on. Put my Asics on and started walking...PAIN!!! My left foot is hurting again!!! Bad - I will have to have hubby get the boot out of the car so I can wear it!

I was really looking forward to walking with Leslie and Barb! Dang it! Now I must get ready to get my hair done!

2 days in a row???**&^$#

I know. Don't be shocked. Two days, two posts!

I met my friends in Cerritos yesterday to delivery Girl Scout Cookies. They drove up to meet me at Hof's Hut so I didn't have to drive all the way into Long Beach. We had a nice visit, but the drive there and back sure was long.

Today, hair color and cut. I have not been wanting to spend the big bucks on my hair since its tax time - but I can't stand looking at my gray hair any longer. It makes me think of my mom because that is exactly the way here hair looked.

A new post from Christine

I’m on vacation. I’m not going anywhere – just spending time with my kids who are on spring break. Their after school care provider is open all day Wednesday through Friday and we told them they had to go for one day and they’ve chosen tomorrow. I’m going to drive to Long Beach to deliver Girl Scout Cookies to a friend. I was hoping to have lunch, but she’s been sick since last Tuesday so lunch is out. Her husband ordered 35 boxes of cookies, so I think they deserve personal delivery.

I’ve been very off program. I think the emotional roller coaster that I’ve been on is slowing down. It’s about time!

 I was actually able to talk with a friend last week about my mother and her passing without breaking down into a quivering mass of tears. Overall I feel more like myself. It’s a good thing and I know that my family is happy. This week of vacation (not working) is really the perfect thing for me right now.

 I exercised for the first time in a long time today.

 I stopped exercising when my mother was admitted to the hospital last October. It may have even been before that. After she passed I could hardly bring myself to do anything – let along exercise.

 In January I started experiencing upper back pain. It got worse and worse and I finally went to the doctor. I’ve written other posts about that diagnosis. I’m pleased to report that I am pain free. I had about 6 weeks of physical therapy and 4 weeks of MedX treatment (special equipment designed to increase my cervical muscle [therefore spine] strength).

 On Thursday, March 22 my left foot started hurting. I remember limping into my MedX appointment at 11am. By that evening I was in tears it was hurting so bad. It felt broken, but I had not done anything! The pain was still bad Friday morning, so I called my podiatrist and they said come right in and one of the associate podiatrist could see me. She took x-rays and asked me if I had ever been diagnosed with gout. NO. She asked me if I drank red wine (no), lots of beef (no), tofu (no) – she wanted me to get a blood test which I did. The results were negative. I think she looked at me and my size and assumed that it was gout. Hmmm. She gave me a boot to immobilize my foot and asked me to come back in one week. She also phoned in a prescription for naproxen. Wow, what a great drug. I took it for about 5 days, I had no more pain and I was good about wearing the boot all the time. I went back one week later, one more week with the boot. I went back yesterday and learned that she left that practice, but I saw one of the other associates. He said I don’t have to wear the boot anymore – yahoo! It felt funny to have a shoe on that foot – but I got used to it very quickly. He cleared me for walking for exercise (no running, ah shucks I was going to take up running - NOT!) and elliptical (no Stairmaster, another ah shucks NOT) – although I don’t belong to a gym so it doesn’t matter too much.

 Today I exercised with Leslie Sansone and my friend Barb. I did the 2 mile workout of the new Walk Slim series and about ½ of the Firm Fast (working with the band) workout. I really felt good afterward and plan to repeat it tomorrow. Getting back into an exercise routine will be instrumental to getting back on track with making smart healthy eating choices.

Life is not easy sometimes. I think I’ve had a lot to deal with over the past few months. I am happy to say that things seem to be looking better.

I'm overdue for an update

The back is improved dramatically. I no longer have the chronic upper back pain - only after a long day of using the computer. Physical therapy 3 times a week, plus doing exercises 3 times a day has really made a huge difference. I'm still waiting on the backrest for my chair at work.

My sister called last night to tell me that our aunt Lena died on Thursday. She was the last surviving sibling for my mother. That makes me so sad to know that her generation is gone from this earth. Services will be next Friday evening (viewing) and Saturday morning in Ontario.

I've got lots to accomplish today and I won't get any of it done sitting here.

Time for back exercises...

Sunday morning, a bit rainy and gray.

Time for back exercises before I get ready for church. I have to limit my fun time on the computer to "save myself" for work time. Bummer.

Working to remain optimistic and on track. The pity party is lasting a bit longer than originally forecasted.

I will get past this.

Diagnosis: Osteoarthritis

So, my back pain is not merely tension. The x-rays show signs of osteoarthritis - degenerative disease of the cartilage, primarily the spine (for me). There is no treatment to stop the degeneration, but physical therapy has proven successful for strengthening the muscles that support the spine and slowing the progression.

I have physical therapy scheduled today at 11:45. I'm looking forward to starting doing the right things to make the pain go away! I've had this for some time already and now that I've looked into it a bit I see the signs.

Yesterday was the pity party. Today it is replaced with resolve to follow WW to reduce my weight, physical therapy to learn how to make my back stronger. I can do this.

Hmmm - new site

I like the new look and feel of the site.

I don't like the ads on my blog. I'll have to read through the email again, I thought it said 6 months of gold membership for free.

I saw my doctor yesterday about my upper back pain. She ordered x-rays and physical therapy. I got the x-rays done yesterday, annual mammogram today and PT is scheduled for Friday. She also prescribed a muscle relaxant which I will try tonight.

I caved to the chocolate craving today.

The Right

Some things went right.

1. Leo's decision was reversed (yahoo he was wrong).
2. My manager and I realized that Leo lied to me about when the class would be finished.
3. A co-worker (not direct co-worker) stopped by my office to talk at the suggestion of a former employee. She lost her father 11/15, just 3 days before I lost my mother. We talked and cried together for about 20 minutes. It was so nice to talk to her. We have a lot in common right now. One thing especially stuck out in my mind - she said her house is a mess and she's not motivated to clean it. That me too!
4. I packed a good Core lunch and was very OP today. I did not eat the fatty short ribs that silly DH bought at the store.
5. The presentation for Big Boss is done and as I type it is uploaded to the Internet so the event staff can download it in the morning. I think I did a fine job.
6. I have a friend (my mentor from jobs past, she's now a realtor) coming to Big Boss' presentation tomorrow and now I will be able to be there, see here and have lunch with her as we had planned weeks ago.
7. I actually enjoyed helping Andrew with his homework, even though it meant that he stayed up later than he should of.

What a mouthful, ok, not a mouthful but my fingers are tired now. I'll read a few pages of my book while I wait for my file to finish uploading.

I'm sure tomorrow will be a better day. I don't know how I'm going to get to my WI tomorrow - I will definitely miss my meeting but really want to hit the scale. I'll have to see what I can work out.