Tarred? Yes. Tarred. Or as most spell it, tired.
My Granddaddy Wright was a Kentucky Hillbilly. He would answer the telephone "mmmmyellow". He had false teeth that he liked to keep in his pocket and fool us into reaching in for Werthers Original. He loved Hee-Haw, Snuffy Smith, NASCAR and Budweiser. He loved to sit under his carport and watch the tractors and cars drive by on what used to be a country road. He loved collards and chitlens and made the very best sausage and gravy I will ever eat in my life. And if you asked him, "how are you, Granddaddy?", his response was "Shooooweeeee, I'm tarred!!" And he would wipe his bald head dramatically with his hanky or bandana or paper towel, whatever the cloth of the day was. He was a good granddaddy. I reckon he was the funniest man I've known and I miss him a lot.
So how am I today? "Shooooweeeee, I'm tarred!!"
I got up this morning with a nagging headache. I gagged while taking my vitamins, one of which is redonkulous in size and I found out at the docs today that I should be taking 4x that amount....per day. I have to sit to dry my hair right now. Otherwise I don't have the energy to fix my lunch and walk Paris. Thankfully the 30 minute drive to work gives me the time to rejuvenate physically. Today, when I got to work, I needed a nap. I miss the days working at the RBC Plaza where we had "quiet rooms". I guess I could try to get access to the new mothers room, but there's one slight problem...I'm not a new mother. Oh well.
Speaking of the doctor, he said everything is on track. The vitamins are the new norm: B-Complex, D, Iron, Omega-3, B-12 injections, calcium, and I think that's it?? I can start gradually exercising. Oh and I've lost 33 lbs. Yay!!
Work is crazy. We have a HUGE project we are working on and it's stressing folks out. A lot of folks are leaving...some retiring, some changing jobs, others...well, I won't go there. I'm getting a complex. Two of them sit on either side of me... I try to remember my deodorant each day. Gosh, just tell me if I stink...
So by the end of the day, I was chugging along and never happier to pack up to go home.
Because, Shooooweeeee, I'm tarred!!
Kell
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Monday, January 21, 2013
Migraines Drool, Energy Rules
It has been an interesting week... there have been ups and downs. I have had good days and really bad days. I always keep in mind that the worst is behind me (chicken broth, protein shake nastiness, etc.). Now, I'm able to experiment with things much more. I have had enough of the egg bites I cooked last week... too much of a good thing. Bleh. I haven't even brought myself to dump them out of the container they're in... they're in the fridge of course... but it just grosses me out to even smell them right now. I've been noticing I get tired of things really quickly. Maybe because I eat it multiple times a day... maybe because I still have such a sensitive stomach. I'm not sure.
I have been working from home most of the week. Some days were better than others. Some days I slept during the day and worked at night. It really just depended on my energy level. I have found that if I take my vitamins early (when I remember to take them early), I tend to have a bit more energy during the day.
Friday, it hit me that I was returning to work Tuesday and my house was in utter chaos. I mean, there wasn't an inch of kitchen counter space that wasn't covered.... seriously. The dining room table/craft table/junk table was in rough shape since Christmas projects had been completed. The Christmas decorations were still up. Yep, you read that right. I brought the boxes in and that's as far as I got. The floors were in dire need of a conversation with the vacuum.
So, thankfully, I had some friends on standby to help and they sprung into action on Saturday. My friends Karen & Adam came over and helped. We got the Christmas decorations down (I say "we" loosely... I had to sit and rest several times), the kitchen organized, the craft table organized, the floors vacuumed and the horrid air filters changed out. It was a productive day! And I was completely exhausted!
That evening, after they had left and I was resting, I noticed Paris started twitching. She was twitching in her face and her legs... it was happening every few seconds, but not like a seizure (that was my first concern). It continued for about 15 minutes and I made her stand and walk with me, as well as sit and lay down and it happened the entire time. I started to panic and called the on-call vet. Apparently I woke him up, but I didn't really care. He asked me a series of questions and because she was walking around with me and wagging her tail, he didn't seem concerned. He thought it was probably an upset stomach (she had eaten some of my tuna earlier that night) and that the twitch was probably a pain reaction to the upset tummy. He told me to give her Pepto and just keep an eye on her.
Meanwhile, my friend Wheela called back (I had called her before the vet because she is my dog guru). She calmed me down and made me feel a lot better. While we were on the phone, Paris had stopped twitching... then it started back. I got her to come with me into the guest bathroom downstairs and shut her in. I poured the Pepto in the measuring cup... she licked it and you should have seen her face. It was like a kid tasting nasty medicine for the first time (I remember a full on fight with Lily over taking liquid medicine after she had her tonsils/adenoids removed). So I had to pin her down on the floor and hold her mouth open with one hand and pour it down her throat with the other... she stood up, looked at me like "I hate you..." and then decided to shake............. Pepto............ all over me........... all over the walls........... everywhere!!!! Once I cleaned that up, we sat down to rest again and she seemed to get better. She finally fell asleep (after waking up every time she twitched) and the twitching stopped once she was asleep. Was scary, but now I know what to look for.
Sunday, we laid around and were lazy. I woke up with a migraine and decided not to do much. It was a beautiful day and I was annoyed we weren't able to get out much, but I needed the rest.
Today I got up and showered. I relaxed a bit until my friend Jill came. We went to one store and then Harris Teeter to get some produce (Wal-Mart/Target are running slim on some of the produce these days). When we got back to the house, I was wiped out!! Jill cut up veggies for dipping and for cooking and helped me prepare several things. I have Parmesan Garlic Spaghetti Squash, Baked Zucchini Chips, and Chicken Taco Chili. It's all delicious!! :) And it will get me through the next few days of preparing my lunches for work and dinners.
Unfortunately, my migraine returned today. I think they're happening more frequently because of my blood sugar ups and downs. I'm hoping to get that under control better when I go back to work. I'm hoping that I'll be on a more strict eating schedule at work and be able to eat on schedule instead of when I'm feeling woozy and feel like I need to eat or I might pass out, like I have been doing at home.
Thanks to everyone who has helped me with stuff over the past few weeks... it means a lot. I am going upstairs to try on clothes soon because, well, I just have no clue what I'm going to wear!
So say a prayer for me tomorrow as I head back to the daily grind. It will be interesting for sure!!
Kell
I have been working from home most of the week. Some days were better than others. Some days I slept during the day and worked at night. It really just depended on my energy level. I have found that if I take my vitamins early (when I remember to take them early), I tend to have a bit more energy during the day.
Friday, it hit me that I was returning to work Tuesday and my house was in utter chaos. I mean, there wasn't an inch of kitchen counter space that wasn't covered.... seriously. The dining room table/craft table/junk table was in rough shape since Christmas projects had been completed. The Christmas decorations were still up. Yep, you read that right. I brought the boxes in and that's as far as I got. The floors were in dire need of a conversation with the vacuum.
So, thankfully, I had some friends on standby to help and they sprung into action on Saturday. My friends Karen & Adam came over and helped. We got the Christmas decorations down (I say "we" loosely... I had to sit and rest several times), the kitchen organized, the craft table organized, the floors vacuumed and the horrid air filters changed out. It was a productive day! And I was completely exhausted!
That evening, after they had left and I was resting, I noticed Paris started twitching. She was twitching in her face and her legs... it was happening every few seconds, but not like a seizure (that was my first concern). It continued for about 15 minutes and I made her stand and walk with me, as well as sit and lay down and it happened the entire time. I started to panic and called the on-call vet. Apparently I woke him up, but I didn't really care. He asked me a series of questions and because she was walking around with me and wagging her tail, he didn't seem concerned. He thought it was probably an upset stomach (she had eaten some of my tuna earlier that night) and that the twitch was probably a pain reaction to the upset tummy. He told me to give her Pepto and just keep an eye on her.
Meanwhile, my friend Wheela called back (I had called her before the vet because she is my dog guru). She calmed me down and made me feel a lot better. While we were on the phone, Paris had stopped twitching... then it started back. I got her to come with me into the guest bathroom downstairs and shut her in. I poured the Pepto in the measuring cup... she licked it and you should have seen her face. It was like a kid tasting nasty medicine for the first time (I remember a full on fight with Lily over taking liquid medicine after she had her tonsils/adenoids removed). So I had to pin her down on the floor and hold her mouth open with one hand and pour it down her throat with the other... she stood up, looked at me like "I hate you..." and then decided to shake............. Pepto............ all over me........... all over the walls........... everywhere!!!! Once I cleaned that up, we sat down to rest again and she seemed to get better. She finally fell asleep (after waking up every time she twitched) and the twitching stopped once she was asleep. Was scary, but now I know what to look for.
Sunday, we laid around and were lazy. I woke up with a migraine and decided not to do much. It was a beautiful day and I was annoyed we weren't able to get out much, but I needed the rest.
Today I got up and showered. I relaxed a bit until my friend Jill came. We went to one store and then Harris Teeter to get some produce (Wal-Mart/Target are running slim on some of the produce these days). When we got back to the house, I was wiped out!! Jill cut up veggies for dipping and for cooking and helped me prepare several things. I have Parmesan Garlic Spaghetti Squash, Baked Zucchini Chips, and Chicken Taco Chili. It's all delicious!! :) And it will get me through the next few days of preparing my lunches for work and dinners.
Unfortunately, my migraine returned today. I think they're happening more frequently because of my blood sugar ups and downs. I'm hoping to get that under control better when I go back to work. I'm hoping that I'll be on a more strict eating schedule at work and be able to eat on schedule instead of when I'm feeling woozy and feel like I need to eat or I might pass out, like I have been doing at home.
Thanks to everyone who has helped me with stuff over the past few weeks... it means a lot. I am going upstairs to try on clothes soon because, well, I just have no clue what I'm going to wear!
So say a prayer for me tomorrow as I head back to the daily grind. It will be interesting for sure!!
Kell
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)