Joyous January

[Lavande]

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Good evening friends,

Geez SK, I hope you found some help for your pain issue :hug:
One ever so slight movement in the wrong direction can really set things off.

Star, glad you have your grandson tonight, that's nice. I always liked having the oldest over, he was the best company for me during the YB gone missing years.
I guess all the sunshine was here today because it warmed up & melted the ice on the deck & driveway. I was able to let the girls out for a romp for a few hours & boy were they ever happy running around & flapping their wings. I just picked up a bag of black beans a few days ago so I'll cook them up in the instant pot tomorrow & make some burgers too, sounds good

Cyn, the ATF is now at the scene of that house fire, investigating not only the cause of the fire but the cause of the collapse. Ironically we know one of the ATF special agents as he was also a kid in the volunteer fire company back with my son. Small world. It's just a rough week, that's all I can say.

Pauly, I am fascinated by what my fitbit says about my sleep. This morning it said I spent 20 some minutes awake during the night. So I was tossing around as usual, had a few hot flashes that I remember, some I don't I guess - who knows? I really, really thought that going off the hormones after all these years would be OK but apparently I thought wrong. I have never heard of anyone dealing with hot flashes for 23 years, I am a freak!!!!
I still think you should have a serious discussion with a health professional just to be sure.

I think I'm in need of a hair cut so I guess that's what I'll be doing tomorrow.
Have a nice night everyone!

Lav

[SKendall]

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I know Lav. I decided to make the soup, i,e, prep one vegetable, rest, etc.

I couldn't even stand for 1 minute before my leg was shaking and lower back unbearable. Called pain management and they said I can have an appt when I send my spine implant records over, which I did, but they say they haven't received them.

I'm a bit grumpy and wondering about the incompetence I've dealt with in the last year. Lots!

Lav, have you had any experience with this condition? I'm taking tylenol and no relief.

See you in the morning.

[Snoopy56]

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Good morning...

Grandson was up last night, finally got him back to sleep, now I feel really tired, having a little coffee. Geez. He had a nightmare, now I feel like a nightmare. LOL.

Skendall, oh no, hope you can get an appointment. Sorry you are in pain.

Lav, the black bean burgers were good, I spiced them up more with extra pepper and garlic powder and they were even better. It is a small world and a tragedy takes so much time to get through, so sorry. Hope you hair cut came out well. Our weather was much warmer, just grey, still cold and dark. Very hard to keep my spirits up.

Pauly, I feel like crap today from not sleeping so get where you are coming from. Did Kell have a hard time with her first birth experience, just wondered if there was a reason you are extra concerned. It is a stressful time. Really great to hear the other people you work with quit being negative, that will help alot.

Cyn, hope your day went well. This weather makes driving a challenge.

Have a good one.

[treegirl]

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Morning all -

SK, oh no! So very sorry about the nerve pain -- that is a whole different story for pain management, I am sure. So sorry to have you be suffering. Spine implant? Sounds like you have already been through a lot... I hope that you are offered a solution today, sorry about the medical records... they never seem to transfer when they should.

Pauly, you are probably right, lack of sun may be playing a part too - I've seen some great anti-SAD-lights out there... good luck finding solutions! Glad that the girls at work are behaving better, let's hope it stays that way ---

Lav, you are not the only freak... I have been doing this for nearly 20 years too. And my 70 year old client is going back on HRT... I had long underwear on while working at her house yesterday, and she was in summer clothes, sweating up a storm! I think if one's system is sensitive, our environment and poisons are just so wacky now that the whole hormone question is so different than it was for our mothers...

I may be managing another big move soon - we'll see... there is a second showing for my client and I heard these people are serious. In the meantime I am playing catch-up with my other jobs, and doing some laundry, whew! Just got Christmas stuff put away last night... crazy, but at least it is done now. Still going through mail, lol!

Wishing all some sweet moments to catch hold of today...

[paulywogg]

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Morning friends,Lav and Cyn you guys make me scared of the future! I thought once a person goes through menopause it would be smooth sailing especially at 70 like your client Cyn,ugh,Star,this insomnia is recent,I have nights once in awhile where I sleep bad but for the most part I sleep pretty good,this has been chronic since last Friday and I'm just not sure what's up,I'm not doing or taking anything different,I'm still getting exercise (even tho I slog through it) I think its just anticipation?Kell had it pretty easy with Lou so I'm not worried about anything,hmm,SK,you poor thing I hope pain management gives you some relief,it rained here nonstop yesterday,it put me in kind of a melancholy mood but it could've been my hormones playing tricks too,hopefully sunny today,wishing all a great AF Wednesday

[Lavande]

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Greetings friends!

Started out with some sun today but it disappeared mid-afternoon. At least it's still above freezing - woo hoo!!!!
My girl friends gave up 1 eggs today - progress
I did get my hair cut so at least I don't feel so sloppy, ha ha.

SK, I personally have not had pain issues such as yours but YB has. 7 or 8 years ago he went for a series of spinal injections to relieve nerve pain in his back & legs. He messed himself up trying to lift/carry heavy things & was too out of shape. He didn't require any surgery though. I imagine your pain specialist would want some current xrays to see if any of the hardware in your back has been displaced & is the cause of this pain. Once a cause is determined then a plan of treatment can be made. In the meantime I think I would alternate hot/cold packs & if possible take some Ibuprofen to help minimize the inflammation. Tylenol won't hurt but it also doesn't help much with inflammation. YB couldn't take Ibuprofen due to allergies. One thing you don't want to do is use too much heat, that can make things worse. You get best results when alternating heat & ice. I hope you get some relief soon, very soon :hug:

Star, having the kids overnight can be a crapshoot, you never know, ha ha! Sorry your guy had you up!
I may ended having the boys overnight tomorrow night, not sure yet. My son was here today needing help sewing new buttons on his dress uniform. He is going to the funeral for his friend on Friday & has to be on the road very early in the morning. My DIL is still deciding if she can go apparently. If she decides to go along then I will have the boys overnight & take them to school Friday morning. So glad I can be of some service. I admitted that we both cried when we heard the news, he said he did too.
I cooked up a pound of black beans in the instant pot & used half of them to make burgers tonight, good!

Cyn, glad you are in the freak club with me, LOL
I have been worried for years about increasing my risk for cancer being on HRT so long. The medical establishment says to take the lowest effective dose for the shortest time possible. Yeah, right! Then there's people like us
I know that some things increase the frequency & severity of hot flashes - certain foods, heat, stress, etc. It just seems like everything I do is just not working, ugh. I cannot see myself going back on HRT. I think our generation has been screwed by environmental stuff that our parents & grandparents were never exposed to, for sure.
You sound like you are going to be busy for the rest of the winter, good but don't forget about you!!

Pauly, I wish we could paint a better hormonal picture for you, ha ha! Just so you know I do have friends who claim they only ever had one or two hot flashes & have no sleep problems. Good for them, huh?? I hope you get your new baby soon. My daughter's BD is on the 19th, just sayin.

Have a nice night everyone & please try to ignore the buffoon in DC. He embarrassed us once again today, ugh.

Lav

[SKendall]

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Thank you everyone. At 1:30 a.m. I found a muscle relaxer that helped, but then it wore off...... Tried to Refill RX, but they had to call dr., still not ready
I need to rant.
Knowing I couldn't clean, laundry or cook, I decided to catch up my telephone list. I must be overly optimistic!

Lost my mail key last week and ordered a new one, went in Saturday and Monday to pick it up and heard some gibberish ending in "we'll call you when a new one is cut". Never heard back so I saw the guy who does the keys and he told me a key had never been requested.
Called spine dr. to follow up on transferring my records to pain management. She said she would call me back (not!); Still trying to figure out how my husband's pension is 700/mo short. (no joy there); The only valuable piece of furniture I have is a little Georgian period table and when the movers brought over my boxes, the drawer from the table was missing. So I had to call the mover and he said to text a picture of it and he would get back to me, nope, amidst all this Peggy has developed diarrhea.

I think she has to go to dog sitters for a while. Also tried to make an appt. with gastro and eye doctor for my cataract, erm, no.

It's 5:30 pm and Very little has been accomplished, other than hard boiling 6 eggs. When things start going pear shaped I don't give up, I just press on in defiance. This is almost as bad as my post about car battery, etc. I'm sure things will be better tomorrow and I'm not asking for sympathy because somewhere there is a small child who cannot breathe. I just needed that rant.

The nerve pain is usually on both sides of my spine but this is the base of my spine radiating down to my knees. I also have spinal stenosis so that could be a factor.

Pauly, go to health food store and buy 10 mg of melatonin. The 3mg they sell is useless. Maybe you just need to break the cycle. I've taken 2 safely, but you have a metabolism that doesn't like some things.:happy2:

I don't remember having so many frustrations before when I lived here, in fact customer service was A+. Housing prices have tripled and so has the population.Maybe the growth is too overwhelming.


GOP is making a fool of themselves as Mueller gets closer. All the sycophants around Trump may have a hard time getting new jobs unless it's within the GOP stretch. Washington Post noted Trump's made his pinnochio score to 2,000 today and they have the evidence to prove it.

Lav, how is that book coming along?

The night sweats are horrendous for anyone. A friend of mine took all the shelves out of a spare fridge and would climb in when having a power surge:egad:

Good night all you lovely people:heartbeat:

P.S. I just saw your post and I appreciate your advice because I've been living on the heating pad. Heat loosens up the muscles, but I'll do the ice thing. Cannot take Ibuprofen, stomach issues.

[Snoopy56]

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Good morning...

Going to a conference to today so just stopping by to say hello. Take care and have a good one.

[treegirl]

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Good morning all --

Pauly, don't worry, Lav and I are the exceptions, not the rule... you will probably be just fine. Do you have time to do some meditation? Even just deep breathing - sounds like some part of you is a little stressed... probably thinking about the baby-to-come! Wishing you well today ---

SK , well you DO deserve to rant, sheesh. What a bunch of 'no exit' you have been going through - I really hope things untangle soon. Maybe we need to send you a sage bunch so that you can 'smudge' everything and invite a new energy in. I sure hope you hear from some docs today!

Star, a conference? Do tell! Hope it I good, whatever it is.

Lav, I hope you get your sleep sorted out, that is hard. I have been sleeping like a log, but still pretty groggy getting going. Oh well, the dog doesn't seem to mind. Nice that your son came to have you sew buttons...

More of the same for me today. Work and then work. But it makes me happy that I am not falling terribly behind on anything. I hope to put Sunday aside for my book and getting going on taxes...

Wishing you all some deep breaths today -

[paulywogg]

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Morning friends,my stomach was so sick yesterday! I still feel a bit weak but gonna try to go to work,,not sure if I ate something or its a virus cuz lots of customers have been coming in sick(wish they'd stay home!) Hello Lav,Cyn,Star,SK hope we all have a nice AF Thursday

[SKendall]

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Hello all.

Today I managed an appt. with my GP., Gastro. and eye dr. So, better accomplishments today.

Still waiting to hear from a couple of people.

Cyn, I think I might do the sage smudge. Probably my furniture is not feng sui. I've got 2 himalayan salt lamps.

Cyn, is your book about downsizing and storing?
Star, hope the day went well for you.

Lav, how was your sleep?

Pauly, hope you start feeling better.

[Lavande]

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Good evening friends,

I actually did sleep quite a bit better last night but have no idea why? Confusing to me.

My grandsons & their 3 dogs will be here in about an hour. I'm keeping all of them overnight so their parents can leave very early in the morning for the funeral. I don't expect to get all that much sleep tonight, oh well.

SK goodness woman - yesterday was NOT your day, geez! Glad to see some things have improved today.
I still have a sage bundle or two around here. I used them years ago after my spouse went off his rocker for a while. Made me feel a whole lot better
I hope you are a little more comfortable at this point.

Star, greetings!

Cyn, you are a work machine these days - good for you!
I received a bottle of mixed essential oils today with a roller top that you just apply directly to the skin. Smells wonderful & is supposed to help restore hormonal balance, improve sleep & al that. Keeping my fingers crossed

Pauly, sorry you were feeling sick. Maybe you should have stayed home & away from the germy people. Hope you feel better soon!

OK, wish me luck with this dog/boy invasion
Have a nice night everyone!

Lav

[Snoopy56]

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Good morning...

Cyn, I went to a conference on yoga and meditation, it was really good. It was to help alleviate stress and about the connections to the brain and how yoga and all involved changes the brain to work together with the body for optimal health. It was awesome, brought my yoga mat, was a good way to spend a January day. It feels good to get work done doesn't it? I have designated next week as paperwork week!!!! Getting everything together for taxes, my recipes and decluttering all the paper that needs to go.

Pauly, oh no, not the stomach flu. Hope you felt better as the day went on and are back to normal today. Plus, you can rest today, have a little broth and crackers or something easy on your stomach and rest. Maybe binge watch Netflix or some good show. We really enjoyed the A&E series with Ozzie and Jack traveling the US in their crazy way. Light and funny.

Skendall, glad you were able to set up a few appointments. Hope you are feeling better.

Lav, bet you are busy! It was crazy with one grandson, let alone two and three dogs. Whew. We are getting nailed weatherwise with an ice storm followed later today with snow. Lovely. Right now I can hear the ice hitting the windows and house, not a nice sound. This time of year is really tough, need to keep busy and work on right attitude. I plan on exercising this morning, then getting to the store and cooking this afternoon. Lots of rice and veggies. I found a good vegan Chinese brown gravy recipe that I want to try out! Have a great busy fun day.

Let's make this the best AF Friday we can!

[treegirl]

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Morning all -

Pauly, there is a bad stomach bug going on around here -- good luck and stay in and heal! Have you heard of congee? Basically 1 cup of rice in 6 cups of water plus some salt, cooked for an hour, though I make it in the slow cooker ... Chinese comfort food. You can add a little honey, or sliced chicken and a little soy sauce, sweet or savory, whatever. It's very soothing to the tummy and gut. Good luck, poor thing!

SK, glad that there was positive movement making appointments! What was that great phrase you used... something about a pear? I had never heard that before, loved it!

Lav, oh boy, have fun with all of that activity and energy, sheesh! I'm glad though that the boys are coming for overnight; kinda like old times. Can you give me the name of the essential oil rollon? I would love to try it... I respond well to essential oils...

Star, the more we learn about yoga and meditation, the more we find how amazing it is. I am a big fan of yoga- I know it reaches every part of one's body/mind. Thanks for the reminder to have that be part of my daily plan no matter what... good luck with your storm, it is headed this way.

The wind is howling and there is a lot of rain; we are under flood watches. Thank heavens we live at the top of the hills. Then tomorrow, same as you Star, changing over to ice and snow. I'd rather just have snow all the way around. Although I woke up to absolutely no snow on the ground this morning... amazing, 14 inches of snow gone! But it sounds like we're up for a doozy storm next week. Whatever. I have been keeping at my schedule of client work during the day and festival work in the evening and night, but I am getting worn down. We'll see how long I can keep this up. But HB is coming home on Monday, so that will change the whole equation anyway so what am I saying? Lol.

Wishing all well today. I am asking myself to be super-kind to all the people that have been labeled and slurred by a certain person, completely unfairly. Let's send a dose of extra love out there today...

[paulywogg]

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Morning friends,well my stomach was fine yesterday and I made it to work I had left some coffee in my mug overnight and just topped it up the morning I started feeling nauseous so I think that's what caused it,so dumb,Kell's being induced Sunday at 2 am so willing have the baby sometime on Monday,for some reason I feel anxious about it,probly just excited but I wish it would have happened on it's own,sleep has still been a hunk o junk but I'm just gonna stop thinking about it I honestly feel like that makes it worse,Star,glad the conference was nice,Cyn,will try to be extra kind,can't believe this guy Lav,you'll be one busy lady! SK,hope they can figure out the pain stuff,it would be terrible living with that,wishes for a happy AF Friday