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My Life Thus Far
2016-01-26 07:12:51 (UTC)

Easy Days With No Demands

I'm grateful for all the time off I've had this month. A lot of it has been due to my back issues, but days like today sprinkled in are great. Easy days with no demands. I rested, went to the gym, did a little grocery shopping, cooked dinner, and hung out with the kids. Including Colin, who spends a lot more time over here now that he realizes Snookums isn't going to murder him.

This morning I got a call from my doctor's office. Dr. Power reviewed the MRI I got last week and has decided to refer me to a neurosurgeon. For once I'd like for an ailment to be something my general practitioner can fix, but it never seems to work out that way for me. The neurosurgeon I'm being referred to will go over the different options I have, and will hopefully help me find some resolution. It's been going on so long neither Snookums nor I can even remember when it started. Or how it happened. Too long.

I went to the gym and did 30 minutes on my new favorite elliptical, the lower back machine, and the leg press. It wasn't much, but my back was acting up today, so I'm glad I was able to get a little in before the pain became overwhelming. I know getting fitter and stronger will help my back issues, but it's tough to do when it feels like my back is fighting against me. I'll keep plugging away at it. I will not be stopped!

I'm getting closer and closer to deactivating my Facebook for awhile. It's getting to that point again where I feel like it's consuming my life and getting harder to compartmentalize. I'm still getting upwards of 20-30 friend requests, and it feels very chaotic and unsettled. What should be fun is becoming a burden, and that's when I know it's time to step away. I still need to go through the almost 800 friends I now have and truly narrow it down to who's beneficial, and who's just filler. Background noise. Privy to all the details of my life (that I post), but don't really need to be. Maybe tomorrow. But I don't want to, so I might just keep ignoring the problem.




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