Like a hot house flower, I am adjusting to my new environment. The first week of physically challenging work the pain was extreme. I’ve kept at it, pacing myself, using pain killers, heating pads and pain killers. I’ve worked through the worst of it I think. I still ache, and I am very, very tired,… Continue reading Turning Point
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personal journal
Pain
I am about to head off to work, where I will be very active reaching, walking, lifting, stretching, bending… This is the third day and the pain is all encompassing at this point. Everything hurts! As I sit to write this I have a heating pad against my back, which really seems to help with… Continue reading Pain
Topsy Turvey
This entry is just a record of events. On Friday last I was “layed off” from my full time job. I must go back for one day, tomorrow, to assist the company Controller with taking over the office. I am not to be replaced. I have felt better about going to the dentist for a… Continue reading Topsy Turvey
Chocolate Chippy
When we visited the little house in the city last weekend Chippy, the resident chipmunk, had staked his claim on the interior of the building. He clearly resented our presence and sought to exploit our food supply. He claimed the potted plan, given to us by Lares, as his very own burial ground for unknown… Continue reading Chocolate Chippy
The hand that is dealt…
There are mysteries in this world. I’ve been mystified as to why the universe has chosen to leave me working in place that is clearly and blatantly unhealthy, in every way. I am no longer mystified. As I near the end of my sentence, things that were hidden are stepping into the light. The truly… Continue reading The hand that is dealt…