Category: health

DELIRIOUS

I have a cold and a fever, but don’t let that stop you from reading… I haven’t let the delirium stop me from posting…

Sports: Colts won, Texans lost…again… I also have watched way too much football lately — spouting off sports metaphors like Dick Vitale at a Duke basketball game…

Job: UGH. Well, job one is still in limbo. I’m still in the running, but they may change the job description, which is why they are still interviewing so many others, just in case they would fit the new job description, but if they don’t go with the changes, then I’m it? I have no idea either.

I went on another interview for a receptionist/whatever at a small cabinet making company. They are still interviewing, seeing if they can find anyone else who will take their small offering of salary. Otherwise, they may give me what I want (and I didn’t ask for much, just enough to get by right now). I did the math and I can’t go any lower than that.

Finances: Pray. They’re not any better, but I guess they could always be worse.

Monitor: Jene’ helped me get a smaller, used monitor for the time being, which is a great blessing.

Outdoors: I have a cold and a fever, which stinks, because it’s a beautiful day today and the sea breeze smells so good! Alas, I am indoors in the a/c for my own good.

Other: Otherwise, I’m hanging in there…

STRESS AND THE BODY: THOUGHTS FROM A LIVING TEST SUBJECT

Stress does interesting things to the body. For the last year, I have experienced everything from tension headaches, backaches, hair loss, upset stomach, insomnia, weight gain, weight loss, weight gain, illness after illness and sometimes, a tightness in my chest. I’ve been sick so much from my stressed out immune system, well, the days that I actually do have energy and feel good I cherish, because I know it will be days or weeks before I can celebrate that feeling again.

This week, I even sought out one of those blood pressure machines at the drug store to make sure the blood I could hear rushing though my veins wasn’t too high. Turns out, my blood pressure is extremely normal. Textbook normal. Under the circumstances, I think this is a miracle. I took a stress test on the internet (http://www.teachhealth.com/#stressscale), however, and scored over 300. Which means: 300 and over: High susceptibility to stress-related illness. No duh.

Well, with that news in mind, I am going to take a walk now… I am told that helps to reduce stress…

TALES OF THE FEVER…

I knew that I had a fever today when I went to put some of my equipment back into the cabinet and put my glasses in there instead… then I e-mailed my friend Krista our traditional “Goodbye” e-mail right after that and I addressed it to myself… Oh, yeah, this is really fun!

PIXIE DUST – I WISH IT WAS PIXIE DUST

You know what kind of allergy day it’s going to be when you walk outside and every car in the parking lot is dusted with yellow pollen. It’s not quite hot enough outside to have the a/c in the car on, but I wish I had it so I could breathe! lol…

I am gearing up for more NCAA hoops action this weekend… of course, my brackets are totally messed up, except for the South… don’t know why that is!

Ok… I know this is short… but I have to sneeze and it’s affecting my typing!

Bis Spater, my friends!