And who are your *Fantastic Four*?
While at a dr's appointment my grandson (who just turned 3) was getting bored so I tried entertaining him by making small talk. Seeing as Christmas is on every childs mind I asked him what he was hoping Santa would be bringing him.
DGS: The Fantastic Four
Me: Ahhh, The Fantastic Four. Who are the Fantastic Four?
DGS: Spiderman, The Hulk, Tinkerbell and Cinderella
I about fell out of my chair and it was so hard not to laugh at that one! But let me tell you, that BOY is getting a tinkerbell for Christmas! Aunt S. would fight him over Cinderella though!
Post-Holiday Ramblings
We spent the holiday with Family (Wed - Sun) and escaped Saturday to go visit with friends before they moved away. I think we both broke the record and didn't cry. At least until we drove away! ; ) A & her family will be sorely missed but the road trip to visit has already been mapped out & planned for this summer.
Had everything planned out to get out the door early this morning in order to get the new kitty to the vet for her spaying but she had other ideas! She was fine until DH went to put her in the car. She saw her chance and took it. Climbed out of her bag, scratched DH profusely on the hand and ran. Anchor leash (which
was attached to her bag) and all. No where to be found. That darn cat!
Back to life as usual. Hope everyone had a good holiday and gearing up for the next one. No Black Friday sales for me. I avoid them anymore. Most of my shopping has already been done and all online. YAY!
See,I told you I'm a bad blogger!
I'm so sorry that I haven't posted here in so long. How do people find the time to write in these things and still do *real life* stuff? There just aren't enough hours in my day, so I must thank you fo your patience in waiting for new posts from me! Onto the topic at hand.
Dr P.was very pleased with the progress I have made so far. Whew! I thought he was going to get onto me for not having read all those books, getting in all the exercise, etc. etc. Not that he doesn't want me to do those things, it's just that he was pleased with what I have managed to do. We changed one of the supplements (Ashwaganda) because the taste of it was annoying me. It really wasn't intolerable but I noticed I would skip the night time ones and I felt subconciously it was because those were in them. I've talked to several others who take it and have no problem so it's just me! ; )
Accupuncture has been going amazingly well. I am a huge fan! I've had a bit of a set back lately but we can pinpoint what triggered it and that in itself is good. Long hours slumped over my computer trying to get a particular website to act right is the culprit. I've never had one give me so much trouble before and it figures that it is this one inparticular that I need/want to go well which only adds to the stress of it. Hopefully I can get it resolved soon and all will be good again! Until then we're adding electric stimulation to the needles. Now before those of you who are already weirded out by accupuncture freak out let me assure you it STILL does NOT hurt! If you've ever been to a chirporactor and had electric stimulation done it really feels no different at all. I can even fall asleep with it. But on a better note we are down to once a week treatments and my body is becoming better able to *heal* itself. Dr S. is hoping that we'll soon be able to go to once a month or less. He's estimating only about 12 -15 treatments (20 tops) for the next calendar year.
I've also been doing this MINDFULNESS-BASED COGNITIVE THERAPY (MBCT) FOR DISTRESS AND PAIN MANAGEMENT . Maybe when my daily activities are a little less chaotic I might get something more out of this. Personally, I think my money & time could have been better used otherwise. I'm not against it and I think it can be quite helpful but I must say the instructor alone just sets me off. People who talk in monotone, using terminolgy that is just not *normal* and act as if everthing is beautiful & right in the world tend to irk me. Only one more week of it though. I WILL go through this manual and read the book (Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn) after the holidays or as soon as I'm done with this website that's causing me grief. I PROMISE!
OK - that is it for now. It's taken me 4 days to write this post. So sad! MIL is calling and I must head down to take care of things for her. See, my life is always on the run!
Take care everyone!
