so much for being back in the saddle

blog wise that is! I feel good mentally. I think that being back home in BC around my sister and so many other friends is helping a lot. I have SO much more support here. Friends coming over to go for lunch or have a cup of tea at my place. I even have my long time friend Dagmar coming in from Chilliwack for the weekend.

I wish that my physical state was nearly as good as my mental state. Still getting headaches, fatigue and the pains in my neck, shoulders, legs and the numbness in my arm. Last night my sister was here for dinner & fireworks and we were walking back through the apartment when all of a sudden I had to put out my arm to her to steady myself because I was suddenly and inexplicably dizzy. Ok....well I guess if I KNOW what causes it it's not exactly inexplicable....but you know what I mean!

It's another gorgeous day out there and I'm aiming to go for a short walk. I figure that even if I just do a short walk everyday it is a good thing. So on that note I'm outta here! Have a great day!

barb

life in the not-so-fast lane!

The last couple of days my brain has been in serious downtime. I had a wonderful day Monday. Went over to Granville Island market for a couple of hours. Ran into a friend from Terrace who I hadn't seen in at least 15 years. Came home and crashed. Then another Terrace friend came over. Turns out he is living not even a couple of miles from me! Crazy!

Then yesterday I took Leo to the doctor's office and came home totally zoned out and crashed again. Today it was even worse. I think I was asleep more than I wasn't. Not even fully asleep really....but had to lay with my eyes closed and just veg.

I think the reason this has struck me so much is that I think part of me thought that as soon as I was home around family and friends I would make some staggeringly wonderful recovery. Kind of a downer to realise that isn't how it works. Oh well. Tomorrow is another day.

I hope yours was good.

barb

quote of the day

Ok....I quite like this one....it's SO true!

"One of the toughest things to learn is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not." - Thomas Henry Huxley

I'm baaaack!

Well it's been a long few months with a lot going on. Samuel, Leo and I have moved back to BC. It's nice to be closer to family & friends again.

I'm not really sure what to say but I knew I had to begin to write again so here it is....for what it's worth! This is the first time since I've been here that I have had one of the debilitating headaches. They certainly don't come nearly as frequently as they used to but I think because they are more infrequent than they used to be, and my brain isn't as foggy as it used to be, I tend to be much more aware of them when they do hit. How long and convoluted was that?! :D

Sam's out for a walk right now exploring the new city. I'm watching the world go by from the window and working my way up to heading out to Safeway. I'll let you know how that works out!

I'll aim for something more interesting with the next epistle.