[bizi]

For got to start a new thread!

143 this morning weight coming back down.
100 days today

after coming back home from the gym last night(10pm) I stayed on the computer and was up until 2 am. then woke up at 5 to go pee then back to bed rested until 8am now up.
that is 6 hours of sleep/rest. Not enough.
I am wondering if I am getting hypo.
I have been trying .5mg of klonipin and wonder if that is also taking its tole.

the carpenter guy comes this morning to fix the shed. Hope this really happens, can't have the painter do his job until he gets his done. I need to get some ivy off of the shed.
getting my hair colored this afternoon, every 4 weeks comes around rather quickly. But so does the gray and my vanity.
Going to make a spinach and fruit and protein powder smoothie for breakfast debating about a shower...feeling lazy.
I can't believe it is May 2nd already!
bizi

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May already... I had my freak out yesterday, which was Labor Day here. A double-whammy reminder that I am not working... sigh.

Congratulations on your 100 days without alcohol!

Your progress is impressive.

Re: suspected hyponess/Klonopin reduction --

Based on my own experience with tapering, an increase in energy, even some slightly unpleasant over-excitation, is normal when reducing a benzo. These kinds of symptoms abate as the body gets used to the lower dosage. These symptoms are not harmful per se, provided they are relatively mild.

However, Bizi, you are right to be cautious. If the "up" sensation you have gets worse, worrisome, or feels in any way problematic for you, do not hesitate to call your psychiatrist. You can ask if you might have 0.25's and a slower reduction program. You can just say you'd feel more comfortable going more slowly, and hopefully she wouldn't object.

[bizi]

thanks waves.
She said go to .75mg I tried .5mg and had 3 good nights of sleep.
last night not great. so I will keep an eye on that and may go back up to .75 if not any better. I don't take it during the day. Just a night dose.
Have a great weekend!
bizi

[DiMarie]

May already, such a long winter!
You sound good Bizi, wish I saw 148 again......crappy thyroid really messing with me and the cortisol stuff.

Not much new, I'm just thawing out. Our daffodils just bloomed this week, we finally got out of the frosty nights and 40's-50's days. Can't plant the garden yet because of frost threats in the mountains. But, buy the end of the month I can.

Di

[bizi]

thank you friends!
nice to see you di, wondered if you had thawed out yet.
it is 80 degrees here today partly cloudy.
The carpenter did not come he had to pick up his kids...he texted me this morning while I was asleep. Oh well it will get done.
Called my mother in law and we talked for an hour. She sounded good. Looking forward to her son's call. The kentucky Derby is today and he lives in lexington and was going to place a bet for her. She bet on a horse whose jockeys name is elvis and she is such an elvis fan that she bet on him even though his odds are like 50:1.
I did take a shower today and just came back from my hair appointment. I am to be over to Susans at 6:30 for dinner. I wonder what is for dinner, I am bringing some pre cut up fruit(kiwi, pineapple, strawberries, blueberries, and I think some melon).
Hoping that they will want to walk after dinner. I guess I should wear walking shoes instead of sandals then...
I just drank another cup of coffee to get a pick me up. I was so relaxed at the beauty shop that I almost dozed off several times.
JEff won't be home until sometime tomorrow. I will try to get to bed at a decent time tonight...try is the key word here.
Just glanced at the paper this morning...Hoping that Baltimore will settle down now that the officers involved were arrested.
I bought a new light for me kit, it had a short in the wiring somewhere.
It is a clamp on one that I attach to the handle of my bag to illuminate my clients feet. There is a heavy duty extension cord that had kind of rusted over the years. The new light had a little bit smaller metal shade so I used the old one and cleaned it up a bit and it fit so that was good. I plugged it in and seemed to work fine duct taped the extra cord from the light to the extension cord so that there is not any tension on the light cord if that makes sense. anyway it fit into my container a bit tight could not duct tape everything exactly the same so it fits differently in the foot bath tub. It fits that is what matters.
I heard today that a Kenyan man won the mini 500 a half marathon running in an hour! that is 13.2 miles in an hour!
How is that possible?
I need to look that up.
bizi

looked, my cousin ran it in 1hour 30 minutes!
so I guess it is possible!
WOW impressive!

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Great report, Bizi.

I loved this part. Right up there with Mari's meditative pool floating.

Originally Posted by bizi

I was so relaxed at the beauty shop that I almost dozed off several times.

And this was cool....

The new light had a little bit smaller metal shade so I used the old one and cleaned it up a bit and it fit so that was good.

You set about doing a little engineering!

I heard today that a Kenyan man won the mini 500 a half marathon running in an hour! that is 13.2 miles in an hour!
How is that possible?
I need to look that up.

Well, twelve miles in an hour would be one mile in 5 minutes. So I had Excel do the exact arithmetic. 13.2 miles in an hour would be one mile every 4.5 minutes. Holding out for thirteen miles at that speed is really impressive!

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[bizi]

Thanks for reading waves! Have a nice sunday!
bizi

[bizi]

another 5 hours of sleep...not enough. think I will go back to my original dose of 1mg of klonipin at bed time. Too many days of not enough sleep. Jeff called he is on his way back home he will be here in a couple of hours. I am very hungry, maybe go get a bite to eat. He said to eat with out him.
I read the entire paper, 3 hours, am a slow reader. 3 cups of coffee and still in my jammies.
I will get dressed and get some food, nothing in the house really. I should go shopping for food, think I will wait for jeff to help me shop. I really want to do some outside work this afternoon. My patio screams its in need of attention. I think I will go to the support group meeting tonight at 6, hoping that my girl friend will go as well. She continues to not be doing well. she is training to run the cashier at a nursery, floral store this after noon. maybe I will pop in and say hello. She made a delicious quiche for dinner last night bacon and swiss. I don't normally eat bacon but once in a while won't kill me! I stayed and talked to her giving her advice and support. She is so lost in all of this. I really want to help.
anyway. She is starting to panic...her husband leaves to go out of town for 5 weeks and will leave her alone with her teenage daughter. He leaves in a few weeks I think.
happy sunday to all of you!
bizi

[bizi]

Jeff came home from his gig and he had a good time.
We had a large bush(well actually it was 3 bushes that grew together and were very large all around and under encircling the magnolia tree)They were at least 5 feet tall and 10 feet round at least.
Had was the key word.
They had become infected with a disease. so we cut them all the way back to about 6 inches or so off of the ground. Jeff is going to get an fungicide to spray the area and to spray another indian hawthorne bush that is starting to have signs of the disease somewhat away from these bushes. It only took an hour but both of us are tired and the lopers are somewhat stiff to use. My hands hurt. We also raked all of the dead leaves that we could never get to because they were inside of the bushes. So it looks really barren. WE hauled it all to the side of the road...who knows when they will pick it all up. We already have a big pile from when our yard man trimmed back the bushes in the back yard, last week that they never picked up even though we called and they said they would....sigh
Went to the all seasons nursery where my friend susan started a part time job there. So I wanted to stop by and see her, she was just coming in as I was looking around and gave her a hug.
I bought a couple of hanging plants today pretty foliage no flowers. Wanted some shade loving plants so the hanging ones are sweet potato ivys one light lime green and the other is dark green. Since they are hanging right at the edge of the patio This is the only plant that said it could tolerate both full sun and full shade!
The perfect plant!
Maybe go to home depot and look for impatients to go in the hanging pots, this week. Looking for some color.
Any way I am going to go to the support group meeting at 6pm.
Hoping that susan will want to go.
Just got off the phone with her, she has not decided if she is going or not. I told her maybe I will see you or maybe I won't.
Oh well.
I better get off of here.
bizi

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Bizi,

You guys were certainly busy today! I hope the spray works to keep other bushes from dying. Fungi are very difficult.

I'm glad Jeff is back so you're not home alone any more -- I know you hate that. It was sweet of you to go by and see your friend at her new job.

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