Just a quick update:
I found other things to do beside being on the computer all night. I managed to stay off it all night.
Which is great!
I started reading a book about playing chess. It is very difficult to read and focus and pay attention to the concepts.
I will be playing with a friend of mine in the near future.
He hasn't played in 30 years he said. I never played that well, never had any strategy.
I did some homework from the womens work shop that I am taking on tuesdays for 6 weeks. Creating your next chapter.
Sue is a life coach and I really like her.
I must sign off as I am over my allotted time this morning. Trying to cut back.
5 clients, lunch with friends, concert-classical guitarist, dinner somehow, laundry some how,
long good day!
have the best day possible!
bizi

Only saw 4 clients so was able to do 2 loads of laundry,
scrubs for tomorrow and eat dinner at chipotle. yum
The guitar concert was good, enjoyed his performance. Nice guy.
Afterward he and hubby went out to eat at a restaurant called social. They have good food and one of the only places that has late service for food.

I joined a gym yesterday. Reds, I have been a member before. It is the nicest/biggest club in town. It is very expensive but I am worth it.
My right elbow has been feeling like I have tendonitis.
Reds has a freezing plunge pool. 50 degrees! Yesterday, I dangled my arm into the pool and could only stand about 5 minutes. Maybe it is a coincidence, but my arm feels better today. Could be also the 800mg of advil helped at noon?
This Monday night at 6;30, I am going to try restorative yoga. Have never done yoga before but this class is supposed to be very relaxing. So I am going to try it....I need some direction...I have a right hip that is making me limp when I first get up....I am hoping the stretching yoga will help.
Between my elbow and my hip, I feel old.

Friday, I will see 4 or 5 clients tomorrow. I hope the receptionist at this retirement center that I am going to remembers who has an ingrown toenail. They are very painful and I would hate for them to be in pain over the weekend.
I have time to see them tomorrow after my last client.
Trivia at whole foods.

Saturday I have 4 clients on the books then we will go see the musical/operetta Sweeney Todd. It is supposed to be very good!
Excited to see the performance. The lead singer is our very own professor who is playing lead. He is so good, can't wait!

Sunday is wide open.
Monday starts my new and improved diet.

Limiting my computer usage is hard.

bizi

You sound good, Bizi,

Enjoy the chess and the yoga:

Learn About Restorative Yoga: Poses, Asanas & Sequences

M

Thank you Mari!
I will look at these videos later tonight when I have time.
Have a good day!
bizi

It sounds like you have a lot of very good things going on right now and you have set yourself out on a good path

I hope you enjoy Sweeney Todd tonight!

We enjoyed the musical, gruesome but entertaining.
going out to our usual brunch place then to buy a yoga mat.
charting calls my name for work. nothing else on the books for today, first day of not seeing any clients in 14 days. So it is nice having a complete day off!
167 this morning....at least it did not say 170 pounds
like I thought it was going to say.
I slept great last night.
I am back to my normal meds now and am feeling rather normal, thank goodness!
bizi
on the computer an hour this morning but will check back in late tonight and not thru out the day like usual, trying to cut back on my computer usage,
IT IS HARD!

I'm so glad that you are feeling better!!!

I'm glad that you are taking better care of yourself and I'm excited to hear about the new things that you will be doing (yoga, workshop, etc).

Today was not the best day.
I did not sleep well (too much to eat and drink thru out the day).
So shut off my 7am alarm that is not good when I do that. Knowing that I could call and put off my 8:30 until 9am, I woke up and called him at 8.
Got up and tried to wake up had a cup of coffee.
was on the computer for a bit, but did not take care of myself.
I did not wash my face nor brush my teeth.
usually it takes me an hour for each client. but my 1030 was an hour and a half and then my 1 oclock was out of town so by the time I got to sandras I had very little time to have lunch, a friend of mine was still there so she sat and waited with me while it took forever to come...I ate an elk burger which was dry, but I did not eat the bun. I only took my prescription meds not my vitamins...I was too rushed.
I then drove my 40 minute drive out of town and was 15 minutes late.
by the time I was finished with her and back into town I knew that I was not going to be able to see everyone so I called my 4;30 and asked to see her sooner. I forgot how long our visits usually are, she talks so much and I should not have scheduled her for 4;30 I was not thinking. I had to get home eat left overs and leave for my yoga class at 6. So she agreed to see me sooner 3;45, I still did not get out of there until about 5;15 so I rushed home and jeff heated up the meatloaf and I changed clothes and we ate...I was rushing all day. I did get to my yoga class early. jeff unloaded the dishwasher and cleaned up after dinner though I offered to do it when I got home, he said he would take care of the dishes.
The restorative yoga class just proved to me how out of shape I am in. It also showed me how I have had injuries in the past with current trouble areas.
left shoulder
right hip
right elbow
neck
back.
This was supposed to be a napping class.
I did not feel that way. laying on each body part hurt. The mat did not provide much cushion. Just the gravity of my bones weight hurt, not even doing any stretches.
I am out of shape.
I was glad that I made it though.
The instructor was very nice and she helped me with my blanket and I stayed after class and talked with her a bit about my hip.
She suggested as well as my friend today suggested that I try Yin yoga it meets on wednesdays at 6;30pm. It actually stretches you which is what I need.
so next week I will go to restorative on monday again the work shop on tuesday and the Yin yoga on wednesday.
After yoga I went to the freezing plunge pool to treat my elbow. I sat on the step and dangled my arm in the pool up to my bicept.
I talked with a couple of guys in the pool and one was a specialist, kinosthesiologist or something like that. He told me to do cold and hot treatments together. So I did 5 minutes in the cold pool and 5 minutes in the hot tub, I had to lay on my belly for that one...sigh, nobody cared they all have issues that they are doing the cold hot treatments. I did 2 rounds of that. Which was plenty. The cold plunge pool was so cold it made my fingers hurt and I could only stand 5 minutes!
After Reds I went to academy sporting goods store looking for a wrist brace that my physical therapist friend told me to get but kept forgeting to get it. So I had a young man help me get a brace. we ended up talking about his life and I was giving advice. sigh
I buy a brace and a block to do a hip stretch that tess the yoga instructor suggested. and I am home about 930pm. talked jeffs ear off and came on line to write this all out.
The block was too big and the brace ended up making my thumb numb and fell asleep and hurt which is not good so I will have to take both items back. sigh
It is now 11;15pm and I need to get ready for bed.
I sound hypomanic don't I?
good night
bizi

The shorter version:
coffee with half and half and stevia
lunch: elk burger minus the bun
dinner: left over meat loaf and mixed veggies.
some coconut chips.
Not enough water today.
I did not drink alcohol today.
I went to a restorative yoga class for the first time...I am very out of shape!
bizi

Busy day!

What was wrong with the block?


M