Daily Check In Thread For All... #162

HT, so glad you are safe.

Really bad pain day.

Hangin in there.

in the darkness...

in the darkness,

thine eyes closed,

brightness shines into my soul.....

thy beacon of hope;

the extension to grasp my hand-

open thy eyes, it is bright you see,

the beacon of hope

shines for all to see.

ht. for those needing it.

It is beautiful here today. Sunny and warming up. I hope to get out for a walk...

Take care all and have a great day!!!

Hugs, Karen...

keep strong trendy.

good 2 see ya back.

Hi Dawn, Glad to see you back. Thanks for posting.

I agree about laughter and anxiety. Life should be fun for us. You have reached a milestone...

Have a great day...

Hugs to all!!!

Karen...

Hello all


Karen- I think that laughter is the best med for a lot of things. Thanks for the nice words.

Derwood- I am glad it's getting to be warmer for ya. We are in the upper 70s here.

Still a bit anxious but not too bad. Really tired, had a very rough night, but this too shall pass! Have a Good one all. Be back later.

Welcome back, Jess.

A beacon helps, HT.

Glad to hear of your warm weather, Karen.

Trina--I hope you get better soon. Pitmom-you as well--some days are bad,but they do pass.

*waves at Derwood*

I have been busy. Work, and more work. Working in my garden.Yesterday we went to the National Kite Festival on the National Mall,at the base of the Washington Monument. We saw some great kites, flew our own, and saw synchronized routines with kites--set to music. Very cool. It was super-windy. I have some pretty painful windburn.

Today, I spent three hours or so in the garden. Transplanted zucchini and a single tomato that I started from seed indoors. They had little bitty roots pokingout the bottom of the peat pot--so it was time. Using plastic soda bottles to keep them warm and safe for a bit, until threat of frost is past. We are past the last average date--but I prefer to be safe. I have broccoli rabe and radishes coming up. I am almost done working compost into the soil. It takes me so long, due to the fibro and the rockiness of the soil. I am collecting stones in a bucket. I started laying down the mulch.

Trying to keep my head above water. Keep on swimming.

Pitmom, I had (and still have) hip pain for awhile. Mine was mostly caused by too firm of a mattress. I can only sleep one way. I still have some at night but not as bad. But for some reason it took me awhile to relate the pain to the mattress. It wasn't until I got a softer mattress. Ha!

Both of you sound like you are enjoying the gardens. I will be soon.

I hope everybody has a good night.

Hugs, Karen...

I'm feeling some sadness today. I had to get out of my house to
get groceries and then I went to my phararmacist to pick up a
perscription. My joints are sore now, just from doing that. My knees
and my back are the worst.
Two years of waiting to see a rheumatologist and my doctor stil
can't give me a date or even a rough time-period of when that will
happen. I actually feel like I'm not too far from a care facility
Everything is getting harder to take care of...I am worried about
what lies ahead.
I guess I'm overwhelmed with the way my body feels ( sore ) , and
with my depression on top of that.

Sorry for the downer post everyone; maybe tomorrow will be better?

busy. been to town, again. bought socks, ph recharge and a new fancyish wallet. treat. i bough a live dvd yesterday of dragonforce, in japan. live. good but not enough tracks. body ache, too much walking. covered in gel. keep strong derwood.

Hello all,

Jaime - I hope you got good sleep and are feeling better. I am sorry your album wasn't long enough! Oh poo! Well live albums never seem to last as long anyways, I don't like them myself. Stay strong my Turtle friend


Derwood - For the past 5 years, we haven't had a real winter and this year, oh gosh! We had rain (yay!) Tons of snow, freezing days and nights all winter. It was so hard on the whole state. We had 2 horrible seasonal flu's go through my place that were 2 or 3 weeks apart and I thought I was dying! So yes while CA is not used to the east coast weather, we got a horribly small taste of it this year. I feel so bad for the East coast each passing year.

6:23am and I am still so tired. I will try to stay awake more today. I am so tired and just blah.