Daily Check In Thread for all... #190

Keep strong rr. Hi Karen...trendy b76...mike...pitmom....
And u all. HT. 🙋🐢

Thanksgiving thru Christmas is always a difficult part of the year for me. Weather, short daylight hours, general busy-ness and grumpiness, .... blah.

Hanging in there but disgusted that my hip is bothering me yet again. This year my dentist, my GP, my hip Dr, and my chiropractor all retired!! All I have left is my rheumy and he can't solve everything.

Will do my best to start making calls tomorrow to find a new hip Dr. Last time (4 yrs?) it was bursitis which PT didn't help, but then a cortisone shot helped. Earlier this year I had 5 months of physical therapy which did help... but need a new doc to say if this is bursitis or if I've developed some other horrid malady.

Also disgusted that I can't loose my 40 lbs of prednisone weight. I lost about 20 of it earlier in the year, then gained 10 back. Trying to talk myself into 28 days of a strict keto diet to shake things up. In general, I don't think keto is all that healthy so will not do longer than 28 days, no matter what.

I'm sure loosing a bit more weight will help my hip, even thought by BMI measures I'm not in the "obese" range.

First world problems, all. I have a roof over my head, food to eat, and am not being chased or actively persecuted by anyone. Thankful!

Today I ate a chicken patty sandwich at a local general store, and it was quite tasty! I had a can of Dr. Pepper to go along with it.

I enjoy going out to eat at lunchtime.

Where are my manners? I should not have left everyone hanging on what is going on with daughters' car...it was the gas cap! She could use a tune up as well, but replacing the cap has it running well enough for now. Hopefully over school break she can get it to the shop for the other work.

Half of the lights I have on the house for the holidays are not working. I didn't bother to put anything else up outside this year. What goes up must come down...and I'm just not into it this year. I'd rather use my energy inside. So, half lights it is! Most people here in the trailer park don't put anything up, so I'm still ahead of the game!

Rearranged the furniture in the living room for the winter. Now, both heat ducts are not covered and I've created a little 'dining area' behind the couch for the drop leafed table and the 2 chairs. So happy I can use my table cloths again! I bought shelf brackets so I can put a 6ft shelf up over the t.v. for my ever changing artwork/decor displays. The brackets match the ones in the kitchen, only those are silver and the ones for the living room are white. Continuity is key when you can see both spaces at once.

Lisa brought my Nativity set down. I'd sent it up with her before hurricane Sandy, for safe keeping. Then, when my daughter moved back in with me, her cats were notorious climbers, so I didn't want to risk putting it up around them. They've mellowed a bit, so I'm seeing how it goes this year. WOW...as I write this...Lucky has climbed up and is wending his way around the figurines! Be still my heart! I'm so afraid they'll be broken!

The house is really coming together nicely. The bulk of the work is done...little details and finishing touches are pretty much all that is left for now. I can't do major repair work until warmer weather comes along, so I'll just try to enjoy the way things are for now. One more curtain rod, a rack of hooks for jackets, hanging a picture or two and the shelf in the living room are pretty much all there is. I'll be getting a new lamp for the living room...I cleaned the old one and now the top light hums...so I don't use it!

I've started another amaryllis...Minerva...red with white streaks...and a pot of paper whites. Lisa bought me a white Christmas cactus, too! These should help me get through winter, I hope! I put fresh suet out for the birds but I don't think they've found it yet.

Hoping peace for everyone!

Lynnwood, my left hip was killing me sometimes even with glucosemine.

I did some research and found out about the PSOAS muscle. It is a major muscle in the pelvis and supports
the body. On your tube there are some some easy non impact yoga exercises to stretch and relax this muscle.

I have been doing it for a week now and my hip is much better, and my lower back has stopped hurting.

Weary.
I think the online group is a good idea. The candle can be very cathartic as is the knowledge that people around the world are experiencing what you are at the same time. Seeing the words and sharing will help in time.

Severe depression will require the body to sleep. This type of depression effects the body physically. When I was in a severe depression, I slept. 14hours a day for almost 40 days.

Have you and your husband thought about going to therapy for awhile? It might help?

Peace comfort and strength
Trina

Thoughts:


Psychology fact:

"If you combine orange and yellow on your coloring page, you may experience some positive changes in your mood. Keep on mixing these colors and you should definitely feel the effect of mood improvement. "


This fun fact leaves no mystery to the snobby character of "Charles" on the series MASH!

The Puritan Grinches who Banned Christmas

In 1645, the puritans of England removed Christmas as a national holiday. In 1659, puritans of New England took their anti-Christmas fervour a step further, banning Christmas celebrations entirely. Contravention of this law incurred a penalty of five shillings, and included any person avoiding work or feasting.

This ban persisted for decades. Indeed, Cotton Mather, an influential New England church leader, railed against the merrymaking so common to Christmas, saying, "I hear of a Number of young People of both Sexes belonging, many of them, to my Flock, who have had on the Christmas night, this last week, a Frolick, a revelling Feast, and Ball, which discovers their Corruption, and has a Tendency to corrupt them yet more."

The ban persisted for centuries, with some parts of Boston keeping churches closed as late as the 1930s.

Peace All
Trina

Lynnwood, I am sorry you lost your post. I have had that happen before. It is very frustrating. I hope your hip gets feeling better.

Trina, Your post about Alley made me cry. Even though I already knew. I am just glad you are okay.

Kathy, Pitmom, Mike, HT and everybody else. I hope you are all doing well.

Got my furbaby spayed yesterday. She is still sleeping it off. I was worried and very anxious. I am glad it is done.

I hope everybody has a good day.

Trina, thanks for all the sharing. And thanks for the interesting facts.

Weary... I saw on the moderator's forum where somebody brought up having a grief forum. A lot of people agreed. Hopefully the owner of the site will do it. Just a little fyi.

Hugs, Karen...

Much healing compassion to all...and in particular the loss of fur friends. HT

Today I'm not doing much. It's been very rainy here in Maine today.

One thing I did do this morning that I haven't done in a while is listen to music CD's. I have a lot of CD's. But I rarely use them, which is unfortunate.

Music.....my panacea my joy. HT

Good Morning Kathy,

Snowing here now. I hope it lets up. Colder than yesterday too.

I been listening to a little holiday music too. Not a lot though.

I hope you have a good day. And Jamie (HT) I hope you have a good sleep.

Take care all...

Hugs, Karen...

HT hope your are feeling better Thought of YOU last night. Could not sleep, so I turned on Live PD. There was
a guy stoned, Police went to his house on noise complaint. The guy was so wasted he was telling the police that his METAL band, playing up in the loft, was silent!! why? because they had head phones on. LOL. I was laughing. Office asked, how do you know if you playing the song right, guy avoided the? and when on saying it was silent metal!

Thank you all for kind comments.

I hope everyone has a wonderful day!
Peace
Trina

I also heard that dogs are the most vulnerable when they are going to the bathroom. They often face you knowing that you are watching their back. LOL...

Thank you Trina for the tid bit on anger and controlling the facial muscles. I will have to try that.

Hugs, Karen...