Holiday Recap

   
I’ve been remiss in posting lately.  The holidays were busy and involved much rushing around.  One year I am truly going to get my act together and have things finished early so I can enjoy the season (she says with zero conviction).  Despite all the craziness, it was a nice Christmas.  Barry and I spent [...]

Dare I say it?

I hate to jinx myself, but I *think* this physical therapy thing just might be working.  I’ve only gone a few times and have done nothing more than ultrasound and electronic stimulation but I notice a real change.  I haven’t felt any pains while walking.  I got my treadmill fixed and have been using it [...]

Snow. Yuck.

I hate the snow.  HATE it.  Its only redeeming quality is that it sometimes cancels work.  Other than that, it’s just plain crap.  Some argue:  “But it’s so pretty!”  Well yes, it is.  For approximately 25 seconds.  After that it’s nasty gray sludge that I have to stare at for the next several months.  I [...]

New Years comes early

Wow, I’m getting ahead of myself with all the holidays lately, huh?  I’m making a pre-New Years resolution.  On Sunday night I decided that enough is enough.  I’ve gained some weight and I need it to go away.  STAT.  I am posting about this here so that it will force me to stick to my guns.  I [...]

Physical Therapy – Day 1

Well, I had my first session of physical therapy last night and it went pretty well.  I went in there thinking I would be doing all kinds of exercises and stretches but that wasn’t the case.  Instead, my PT used ultrasound and electrical stimulation on my leg, which was supposed to increase blood flow.  I felt a [...]

Christmas comes early

I think I mentioned a while back that Barry and I were foregoing big Christmas gifts to each other and buying a good camera instead.  Well, we bit the bullet a little early and shelled out the cash for the DSLR we’ve been dreaming of.  Unforunately, we did it less than 1 week before it [...]