This…
Has become this…
Two stacks of wood against the back wall of the garage, about as tall as I am (which is admittedly not very). The pile off to the side is the wood left over from last year. Husband oh-so-conveniently had to stay in Japan an extra two weeks, so I did it all myself, most of it this past Sunday.
Yesterday I got home from work and decided to take it easy, since I’d worked so hard on Sunday, and just did a little treadmill session. Today I felt half dead. Possibly I should have skipped the workout yesterday.
I mostly made it through my two weeks of dairy/wheat free eating. Yesterday technically should have been the last day and I gave in and had a muffin for breakfast. And then I had one again today. Plus real cream in my coffee.
I won’t say the dairy/wheat free eating experiment made me feel like a whole new person, but my eczema is a whole lot better. That was obvious about a week and a half in. I have mixed feelings about it. On the one hand it is somewhat of a relief to know there is something I can do – my eczema does get really bad and makes me pretty miserable during the winter – but I’m not sure how I feel about giving up wheat & dairy for good.
I guess the next stage is to figure out whether it’s just one or if it’s both, and whether I need to cut them out completely in order to see a difference. I did actually wonder if the muffins yesterday & today could have been what were causing me to feel so zonked today. I was really feeling wiped out, and I just wanted to be able to curl up in bed.
On top of that, the past two days have been overcast and gloomy, which also tends to have a negative effect on my energy. So many variables.
Also, I am ready for Husband to come home. I have enjoyed the sleeping without ear plugs, doing things on my own schedule, less dishes to wash, listening to the 80’s station on the car radio. But I kinda miss him and I want him to come home. Sigh. Just under two weeks to go now.
Good thing I have Frank to keep me company.
5 comments:
Don't you feel fabulous? Like you really accomplished something? I love your wood-stack - you did an excellent job! (And did you really spider-whack every piece?)
Bag Lady - Oh yes I did! My hands and wrists were a little sore for a couple of days after, truth be told.
(Id still be sore!)
There seems to be an epidemic of wood-piling going around, and symptoms look to be aching muscles, calloused hands, and general fatigue.
I sure hope it ain't contagious!
(Seriously though, looks like a huge job--you deserve to be proud!)
Miz - I think I am still sore!
Crabby - Thanks! It did feel like an accomplishment. Glad it's out of the way.
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