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Physio and Exercise therapists might be on vaycay

But I’m not. For the past two weeks, I have been keeping up with the scheduled exercises at him, as much as I can. I don’t have the reformer, or pulley set up, but I do have free weights. 3 sets of 10, every other day.  Not just Monday, Wednesday and Friday. But also Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.  I might take the up coming weekend off as I had one helluva painful shoulder blade lock up…

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Ah, the humor of marriage

Hon, you have your underwear on inside out. He does the appropriate removal, turns them right side out. Then proceeds to put them on backwards. Marriage can be fun, and funny.

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My first for the year

Today, after my exercise therapy session, which was rather intense, I had a light lunch.  After that, I felt myself drowsing off, no matter how much I wanted to stay awake. I managed to get to the bedroom, changed into jammies, crawled into bed and the next thing I knew, it was 5pm. I woke up in the exact same position I had laid down in. I hadn’t moved an inch. I haven’t been that wiped out in a…

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Ay, the façade wants to fall off

I did my best impression of a socially happy person for the holidays, and I could have won an Oscar the following day (aka today). Everything from my shoulders down hurts. Not aches, but hurts. A significant amount. Maybe doing 3 load of laundry one day after an extremely intense physio session, and then get the beast bird (aka 7kg turkey) roasted to perfection the following day. Fun part was…

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This absolutely made my year

We went to Chin’s noodle house, and I spotted a Star Trek shirt wearer. Ended up meeting him later, when we went to the IGA. I complimented him on his shirt. Turns out he went the big 2018 Las Vegas Convention. And we spoked back and forth at warp speed.   I said I named our black kitty after Gary Seven’s cat in Assignment Earth. He gave me big smile and said “ISIS!” He got to meet the actress…

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You know what's not fun?

Hearing and feeling a thunderclap right over the house when you’re taking a shower.   I felt a bit less uncomfortable because I was wearing shower shoes/flip flops/thongs because I was washing my hair, and it makes the shower floor slippery. Quickest shower ever.

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Why do I keep doing this?!

Why?  Because, in the long run, it will be good for me. But right now, today, after seeing Meg, then Simon (exercise and physio therapists) I feel as if I have been dropping in a food processor equipped with blunt blades.

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One more time, just for giggles?

I had to uninstall Kindle for PC, reinstall older version, then re-download all my e-books.  Why? Because my kindle reader is an older model, using the awz extention, not the newer kfx extension.  I am all for keeping people from stealing/pirating content, but seriously. So, once again I have to convince the older version of Kindle files to play nice with my slightly dated Kindle.

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Meg is back on the job.

She’s recovered from COVID, but still has a bit of brain fog. Told her I fully understand the brain fog.  She might have occasional brain fog (looking at paperwork, knowing she knows what to do, but at the same time confused by it all) but she worked my asterisk off. My butt is so sore.  And guess what? I get to do it again Monday!

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Humor is an excellent way to pass a painful ordeal

I thought Simon the Sadist was a tough physio-therapist. That isn’t anything compared to him as an exercise therapist.  As an exercise therapist, he makes you push yourself, but not to the point you cause damage.  Picture this: while getting ready to do a session on the reformer, of which there are two of them, our typical exchange. Simon: Ok, we’re going to work on the abs today. Me: Sure, you…

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Exercise Therapy

My ass hurts. That being typed, I can also say I don’t have another session on Friday, as Meg tested positive for COVID.  As much as my ass hurts, this stop and go (dare I say) exercise routine leaves much to be desired. I’m supposed to be going twice a week, but lately it’s been once a week. I’m tired of having to start over from almost the beginning. I don’t fault Meg for getting sick; life…

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Hey, I didn't request that

Hey Skype; I didn’t ask for, request your Bing chat bot, or Skype chat bot to be attached to my Skype account/window. It’s bad enough you turned the desktop program into a mobile phone look-a-like. 

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Early to bed, Early to rise

Doesn’t do a damned thing.  I went to bed early, because I had an appointment to see my exercise therapist.  I groggily get up, manage to get dressed. Staggered off to get first cup of coffee in the morning. In between sips of coffee, got my hair brushed and braided. Readied by bottle of cold water, and when 8am rolled around, we hit the road. I get there, and get asked why I am there. I tell the…

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Bleh

Because of IINETs’ shoddy handling of unloading email service, and then with almost no notice, deleted the websites. Why? because their corporate monkeys have decided websites and email has nothing to do with the internet(?) Regardless, I managed to get the website downloaded. Good thing, too, because my custom mood icons for LiveJournal were being hosted on our IINET website, and I downloaded…

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Shoe's on the other foot

So to type. Alan had to have a double hernia repaired. Wing and I have been doing what’s needed to take care of him. I have to admit, I am knackered. Had to change his surgical dressings. Ugh. At least the incisions are looking good. But standing at a 45 degree angle to carefully remove and replace 5 dressings was a bit problematical for my back. Parcel arrived from Amazon. I got a laugh out of…

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Counselor and Physio a bit worried about me

Because of circumstances mostly beyond my control (neighbor selling house to move to east coast to be closer to elderly parents) and from me no longer begging family in the U.S. for some form of communication (email, text message, even a FB message) I have become very isolated. I can’t talk to Wing and Alan about it, because that leads to them hovering and giving me no peace. Am I lonely?…