Time to brag.
I still haven't been playing my games, BUT I decided it's okay to play a game that has a definite ending. There are some online games that take an hour or two to accomplish the objective, and then you're done! So I did one of those games today and don't feel guilty about it because I have the whole day off and Joe is working 12 hours in Port Orchard.
Besides, I got a lot done. Dishes and laundry were the main house things and I'm kind of disappointed that the house doesn't look better; I might work on it a little later. But mostly today was a lot of phone calls and errands and returning stuff. It didn't make a big impact on the way the house looks, but every time I saw something out of place I'd think "Hey, I know where I can put that." With that kind of attitude the house will be clean in no time!
What I should at least do is run the vacuum downstairs so when Joe comes home to play his video games, it can be running upstairs. If I'm feeling that adventurous..I know, a robotic vacuum cleaner seems so easy but I do have to babysit it. It likes to get stuck on things sometimes, or forget its way back to its base.
I did my Sunday school lesson today, changed the Brita filter, paid some bills, stuff like that. Nothing big, just a bunch of little things. Cleaned out my purse. Took some crap out of my car.
Anyway, I'm still migraine free, and my face is very flushed all the time from the steroids =) Glad I'm not on anything stronger! I think sugar may be a trigger - if not for a migraine than at least for a headache. But I'm learning now that all my headache symptoms were probably migraine related, even the one I thought was "sinus." I am reading a book about migraine disease and it says that 90% of what people think are sinus headaches, are really migraines! I also learned why I have trouble walking and talking when I have a migraine. Apparently it's common. Some people even have to wear medical bracelets because they can't speak at all when they get migraines!
Also, depression is closely related to migraines...or migraines are related to depression, but there's supposed to be a connection in there somewhere. Kind of hoping everything will go away with anti-inflammatories =)
wow, interesting. I'm glad you're still feeling better. Sounds like you are learning a lot through all of this. Talking about spending time playing games, it's all about finding the right balance, right? I think you have a better attitude to picking up then I do. I tell myself, just pick up something. Then when it's in my hand I think, "shoot, now I have to deal with this!"
ReplyDeleteok so I'm not as good as a "commenter" as Candice, because I'm not going to go back and comment on all your posts haha. BUT I can ditto and say, YAY you're back on the blog and I'm proud of you for making a change. We have been taking a really hard and deep look at our lives and how we spend our time/money, what we eat, etc., I would say for the first time EVER at this level, and we are seeing change because of taking real action (little by little). So all that to say, I can really relate to the realness of stopping a habit and trying to move attention elsewhere. It seems easy at first (after it gets past just the intellectual "I should do this" stage) because you are determined, but then to play it out day after day is a little harder. SO way to go ! :D And doing all that on top of the weird medical stuff you have going on! WOW I hope all this headache stuff gets figured out, that sounds soooo awful. Love you!
ReplyDeleteI have LOVED reading all your new posts Amber, so good to be hearing from you again (because even though we live just minutes apart I don't think I have seen you in almost 2 months!) Though I may have sucked at commenting on everything lately I read every post the day your girls post, since it comes into my reader on my phone. I am so sorry to hear your migranes have been so bad, but happy to hear they are getting a little better. Nice work on cutting out all those food groups, that would be so hard! I think I would lose a ton of weight if I did that because it takes away all the fun stuff! I would be living on fruit and salad. I am interested to hear what you have been eating. Oh, and so awesome you have been able to share the gospel with others at work! :)
ReplyDeleteI thought of you today as I was walking around my house picking up all the little things that got left out last night because I was so tired after work. Today I thought "hey I can put that away!"