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Getting Back On Track!
Dec. 15th, 2008 01:54 pmThe storm has hit. Snow is coming down hard outside, the wind is high, and it's 30 degrees out. In here, I've got the oven on for cookies, the tree lit, and am blasting Beatles music and covers as loud as I can while I clean and bake.
I'm doing better. Still people-shy, as I probably will be for a couple of days, but not as miserable and neurotic and paranoid as I was this morning. I'm going to chalk it up to not-remembered bad dreams and the weather, on top of the usual. I was in a great mood last night, after all.
Speaking of! I tried an arthritis ginger bath last night, and it was incredible. I fell into bed feeling relaxed, my joints calm, and for once my muscles actually had some give to them. They weren't knotted up tighter than a hangman's noose like usual. Plus, it seemed to do amazing things to my skin. There is an unpleasant tingling/burning sensation down south following the bath, but it's a very minor trade-off compared to the relief it gave me.
I've been poking at some fic today, and trying to get my head on straight over the writing thing. I had a minor freak out over it earlier, which is ridiculously rare for me. But earlier I was all over the map, emotionally. I think I'm just in a slump, and nothing more. I always hate admitting I am, though. But that's the natural progression of life - highs and lows.
I need to eat, and I need to take my vitamins, but I'll do that in just a minute. I may make myself a fiber shake - I know they're meal replacement shakes, and those are generally bad, but I have a problem with fiber and protein, so they're actually quite good for me. And Nija's mom dropped some off on a whim, which was wonderful. As well as a tin of cookies, some more ornaments, and a present for the rats! Who have holed themselves up in their igloo and covered the entrance in protest to the weather.
I'm hoping to have my bedroom cleaned and cut off from the cold by the end of the day. There are unpleasant drafts in there.
I'm doing better. Still people-shy, as I probably will be for a couple of days, but not as miserable and neurotic and paranoid as I was this morning. I'm going to chalk it up to not-remembered bad dreams and the weather, on top of the usual. I was in a great mood last night, after all.
Speaking of! I tried an arthritis ginger bath last night, and it was incredible. I fell into bed feeling relaxed, my joints calm, and for once my muscles actually had some give to them. They weren't knotted up tighter than a hangman's noose like usual. Plus, it seemed to do amazing things to my skin. There is an unpleasant tingling/burning sensation down south following the bath, but it's a very minor trade-off compared to the relief it gave me.
I've been poking at some fic today, and trying to get my head on straight over the writing thing. I had a minor freak out over it earlier, which is ridiculously rare for me. But earlier I was all over the map, emotionally. I think I'm just in a slump, and nothing more. I always hate admitting I am, though. But that's the natural progression of life - highs and lows.
I need to eat, and I need to take my vitamins, but I'll do that in just a minute. I may make myself a fiber shake - I know they're meal replacement shakes, and those are generally bad, but I have a problem with fiber and protein, so they're actually quite good for me. And Nija's mom dropped some off on a whim, which was wonderful. As well as a tin of cookies, some more ornaments, and a present for the rats! Who have holed themselves up in their igloo and covered the entrance in protest to the weather.
I'm hoping to have my bedroom cleaned and cut off from the cold by the end of the day. There are unpleasant drafts in there.
