prevalent pain

The pain of a migraine interrupts one's life. And the aftermath is also troublesome.

I had a headache on Sunday evening that turned suddenly into my brand of migraine pain--a whack to the back of the head with muscle tensing ache. I took the prescription given to me to my last physician and it seemed to work. Until I woke at 4:00a.m. with the same pain. I'm really annoyed that happened, because usually I can sleep off a migraine. But this one actually woke me up.

Monday was pretty much wasted in recovering from the sleepless early morning and continuing residual pain. Now today, Tuesday I am still feeling some pressure in my head and eye strain. It's challenging just getting this post written. Reading is only tolerated for about 10 minutes at a time. I'm annoyed at this delay to my life!

no quote today...take care and Happy Thanksgiving!

preoccupied and perplexed

I don't know why I've been so preoccupied and not writing. Maybe because there has been an anniversary, a birthday, and everyday events with those near and far, that keep me away from the keyboard---except to communicate and complete random online tasks.

There was a little trip to Nordstrom Rack this week that was very enjoyable. Some holiday gifting was accomplished. I need to bring my husband there because he is in need of replacements. For nearly everything he wears. Is there some kind of voo-doo hex on the fibers in men's "foundation" garments (undies, tees and sox) that make them self destruct at the same time--with different rates of use? I'm perplexed.

Do you think I'll be able to wrangle him into a store?

quote of the day from William Shakespeare;

Give me your hands; receive you her, you him; be plighted with a love that grows as you decay.

I do rather like that man of mine.

passed past

I am officially obsolete.

Yesterday I convinced Patrick that we should renew the subscription for the daily newspaper. It's one of those nice, familiar rituals I enjoy. A comfortable chair, a giant mug of coffee, the newspaper that is delivered straight to my door like a hotel, my ritual can't be beat! There is no comparing that to reading the computer screen.

Today I find out via television media that the StarTribune is trimming it's staff by at least 100. Does that mean a less timely and informational paper? I don't know. Tell me if you like the paper paper, or the internet paper.

Now, I have more to tell about being beaten down by technology. I've been using a Blackberry on a trial basis for several weeks and I surrender. The phone is nice, all the fun ways to access information is nice, the email/text feature is easy and nice, but it's too much! I don't need all that info all the time! If I need information I will sit down at the PC and find, read it, and shut it down! Leave me alone! AACCKK! I'm considering installing a rotary dial phone on the wall in my kitchen.

Quote of the day from Mary Wollstonecraft;

"The beginning is always today."

take care

possible

Anything is possible, right?

I love the juxtaposition of the words possible and impossible. Maybe because I have a fond memory of the TV show Mission: Impossible. Every time, the mission was accomplished! How brilliant!

Keep that in mind as you go through your week. Nothing is impossible.

Quote of the day from L.P. Jacks;

"The pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, the optimist, the opportunity in every difficulty."

pounce

This morning there was a little tiger waiting for the school bus by the front door of the building. He was ready to pounce! How fun for this little guy to be dressed up in a tiger suit and on his way to school. And how fun for me to witness that little piece of Halloween happiness first thing in the morning.

Quote from Henry Van Dyke;

Be glad of life because it gives you a chance to love and to play and to look up at the stars."

I'd better go buy some candy for stray tigers wandering around the neighborhood!

perplexed

The complexities of the relationships we encounter throughout our lifetimes can be overwhelming. I have complications in several that are puzzling. The calming factor in the perplexity is that I am not alone in this situation. Every person has relationship challenges to attempt to solve, or to let go.

I like to harbor resentment for a time---let those who have offended me suffer ill will in my thoughts for a time. Then I make peace with myself, knowing that karma will bring them few good things for being unkind to me. Is that wicked? Hoping for bad?

Mourning the loss of connection is another challenge. A person wonders whatever happened to the pleasant times in the company of those who are absent from our lives--not dead, of course, that's a whole different loss. But the folks who were once so integral in our lives some times fade away.

My issue has to do with some unrealistic expectations, unkind words, and not being candid with the truth. My friend K told me once, "Why lie when the truth will do?" Another nice woman I know deals with physical & mental challenges by living her motto, "It is what it is."

Deal with it.

Quote from Buddy Hackett;

" Don't carry a grudge, When you're carrying the grudge, the other guy's out dancing."

take care :)

pre-dawn

It's 7:15 a.m. and I'm already done with several of my daily duties. The sun isn't above the horizon yet I've been to the airport, walked a mile with the dog, had 2 cups of coffee, ran the dishwasher, first load of laundry in the dryer, second in the dryer, checked email, and am listening to the Today show news as I go about all of this.

Is it better to have early morning light or a later sunset? It's terribly disappointing to me when we set the clocks back and suddenly it's dark at 5:00p.m. But it's also difficult to be enthusiastic in the morning when it's pitch dark! Which do you prefer?

It must be my Scandinavian heritage nudging me toward the light. The time we spent in Norway with the long daylight hours was great. I'm not good with time changes during travel, so when I woke at 4 a.m. in Oslo I went out for a run because it was light outside! (Maybe I'd start running again of it were light early here!) In the evening we'd be out and about til 10:30 or so thinking it was around 8:00p.m. What fun.

Quote of the day from Martha Washington;

" The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our mental disposition and not on our circumstances."

take care!