Dec 16: Just regular stuff
Hi there, all! So sorry about missing last week. I often compose literary masterpieces in my head, especially while driving, but then don't remember to sign on and actually put them in here.
So, updates. The top one on my mind is that yes, I seem to be gluten-sensitive. Initially when I started back to eating normally there didn't seem to any change, but as the last week went on my congestion got worse and worse. My ear and throat hurt, and it got really bad yesterday. So, I stopped again yesterday and felt better this morning. My thought is that I can have some, but I really went to town on eating wheat on Friday, so it must have really tipped me over the edge. Cereal, pizza and pasta definitely was too much. Took Mom out for her birthday at a pizza place in Doylestown that actually does gluten-free pizza, which might drastically increase my visits there! So, I'm going back to being strict for a few days and then will see how much I can add in, slowly, and see if I can tolerate some every day. The other possibility is yeast, which would make it slightly easier. At least then I could eat more things, including Chinese food (soy sauce has gluten in it!). After a discussion with Joanne's husband John about their use of dogs and cats, however, that doesn't sound too appealing.
Work is going along the same. It seems to be OK with them for me to stay doing the three days a week for the next couple of months, which is good. I do seem to be slowly improving, when I get home I rest for a couple hours and then can do a few things before going to bed. Still getting over the sinus infection, I may extend the antibiotics for another week to be sure it's gone.
House still seems to be a constant wreck. Just when I get some stuff coped with there seems to be another influx. Of course, now it's Christmas stuff. I've done very little decorating this year. The prospect of not only finding it, but bringing it from the garage down, finding a place for it and then hauling it back up to the garage and packing it away again just seems too much to cope with right now. And how can one person actually generate all this paperwork? There is just a steady stream of papers and stuff that has to be dealt with.
Leaves are all neatly bagged, but in the garage. Another round of collection has lead to there being more than 30 bags. I keep calling the Boro to find out when to put them out, and was supposed to get them out for tomorrow, but the high winds are making it doubtful that it would be a good idea, so they are still in the garage.
Well, off to bed. Thanks for checking in! Laurie
So, updates. The top one on my mind is that yes, I seem to be gluten-sensitive. Initially when I started back to eating normally there didn't seem to any change, but as the last week went on my congestion got worse and worse. My ear and throat hurt, and it got really bad yesterday. So, I stopped again yesterday and felt better this morning. My thought is that I can have some, but I really went to town on eating wheat on Friday, so it must have really tipped me over the edge. Cereal, pizza and pasta definitely was too much. Took Mom out for her birthday at a pizza place in Doylestown that actually does gluten-free pizza, which might drastically increase my visits there! So, I'm going back to being strict for a few days and then will see how much I can add in, slowly, and see if I can tolerate some every day. The other possibility is yeast, which would make it slightly easier. At least then I could eat more things, including Chinese food (soy sauce has gluten in it!). After a discussion with Joanne's husband John about their use of dogs and cats, however, that doesn't sound too appealing.
Work is going along the same. It seems to be OK with them for me to stay doing the three days a week for the next couple of months, which is good. I do seem to be slowly improving, when I get home I rest for a couple hours and then can do a few things before going to bed. Still getting over the sinus infection, I may extend the antibiotics for another week to be sure it's gone.
House still seems to be a constant wreck. Just when I get some stuff coped with there seems to be another influx. Of course, now it's Christmas stuff. I've done very little decorating this year. The prospect of not only finding it, but bringing it from the garage down, finding a place for it and then hauling it back up to the garage and packing it away again just seems too much to cope with right now. And how can one person actually generate all this paperwork? There is just a steady stream of papers and stuff that has to be dealt with.
Leaves are all neatly bagged, but in the garage. Another round of collection has lead to there being more than 30 bags. I keep calling the Boro to find out when to put them out, and was supposed to get them out for tomorrow, but the high winds are making it doubtful that it would be a good idea, so they are still in the garage.
Well, off to bed. Thanks for checking in! Laurie
posted by Laurie @ 10:26 PM
1 Comments:
At 9:02 PM,
Anonymous said…
Laurie,
glad to hear from you, glad to hear you are seeing an increase in what you can do, and you are doing good with pacing yourself with resting after work before the home chores.
really glad to hear that the work place is willing to still work with you<;]
sorry to hear you are not decorating as much as usual, but you have a great heart and know you are in our thoughts all the time.
Deneen
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