Second time at the pool, more exercises.  My leg still hurts, but only to walk on and it's more...localized. 

Tomorrow evening, it's supposed to start snowing again.  My co-workers and I were discussing calling out of work.  I think most of us will stay home.  After work, I'll do some grocery shopping, so I'll have supplies....

Oh, and here's at one something in the morning...

I still haven't gotten my fair share of sleep, but I made it into work and actually felt ok when I saw my manager.  I even was able to stand around and listen to her bitch to our lead about previous unit practices the former managers did...or rather, did not take care of.  Poor A., he's trying to convince her to go slow with changes and not worry about upper management et al, because it'll only stress her out and she's already freaking out as it is.  Heck, I even gave her a hug, later in the day.

Ativan.  Gotta love it!

It's supposed to snow heavily over the weekend.  A good time to sleep in, though I would like to go to the pool to work on the hip/thigh and get some heat.  Fortunately, I should be able to go into the water on Monday, when I have an appointment with Debbie.

My manager is now a trigger for my anxiety....  She just hangs around J. so much and she doesn't keep her voice down.  And she "teases" me, or so J. tells me, when she tells me to stop reading my paper or that I'm leaving too early.

I had to take another Ativan tonight, just so I can calm down and maybe get some sleep.  I already threw up about it...

I'm going to have to talk to her about things.  I don't want to keep her away from J., but I wish that she'd at least phone her or call her into her office if she wants to talk to J. for a long period of time, instead of sitting in the aisle and chit-chatting.

G-d, why do I even have to think about shit like this?  Why can't I ignore people the way I want to?  And why does my boss have to be so needy?

Yoinked from alephz  :

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American Woman by The Guess Who.  :-)

I slept poorly for the reasons listed in my last post.  I tried to oversleep, but the most I could manage was lying in until ten of six.  I'm proud to say that the cats could not do more than make me toss and turn, despite their pleas for me to get up...

Anyway, I went into work late and shaky as heck.  Took my temperature when I got there and lo...I was running a fever.

At that, I chucked it up as a bad day, wrote out a slip for my boss, and left.  I did tell her that I was annoyed by her talking to J. for most of the day yesterday, and for her part, she apologized and asked me to let her know when it bothered me again...so that got sorted out.  Sigh.

Thinking that some of the shakiness was from hunger, I ate a big breakfast at Perkins.  Didn't help the shakiness, but at least I was fed.

Anyway, I'm home and I got a long nap in this morning.  I'm gonna have a snack and go back to bed.

BTW, if I could take a picture without waking him, I would.  My sleeping boy kitty is on his back, little paws in the air and all.  His mouth is slightly open and one fang is outside his little mouth.  So...adorable!

So my manager decides that she is bored today and that she'll talk to J. .....for what seems like hours.  I managed to control myself, barely, but tomorrow I'll have to remind her of my discussion with her about noise and that what she was doing was just as bad.  And that if she is bored, there's the new people just out of class that would be happy to have her near them to answer their questions...

Oh, and I am being a woman today.  I'm sure that isn't helping...

So I went to the pool today.  I thought that the trainer would start me on the machines, but we both agreed that I'd be better served working out in the water.  This afternoon, she had me work on the legs/lower back.  Next Monday, she'll show me the upper body workout.

I looked at the schedule and there's some water classes at six thirty later on in the week I might join in on, so I can learn some things to do on my own.

I have to admit, my hip doesn't hurt as much now as it did earlier today.

Well, I've been busy.  I did a lot of sleeping in, but I also took my parents with me to LaZBoy, and I purchased one.  The fabric is "special order" so I won't get it for two months.  I'll deal but it's a wait.  The recliner I finally chose is somewhat smaller than the Atlas, but has the same massage/heat/lumbar support.  The fabric is a blue-gray nubby kind which won't show Dante's fur as much as black would. 

Today, I went to Target and ShopRite for stuff.  Altogether, I'm trying not to think of the money I spent this weekend, even though I'm getting a tax refund...

I had a bit of a scare yesterday.  I could hear the bass of a stereo as I was getting dressed and it set me off.  Fortunately, I already had plans to leave and an extra Ativan in my purse, which I took when I got to my parent's house.  Since then, I haven't "heard"/felt any more bass, so I'm better, but good golly, that was not a fun experience.  What irks me more is that I was planning on cutting down on the amount I'm taking and was already taking half pills since last Thursday....

Did I mention I've started reading again?  I've been taking books out of the library since the beginning of January, though some of them are ones I read before.  It's ok, though I don't remember how most of them ended...and it's like revisiting old friends.  But it's been a long time since I've been to the library, I have to admit...

Oh, and I started watching Asian movies on MyShoju.com.  English subtitles and not very big screens, but I can follow and have fun watching.

Computer at work was down for half a day today, not even the internet was working.  I ended up snagging a book to read, then walking over to the South Building where J. was teaching and spent an hour there.  I think it's been agreed that I'm going there tomorrow to "babysit", because J. won't be there to teach and no one is expecting B. to show up...and they need someone there so they don't have to come over and say...work.  For the most part, I'm cool with that, I can bring a couple of books with me and some movies and we can close the door for privacy's sake.

Did I say I filed my taxes already?  'Cause I did.  Made a goof with my social, but Turbo Tax let me re-file it.  Yay.

Let's see.  Took the cushion cover to the laundry for dry cleaning yesterday.  Today, I went to Aqua Rehab and signed up for a year of gym and the pool.  40 bucks a month, but it includes all the classes and equipment.  I also did my laundry, though I didn't put it away.

Mmm.  I'm also putting up with some serious hip/thigh/calf pain.  It doesn't hurt to sit, but my G-d, to stand on my right leg...hurts.  I took a bunch of Ibuprofen and stuck a therma care patch on my ass, where it hurts the most, but I'll be glad to go to the pool...or the jacuzzi.  And they've got steam rooms....yesssss.

Two more things crossed off my list.  Made my 7 grain (rice and bean mix) for breakfast for the week.  And I took the sofa seat cushions to Sumerdale for them to replace the foam.  Two hours and a hundred and seventy something dollars later ~ done.

And frankly, it feels so much better.  It looks better, too, than the SRSLY dip in the middle.  I feel that I can sleep on my sofa if I need to...

I've been researching new mattresses, too.  It's time for a replacement.  I don't think I want Tempur-Pedic, but I've been reading good things about Latex mattresses...  So many things to look at.

Took out the trash, vacuumed, took in the other frames to get new lenses put in, found a laundry that would dry clean my red sofa cover (so I can finally put it in storage), and got kitty litter.  Turned in my credit card receipt for the glasses for reimbursement.

Things to do: taxes, change kitty litter and clean new box to take back to Pet Smart, call AFC and sign up for the Gym.

I spent the weekend hanging out with C., who I felt was in the dumps (money and man issues).  I had coupons, so we ate out for dinner yesterday and today, and both dinners were extremely satisfying.  We got a lot of talking done, which is good.

Anyway, things settled on are that she's going to borrow her father's wheelchair so we can "walk" at Franklin Mills Mall.  I'll push her when she gets too hurt to walk.  But at least we'll both be active.

Second, she's looking for homes in or around Lancaster, near the turnpike/Regional Rail.  She wants to move out her current apartment, since they are giving her grief about updating it (it's been tens years since she moved in and they won't replace the carpet or paint the walls) and she thinks she'll have a steady relationship with one of the new men in her life.

Third, we were looking at recliners and sofas.  She found a sectional recliner sofa at American Signature Furniture that she adores and we both found a recliner at La-Z-Boy that has all the bells and whistles.  It's very expensive though, so I'm a little iffy about it. 

But I've figured that what I'll do is reconfigure my desk, get two new chairs, and new foam put into the seat cushions of my current sofa.  I'd just need a couple of end tables and lamps for the living room and I'd be set for furniture for there...

On Hulu, it's one of the newest documentaries.  I think it was made in 2004/2005.  Interesting watching the cosplay segment, I even saw a character from Kinnikuman (Akuma Shogun), that I wasn't expecting...

More specifically, thank you, Topless Robot, for scouring the internets for the worst slashfic...ever.

Ever, ever.

Other than eating and using the facilities, I pretty much plan on remaining in bed today.  My back is nearly back to normal and I can move nearly pain free, but I need to make sure.

Things to do when I get up again:  Grocery shopping, setting up the old litter box (kittygirl had a deliberate accident on one of the paper bags in the living room, which tells me she does NOT want the automatic litterbox), and cleaning the new one so I can return it to Petsmart.  Oh, and vacuuming.

I did get all and I mean ALL my laundry done and put away yesterday, including the sheets, blankets and bath mats.  Go me.

From kayay 

In memory of family and friends who have lost the battle with cancer; and in support of the ones who continue to conquer it! Post this on your LJ if you know someone who has or had cancer. 93% won't copy and paste this. Will you?

I never knew my mother's Mom, since she died of breast cancer a year after I was born. I sincerely believe that if she had lived, my Mom would have been a different person today and just maybe, me too...

So BJ gave me a couple of souped-up Ibuprofen for my back, 'cause she has the same issue. J. will get S. to bring over some of her painkillers to leave with me. It helped a lot, though I did make myself get up to walk around every time the heating/massaging pad shut off automatically. I also plan on calling Aquafitness back to set up an appointment to look at the pool/gym.

I'm doing OK at work, the CSR's have been fairly quiet and I've got the ionizer at the second setting. J. comes back next week from training and we were just talking about how she can't wait.

I'll be happy for the weekend...three day with MLK holiday.

Oh, and I think I have an idea for a new set up for my living room. I want a loveseat recliner and two small club chairs, and to rearrange the desk and maybe the coffee table. I've been listening to jazz and big band music and have an idea for a theme for black and teal blue retro look...

Is still a mass of hurt. I can barely thrust myself out of bed (seriously, it's like I'm throwing my legs out of bed and hoping the rest of my body has the strength to follow). I can walk when I am upright, though, which gives me hope.

Spoke to Mom and C. Both advocate bed rest, heat and asprin (Mom) and Advil (C.).

Spasm, actually. Oh, shit.

I MUST remember not to ever try to sleep in again. Lying down so much aggravates it.