Saturday, February 24, 2018

Theories & Anticipation


Sooo, I think I may have a possible reason for my neck pain.  I had a theory yesterday that maybe it's from the car wreck that the hubby and I were involved in, about a year and a half ago, where some idiot rammed us from behind, while we were stopped at a stoplight, and he obviously wasn't paying attention.  We went to the ER that day, both got diagnosed with whiplash, but other than a slight headache and soreness, that was the end of it at the time.  But I wonder if it's possible that injuries like that can lay dormant for a certain amount of time and then randomly pop back up in this way?  My head was thrown back in laughter when the car hit us and I remember my neck being abruptly jolted forward, so I think it's highly possible that this pain could have originated from that incident.  Ugh, I dunno.

I just wish it would magically get better before we have to meet my mother-in-law and family friend (Reno) for a dinner date tonight.  We invited them a week ago, when we ate at the restaurant and had the idea that the two of them would like the place also.  It's just going to be annoying, having to pretend that I'm not in so much pain.  That slightly-hunched-over position of eating irritates my neck so much more, which makes the process of eating somewhat difficult.

Thursday, February 22, 2018

One Step Forward, Three Steps Back


Ahhhh.  So I now have this thing that I call my nightly "TENS Time," which is where I recline on our couch with my favorite TENS unit, just enjoying the feeling of electrotherapy on the back of my shoulders (since I can't put it directly on my neck).  I ended up re-injuring my neck last night, when I spotted a spider on the wall, yelling for Jacques to come smash it with a shoe, and then he proceeded to chase me around the house with it (knowing full-well that I haaaate spiders), where I ended up slipping on the carpet and hitting my head on the floor.  Obviously, it wasn't a serious hit, but it still did enough damage to set me back about 3 days, healing-wise.  Ugh, so frustrating!

Other than dealing with the severe pain once again, my day was pretty typical.  Except that I took the morning off to work on collecting some bounty contracts in SWTOR, since it's "bounty contract week" and I just now realized that there are some customized dyes available via collecting a certain amount of contracts.  I never really got into this event previously, doing one or two contracts and immediately selling them, because they were in high demand from other players.  But now I need 50 of them, and I think I'm up to about 8 so far.  I most likely will not get all 50 of them this week, so I'll have to wait for the next time this event pops up.

Anyway... I'm going to leave it at that for tonight because I want to fully enjoy my time with the TENS unit. 💜

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Mid-Week Humdrum


Still trying to wrap my head around the whole grandmother thing from yesterday.  Haha.  People already never believe that I'm actually 34, now I can only imagine that look of shock deepening when I tell them I'm a grandmother also.  It's probably the same look that's been on my face ever since yesterday morning.  My brother's having fun with it though, as he says that I cannot call him old, since I'm now a grandma. 😝  (I'll still say he's old.)

So I'm off to a great start on my reading challenge this year, as I've now finished 7 books and it's not even March yet!  Though I hate this part because I don't know what to start next... I've fully completed the Odd Thomas series so there's not another book to immediately start reading.  This is why I like using B&N Readouts as one of my books because they do the choosing for me, each month.  And if it's a really good one, I look forward to reading that chapter or two every morning.  Although I do have some books already "on deck" so I'll probably just end up choosing something from there, leftover from old reading prompts that I didn't get done for last year's challenge.  I should probably do that, at least before starting anything new, just to finish up loose ends.  I am determined to get through all 30 books this time!

That's about all for today, nothing else really special to report.  Until tomorrow! 😉

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

I'm a... Grandmother?!


Sooo, I guess the most exciting news I have for today is... I'm a 34-year-old [step] grandmother. 😳 Haha.  I have no idea what to do with that.  Seriously.  It sounds so... weird.  In other words, I was just informed that the hubby's daughter had her baby this morning.  It's a boy, whom they named Dean Gentry. ("Dean" inspired by Supernatural, I think, since I know she's a big fan of the show.)  Hopefully, she will get over herself enough one day, to bring the kid by our house, so that her dad can at least meet him once.  It's a complicated situation, but at least he's being supportive, because it's not the kid's fault who his parents are.

All these babies being born within the past week kind of makes me think that it will never happen for me.  And even if it does... now his/her uncle will be older.  That's just... weird, also.  Haha.  Oh, this perplexing life I lead. 😵

Monday, February 19, 2018

New Fridge + Mom's Birthday + Left Out


Whew, so today has been pretty busy.  We started out the day sleeping in until around 9:00am.  The hubby wanted to go to the gun range today (actually, yesterday but my neck was hurting too much) but decided instead that we needed to go looking for a new refrigerator, since ours is on its way out, as it is not pushing cold air as it should be.  It'd take a few hundred bucks to fix it, but we just decided to upgrade the whole thing instead.  Six years ago, we settled for that fridge, instead of getting what we really wanted, because we were not as financially stable back then.

So after a visit to The Home Depot and Lowe's, we ended up getting our new fridge at Best Buy, a 28 cubic feet GE model in black slate.  They didn't have it available for delivery until March 8th though, so I have to wait as patiently as I can for the next three weeks.  I can't wait to see it in our kitchen!

Sunday, February 18, 2018

Just Tell Me It's Over Already


So today has been a day of escaping the reality of my life... completely.  Whether that is through reading, playing SWTOR (I'm currently working on leveling my Jedi Knight) or just randomly staring into space, while I try to give myself a neck rub, the best that I can, because the husband won't help me whatsoever. (so much for that "in sickness" BS, huh?)  This whole neck thing is really annoying me.  It was especially difficult last night, attempting to pretend like nothing was bothering me, while we had the company over for dinner.  But alas, I am pretty much an expert at that.

Saturday, February 17, 2018

A Pain in the Neck... Literally


Today has been... exhausting, to be honest.  First off, we didn't get home last night from the movie until around 1:20am, then stayed up a little bit longer so that Guinness could have some time out of his crate because it was Dozer's turn upstairs.  So it was at least 2am before I finally got to sleep.  I woke up around 7am, but didn't get out of bed until about 8:45am.  But that's not even the reason I've been so tired today.

See, yesterday afternoon, my neck started hurting, just a little at first and gradually getting worse throughout the day.  I had an upset stomach for about an hour before we headed out to dinner, considered canceling the whole night, but luckily, it got out of my system and I didn't have any more problems.  So I get up this morning, with the intention of cleaning up the house a bit, in preparation for my mother-in-law coming over for dinner tonight... yet my neck is killing me, worse than yesterday.  It feels like I have a constant weight on my shoulders, and I'm having to struggle to keep my head up, pushing against all that pressure.  Ugh.  It's not a pleasant feeling, and it completely drained my energy, after only a few minutes of cleaning.  I took a few breaks, but I was determined to at least get the important things done before I quit for the day.  Hopefully the pain will end up going away on its own though, because I really don't think it's serious enough to have to go to the doctor.

Anyway, we're trying out a new recipe for the Instant Pot today, Slow-Cook Cajun Beef and Grits and it's been cooking since about noon.  With all the cleaning and other things on my mind, I completely forgot to eat lunch at all, so I'm pretty starving right now...
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