ZombieKitten said:

Osteoarthritis in back and knees My kid has been given a date for his tonsillectomy - June 7. Tomorrow I'm going to Tasmania. Insanity workout.

How are you liking Insanity? I did a few days of it earlier in the year and it was tough! I wish I could've stuck with it to see what kind of results I'd get, but I ended up getting bronchitis and never went back to it once I got better again I should try it again

Getting a massage today.

Tittypants said:

These days I am in great preparation for something that I have thoroughly been waiting for. I've been working my ass off to make it happen & It's finally is going to happen really soon. I can't wait!! I shiver @ the thought alone. Bliss takes over me body.

But other than that, I've just been sore & busy from work.

I hope all of you have been okay!

Stopped taking steroids for my RA. In the process lost seven pounds. Then got an impacted wisdom tooth so I have been surviving on a pretty much liquid diet which sucks but I lost another five pounds.

Considering going to grad school, working on playing bass/learning to read music so I can play what I want. Boss wants to send me to Puerto Rico for work. Saw all 3 kids this weekend.

Not a completely sucky life right now.

Stymie said:

Stopped taking steroids for my RA. In the process lost seven pounds. Then got an impacted wisdom tooth so I have been surviving on a pretty much liquid diet which sucks but I lost another five pounds.

Considering going to grad school, working on playing bass/learning to read music so I can play what I want. Boss wants to send me to Puerto Rico for work. Saw all 3 kids this weekend.

Not a completely sucky life right now.

Feel better.

kewlschool said:

Stymie said:

Stopped taking steroids for my RA. In the process lost seven pounds. Then got an impacted wisdom tooth so I have been surviving on a pretty much liquid diet which sucks but I lost another five pounds.

Considering going to grad school, working on playing bass/learning to read music so I can play what I want. Boss wants to send me to Puerto Rico for work. Saw all 3 kids this weekend.

Not a completely sucky life right now.

Feel better.

Thank you.

Sucks I can't have any BBQ today.

LionsAndTigers said:

Since giving up the "purpleunderground" moniker about ten years ago here, I moved from Denver to Albuquerque in 2003 in order to teach school. This came after many years as a professional DJ, acupuncturist, and owning a healing arts center in the nineties. After moving to Albuquerque, however, my life became somewhat "lifeless" - go figure - and I felt a huge void in my life. Everything from my former life or lifestyle was gone, including my friends, sense of self, and overall happiness.

In recent years, as a teacher, I've had to give up a sense of my true self, and as I approached 40, I found it harder and harder to meet new people, let alone tolerate some of the bullshit and small minds (and I'm not talking students). Things were going "okay" - but my life was just a dull routine. Then, in 2011, I was diagnosed with stage III lymphoma but managed to still maintain my schedule teaching school because I did treatments during my extended breaks and summer vacations. I dropped doing a lot of everything, including time connecting on the Org and facebook, just because I didn't have the energy to invest, physically, mentally, or emotionally. With the recovery, I thought I was on a fast track, but then, in October of this year, I suffered a cardiac arrest brought on by the meds I was taking.

These days, now, I have given-up teaching, moved back to Denver (primarily for treatment and physical therapy), and seem to be doing alright. It took moving back to my roots, stopping teaching (which, honestly, I loathed), and am trying to live a relatively stress-free life now. For work and insurance, I work as a simple barista. Sure, it's a far cry from what my Master's degree in education supports, but - for now - it is helping me stay healthy... with my goal of health and happiness. THAT'S what's happening with me these days.

I've just discovered HI-CHEWs candy. It's a cross between gum and starburst. Basically more flavor (not stronger though) and last longer like gum.

Off from work today, enjoying the end of a 5-day Memorial Day weekend.

Walked in a Memorial Day Parade with the kids from my church yesterday...

Planning to work hard, but going to see Bilal, Bruno Mars, Sheila E, and possibly Larry Graham this summer...

Trying to enjoy life and make the best of it.