Gardening, music, life with MS
“Happiness is a Warm Gun,” by John Lennon * Pharrell Williams asks us, “What does Happiness Mean to you” I bring this up because I saw an interview with Goldie Hawn, who is well known for exuding happiness, positivity and joy. When asked about this, her answer really struck me. She responded by saying that […]
This week I went to see an Orthopedic doctor, Dr. Bradley Stovall, from Ortho Virginia, recommended by my primary physician. I read his reviews and they were pretty bad. Overall stating that he was very brusque, didn’t listen and was eager to give a shot of steroids. To be fair there was a few stating […]
Last week we took an unplanned trip to NY before our trip North for Christmas. I didn’t really want to go since we would be going in a few weeks. Pete wanted to visit his mother, he hadn’t seen since last Christmas. She is 86, though you would never know it. She is in better […]
In October we drove to the house in N. Carolina for a week. This was a work trip. We hung the new curtains on the sliding glass doors. I’m not thrilled with the color, I thought they were a light tan, (which was the description), and they ended up being more of a gold. The […]
I was happy to record 144.2 lbs. for this month. That was until I had my 6 month check in with my neurologist two days ago. Their scale said 149! I was fully clothed with sneakers but at the most that would have added maybe 3 lbs. So I’m not that happy, but its expected […]
‘I’m speaking about a stiff neck. This time it started on Monday, just the usual “crick” that I get. I think its from playing games on my iPad and laptop. Tuesday I woke up feeling alot worse. The pain was constant and going down my right shoulder, hard to lift my arm with searing pain […]
I have been receiving my Long Term Disability since May 14, 1997, I was 38 years old. At the time I was working as an Executive Assistant at The Mearl Corporation, in Peekskill, NY. I was unaware at the time that my benefits included Long Term Disability. Lucky for me that I was covered. Who […]
I had my yearly physical last week and my weight was 147, fully clothed and with sneakers on. I weighed myself on my scale naked and my weight was 145.8. I’m settling on 146. Not great.
This week I took another class at The Cultural Art Center at Glen Allen, “Mandala Drawing.” We were given a rock that was painted a flat black, and a tool set and acrylic paints. It was simply creating a pattern, repeating in a specific color combination and adding embellishments. I will continue to make them […]
Ever since I can remember I’ve had a deep appreciation for nature. I had to be outside. As a child, with woods in the front and back yards, I was always playing and collecting found things, (rocks). I had no fear of swimming in ponds or lakes. Free time meant taking a bucket and heading […]