Archive for October 2-8, 2000Musings of My Mind
Sunday, October 8, 2000
More Activities
The good news is that my back and cold are much better!! Yes, I'm a happy camper, indeed. The bad news is that I'm not able to take full advantage of feeling better by going fishing or anything cuz I can't over-do it and screw my back up again. I'm sure I'm not all the way through this thing yet but it feels so much better today!! It is a real relief to not have as much pain as I have been having-- a huge relief.
I went out earlier today to the beauty supply store to buy some shampoo and conditioner and because I had to stand on line for so long, I came home and threw myself on the icepack immediately-- Brian didn't have to remind me! A little while ago he went to the grocery store to do the weekly pick-up for me-- saved my back again!!
News of the Day
Barbara and Bob Thompson are back from their little vacation to the Northeast-- refresh and relaxed.
Sue and Bill Spoelhof have found an apartment in Bauru and have their possessions being released by the customs people in Brazil. They are starting to get into the habit of sending a weekly update to their journal and, if you're interested, you can find it here.
Christmas is well under-way at this Bilbrey house-- Brian and I have found a few more presents through the JC Penney BIG Gift Book and the order has been placed. We've got more than 2/3 of our shopping done already!!
Grammy called earlier to thank Brian for cooking her dinner last night-- she's having leftovers tonight which is what reminded her. I spoke with her, too-- I'm really sorry to have missed that dinner. She's such a sweetie!!
I guess that's all for now-- maybe more if something else happens but, thanks for stopping by in the meantime.
Have a good night!
Saturday, October 7, 2000
(Continued Update at 9:20am)Full Update
I'm going to give you a full update on what happened with my back, my cold and eventually, my work activity on Thursday and Friday but it is going to be in bits-n-pieces. I really can't sit at the computer for more than a half-hour at a time so bear with me.
Health:
On Thursday afternoon, I went to the chiropractor and, instead of using cold or icepacks with the electrode-stimulation, he used heat. Then, when I got home, because of my cold I layed down and took a short nap. When I awoke from my nap, I couldn't bend again. My back was worse again! Of course, it didn't occur to me until yesterday but I layed flat on the futon-- I didn't have my legs up at an angle like I am supposed to do when I sleep. Big Mistake!Friday morning when I woke up, not only could I barely stand by myself (after an hour on the icepack, I was able to stand with Brian's help!!), I couldn't breathe through my nose at all, my cold had turned runny and sneezy and I could tell I wasn't going anywhere. I called our admin, Nina and told her that I wouldn't be able to attend the off-site that day. I really wanted to go, too-- but I also would've preferred to be able to walk to the door of the restaurant for lunch. In my condition at that time, I wouldn't have been able to do something that simple!!
By mid-afternoon, my cold symptoms were the same but the sneezing worsened for awhile. I had determined earlier in the morning that the Tavist-D that I had taken that morning wasn't doing anything to help my nose so I called Brian and asked him to pick up some DayQuil and NyQuil on his way home from work. When he got home, I took the DayQuil and laid down for a nap with my knees elevated by three bed pillows. When I awoke, my back felt a bit better and so did my cold. I continued to sneeze through the afternoon and evening but by the time I took the NyQuil, I had stopped sneezing-- finally!!
This morning (Saturday) when I awoke, my back was much better. Its a long way from perfect but I can move without help and, as long as I stay on the ice for 20 minutes out of every hour, I'm able to move fairly easily. If I stay on the ice longer than 20 minutes its not a problem but I really can't go more than 40 without a lot of pain and stiffness settling into my back.
My cold appears to be the same as far as a stuffy/runny nose. I haven't developed a cought-- yet-- and hopefully I won't but, I definitely should not be going to Grammy's tonight. Brian and I were going to go and cook dinner for Grammy but I think he should just go by himself. I don't want to give her my cold and, even though I may not be contagious, I won't be any fun to be around with me blowing my nose every two minutes!
Work:
My director and I were finally able to get together about the agreement that I thought was being used incorrectly for the type of deal that was being made. She agreed with me and suggested we send it off to the VP of Sales for the US, the AVP for the area (John, my regular AVP) and the VP of Channel Sales. Hopefully by Monday, we'll have an answer on what to do to proceed to getting the customer signed. The sales rep is seeing us as trying to stop the deal which is incorrect-- we're trying to make sure that the deal goes forward on paper that we can all live with in the long run. It is going to be an agreement that last for two years so we'll need to make sure that it has the terms and conditions that we can live with for those two years!Entertainment:
None . . . Nada . . . Zip. I've rediscovered that there is nothing on television worth watching during the day and night time isn't a whole lot better. I'm hoping that my back starts being better soon so I can at least work on my Christmas ornaments-- its getting late!! Anyway, I've watched a bunch of stupid movies over the last couple of days and it appears that I'm set for more over the course of today and tomorrow. I'm going to try to read a couple of the books that I've got around the house-- maybe they can hold my interest.I'm going to run for now but, I'll try to put something else up later. Again, thanks for the notes and well wishes-- it is appreciated!!
More to come . . . gotta go get on the ice.
Friday, October 6, 2000On the Mend
Compared to the way that I was when I got up this morning, I'm on the mend indeed. More to come tomorrow but I am starting to feel better. Thanks for the emails and "Get Well" wishes.
More tomorrow . . .
Thursday, October 5, 2000No Post Tonight
Sorry but, between my back and my cold, I'm in no condition to write anything tonight. We'll shoot for tomorrow, eh? Maybe I'll feel better then.
Wednesday, October 4, 2000Spooked!!
Okay, so like Brian is here ALL THE TIME and the one night that he chooses to go to the SVLUG meeting (for a change!) and some guy comes to the door! I'm spooked!! I didn't hear the guy go down the stairs and he didn't seem to believe that I wasn't the person he was looking for so I have to just sit and wonder if he's going to come crashing through the door . . .
This is why I write fiction . . . this is the way that my brain works . . . aren't you glad you are not me and/or are not married to me? I have a wild imagination when it comes to things that make good mystery plots . . . Oh, argh-- when will Brian be home?!?!?!?
Other things . . .
My back is getting better but, because my chiropractor is out of the office on Fridays, I'm going to go back tomorrow. I think it would be better quicker and frankly, if it feels better faster, I'd be all the happier for it! I'm supposed to be attending an off-site with my department on Friday and Saturday this weekend but, if it doesn't get better by a lot by then, I won't be able to do half of the stuff that they'll be able to do!! Bummer!!
Anyway, my back does feel better but, the bad news is (are you paying attention, Jan-- here's some bad news!!) that I'm catching a cold. I swear, I am a walking accident waiting for a place to happen!! If it isn't one thing, its another-- by now, you've noticed that, I'm sure! Yeesh!! I don't know that I'll ever be able to catch a break!!
And Speaking of Jan . . .
This from him today:
broccolli ....See what I mean? All tooooooo literal!! ;>)
broccoli n. brassica with greenish flower-heads. [Italian]Being a Dutchgirl may have something to do with it. An Italiangirl wouldn't have that problem.
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Tonight is How To night on PBS-- I haven't checked the local listing to see if its on but, hopefully, it is. I'm going to sneeze my way through the evening, cuddled up to my icepack and see if I can't catch pneumonia. Take care and have a nice evening . . .
Tuesday, October 3, 2000Short Day
Well, without making this into another trainwreck, let me just say that I had a short day at the office. I had a contract to pick up and ask some questions about it before being able to leave work but, I came home by about 10am and have been on-n-off (according to prescription) of my icepack all day. The good news is that my back does feel better. There is no bad news so don't look for any, okay, Jan? (Has anyone else noticed literal he is when reading your updates? Yeesh!! ;>) )
I was here when the cleaning people came-- Albert is a friend of Brian's whom I've never had the pleasure of meeting until today! His sister, Peggy, cleans with him and I got to meet her, too. It was nice to be able to put a face to a name after all of these months. Later this afternoon, I worked on the agreement that I went into the office to get; I feel better cuz its "this close" to being ready to send to the client. I also managed to fall asleep with an icepack under my body which I find totally amazing!
Family
I've been emailing, as you know, with my cousin Barb for some time now-- my cousin, Cherie, has also been in contact via email and it is nice to have them stopping by my website to view the travel pictures and see how we're doing. It seems peculiar to me that some people just don't understand what the word "Family" means-- it doesn't have anything to do with the relationship you have with a relative by birth order or marriage as much as a sense of belonging with each other. To me, you aren't born into a family as much as you make one-- I consider my friends to be as much of family to me as my sisters. The reason I feel that way is because I have chosen to make them a part of my life and consider it important to keep in touch with them and what they are doing at their jobs, in their families, and in their lives.
I wish all people understood that.
Welcome to the website, Cherie & Barb-- stop by anytime along with all of the other friends and family that drop by the Bilbrey Patio Farm from time-to-time.
Enough!
Okay, that said, dinner is in the oven and I need to nuke the potatoes and steam the broccolli-- why can't I ever remember how to spell that word?
Have a good one, ya'll!!
Monday, October 2, 2000Again, from the top!
Okay so I'm beat! Man, it has been a long, tiring day today. My first meeting was cancelled but that's okay cuz the second meeting made up for it-- it went a half hour longer than it was scheduled to go. That is hard to sit through!! People are clamoring for documents that I can't get to them cuz my hands are tied while I wait on the powers that be to create documents and invent new ways of doing things. Ah, yes, its the beginning of a fresh and shiny new quarter! Fiscal year end quarter to be exact and, it was crazy for me last year so it should be worse this year-- I can't wait!! ;>)
Chiropractic Adventures
So, the back isn't a whole lot better-- at times, it feels like its worse. The Bone Cracker has decided that we need to try some new things so tonight I start ice packs alternating with heat-- I'm thrilled. NOT!!
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Obviously, this is a short post-- can't hide it from ya so there's no point in trying. The Boys, our housekeepers, are coming tomorrow and I've got to pick stuff up around here just a bit. Brian's already done quite a bit but there's some stuff he can't do. Plus, I'm moving slowly so that is always interesting, too.
Take care and have a great evening-- watch out for the low ones!
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