Thanks, and an update

First, thank you for the comments and well wishes. His doctor is running a ton of tests and mentioned things like thyroid, arthritis (RA is an autoimmune disorder!), etc. She's being very thorough and she also took him off his (new-ish) cholesterol medication just in case it was the culprit/ contributing factor.

Yesterday he reported feeling less stressed (I think I mentioned they've changed his responsibilities at work in the event he ends up needing to go out on FMLA), so he has less on his plate there and I think that alone is helping. Yesterday he had to run some supplies over to the Archdale unit since the manager there had forgotten to order to go supplies. T said that made him feel better in a way "Maybe I'm normal and everyone is forgetting stuff!" I told him I was sure there is some truth to that - we are ALL under an incredible amount of stress and just because we are all experiencing it doesn't make it any less real or scary.

For some reason when I go to other people's blogs and want to comment in only says "google account" but won't let me choose me. SO I can't comment on a lot of other folks accounts which I really hate!

I hope you all have a good weekend.

Oh! I was down a pound this week. I'll take it!

Take care.

Change

Well, they sent out the company wide communication regarding our department's re-organization. It said "effective immediately". When my boss left for vacation last week the timing was still TBD. So, the cat is out of the bag. We'll see what happens. I don't expect anything drastic in the short term.

This morning at breakfast T said he didn't remember the details of yesterday afternoon. Y'all, I am scared.

Take care.

Hanging in there

Thanks Paula - I so appreciate your comments! Do you have a blog?

Our new exercise bike arrived! T asked "Did you order this from Ikea?" Lol. Yeah, maximum assembly required. Eh, we'll figure it out.

Here is a picture:

My pictures don't really show a difference, but I can tell you that after drinking a gallon of water (straight water) every day for a week I am feeling a lot less bloated! I also began using a fiber supplement that I really love (it's from a company called Melaleuca) and lets just say I am more regular than I have ever been.

We've figured out a couple of dessert type things for T in the evening to satisfy his sweet tooth (The orange flavored fiber, a cup of pineapple juice, frozen mango. Vanilla protein powder with almond milk, ice, PBFit powder, and then 1 T each of pb and chocolate chips). His diet is getting overhaued as well. And after the doctor visit Monday he is on board. I am back to packing him an afternoon snack and sending a protein shake to work. He may not be making the healthiest choices there, but that's 1 meal a day and he's at least portion controlling.

Take care of yourselves - you only get one body.

Dr visit

My husband's doctor visit yesterday was a mixed bag. The good was we talked about what was going on (brain fog, short term memory issues, and his knees). Yesterday they did an x-ray of his knees (to rule out bursitis) and we have an appointment with mom's ortho for next Monday. She took about a gallon of blood for various tests (including covid antibodies and thyroid).

The not so good: she ran an EKG and he has an enlarged heart. Next week she is doing an ECG to figure out what is going on there. She is also doing a CT scan of his brain to rule out micro strokes and dementia. I'm not gonna lie, I'm concerned. But at least we're getting somewhere.

Please send some good energy our way.

Take care of yourselves.

For the better

Look at me, posting on a Saturday!

Our company bought a bunch of smaller, not doing so great companies. Which would normally make sense but now there are cash flow issues due to that + Corona. The CFO left back in March and I think the board wanted someone more conservative, hence the thing with the CEO. I actually am taking this as a good sign. The re-org will mean some changes to my job I'm sure, just not quite sure what or how. My boss will be the same at least. Not many companies are really hiring right now anyway it seems (at least here), but I'm willing to stick around a while & see how it goes.
I am more concerned about my husband's health issues. I am going with him for his doctor appointment Monday and we'll walk out of there with a plan of action or on the market for a new doctor. She's been blowing this stuff off for months and its only getting worse.

You can read about 75 Hard here if you are interested. I think it has helped me physically - I have cleaned up my diet and I am getting more exercise and water, but its also given me 1) something to focus on and 2) a sense of accomplishment.

Things are not great, but I am feeling a bit more myself at least. I'll take it.

Have a great weekend and take care of yourself.

Happy Friday

I'm not gonna credit drinking a gallon of water with changing my attitude, but I'm sure it helped. They announced the major re-org of our department yesterday (I had advance warning). Oh, did I mention that our CEO was invited to see his way out the door earlier in the week?

And have I mentioned we can now add brain fog to the mysterious leg/ knee pains my husband has been experiencing?

Yeah, TGIF.

Need a change

Y'all, I have been stressed. I don't want to get into all the details, but let's just say I am feeling pretty overwhelmed right now. I need to do something to help me feel like I can control some things, and be successful at some things.

I decided to do 75 Hard. This is more of a mental toughness challenge than a fitness one, although I am quite sure it will improve my health. Again, this is less about the scale and me feeling like I can persevere with some of the stressful stuff in my life right now. 

More to follow.

Yeah, I'm here

 

It's just been stressful. My work, my husband's work, my husband's knee injury, and I just reached a point where it's just been .. too much. I checked out for about a week. I'm scared to get on the scale. I talked to my doctor about getting some medicinal help and I am hopeful that between that and other measures I can get leveled off and back on track.

TGIF

 

Boring title but it's all I got. Weight was up a half pound - we did go out last night so maybe water weight or what I ate or maybe I'm really up. Oh well, that's not bad at all. 

We didn't get much from the hurricane and mom & the boy came through just fine. We have had several thunderstorms this week and the back yard is just super mushy, making mowing pretty difficult.

I'm glad it's nearly the weekend! I've made good progress on my guest room drapes. I'll post pictures when they are done.

Take care!

Hate the new interface

Well blogger put me back to their new template. I really don't like it. Whatcha gonna do?

That was T this morning. To say his work is stressful right now is a massive understatement. I'm doing my best to take care of stuff here so he can unwind as much as possible.

To that end, we bought a hot tub. Because we have a small yard with limited space to actually set one up, we bought a small inflatable one. We got in last night after dinner and it was really nice! I am hoping that will help him relax and help with the stiffness & soreness of standing all day.

My weight has fluctuated some this weekend and I'm still up a pound from Friday, but I lost 2 pounds last week and 1.5 the week before. So my covid 15 is down to the covid 9.

Take care of yourselves. We're expecting to get some bad weather from the hurricane.