I'm Tired

I'm afraid I am still writing from an abyss of depression. I haven't fallen completely in, but I am clinging to the wall about halfway down. I'm experiencing increased head pain, fatigue, and nausea overall - which could also be from my birth control or maybe I'm anemic again... I got some blood drawn yesterday so we'll see if it shows anything. But besides the head pain, I just have no motivation whatsoever. I watch tv and read all day to distract myself, am trying to keep up with my hiking, but waking in pain nearly every day isn't making it easy. Since I posted a chart a few months ago showing my frequency of exercise, I might try to make it a regular thing. Here's the last update I downloaded:

but I've unfortunately fallen off a bit since then.

Next week I have a uterine bibopsy to make sure nothing hinky is going on in there since the iud install. I don't enjoy having a doctor all up in my looky loo but I do look forward to receiving the good news that all is well in my endometrium.

I've also had this nagging cough for months, it waxes and wanes and is most likely due to all the pot smoking I do, but I don't have an alternative pain management, so I've kind of let my lungs deteriorate. I just need to take a week off and suffer, but that's really an awful prospect when I'm already depressed and struggling.

However, there are Good Things. I just ate a really nice bowl of hearty chili mixed with a mashed sweet potato. I got to go to the fungus fair for my birthday, that was some mycological fun. My doc said she's going to refer me for in-home physical therapy. A neighbor lady who works at the food bank has been bringing us leftovers after distribution, like pounds and pounds of oyster mushrooms, kale, potatoes and carrots. I'm only halfway through the massive amount of strawberries she gave us toward the end of summer. My freezer is full and it makes mealtimes so much easier. I've been making more of an effort to be of the world, whether online or in real life, and it's paying off. I've found some facebook groups I enjoy being a part of, and have actually made some new friends.

So things are rough, but there are silver linings.


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Gauging

Like a lot of people, this last year left me feeling pummeled.

After the election, I let myself wallow. Now I've got to figure out how to move forward. I've got to find some peace with my fear.

As usual, exercise keeps me tethered. I've got routines I keep and I can gauge how well I'm doing by how well I've kept to them and while I've lost some threads, exercise and brushing my teeth remain constant, so I'm still on this side of ok.

Trying to be more social during the holidays has blown up in my face. I'm constantly torn between wanting to be with people and needing to protect myself from them.

If I don't hit publish on this half-formed post, who knows when I'll come back to finish it, so

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