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chrysillaAccording to some internet research, but not a doctor so far, my foot-owch symptoms point towards heel
spur and/or plantar fasciitis. On my left food, on the front/left of the heel. B/c another chronic owch in my life is exactly what I needed. *headdesk* Here's one source of info http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0004438/ Its better now than I was mid last week, when I'd be writhing with owch while sitting at the circ desk dangling my feet from the high chair.
I was a little confused by the *how*. Sure, I gained a bunch of weight over the last few months, but I'm also the least active I've been in years. And I've always worn cushy insoles in my docs. And then I realized my foot hurt most when wandering around barefoot on my hard 'wood' floors at home. Which is also typically what I'm standing around on, barefoot, when doing sewing/fabric stuff. So I sustained a foot injury from being at home all the time. *headdesk infinity*
So I guess the main thing I need to look into are arch-friendly bedroom slippers? So far they seem to cost $60 a pair, which is about half of what my docs cost, and that seems silly. I'm usually fine with barefoot, so maybe I'll just pick up some cheap keds, put in the arch insoles, and have them as house shoes. My 15 year old Bass sandals are squishy, but may not be squishy enough.
Sho, now the list is medium depression, anxiety, IBS, allergies, and heelspur. I'm very glad I don't have anything more serious than that, but I'm starting to worry about my bad health luck. Although now I can sleep in the comfort of my own home without pills, and that is very nice.
Actually, my tummy still suffers from yuck almost every week day. Not sure why. Today I went out for dinner break (Monday = too weird for carrying perishable foodstuffs to work) and made a point of *not* eating so much pasta that I felt like I'd explode. I think I took about half of it to go at 5pm, and I'm still not hungry at 9ish. Learning!
Harlon recommended I vary up my lunches more to prevent stomach grouchiness, but that's a lot more cooking than I usually feel like doing at once. I'm a fan of make a really big food thing and split it into many plastic boxes. Tho maybe I could do two weeks of lunches at once, and then not have to cook the following weekend? This will also be easier now that its cool enough to use the oven.
Icing up and elevating the sad foot definitely helps, and as of this weekend I own proper ice packs and insoles with better arch support, so I guess I'll just hope it goes away. Or I can get a pretty cane.
It actually didn't bother me that much at the Cloisters Medieval Faire this weekend, no more than the dull ache I usually have in my feet as of summer. Tho I was pretty tired anyway, and overwhelmed by the crowds. I figured I would make up for my lack of renning at the Cloisters after missing NYRF, but next year I won't make that same error of judgement. Was already planning to skip NYCC b/c I can't deal with crowds, now I am absolutely sure that its the right decision. The Cloisters was really nice in that I saw lots of my friends, but the event itself is now too crowded to be fun for me.
Also, being too uncomfortable to stand at my sewing table meant I had lots of time and energy for beadwork. From Wednesday thru the weekend I finished a bunch of earrings, some repairs or refashioning of pieces for myself, and one bat necklace that ... kinda got away from me. It looks really fun, but I did all the wire wrapping by hand instead of using pre-made eyepins, so the time spent will make it pretty expensive. But I have another of those pendants, and will make another one which is less crazy. And in the long run its good to be practicing wire wrapping again, despite how scratched up my fingertips and nails are ;-)
I ditched improv class on Saturday. Still not sure why, or why I feel guilty. You'd think it would be over not attending the class I paid for, but that's not it. Brain, can we figure this out before I contract another physical malady? OTC meds only make you less helpful. Definitely not signing up for any more classes until I figure out why I suddenly can't stand to attend.
The chantry has also been plagued by flies as of mid last week. Really not fun when your foot hurts on hard 'wood' floors as you chase down insects with a rolled up bead catalog. I still don't mind them as much as roaches tho, phew. None of those in my apartment so far, that's good.
As for sewing, I would still like to make that little velvet jacket if my foot stops torturing me. And make a muslin of it first so I don't frack up a bunch of nice velvet (50% off sale, but still). The pattern pieces have been cut since last Sunday, maybe I'll get to it this week.
Still not writing sitcom episodes. But am writing snippets of ideas and dialog in the small notebook. So the project isn't dead, I'm just having trouble with teh motivation.
Went over last month's finances yesterday, was not as bad as I expected after DragonCon. Am getting better at watching my spending on a weekly basis. This month there will be bead shopping, more carefully budgeted than usual, so NO fabric or pattern shopping, and only clothes shopping if I desperately need pants or orthopedic shoes. If I can motivate myself to get in the habit of pimping my Etsy shop on Twitter I may be able to score some extra income too. Yay.
This week, my plan is mostly to stay home. Either icing my feet, beading, or both. Cooking tonight would be nice b/c it means saving $$ on lunch tomorrow. I hope the fly invasion ends soon, tho.
<3 Chrysilla
spur and/or plantar fasciitis. On my left food, on the front/left of the heel. B/c another chronic owch in my life is exactly what I needed. *headdesk* Here's one source of info http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0004438/ Its better now than I was mid last week, when I'd be writhing with owch while sitting at the circ desk dangling my feet from the high chair.
I was a little confused by the *how*. Sure, I gained a bunch of weight over the last few months, but I'm also the least active I've been in years. And I've always worn cushy insoles in my docs. And then I realized my foot hurt most when wandering around barefoot on my hard 'wood' floors at home. Which is also typically what I'm standing around on, barefoot, when doing sewing/fabric stuff. So I sustained a foot injury from being at home all the time. *headdesk infinity*
So I guess the main thing I need to look into are arch-friendly bedroom slippers? So far they seem to cost $60 a pair, which is about half of what my docs cost, and that seems silly. I'm usually fine with barefoot, so maybe I'll just pick up some cheap keds, put in the arch insoles, and have them as house shoes. My 15 year old Bass sandals are squishy, but may not be squishy enough.
Sho, now the list is medium depression, anxiety, IBS, allergies, and heelspur. I'm very glad I don't have anything more serious than that, but I'm starting to worry about my bad health luck. Although now I can sleep in the comfort of my own home without pills, and that is very nice.
Actually, my tummy still suffers from yuck almost every week day. Not sure why. Today I went out for dinner break (Monday = too weird for carrying perishable foodstuffs to work) and made a point of *not* eating so much pasta that I felt like I'd explode. I think I took about half of it to go at 5pm, and I'm still not hungry at 9ish. Learning!
Harlon recommended I vary up my lunches more to prevent stomach grouchiness, but that's a lot more cooking than I usually feel like doing at once. I'm a fan of make a really big food thing and split it into many plastic boxes. Tho maybe I could do two weeks of lunches at once, and then not have to cook the following weekend? This will also be easier now that its cool enough to use the oven.
Icing up and elevating the sad foot definitely helps, and as of this weekend I own proper ice packs and insoles with better arch support, so I guess I'll just hope it goes away. Or I can get a pretty cane.
It actually didn't bother me that much at the Cloisters Medieval Faire this weekend, no more than the dull ache I usually have in my feet as of summer. Tho I was pretty tired anyway, and overwhelmed by the crowds. I figured I would make up for my lack of renning at the Cloisters after missing NYRF, but next year I won't make that same error of judgement. Was already planning to skip NYCC b/c I can't deal with crowds, now I am absolutely sure that its the right decision. The Cloisters was really nice in that I saw lots of my friends, but the event itself is now too crowded to be fun for me.
Also, being too uncomfortable to stand at my sewing table meant I had lots of time and energy for beadwork. From Wednesday thru the weekend I finished a bunch of earrings, some repairs or refashioning of pieces for myself, and one bat necklace that ... kinda got away from me. It looks really fun, but I did all the wire wrapping by hand instead of using pre-made eyepins, so the time spent will make it pretty expensive. But I have another of those pendants, and will make another one which is less crazy. And in the long run its good to be practicing wire wrapping again, despite how scratched up my fingertips and nails are ;-)
I ditched improv class on Saturday. Still not sure why, or why I feel guilty. You'd think it would be over not attending the class I paid for, but that's not it. Brain, can we figure this out before I contract another physical malady? OTC meds only make you less helpful. Definitely not signing up for any more classes until I figure out why I suddenly can't stand to attend.
The chantry has also been plagued by flies as of mid last week. Really not fun when your foot hurts on hard 'wood' floors as you chase down insects with a rolled up bead catalog. I still don't mind them as much as roaches tho, phew. None of those in my apartment so far, that's good.
As for sewing, I would still like to make that little velvet jacket if my foot stops torturing me. And make a muslin of it first so I don't frack up a bunch of nice velvet (50% off sale, but still). The pattern pieces have been cut since last Sunday, maybe I'll get to it this week.
Still not writing sitcom episodes. But am writing snippets of ideas and dialog in the small notebook. So the project isn't dead, I'm just having trouble with teh motivation.
Went over last month's finances yesterday, was not as bad as I expected after DragonCon. Am getting better at watching my spending on a weekly basis. This month there will be bead shopping, more carefully budgeted than usual, so NO fabric or pattern shopping, and only clothes shopping if I desperately need pants or orthopedic shoes. If I can motivate myself to get in the habit of pimping my Etsy shop on Twitter I may be able to score some extra income too. Yay.
This week, my plan is mostly to stay home. Either icing my feet, beading, or both. Cooking tonight would be nice b/c it means saving $$ on lunch tomorrow. I hope the fly invasion ends soon, tho.
<3 Chrysilla
