December Intentions

I am trying a new way to do things. I used to be all I must do this and this blah blah. I have finally realized that my brain doesn’t work like that anymore. I am still at the point where I never know when a day will be filled with pain or a day I could swear I am healed, so instead of GOALS, I am going to make intentions.

I was thinking about how to enrich my mind, and as I have Schizoaffective disorder and my brain don’t always function the way a “formal” program (such as Grad School) requires, so any formal education I had or may have had is over wand done with. Then I had an idea..why not take a course to help me be a better blogger? So I bought Pinterest with Elle and I am halfway through the course, and already my pins have been receiving a better click-through rate.

We have made it t through a whole year..pandemic style. And yes, I know I have been MIA for most of this year. If you have been a reader of this blog for a long time, you will know that it took three years of pain to determine that I had an autoimmune disorder Psoriatic Arthritis. I was prescribed meds that made my Abilify look like children’s play. So basically, I sat and watched Brigderton 2 million times. I also engaged in a fair amount of cyberstalking, Rege Jean Page. And yes, I am one of the millions that watched Birdgerton for the plot

And it looks like I am not alone…. Dear God, it should be illegal to be that hot….

Basically, in the last week, my reading groove came back on… I read We Have Always Lived in the Sastke8 in one sitting and am now making my way through Deaths End. I had no idea it was 600 pages until I saw it on my Kindle. As the author is one of my faves, I don’t mind..really…at the least, it gives me more time to prepare for the Trisolarins arrival ( did u get the joke? lol)

I noticed that I have not read a self-development book in ages. I have so much on my mind that when I read, I just want to read books that can, in my mind, at least, provide an escape. If it is a book such as the Earth Remberance trilogy, then I can find comfort in myself that whatever happens, at least I won’t have to deal with mind-reading aliens. That makes me feel better.

Fitness

Over Thanksgiving, I made a colossal mistake by stuffing my face with all of the Gluten. As I found out, that was a terrible decision because most people with an autoimmune disorder would be better off if they stayed far was from what amounts to poisoning in our delicate bodies.

My Psoriatic Arthritis flared up, and I am getting better slowly. I am hoping to resume my full workout soon. I have been focusing on my upper body for around three weeks now, but I don’t want all the strength progress I have made in my legs to go away. I also learned a harsh lesson…I have to stay away from all Gluten. At least on this side of enternity.

My foot still hurts, and I still have to use a cane, so I don’t know when my dang foot will be pain-free, so I am just going to stay off of it and do some chair yoga I found on YouTube.

Reading

I plan to read all the time in front of my Christmas tree to escape this cold hard reality. Before you get all worried, I am talking about my latest Psoriatic Arthritis flare-up. It is in my foot right now, and I am back to using a darn cane. I still can’t stand on it for more than 5 mins, and most places have nowhere to sit down, so I just stay home and read. Since Thanksgiving, I have already read SIX books, so maybe being stuck in a chair is not so bad.