As usual, haven't wrote in longer than I would like; and there are a million things to write about, it seems. In May my job reclass was approved; same job, bigger title. This does not change what I do, everything is the same, mostly. This will help me later on down the road when it … Continue reading A swirl of thoughts and updates.

The entire time we were at our Air B&B in Kansas City, well, technically Overland Park I was sneezing. I opted for the room downstairs because I thought it would be cooler. The house was clean. But the downstairs was finished but older. I didn't sleep very well. My allergies were acting up big time. … Continue reading Well, that’s not fun.

I haven't been sleeping well; even with my sleeping pill. A little bit of backstory; I traded in my brother's hand-me-down old Apple watch for a new one [with a great trade in price + $150 off, making it $120 in total!] on Friday morning... I figured if I got a new watch, I might … Continue reading A scary morning…

I had an appointment at the pain clinic today at 11:30, so I decided to just take the day off. Moxie and I woke up about 7:30 -- sleeping in for us! I headed out to get my oil changed then swung into Target. I was feeling a little bummed, in an odd way, that … Continue reading a day off and an appointment

Finally had an MRI yesterday afternoon at 4:30 and the doc called me at 9:30 this morning: no herniated disc, a slight bulge in one of the discs but nothing that won’t heal itself. There is some significant degeneration in my lower lumbar section of my spine; there is fluid between the facets (joints between … Continue reading And there was a diagnosis; sort of…