Necrotic Damage

The Difference a Year Makes

New blog post in which I ramble about the difference in how I felt in 2011 vs. how I feel in 2012.

I’d like to think not, even though tonight’s felt like a waste. 

Leg hurt so much I could barely get through it. I called it quits after 15 minutes. I left feeling like I’d wasted my team. 

But really…isn’t going for a short time better than not going at all? 

J. Felbs said it was. I’ll believe him because it’s easier than being mad and frustrated at myself. 

We’re going back tomorrow. Walking seems to ease the pain, so I’ll try to do more of that again. 

I have an office tea routine. I don’t like hot tea, only warm to iced, so I start with a cup half filled with hot to steep, then I top it off with cold to make it drinkable. The red bottle…a one liter Sigg aluminum bottle…is filled with cold water and kept at my desk where I then use it to refill my tea cup. Once the liter is done, I get a new tea bag and do it all over again. 

A friend recommended t by Sarah, Inc., an online tea and tisane store that she really liked. I wanted to try some of the flavors first, so I bought the Sarah’s Teaser’s sampler pack. 

Tonight I’m enjoying the Chillax Tisane, a chamomile blend with basil, lavender, lemon balm, and kava kava root. The taste was definitely different. Tea seems to be an acquired taste for me, and some of the individual flavors take a little getting used to. This was one of them. 

I wasn’t sold on the first cup I had, but I wanted to give it another try and I’m glad I did. I love it the second time around. The taste is warm and refreshing, yet still calming. That’s the only way I know how to explain it. The site warns that it may cause drowsiness. It does relax to the point of sleepiness, but then again, I’ve only drank it before bed time. 

I’m going to try some more flavors from this site, including the other ones I received in my sampler. 

I didn’t think I liked chamomile tea. Awhile back I bought some Honey Vanilla Chamomile and didn’t really like it hot, though icing it and drinking it cold was pretty good. 

I blamed my dislike on the chamomile. 

But then I tried some Sweet Dreams, which is a chamomile/mint blend and loved it. And when I went back to the HVC, I found I liked it alot better. 

Tonight is straight up chamomile and I’m digging it. 

It could be all the tea drinking in general, but it’s fast becoming one of my favorite flavors/blends. 

Made it to the gym tonight due to the fact that J. Felb (the hubs) did not let up until we went. And trust me…I did not want to go. 

I’m glad I went, but it doesn’t change the fact that I may have a hard time going back tomorrow night. 

I’m having a hard time with motivation. Most nights it’s way too easy to just go home right after work and not leave. Nights out with friends are a good excuse to avoid it altogether (especially on hot pot nights). 

It’s the same story I’ve been through many many times. Start strong, keep it going for a few months, then fizzle out. It might be boredom, it might just be lack of ambition. 

But if I’m looking at it from a “one day at a time” angle, I totally won today’s daily round. 

Last night, I was Wonder Woman. And I helped a PowerPuff girl, Mario, Princess Peach, Bayonetta, and Kangief (?) rescue Diddy Kong from Wario. 

Alcohol was involved. 

So it wasn’t actually DnD that we played, but Drunken DnD nights are always a good time. 

I am watching The IT Crowd

Check-in to The IT Crowd on GetGlue.com

The pain in my rear end came back, and now it’s just getting weird. 

Sometimes it’s there, sometimes it’s not. Sometimes it’s right in my butt, more often now it’s in the top back of my thigh (hamstring area, right?). Sitting hurts, laying on my side hurts, but walking seems to alleviate it. 

I woke up this morning and actually felt good…until I bent my leg at an odd angle (leaning over to do something) and the whole area started spazzing out. 

I know I’ll probably have to go back to the chiro and/or the regular doctor eventually, but I really wish it would just work itself out.