“Guys always think tears are a sign of weakness. They’re a sign of
FRUSTRATION. She’s only crying so she won’t cut your throat in your
sleep. So make nice and be grateful.”
~Donna Barr
I went Bluebonnet hunting last weekend. They are beginning to bloom, but it was unfortunately a stormy weekend. I wasn't rained on but the sky was gray and overcast and the light was not great. Murphy's Law and an amateur mistake, I was so fast out the door early in the morning, I didn't realize I forgot my tripod. I did manage to get a couple decent shots. I'm hoping this weekend will be better.
I was rear-ended in February and I finally got my car into the shop. Dealing with the insurance company of the woman that hit me has been an exercise in frustration. They refuse to accept the bills from the body shop and insisted on sending me a check based on their appraiser's estimate. I'm hoping the body shop will have an easier time with them because the actual repair estimate is, so far, twice what they sent me. What a hassle.
So I'm zipping around in a little rental car, thanks to which I almost fell on my face. Used to my SUV, I was expecting a lot more space between myself and the ground when I stepped out of the car. Of course, I'll get used to that and then get in my SUV again and fall out when the ground is LOWER than I now expect! The nature of my life.
"Let me recommend the best medicine in the world: a long journey, at a mild season, through a pleasant country, in easy stages." ~James Madison
Another injection into my neck on Monday. I didn't think too much of the fact that it was going to be performed in a surgical suite instead of the doctor's office this time. I should have. It danced to the tune of the difference between an office visit co-pay and an out-patient surgical deduction. Several hundred dollars difference! Still the same amount of post needle soreness. And apparently still the same resumption of chronic pain once that wore off. Not much to show for several hundred dollars. On the plus side, I did have the same oh so handsome surgical staff.
It's amazing how much junk piles up when you check out of daily life for a few days. It's taking me longer to catch up than I took off to begin with. Sigh.
I'm also feeling the lack of morning exercise. I've found that a walk every other morning does wonders for my daily energy level and general outlook on life. But I am resuming my walks tomorrow morning. And even better, I should also be able to resume my herbal remedies soon so the pain level should drop shortly thereafter.
I guess I'm going to have to take a serious look at full-blown spinal surgery.
