Calm~~ma Suzi!!! You'll be GREAT!

Later, in the same video, I drag my 2 year old brother to the chalk board and try to teach him addition and fractions.

He responded by declaring, "I made the number 'L'!"

Go, Suzi, go!

At one point, my brother (2 at the time) was playing with my FisherPrice castle people. He kept calling them "guys". I took them from him one at a time and said, "These aren't guys - THIS is Queen Elizabeth. THIS is Prince Phillip. THIS is Prince Charles. THIS is Princess Diana."

My love for Aimee knows NO BOUNDS.

Good luck, Suzi! Calm~ma.

I'm going to get my hair cut & colored as soon as DH gets here. I'm trying to decide if I want to go ahead and make dinner now or wait.

Oh dear gods. My neck, which has been a little twingy and sore the past few days, is frozen. Okay, not entirely frozen, but damned close. I can't turn my head either direction without feeling like someone is jabbing a stiletto into the right side of the base of my skull. MotherfuckingOW! Since chiro and acupuncture are not options right now, anyone have advice?

Memoryfoam pillows and valium are what have worked for me.

I am ready to kill me some cow-workers up in here. STABBY MCFUCKIN STAB!

Thanks everyone. I'm a bit calmer now. It will be a few weeks before I hear anything back.

I did my last bit of shopping today. Just waiting for a couple more things in the mail and I need to get wrapping. Blah. Feeling very bah-humbug at the moment.

Kristin, here's what I would recommend:

First, if you may possibly be dehydrated from grading stress, drink some fluids.

Second, if there is NO inflammation/swelling, apply some heat. Heat helps muscle spasms, but if there is inflammation heat adds more fluid to an over-fluid filled area. A hot shower also helps to apply the heat and might make you feel better.

Third, I would try to gently massage, starting where the stabby spot is. Small circles or whatever helps all along the base of the skull will help loosen all of the muscles that attach there. If you can, work down from the skull as far down to your shoulders and/or back up from shoulders to skull. Circles, side to side movement, or even one long move like you are stripping wallpaper. You can go deeper if you feel like it; follow what feels right.

Finally, some very very gentle stretching after the muscles have eased some might help.

I would add that you should take two Naproxyn before bed.

Thank you both. I will try all of the above when I get home. I'm camped out in Panera again trying to plow through another ten essays. Three down so far.