Ugh. I walked too much today. Ow. I'm definitely going to have to use my walker tomorrow. Just looking at my ankle, I can see a lump where it's swollen. Last week, when I was teaching at Refugee Resettlement, I had to leave early because I was hurting too much. But I was trying to get by without my walker then, when I probably should have been using it.

That's rough, Hil.

I just emailed the volunteer coordinator to tell her I won't be in. My students have an exam on Friday, which means I'll be on my feet for a long time and then grading for a long time, and I'm going to need some rest.

I'm sorry, Hil. Feel better.

I remember when ltc was born someone here said as soon as you think you have a baby figured out, they move the goal post. So true! For the past couple of weeks ltc has been waking at 6ish, having milk, and then going to sleep til 8ish either giving me more time to sleep or read or journal. Today she was up at 6:30 and refused to go back to sleep after her milk. Despite being exhausted. I'm going to try to put her back down now for a morning nap because she is a crank monster. Wish me luck.

Feel better Hil.

sj I hope ltc naps and the crank is tamed.

So turns out the doctor I saw....not my regular...only ordered a basic diabetes test and no test for b 12 . I got more blood work done.

And I got pumpkin spice Cheerios.

I'm staying home today. There's nothing that I absolutely have to do at the office, and everything hurts, and I'm running low on painkillers and can't get more for ten days, so I'm rationing them.

I'm really craving falafel. I have no falafel. There's a Lebanese restaurant down the street from me, but they don't deliver, and I'm hurting too much to go get food there.

I hate my body.

Now I'm craving falafel too, but I don't feel like driving into the city to get it. So I'm at the coffee shop instead having a blueberry muffin and an iced chai. I guess whatever surge of energy I had that made me want to clean and organize all the things is over.

This day has ended with me bung a stressball. Es after school thin changed from 330 to 4 at some point and T (his step mom person) texted to meet us at 415. But at that time I was thinking it was almost over and I'd take him home.

I'm feeling stressed and grouchy and I'm super anxious about my dentist appointment so I rescheduled until next week.

In more New Apartment Likes Carrots news, I'm chopping 7 miles off my commute, which is 7 miles of the most congested area in my town, with the offramp to get to one of the local universities. Such a fine time of year, as all the students re-learn how long it's going to take to get to class.