What does that even mean for me? I don’t work and my days consist mainly of being on the computer sending and answering e-mail; Twittering; reading blogs; blogging sometimes (NaBloPoMo doesn’t count); posting silly (and a few not so silly) things on my Tumblr blog, The Insane and Mundane (shameless plug); playing Mafia Wars on FB. When I’m not on the computer I’m reading or watching TV. Once a week I go to therapy. Every 3 or 4 weeks I see my pdoc and there are various other appointments in between.
When I started working out again, I’ve had to rearrange my schedule and that still isn’t ironed out. I’m one of those people who needs routine. I need to know what to do next or at least have an idea or I’m completely lost. Do you have any idea how hard this is when most of what you do is stay home all day?
When we returned from vacation, I dreaded today. It meant that I should have gone back to the gym. All weekend I worried about whether or not I would, though I tried really hard not to. I wish I could just take things in stride. I told myself that I wouldn’t beat myself up if I didn’t make it to the gym today, that I’m still exhausted from our trip and that it’s OK to take a day to relax. Besides, I have a fitness test tomorrow so I’ll be at the gym, then.
But in the middle of the night, Hee Seop threw up, then immediately headed for the litter box and had a bout of diarrhea. This is very unlike him. He rarely throws up, not even hairballs. We were worried, of course, but I’m glad I was able to fall back asleep. Then he didn’t eat his breakfast, which is also not like him. He inhales his food. Something was definitely wrong, so I called the vet and luckily they had openings this morning. It was also an “excuse” not to go to the gym.
He’s still being held for observation and treatment (fluids for dehydration and some anti-nausea meds), though his abdominal x-rays were clear. His labs won’t be back until tomorrow. The vet said that he was the third cat she’d seen today presenting with those symptoms, and that one of the other vets saw 2 others. It could be that something’s going around in the kitty world, which the vet says can happen, but she said it definitely isn’t swine flu, so that’s good. OK, she called it H1N1, but come on, it’s swine flu.
In the meantime, I’m still waiting to hear back from them and trying not to be too anxious. I’m sure he’s fine. He rarely has to go to the v-e-t except for his annual check-up.
In the meantime, I’m worried about whether or not I’ll make it to my fitness test tomorrow.
In the meantime, I still don’t know why I’m so exhausted even though I’m getting plenty of sleep.
In the meantime, I’m worried about how I’m going to fit working out into my daily schedule.
Good thing I see the pdoc tomorrow and my therapist on Wednesday.
Awww poor Hee Seop, he doesn’t look very happy. He knows you love him
I know how hard it is to add something like the gym into days that have almost no structure. It’s suprisingly difficult!
Good luck on the fitness test
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Oh, no — he’s not happy at all!
He was feral when he first showed up on our back porch eating from our trash. That was about 6 years ago. He’s come a long way since then: seeking attention, sleeping out in the open, but that’s only around us. He’s fearful of strangers, let alone the vet!
It never occurred to me how hard it is to add something to what seems like a completely unstructured day. Because though I spend my days at home, there’s still some structure there, just not as pronounced. This is going to take a while.
Unfortunately, I didn’t make it to the fitness test — too exhausted. Then there was an incident with the desk clerk when I called to cancel. I don’t want to get worked up about it again, so I’ll write about it another time.
It’s so easy for life to go off track and so hard to keep it on track.
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Don’t I know it. I know that going to the gym is a healthy change, but even good changes that I want are really hard to work into an established routine.