Chores

You know the old saying: "Everything in moderation?" Apparently I need to observe that law more often when it comes to excercise- which is mainly chores. Exercise for a while, then rest. Repeat. I didn't always do this. I thought getting all my chores done at once. It just got me very tired, and a case of severe seizures. Don't rush when in this situation. Only you know what you feel like what you can do. If you can't do the job, ask for help! It's no shame to be taken out of the game when it comes to chores and such, and for that matter, anything. When you feel good, you tend to push so you can get as much out of your day. See fifth sentence for results. So take my advice: Excercise, then rest.

Freedom!

OK, I don't snore- badly. I recently had a sleep-study done on me, and I rather enjoyed it. Where else can you get your own queen- size bed, flat screen- tv, VCR- DVD combo, and bathroom? Oh, did I mention a good night's sleep away from the regular noise of home. Sure you're wired up worse than a Christmas tree, but I found a way around that, but look at the bright side, there were no needles! My techs were great conversationalists. We had a lot in common, including camping and fishing in several of the same state parks. It was 11:30PM before I turned in. (literally!) My mom was staying with me just in case I had some seizures, and couldn't advocate for myself. There was a mess of cords from mostly my head, and it took the techs about an hour to get me all hooked up. In bed, I had to undergo a communications test for them to watch me. All this is leading up to the fact that I have hypopneas. Hypopnea is a medical term for abnormally shallow breathing or slow respiratory rate. This differs from apneas in that there remains some flow of air. Translation: I don't breathe well at night. A second visit is definitely in the works to try a CPAP Machine to get me to breathe deeper. The end all result is that if I can sleep better, I'll have more energy, more energy helps with excercise, and I'll excercise all day. Hopefully, deeper sleep will evict some of the seizures that come from being tired, and I can finally regain some of my freedom!

Forgetting The Chain

It's nice to get away. You know, two hours out of seven days isn't that much to be asked, is it? I couldn't wait to go Monday evening, because that was when my Venture Crew was going to the movies. Now, I haven't been out with my contemporaries for nearly 2 1/2 years. Going on my own gave me some confidendence, and to forget the medical chain I have to wear around my neck. As the movie was in the late afternoon, and I couldn't get a ride, I called a friend of mine and asked if he could come me up. He said he would. When we got to the church, our meeting spot, we caravaned over to the theatre. We saw the documentary "Expelled" by Ben Stein. It has to do with Evolution being the accepted THEORY everywhere, and that there's no room for any other thought of how we got here. How professors and scientists for even mentioning "intelligent design" get fired. Anyway it was a great movie, and it had you look at specific people in a whole new light, then perhaps you saw them before. After the movie, it was off to the ice cream creamery. Now not being an officianoto of creameries, I thought I could just get a cone there, but no. I could not get one flavor, but had to have it blended. Oh, I guess the guy behind the counter didn't hear that I wanted it in a cone, and gave it me in a cup. Just for the better. Later, I found out that the cone cost more than the cup. I did manage to have a seizure, and that was in the opening of the movie, but the rest of the evening passed just fine. Did, I tell you I had to pay everyone in quarters. Imagine: over $11 in quarters for the ice cream, and the movie ticket. You know, 2 out of 168 hours is fine by me.