Not a lot has happened. I had a wonderful second session with the physical therapist on Wednesday last. She said that she would apply heat for 15 minutes and then we would do stretches. I thought, "Yuck! I hate stretches!" As it turned out, she did all the work........all I did was relax. I enjoyed the session much. She said that we could possible have two appointments each week. I think that that is an excelent idea. I go back tomorrow.
Over the weekend I rented three movies: The Fast Runner, The Emperior's New Clothes, and Pumpkin. The best of the three was the Emperior - a really enjoyable movie. The Runner seemed slow and long..........set in Alaska and had won a bunch of awards. Pumpkin was a way to pass the time.
I've spent a lot of time over the past week helping Noel, Virgil's daughter, with her application to Kalamazoo College's Center for Asian Studies Study Asia Program 2003. If she is one of the 15 applicants selected, she will spend two weeks in Japan. I hope she gets to go. She is deserving.......and so sweet.
The test in Human Resources Management was a lot harder than I had expected. The jury will be in on that exercise on Thursday.
I had a satisfying appointment with a Physical Therapist yesterday - the price is right too - only a $10.00 co-pay. I thought it interesting when she remarked that it felt as though my first cervical spine in rotated. This is what the chiropractor told me. She thinks she can help me. Anyway, I have a simple exercise to do several times a day, instructions about work hygiene relative to posture and chair height, and another appointment. Next week, she is going to apply heat..........I'm secretly hoping for massage, too. Got the bill for that useless cervical collar - only $52.00 which is much less than I had anticipated.
The path of my weekend is plotted. The mid-term in Human Resources Management looms on Thursday and, though I've attended every class, I haven't really done much studying. Since I have a patient follow-up on both Saturday and Sunday, I'll probably study at my work-desk for several hours each day. I've found it difficult to resist the attraction of whiling away the time with on-line solitaire games...................I might just treat myself to the movies.
I saw Antoine ...........something or other - can't remember the title - Antoine Fisher, I think. It was a lovely move with Denzel Washington who also debuted as the director. Anyway, the film was poignant, well done, and was actually written by the title person. It was also about the Navy which interested me. One Hour Photo and Mostly Martha are both out on video. They are probably already rented out by now.
I have high aspirations of doing both laundry, house-cleaning and, yes, tread-milling. Let's see what the next entry says.
I'm a bad girl - but it is so hard to find typing time. Will try to do better keeping this blog up-to-date.
I have been hounded by the rejected chiropractor. I had planned to write a very nice letter of explanation but haven't gotten around to doing that either.
The Navy weekend was busy, busy. The enlisted person senior to me decided to go inactive and thereby hopefully shield himself from the spector of mobilization. And he has paid his dues - has plenty of time (years) in the Reserve, was activated during Desert Storm in the 90's, and currently is working on a seven figure deal that mobilization now would certainly impact. And so now I am the senior enlisted with more responsibilities than ever. The weekend went quickly and then, yesterday, we conducted a mock phone recall. The word is that over 1000 of the active duty staff in NNMC, Bethesda are going to be supporting the upcoming conflict. It is likely that our unit will be activated to backfill those vacated positions. And still, I have heard no word about doing that year in Bethesda. I know that the bean counters are scrambling to find the $$$ to support this effort.......and I would be expensive, but worth it!
I happy with the way school is going - ended up with a 95.5 on my first test in the Legal Aspects class. Tonight is Human Resources.
I know that I have missed special birthdays........Elizabeth and Theresa for sure. And I do hope that all was happy and well, special and spectacular for their birthdays.
I was especially charmed by Elizabeth's Valentine story about Jonathan - he is such a special little boy that I am not surprised about the charm he has for others. It is going to be fun and interesting to watch his progress and development. I am waiting for more, wonderful stories.
So far, I've managed to exercise on the treadmill - ONCE! I do need a buddy. I keep failing myself by finding such valid reasons to delay. Right! Tonight is going to be better.
Not smoking is going fine, so far. I did smoke a bit over the Navy weekend but knew in advance that I was going to give myself permission to do so. The friend that I stay with is still a smoker so we enjoyed a few together with our wine. Sunday found me again in the non-smoking mode. I know it's risky to go back and forth - so far, it has not been a problem. I figure that I've not smoked 840 cigarettes for a savings of $220.00. Now, that's encouragement.
I feel as dull right now as is this entry. Maybe the next one will be better.
I can't figure out how to respond to comments - I LOVE to receive the comments so, please keep them coming.
I'm still not smoking - no prob.
I've lost 3 pounds - I did finally get myself to do the treadmill thing. Failed myself over the weekend but I plan to get back to that grind tonight.
Last Navy weight check was in November - just before I started putting on Thanksgiving and Christmas and stop smoking weight.
Cynthia, I'm not reading anything now..........well, I do have an Ann Rule, true crime writer, book. I had been deeply engrossed in a Diane Galbadon novel; don't remember the title. It was an effort of over 900 pages and was fifth, I think, in a series. The story line involves time-travel when Clair, a 20th century medical doctor in NYC, goes back in time to the 1700's in Scotland and falls madly in love with Jaime. It is really an engrossing and fun series. The last book finds Jaime and Clair in pre-civil war America........I forget why they immigrated though I do know that when Jaime was imprisoned by the British and Clair thought him dead, she went back through the time-portal to our time, and she was pregnant with Jaime's daughter. Have I piqued your interest?
And Elizabeth, I ordered one of the books that you had suggested for your reading group...........the title of the book has colors in it. See what happens when one accumulates years? The memory.........ah, the memory.
Last week, I went to a chiropractor - this is the first time, since Daddy died, that I decided to try one. I had been referred to a Palmer graduate by my massage therapist.
He was pretty expensive - $625.00 for the initial, diagnostic appointment and for the initial adjustment at the follow-up appointment after expertly diagnosing my problem with the assistance of radiographs. Of course, I announced that I am both the daughter and the grand-daughter of Palmer chiropractors and inquired about the possibility of professional courtesy. The result was a 50% discount for the initial two visits. That worked for me and was, I thought, extremely generous.
The adjustment, at my second visit, was totally different from my memories of Daddy's adjustments...........no thrust - just a series of gentle squeezes. I thought, "This isn't so bad."
I was feeling enthusiastic about fully recovering nerve energy through my entire body. I was not feeling enthusiastic about the cost. The doctor presented a Rx plan that required two visits a week for eight weeks, followed by one visit a week for eight weeks, followed by one visit a month.......for the rest of my life. If the visit indicated that an adjustment was needed, the fee would be $59.00. If no adjustment was indicated, the fee would be $39.00. After doing the math, I discovered that the committed monthly amount would equal a car payment! I felt my enthusiasm waining.
Then, I found sites on the Internet that were so critical of chiropractic. I diligently read and read on Friday night past....didn't leave work for home until after 2000. The reading made me more cautious, a bit leery and much less enthusiastic.
I thought the fees to be excessive and I was concerned about one particular aspect of the doctor's technique. It involved x-rays to determine if an adjustment was indicated and then follow-up x-rays to confirm a successful adjustment. I have determined that I do not choose to bear the radiation load and canceled today's appointment. I will write a very nice letter that shares my concern about radiation and the level of indebtedness that a commitment to his proposed treatment plan would require.
In the meantime, my neck hurts.
I was supposed to study diligently for this week's test in Legal Aspects of Healthcare. When I awoke at 0820 on Saturday morning and flipped on the television, I learned about the tragic loss of the shuttle Columbia.........at the time, it had simply failed to land in Florida as scheduled. I spent much of the day glued to the set absorbing the regurgitated banners. I feel very sad.
My study materials are ready.............I am preparing tonight and tomorrow.
I like the subject matter but think the instructor to be an idiot. She actually told the class that double jeopardy does not apply if new evidence is discovered. As an example, she sited Beckwithe (sp), the KKK person who killed Medgar Evers. Beckwithe was tried twice in the sixties; both trials ended in mistrials.
Double jeopardy means that a defendant cannot be tried for the same crime by the same jurisdiction if a jury's verdict of "not guilty" is rendered and entered. Beckwithe COULD be retried in the 90's because of two previous MIStrials.....no verdict rendered or entered. She is an idiot. She also told us that Susan Smith is free because she couldn't be tried due to mental deficit...............she is the woman who drowned her two, little boys in a lake when she drove her car into it. Susan Smith is presently serving 30 years and will be eligible for parole when she is 54 years old.
It is 1814 - time to go home. I figure I'll do an entry here on a weekly basis.