Tom now believes that instead of having a pulled muscle in his back it has to do with the sacroiliac nerve, also known as the sciatic nerve. He was in so much pain this morning when he first got up that he didn’t think he would be able to get to work, something I have mixed emotions about which I will get to in a minute. He read that applying ice to the area helps it and it did help it a lot. Keeping active seems to help it too, and he realizes that laying around like he did last weekend probably made it worse.

He expects the overtime to start slowing down and have more time for us to do the things we want to do.

Yesterday, after I ate, I noticed that my heart started racing a bit. It was nothing scary, but it did have me a little concerned. I’m not sure why it happened. I don’t know, maybe I had a pocket flare. This lasted for about 45 minutes and I also felt like I was freezing cold for a while there too. Then I felt myself trembling and I was going from hot to cold, and then it eventually passed altogether. So just when my confidence was back to pretty much 100% as far as being left alone without feeling so anxious, it has put a little dent in my confidence. I’m not scared, and I’m not even anxious, but I am slightly concerned and I feel like I have a long day ahead of me. Alone, of course. Tom left for work not too long ago.

It really is starting to look like this is it; my weight is going to go down after all. The only difference is that because I don’t feel like pushing it by dieting and exercising like crazy, it is going to drop very slowly. Like maybe 5 pounds a year or something, but I would rather lose it slowly and more comfortably than lose it fast and always be hungry as hell. What’s the hurry anyway?

I am doing things to keep my mind occupied. I love technology as much as I hate it and I have been having so much fun with the MacBook’s built-in dictation. My big Mac had this as well but remember, my big Mac is now a golden oldie at six or seven years old. It is much, much slower. Running the dictation on that thing slows everything down big time.

I have decided that as soon as I can sync things up on both Macs, I am ready to switch from the Big Mac to the laptop. It is so much faster. I really like the idea of talking more and typing less. That way I don’t have to cut my nails either, though they are getting so long that what editing I do have to do with the keyboard is getting to be a real pain in the ass. It’s going to take some getting used to but I think that the few cons will be worth the pros and the end. The only real negatives to the laptop are that the screen isn’t as big for displaying graphics and the sound isn’t as good, but those are things I can live with. It’s a little annoying that the keyboard doesn’t have a backspace either.

Using Google’s voice recognition is simple enough on the phone when texting and Facebook messaging, but it’s a little tricky for Ask. I use the dictation and deal with Ask on the laptop because I change pictures anyway each time I check in.

I pushed my big Mac toward the back of my desk, which is very large, and then I placed the laptop on the keyboard tray. It still has to be relatively close to me if I want to be able to use my bifocals when using the laptop. It has been my hope all along that if I downsize my screen size I could wear bifocals only and dump my single visions. I would hate it when I would be wearing my single visions, glance out the window, and barely be able to see a thing. One of the biggest pros is how portable this thing is. I love being out to pick it up anytime I feel like it and using it in any room I want. I can take it outside into the carport or anywhere I want. We really ought to get some outdoor furniture because right now there is no place to set it down if I go outside.

The Adora baby doll I ordered is in San Pablo, California so she’s not going to make it home today.