Tag: health and wellness

  • Sans voice

    06 Aug 2008 » 1 min read

    I woke up this morning without much of a voice, something slightly more than a whisper. Except for that and some head-stuffiness, I don’t feel too bad. I’ve got two meetings today, but I’ve already warned folks that I can’t do much in the way of talking. I’m sure many people have wished for this…

  • Fever dreams

    05 Aug 2008 » 1 min read about Reading & Books

    Sarah came over last night and hung out for a while. She left around 9:30 and I went right to bed. I had taken NyQuil around 8 PM. I was asleep before I hit the pillow. I slept fine until around 1 or 2 AM, and then I got restless. My throat was scratchy and…

  • TGI trans fats?

    23 Jul 2008 » 3 min read

    I’m about a day behind on things here because of my lack of Internet at home. Only a few more days of this to go. Things should be back to normal on Monday or Tuesday so bear with me. Busy day at work yesterday. On the moving front, I did a few more change of…

  • Thursday morning

    17 Jul 2008 » 1 min read about Travel

    Up at 6 AM. I noticed that the old TV, DVD player, microwave, and a few other items were removed from the trash pile overnight. None of them work right (and the microwave doesn’t work at all) but maybe whoever took them can fix them and get some use out of them. I forgot to…

  • Wednesday

    17 Jul 2008 » 1 min read about Work & Career

    Took a sick day today because of a bad night of allergies and arm aches, which led to antihistamines and pain-killers. I’ve put myself on the DL for our game next Wednesday as I think I need to give my arm some rest. I made as good use of the day as I could, considering…

  • Make-up day

    01 Jul 2008 » 2 min read about Reading & Books

    I took a sick day today in order to fit in doctors appointments and stuff like that. I worked from home in between. Incidentally, it was one year ago today that I began my month-long vacation, most of which was spent in Europe. I had a physical today and the news was good: I am…

  • Blood, sweat and tears (not necessarily in that order)

    07 May 2008 » 2 min read about Fitness & Health

    Up at 4:20 AM after getting to sleep after 10 PM. When I woke up, I was in no mood to go to the gym, but I ate breakfast, got ready, and headed into the office. By the time I got to the office, my mood was better and I went to the gym. 25…

  • Friday

    26 Apr 2008 » 2 min read about Work & Career

    I didn’t feel great when I woke up this morning, and I once again had some swelling around my left eye, and hives. My guess is that I have developed an allergy to Ibuprofen, which I took late last night. Or I’ve developed an allergy to alcohol, which seems less likely. In any event, Benedryl…

  • What weather!

    19 Apr 2008 » 2 min read

    It was awesome out yesterday when I left the office. I decided at the last minute to walk over to Crystal City Sports Pub, because it was so nice out. The temperature was about 84 and the skies were crystal clear. Eventually, there were about 6 or 7 of us who gathered for happy hour,…

  • Ear lobe ache!

    08 Apr 2008 » 1 min read

    Since waking up this morning, might right ear lobe has ached. I think maybe I slept on it funny. It’s never ached before. I don’t have any Advil in my desk drawer (usually I do), so I’ll have to run out and get some later.

  • Feeling better

    07 Apr 2008 » 1 min read about Reading & Books

    I took a sick day from work today. The allergic reaction I had took a lot out of me and I felt like I needed a lot of sleep. Plus, I wanted to call the doctor and check with him on what had happened. Indeed, it sounds like an allergic reaction and benedryl was the…

  • The aftermath

    07 Apr 2008 » 3 min read

    Remember how I mentioned not washing my hair at the hotel Saturday afternoon…? Well… Sunday morning we were up around 8 AM I felt pretty sluggish. My head was pounding at around 6 AM, most likely from the alcohol, and I felt a little dehydrated, but water took care of that. I texted people, organizing…