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[the_rck]

Not sitting on the couch does seem to help my leg. I'm not sure whether it's not sitting on the couch or not sitting in general. I think I'm going to be standing at the kitchen counter a lot, at least until things are better.

I've lost more hair. I'll be seeing my doctor tomorrow morning about getting a thyroid test and about other possible causes. I hope it's just thyroid. That's simple. That also could explain some of my recent anxiety/depression symptoms. I'm hoping.

I still haven't decided about Yuletide. I want to do it, but I also sort of don't. I dreamed last night that I hadn't signed up, and I felt okay about it. I'll have to decide soon. I wish I felt strongly either way, but I keep dithering. I feel just strongly enough about wanting to do it not to give up on sheer inertia but not strongly enough to make me certain.

I have made some progress on chapter 20 of Rheotaxis, almost two thousand words worth. I did no writing yesterday, however, and I'm not sure I'll manage any in the next three days what with appointments and chores. The characters are still fighting me a bit. One wants to be blunt but is afraid he won't be heard. The other doesn't want to listen but knows he needs to. I want to smack both of them as the conversation goes nowhere. This may be a chapter that needs serious pruning in revision as the circling is boring, in character but boring.

This morning, Cordelia woke up and started crying when Scott went in to kiss her goodbye. All we could do was to have her climb into bed with me for the remaining hour and a half before my alarm. She fidgeted a lot but eventually slept. I didn't get much sleep, however. Making room for Cordelia meant shifting into a position that made my leg ache.

Today's big chore is sorting clothing. Last fall, we ended up with all of the clothing exchange stuff for bigger girls. I need to sort it by size and to figure out which things we can use while still leaving stuff for the other families that need those sizes. Cordelia is due for a growth spurt any time now. We've been expecting it since spring without it ever arriving. I want to keep some 6X which is her current size and some 7 and 8 so we have something with room for growth. I don't want to keep much, though. My mother will be sending some clothes, and Cordelia's still wearing dresses a lot. We've had to buy the dresses ourselves because the exchange hasn't provided many.

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[heavenscalyx.livejournal.com]

I still can't decide about Yuletide either. I don't know whether I have the spoons for it, and I don't know how much it would distract me from doing things that I ought to be doing, or that I want very much to do (like finishing the giant fic that's been 10 years in the making).

[the_rck]

I probably have the spoons for Yuletide, but I can't be sure what I'll have to give up for it. I might give up nothing. I can't know in advance.

Rheotaxis, the fic I mentioned above, has been in progress for about eight years now, so I have some idea what you mean about giant fics still in progress. I want very much to finish it.

Still, Yuletide comes only once a year.

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

*wishing you strength*

[the_rck]

Thank you.

[sorcycat.livejournal.com]

My knee was hurting recently and I discovered I had a knot higher up on my thigh muscle which had been pulling on my knee. (This happened to my kid before, diagnosed by a chiropractor, which is why I thought to look for that on me.)

[the_rck]

I wish I could find something that simple. I did try applying tennis ball pressure, but it's a difficult area for me to get at. The trouble also moves up and down the leg. That's why my primary care doctor suspected hip or back involvement.