So lately I haven't been getting much exercise. I've been blaming it on a bad hip that even got irritated with hot yoga ( damn pigeon position).
So a friend I mine mentioned stair walking. I've tried the whole gym regimen and its not for me. There's something about seeing immediate purpose than just staying in one spot watching a screen or the wall or the other fit bods and wishing I looked like them. I rather exercise while doing something like a sport or an activity or going from point A to point B for a reason.
The other day I decided to get out of the elevator onto the 7th floor of my building and walk up to my floor. Seemed pretty easy to me.
So today I decided to start from the first floor.
.... I ended up outside. Brrrr!
Ok, there is no access from the first floor into the stairwell.
Lets try this again.
2nd floor
....
By the 7th floor I was breathing heavy.
....
8th floor .... Is there enough ventilation in the stairwell ?
That must be it... It's the stairwell, not me, they just don't pump enough oxygen in there.
....
9th floor.... One tiny grasp on to the hand railing. No biggie, I can do this.
....
10th floor .... Ok - Dry. heaves. hanging.on. to. the. hand. rail.for support... Pulling myself up the stairs instead of walking... Oh my....slowing down.
....
11th floor .... Stop... For a minute...well, a few minutes. Gotta catch my breath.
For a second I thought, what if I pass out here? ! No one will ever know? Days could go by. No one will ever think to look in the stairwell... That is, until they smell the stench of my decaying body, my body that is in rigor Mortis at that point, my body with my arms still clenching on to the hand rail.... Gez, how horrid, my poor neighbours (who I really don't know anyways), and .... All I wanted was just a little more exercise... To be fit again.. To enjoy life... Was that too much to ask ?!?$;@%* (ya, I'm dramatic.. Back to story)
....
12th floor .... Ok, gotta calm down my burning dry heaves .... Deep breath ....trying to do it quietly too.... Don't want to run into anyone coming out if the stairwell showing them how distressed I am just walking up the stairs. Gotta. Be. Ooo burning lungs...be cool.
....
13th floor.... Oh thank goodness there is no 13th floor !
Ok. That was hard. That burning down my esophagus into my lungs kinda hard.
Man, I got a long way to go!
Tuesday, 12 February 2013
Cough cough
Just put some ash on my head and this is what I feel like!
.... Just came back from visiting a home bound patient and I cannot believe how much he smokes.
He is a very nice pleasant man but wow it stinks.
It gets on my clothes and in my hair and in my nostrils.
Can't stand the smell.
Strange though, I'm sure he doesn't realize how bad it is. In many ways.
.... Just came back from visiting a home bound patient and I cannot believe how much he smokes.
He is a very nice pleasant man but wow it stinks.
It gets on my clothes and in my hair and in my nostrils.
Can't stand the smell.
Strange though, I'm sure he doesn't realize how bad it is. In many ways.
Monday, 11 February 2013
Happy Chinese New Year!
Well I'm not Chinese, but a few patients of mine are. I hope that those that celebrate this time have a good one!
I love mandarins and oranges. These curtesy of my patient today.
.... I don't know about you but "the year of the snake" doesn't sound too appealing.
One positive thing about snakes is that it is used in the standard sign for medicine... The snake wrapped about the pole with wings ha.
I love mandarins and oranges. These curtesy of my patient today.
.... I don't know about you but "the year of the snake" doesn't sound too appealing.
One positive thing about snakes is that it is used in the standard sign for medicine... The snake wrapped about the pole with wings ha.
Wednesday, 23 January 2013
Waiting room
Its a Wednesday morning and the front desk staff are at a meeting.
The waiting room is emply with just 2 men sitting there.
I was peeking out to see if my female patient was around.
How funny it would be to call out a lady's name and look around waiting for the response from the men, directly looking at just the both of them.
Obviously there are no women in the room so why even call out the name of my patient right?
Then I wondered how funnier (yes funnier is a word) it would be to just stand there calling out different ladys names and after not getting a response from one name, call out another ladys name:
"Shiela Doe?"
..... anyone .... anyone..... no? .... ok ...
"Jane Smith?"
"Rita Hayworth?"
How about:
"Gretta Garbo?"
-- all looking directly at the two men, striaght faced and serious.
Ah yes, work is a bit routine today.
The waiting room is emply with just 2 men sitting there.
I was peeking out to see if my female patient was around.
How funny it would be to call out a lady's name and look around waiting for the response from the men, directly looking at just the both of them.
Obviously there are no women in the room so why even call out the name of my patient right?
Then I wondered how funnier (yes funnier is a word) it would be to just stand there calling out different ladys names and after not getting a response from one name, call out another ladys name:
"Shiela Doe?"
..... anyone .... anyone..... no? .... ok ...
"Jane Smith?"
"Rita Hayworth?"
How about:
"Gretta Garbo?"
-- all looking directly at the two men, striaght faced and serious.
Ah yes, work is a bit routine today.
Monday, 21 January 2013
Happy New Year! next project.... rugs?
Wow a bit of time has passed.
Christmas time is always a nice time for me. Im very thankful for my family and for our health.
Im thankful that everyone is able to get together. Even if we do the same routine things - 24th mass and dinner and presents and 25th lunch.
Its also a time when you think of those you care about and think nice of those you may not have thought nice about during the year - ha. Well, what Im trying to say is that usually everyone has a little more of a warm feeling towards everyone else during this time.
I hope too that everyone had a very MERRY CHRISTMAS - you know, cause that is what it is called...Christmas... which everyone is welcome to celebrate.... but that is what it is called. Just saying.
So on to my new project : rugs.
Ive been looking on and off throughout the past year on patterns and colours that would go into my living room.
Trellis is what I was aiming for :
However, I put one into my living room to give it a go.
At first I LOVED it! I was even excited just to go home and spend time with my rug. haha.
But after an evening of watching tv and heading off to bed, I somehow realized I was not feeling relaxed. Infact, I felt as though I could not breathe properly... and my neck,it was tight.
Hummm, could it be the price? (yea now I know what the value of a good hand knotted, wool and silk rug cost)
After a couple days past and alot of research and actual driving around town checking out many other rug stores I realized the price was a steal!
However, something still didint sit right with the rug I picked out. Luckily there is a return available and that is what I did. I felt as though a weight had been lifted and I can breathe again. Despite it being a great price for the rug, as the days went on, I did not really miss it. The pattern was just too much. Too busy. I didnt feel a sense of calm watching tv with that rug in my small living room.
Today I set out in search of another idea for a rug:
The Mandala rug.
-- although a bit more Girly than I would like it to be.
Its so surprising to see how many really UGLY rugs there are there.
Some of them apparently really expensive still.
Mostly gross pukey browns and beiges and yellows.
Some still seem to be stuck in the 80's or 90's. And there are loads of them.
I wonder if the rug companies only give you such huge prices for rugs just to make up for losing money on their ugly rug stock.
I learned al bit about hand knotted, hand woven, silk and bamboo silk and rayon/ viscose. I learned about flat woven and also linen. I stayed away from Jute.
I learned that the prices can vary so much even with apparently the same matierial used and also if you go a size up.
Its quite exhausting. Is anything I do for my place not exhausting? haha. But in the end, the price will be good and it will look good.
Suffice to stay, Im still watching tv on my couch with a bare hardwood floor in front of me. And Im ok with it right now. I can breathe.
On an ending note, I will leave you with this picture of a sheep rug from Ikea.
It makes me laugh. Look at it for a bit and you will know why:
Christmas time is always a nice time for me. Im very thankful for my family and for our health.
Im thankful that everyone is able to get together. Even if we do the same routine things - 24th mass and dinner and presents and 25th lunch.
Its also a time when you think of those you care about and think nice of those you may not have thought nice about during the year - ha. Well, what Im trying to say is that usually everyone has a little more of a warm feeling towards everyone else during this time.
I hope too that everyone had a very MERRY CHRISTMAS - you know, cause that is what it is called...Christmas... which everyone is welcome to celebrate.... but that is what it is called. Just saying.
So on to my new project : rugs.
Ive been looking on and off throughout the past year on patterns and colours that would go into my living room.
Trellis is what I was aiming for :
However, I put one into my living room to give it a go.
At first I LOVED it! I was even excited just to go home and spend time with my rug. haha.
But after an evening of watching tv and heading off to bed, I somehow realized I was not feeling relaxed. Infact, I felt as though I could not breathe properly... and my neck,it was tight.
Hummm, could it be the price? (yea now I know what the value of a good hand knotted, wool and silk rug cost)
After a couple days past and alot of research and actual driving around town checking out many other rug stores I realized the price was a steal!
However, something still didint sit right with the rug I picked out. Luckily there is a return available and that is what I did. I felt as though a weight had been lifted and I can breathe again. Despite it being a great price for the rug, as the days went on, I did not really miss it. The pattern was just too much. Too busy. I didnt feel a sense of calm watching tv with that rug in my small living room.
Today I set out in search of another idea for a rug:
The Mandala rug.
-- although a bit more Girly than I would like it to be.
Its so surprising to see how many really UGLY rugs there are there.
Some of them apparently really expensive still.
Mostly gross pukey browns and beiges and yellows.
Some still seem to be stuck in the 80's or 90's. And there are loads of them.
I wonder if the rug companies only give you such huge prices for rugs just to make up for losing money on their ugly rug stock.
I learned al bit about hand knotted, hand woven, silk and bamboo silk and rayon/ viscose. I learned about flat woven and also linen. I stayed away from Jute.
I learned that the prices can vary so much even with apparently the same matierial used and also if you go a size up.
Its quite exhausting. Is anything I do for my place not exhausting? haha. But in the end, the price will be good and it will look good.
Suffice to stay, Im still watching tv on my couch with a bare hardwood floor in front of me. And Im ok with it right now. I can breathe.
On an ending note, I will leave you with this picture of a sheep rug from Ikea.
It makes me laugh. Look at it for a bit and you will know why:
Thursday, 20 December 2012
Chocolate fest again....
Im trying a new diet : no carbs no sugars no dairy.
bahahahaha - is what I say to it during this season. I will try. Had chicken and salad for lunch today.
Every year around this time, one of my patients goes out of his way to drop by even if he is seeing me in a couple weeks for an appointment or if he saw me a couple weeks ago - he makes it a point of dropping by right before Christmas to give me chocolates.
Not just any.
But one of my favorites.
(little do they all know, though Im thankful for all the goodies - there is no way that I can possibly eat all of it - so I give it to the staff every week I put it on the lunch counter. This usually goes on until February or March)
BUT!
- I never give out this patients chocolates. I can eat the whole box in one sitting!
(I havent lately though)
.........mmmmMmmmm ..... I love turtles!
My patient knows that these are my favorites!
though.....side note to Mr. Nestle, of the Turtles Chocos .....Dont think that I did not notice that the turtles are a tad bit smaller than usual this year!!!!
My patient knows that these are my favorites!
though.....side note to Mr. Nestle, of the Turtles Chocos .....Dont think that I did not notice that the turtles are a tad bit smaller than usual this year!!!!
Wednesday, 12 December 2012
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