Priority

Just making a quick note that the blog....as well as practically every other fun hobby I have.....are all taking a back-burner to catching up in my studies. Will post pics for last post and a new post soon, hopefully.

Damn midterms...

Munchkins and hummus!

I'll add a pictures later. Tuesdays are long days for me so I don't get the opportunity to draw anything for my morning update the following day. Debating on how I'll handle it. For now it'll just be quick posts where I can add a quick pic later.

Apparently there is a new breed of cat called Munchkins. They have stubby legs and are unbelievably adorable.

Today was monthly "free hummus and pita bread" day. Kind of mad since I went way over on my eating yesterday so I'm making up for it today...which means no hummus for me. :(  Still trying to figure out how to make it work. Lol. Maybe if I skip my afternoon snack....

I'm getting increasingly more antsy for Friday. I'm supposed to turn in the crutches then and just go with the boot. Keeping my fingers crossed. It's been hard to not cheat, especially when I pass by the track on my way to the bikes. I want to, but I want to heal faster even more.

That's all for today. Will hopefully get pics up later today.

Freezin for....no reason

Looks like weekends might not get many updates, since I'm usually fairly busy doing stuff. I didn't update yesterday because I was busy trying to make use of my time with studying. I'm still behind so I'm just taking a quick break to write this up.

I can't wait till I'm caught up and can go back to all my projects and activities I had planned. There's tons of things I want to do with all my free time but homework has been taking priority. 

Husky came to see me this weekend. We tried to spend most of it studying but I unfortunately got caught up in a sewing project that was due to get done, for some of it. One break, however, was Saturday when I once again took part in the Polar Bear Plunge! Yes it was that time of year once again. I missed it last year with all the life happenings that were getting in the way so I was glad to do it again this year. Husky wasn't all that enthused though...

Don't get me wrong though. He was most supportive with helping me by keeping a hold on my warm, dry clothes and also getting video evidence.

I did indeed plunge with my crutches. I didn't really have much of a choice, though I was able to have one of the firemen hold them for me at the water's edge so I didn't have to actually jump in with them. I was also able to take off the boot beforehand. Everyone was pretty impressed/shocked, which made me giggle when the announcer looked at me and said,

He also mentioned I should get an award for "Hardest-core Plunger".  Lol.

Of course this all still doesn't really encompass what it's like to actually plunge. I mean, everyone tells you "It's so fucking cold, but so much fun!" All that's true and everything, but it's hard to describe what exactly goes on once you're in the water. You would think every part of your body would be prepared, but that's not really the case. Even though Brain sits there and says "ok I'm ready" and is prepped to command the other parts of the body, it really isn't and it's not until you jump in that you find this out. So I naturally drew a picture. :)

My legs were actually really happy, since I ice them every day (or should) at the doctor's instructions. This is probably not true for everyone else, but the other body organs I think are pretty similar. 

The rest of the weekend, as I said, was nice and quiet. Even though I'm still fairly stressed out from my every growing work load I'm not ticcing as much now, thanks to Husky. He has some pretty effective methods for helping me calm down. :)

I've started employing that as a form of imagery, to go in conjunction with my breathing exercises, whenever I need to calm my self down from tics. So far it's working really well. 

Unfortunately, the only problem with this weekend is I had a left over box of sweet things that had been given to me through work. They consisted of danishes, turnovers, cinnamon rolls, and muffins.......all things that are sadly my biggest food weakness, next to cheese obviously.

Of course I caved. I'm sure one terrible day isn't going to completely ruin my healthy eating habits. Gotta splurge sometimes.

God they were so good. Problem is, I'll be getting more this Friday......and my roommates think I'm starving myself, for some odd reason.... Well, I probably was when I originally started dieting to help lose all my weight. Once I started really getting into shape and becoming more active, however, I had to bring up the amount I ate anyways. Currently I'm following what my doctor has set for me, but that still doesn't stop my roommates from teasing me about when I wasn't.

Stressful days

I'm behind in school work :(  I need to catch up but it's never-ending. I wish time would stop for like, a week, or maybe if there were 30hrs in a day....but then I might use that time for projects.

Schoolwork isn't the only culprit. I'm getting increasingly annoyed with having to use the crutches and boot in the crappy winter. I, of course, miss running. I think maybe I've got cabin fever. There's not enough time in the day to do everything else I want to do. And did I mention school is kicking my ass?

Problem with getting stressed is it increases my tics. Normally I bare with it but now that I have a lot more muscle in my arms they're starting to actually hurt. One in particular is a large arm movement where my right arm jerks up and then back down against my body. When I was out of shape and not toned I could deal with it, but now it's super frequent so it's getting annoying. I drew a picture to kind of show how it looks...not the best.

My tics come and go, and some are more frequent at times than others. Currently it's the arm one and another one that involves my wrist jerking in ways it probably shouldn't. Luckily my wrist isn't as developed like my biceps so I can handle it.
The problem with all of this is doing tics more aggravates me....which kind of, sort of makes me tic more.... Lol. So it's this nasty "feeding off itself" domino effect. I'm glad I see Husky today. He likes to hug me tightly so my arms can't move and hit me, and then I calm down. :)

So yeah. Lots of stress. I'm hoping to work through it soon. Thank god spring break is only a month away. Then I'll have a whooooole week with Husky in Las Vegas, rock climbing in Red Rocks. :D!

Oh, also, I found out my female cat Sachi is a bit of a creeper....