Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Oh, listen to the wind blow!

It's cold tonight. It's not as cold as it is in many other places with their blizzards - snow and ice. But, for where I live, it's cold!

The wind is blowing with gusts of up to 40 mph. It sets my little RV to rocking but I've gotten used to that. I'll just put another blanket on the bed and cuddle with the cat and a warm ricebag at my feet.

It being cold is bad because it makes me hurt. I can stand the heat a lot better than I can the cold. I think the cold was the only thing I was glad to leave behind in Arkansas two years ago.

The cold makes my fibromyalgia flare up. There's more pain than usual and, of course, my RLS wants to join the party. That's just something else to disrupt my sleep. I'm trying to change my diet some to see if cutting out sugar and carbs will help. I know I need to exercise but the fatigue that just won't clear up keeps me from any significant exercise. I try to walk more - like park further out at the grocery store. The bad part is when I come out and have to make it back to the car.

I really shouldn't complain. I have a job, a place to live, clothes to wear and enough food to eat. That's more than too many people in the world can say. I've tried to simplfy my life by ridding myself of a lot of junk and stuff. And I still have some things that I am going to send out the door and off of the property.

Oh yeah. Did I mention it was cold?