Homemade Baking Mix
Journal Entries Nov. 16-17, 2017
November 16, 2017
7:30a- Woke up late for an appointment. It’s hard to get moving in the morning.
Right side aches as though I’ve been punched. Low back hurts. Feet ache and have pins and needles sensation. Hands ache. Headache finally gone.
6:15p- Feet throbbing with pins and needles sensation. Rt hip & side hurts. Low back hurts. Hands ache.
Walked a good bit today. Walked into Costcos (rode wheelchair inside store) and back to car. Walked to neighbors three houses down. Visited a little while and walked back home again.
7:23p- Hot flash…skin is beat red from chest upward to face…running a fever too.
Icy sensation in center of chest. Splotchy red spots on upper chest – almost resembling hives.
November 17, 2017
8:05a – Woke up from a bad dream…being stung by a swarm of bees after trying to rescue someone stuck in a tree…
My whole body hurts horribly today. Slight headache. BP 135/94 hr 84
5:56p It’s amazing how much pain zapps your energy.
6:51p- I crashed for two hours this afternoon. Woke up not feeling well. Chilly. Forehead feels warm.
7:47p- Feeling sick to my stomach. Unexplained goosebumps.
10:18p- Pain levels have increased. Probably an 8. Low back throbbing. Middle back aches. Hands ache. Legs hurts. Feel like I was in a fight. Headache. Chest hurts. Stuffy nose. Tired but can’t sleep. Nauseous.
10:31p – Very interesting…
Journal Entries Nov. 14-15, 2017
November 14, 2017
6L45p- Woke up with headache. Whole body aches. Trouble focusing on one thing. Took me all day to get sign classes ready for tomorrow.
Excruciating cramp in right side of stomach today.
Rt hip hurts, pins & needles sensation in hands and feet. Still have headache.
November 15, 2017
Woke up with headache. Lower back hurts. Hands and arms pins and needles sensation. Legs and feet pins and needles sensation. Neck hurts.
10:08p- Emotional roller coaster day. Came home from co-op and crashed for 2 ½ hours. Lower back throbbing. Hands tingly with pins and needles sensation. Cramping in right lower back – like muscle spam feeling. Chest hurts with tinge of icy sensation.
Information to share: I thought I would share this information because I know many of us endure pain on a daily basis. My primary Dr recently added three supplements to my regimen of supplements…one of which is MSM.
I don’t know if it will help everyone. Personally, I would much rather take something that’s natural than a chemical that may have horrible side effects.
MSM is the abbreviation for methylsulfonylmethane. Some of the reported benefits are:
- pain relief
- reduces inflammation
- increases blow flow
- controls overactive nerve impulses
- reduces muscle spams
My doctor recommended me taking two capsules per day on an empty stomach. Of course, the dosage may vary depending on individual needs.
I’ve been taking it for almost two weeks now and have already noticed a slight reduction in my pain levels. I’ve even notices that my allergies that I would normally suffer with because of pollens isn’t as bad like it usually is this time of year.
Journal Entries Nov. 12-13, 2017
November 12, 2017
8:45a- Woke with both sides of nose bloody. Head hurts. Exhausted. Legs hurt. Arms hurt.
8:05p- Bright lights bother my eyes, light headache, trouble focusing, sporadic ringing in right ear, easily irritated.
2:20p – Praising the Lord not only for the visitor today, but also that he walked the aisle and got saved today! Hallelujah, what a Saviour!
🎶 If just one more soul were to walk down the aisle, It would be worth every struggle, It would be worth every mile…🎶
November 13, 2017
11:33a- Woke up in a lot of pain. Hard to get moving. Took Jordon to Dr & deposit check at bank. I’m exhausted. Chilly sensation at base of neck.
6:19p- We ended up being involved with media campaign regarding R Moore. Joe supposedly signed a letter that he never signed. We knew nothing of it. Joe getting phone calls all day. I can’t handle this right now. It’s making all my nerves hurt!!
9:49p- Very stressful day. Had melt down around 7pm. Symptoms are overactive and I have headache coming on. Hopefully, a good night’s sleep will help
Journal Entries Nov. 10-11, 2017
November 10, 2017
4:29p- Thought I was doing fairly decent keeping up with school work until today. Kids asked questions about Thanksgiving break. I told them I would check because I have to get their planner ready for next few weeks today. They informed me that they didn’t have a planner for this week. Ugh!
Not feeling well. Neck hurts. Rt hip slightly aches. Hands pins and needles sensation. Center of chest chilly sensation. Brain hurts. Got overwhelmed when I found out I was behind. Joe says I’m running a fever.
10:21p- BP 147/94 hr 85. Pins and needles sensation in hands and feet. Head hurts, but not headache. Slightly bloody nose. Little dizzy. Lower back aches. Back of neck hurts with occasional icy sensation. Feel achey all over. Left hand hurts more than right. Left shoulder hurts if I move certain ways. I need good sleep. I’m tired and Joe’s tired of me being ill. I can’t hurry my healing…it’s not in my power. Only with God’s help will I make it through this new jungle. I just want to cry.
10:34p- Sharp pain in right side of head when I laid down.
November 11, 2017
8:40a- Woke up to a bloody nose. Icy sensation in between shoulder blades. Head hurts. Legs ache. Sharp pain in left forearm.
10:53a- I need to find something I can create that means something to me and gives me purpose.
10:51p- Legs have felt very heavy. Haven’t been able to do much today without getting icy sensation in center of chest or in between shoulder blades. Hands numb and tingling. Legs pins and needles sensation. Headache. Extremely tired. Running low grade fever off and on.
11:01p- Not sure what’s going on but I’ve been running low grade fever off and on the past couple of days. Extra tired and nerve pain has been odd lately with new symptoms oncoming. Praying it’s temporary. Thanking God that He’s ever interceding.
Hebrews 7:25
Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by
him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
*Dr confirmed at my last appointment that I have actually been running a low grade fever since my lightning strike. He said that it’s normal because the heat from the lightning causes your body temperature to increase.
Journal Entries Nov. 8-9, 2017
November 8, 2017
6:49a- Left shoulder hurts. Woke with both arms numb and tingling. Lower back throbbing. Calf muscles tight and achey.
2:23p- I’m not feeling well. Going to crash for a while. Something’s not right.
7:28p- I slept for over 3 hours. My head feels like it could explode. My left arm is tingly and feels heavy. I’m freezing, but its 75 degrees inside. I have sock on and am under blanket.
November 9, 2017
10:07a- I feel slightly better than yesterday. Whole body aches. Pins & needles/tingly sensation. Head throbbing.
10:49p- Felt a little better after taking D.E. I’m still not feeling the best. Noticed that bump on head is gone, but had left an indentation. It sinks too. Don’t have an appetite. Joe made me eat something for lunch.
Pain got so bad…had to take Naproxen. My body still aches, but not as bad.
Vision got blurry after focusing on getting bulletin typed for Sunday & created event on FB. Hard time focusing to play the piano. Need to get some rest, but now that it’s time to sleep I’m wide awake.
11:05p- Random shooting pain in right hand & wrist, and left elbow.
Frugal Way to Fix Broken Mini Blinds
Do you get frustrated when you go to open windows and find that one or two (or three) of the slats are broken? I know I do especially when you’re trying to straighten up the house for company.
That’s what happened to me today. I opened the curtains in the kitchen and found three slats broken on the blinds. Ugh!
My first thought was “How can I fix them so they’re not an eye sore? Oh, let me Google it and see if I can understand the instructions.” Thankfully, after looking at a couple of sites (probably more like several), I was able to have enough courage to attempt it.
How to fix/replace broken slats on mini blinds.
- Take mini blinds down and place on table.
- Locate plugs on bottom slat of blinds.
3. Remove plug (gently with flat screwdriver) to reveal knotted lift cord.
4. Undo knot. You’ll need a pair of tweezers to grab knotted cord to undo.
5. Pull cord out to just above slat that needs to be replaced. Do this to both outer sides. (No need to touch middle plug.)
6. Remove slat(s) that needs to be replaced.
7. Take a slat from very bottom and place in slot of the slat you just removed.
8. Thread pull cord back through each slats and into bottom slat. (I had to use a carpet threader needle because my fingers didn’t want to cooperate).
9. Tie knot in bottom of string at bottom of blinds. Shove knot and extra strings inside slat.
10. Replace plugs on either side.
While you have them down, go ahead and dust them. One less thing to clean later. 😊
Congratulations! You’ve just fixed your mini blinds!
Journal Entries November 3-4, 2017
November 3, 2017
7:10a- Woke up with pins and needles sensation in hands and feet. Icy sensation in center of chest. Sore on my head hurts.
9:45a- Bp at home 137/79. Bp at Drs 151/94.
Dr says the bad dreams and jitters are forms of anxiety and everyone exhibits them differently.
I’m tired and leg muscles ache most, rt hip hurts, headache, bump on head hurts. Dr. said bump is not a sebaceous cyst & seems to be begnin. I’ll keep using frankincense.
Dr is increasing my B12 and adding 3 more supplements. Haha! He gave me three bottles, but I have to order the turmeric.
Dr added Cognitex Basics, B12 melt tabs, MSM , & Tumeric with CurcuWIN.
Asked Dr about my blood pressure being so high. Dr said the nerve damage and inflammation is a factor. Once the inflammation begins to subside, I’ll notice that my Bp should regulate itself.
11:19a – Did you know that STATIN drugs have over 900 different side effects?
November 4, 2017
6:59a- Woke up at 4:20am thinking Joe overslept to go hunting.
10:30- headache, lower back hurts, calves ache
11:00a- went soul winning at the Pecan Festival. I didn’t’ walk the whole thing, but it’s the most I’ve walked since my accident. It wore me out, but I enjoyed it.
4:09p- Dezirae at Volleyball tournament today with her homeschool volleyball team. They won 3rd place in the league tournament! Yeah!
6:00p – I hurt all over…legs ache, headache, muscles twitching all over. I crashed on my chair around 5pm. Took a hot shower, finished the bulletins, and went to bed around 8:30p
Journal Entries November 5-7, 2017
November 5, 2017
4:30a- Woke up with my hands throbbing!!! I had a bad dream again. Joe said I beat him up last night hitting him in chest several times.
8:00a- I am in pain today!!! My brain processing is slow. My whole body hurts. It hurts to move. Memory is slow. I just want to go back to bed.
11:22a- I just want to cry!!! People just don’t understand how hard it is to focus sometimes while I am trying to play the piano. It gets worse when people are moving around and talking while I’m playing. I just totally flubbed my offertory because I just couldn’t focus. There was just too much movement.
6:14p- Is it normal to have trouble focusing on reading music to play the piano more at times than other with a brain injury?
November 6, 2017
Nothing written today.
November 7, 2017
7:00a- rough night…woke up several times very hot like I had a fever. Woke to my left arm & hand numb and tingling as well as my feet tingling. Lower back throbbing. Lower legs ache. Very tired.
6:14p- Kuddos to our daughter Dezirae for jumping in to help make dinner the last two nights. It’s a blessing for sure when you’re hurting. Love my kids! They are a blessing most of the time.
Journal Entries November 1-2, 2017
November 1, 2017
6:35a- apparently I had a bad dream last night. I don’t remember a thing. Joe told me that I sat up in bed turned and punched in the middle of his chest and said, “That’s what you get.” Then I laid back down and went back to sleep. He said he didn’t expect it, and it hurt.
Interesting because he usually laughs at me when I smack him because he says it doesn’t hurt.
It would explain why I feel like I’ve been in a fight. I hurt all over this morning.
November 2, 2017
Had more bad dreams. Woke up in a tense state. Whole body aches. Nerve endings tingly pain all over – especially in arms and torso area. Brain fog. Xxtra jumpy. Grumpy.
Gotta figure out how to ease this symptom.
2:19p- Not having a good day. 🙁 On way to church…my drink wouldn’t fit in
Joe yells, “What’s wrong?”
I reply, “Something’s peeing on me and it’s cold all over my feet!” I unbuckle to reach what’s on the floor and found my drink ¾ empty. Ugh! Now I have no drink and my feet and the floor are all wet.