Spoke too soon

Most of last week was surprisingly low pain from work, but that all went out the window on Saturday.  From 4 to 7:30 on Saturday, I was alone in the lab, and our biggest drop of the day comes just as the other person is leaving, so it's super busy and non-stop. I was in so much pain by the time I went home, and my foot was very swollen and tender.  It was still swollen on Sunday, and I wasn't able to do much.  Went in for my PT appointment on Monday, and the therapist actually wanted me to call in to work, because it was still so swollen and painful.  I ended up putting my boot on an hour after I got to work, and after that it was fine.  So I'm in my boot again today, which is awkward and clumsy, but not painful, so it's what I have to deal with right now. It hurts, but hopefully with ice and as much rest as I can manage, it will be back to where it was.


We've had some landscapers come and give us estimates on redoing our lawn, as well as several related projects.  It's going to be very expensive.  Might have to break it up and do part of it next year. I don't actually know how much Big D has saved up for this project, but the lawn part of it really needs to be done. It's much too bad for us to do by hand; it needs serious equipment.


I'm on day 19 of this horrible, messy, disgusting, clotty period.  The last day has finally lightened up on the flow, so hopefully I'm almost done.  But by then it will be time for my next cycle to start?  Not sure how badly my hormones are messed up. Don't even know what has caused the problem in the first place.


In better news, my mental state has improved by leaps and bounds since the beginning of January.  Lexapro and Chip have made a massive difference.  It's spring, and I'm actually getting interested in planting and gardening again, and thinking about getting back into the shop. I think Chip will make a good shop dog!  He's not scared of loud noises much, and is easily soothed into trusting my judgement on things.


He's such a good puppy. We've been doing some heavy-duty training the last couple days and he's doing really well.  The only serious behavior problem we are still having is chasing the cats, trying to get them to play.  We're going to try and get that sorted out very quickly. 


I should probably get back to work now, stuff is needing attention.


I wonder if Big D has found this journal yet?  If so, Hi, cutie!  I love you tremendously, and wish we could spend more time together.