Monday Daily Life

My back hurts.  That's the bad news. The good news-the rain is coming. Maybe for 5 days. We desperately need rain. We are in a severe drought. We need the rain to clean our environment.

I spent yesterday cleaning and re-arranging my craft/scrapbooking room and my kitchen.
The Obsessive Compulsive Behavior is rearing it's ugly (?) head again. My RA doctor is tapering me off of Lexapro-which my Psychiatrist prescribed for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder . He feels it might cause my excessive exhaustion. I feel a little less exhausted during week one of tapering. In 3 weeks, 2 days, I should be completely off Lexapro. My RA doctor wants me to go on Cymbalta. I am hopeful my Lyrica and Ambien, occasional pain medication and muscle relaxer will be enough for me. I don't like taking all of these medications. The good news: I keep losing weight as I taper off the Lexapro.

After my OCD cleaning spree, I took a hot, hot bath. It helped relieve most of the pain. My Jack Russell, Abby, has a small stuffed monkey that plays music that's addicting to the dog and nerve-wracking for the owner. Fortunately, Mr. Monkey had to be washed because he stunk! He came out smelling fresh and void of his voice. Abby didn't care.

She came into the bathroom and plopped Mr. Monkey in the bathtub. Off course he got soaked. I squeezed the excess water out of him and threw it for Abby. She flung Mr. Monkey into the air over and over. Then, she plopped Mr. Monkey in the bathtub again. I squeezed the excess water out and threw Mr. Monkey. Again, she flung Mr. Monkey into the air, then plopped him into the bathtub. Third time was a charm for Abby. She had to wait until Mr. Monkey was floating near the edge of the tub. After a few attempts, she pulled Mr. Monkey from the spearment, lavendar and eucalyptus bath water. A heavier Mr. Monkey, soaked with water, was again flung in the air over and over until she decided to drown Mr. Monkey again. For about a half hour, I kept an eye on Abby as I was reading a book. Her innocent game was delightful and full of joy.

I slept on a heating pad last night. When it turned off, I woke up every time and turned it back on.
After a hot shower, I am going to stretch. At work, I hope to walk around just enough to  make me feel better. After work, I am getting a deep trigger point massage. By that time, we should have rain.

I read this quote today. "Turn your wounds into wisdom."-Oprah Winfrey. As my back aches today, I hope I'll be struck with wisdom during a lightbulb moment. I'll let you know.