all about the little things

Bits and pieces of normality that are starting to add up...

Had some good things happen this week. Finally closed 3 loans that dragged out 2 weeks longer than we thought they would. I got to sign 2 of them which brought in $300. extra for me. Very cool - hopefully I will use it well.

Old Navy had a $12 Jeans sale yesterday. All of mine are stained or ripped which has me in serious need so I hobbled to the mall after work and got 3 pairs. I didn't get to try them on because I got there 5 minutes to closing and there was no time. I'm only 1 for 3 on the fit but I can exchange them so that's good.

I had lunch with a friend from work...in a restaurant no less. It's seems ridiculous that such an event has become worth mentioning but that it is. Went out for a salad today after church and managed to go dutch though my generous friend usually gets the jump on me. Didn't go food shopping today but I still have food in the fridge from last week's foray to the grocery store. I actually cooked up a batch of Trader Joe's Orange Chicken & Brown Rice on Wednesday and took the leftovers for lunch the next day. Hot food is good for the soul.

My health on the other hand is less than perfect at the moment. I had to leave work early yesterday because my feet were killing me. The toes and arch on my left foot feel like they are sprained. Randomly, my ankle acted up as I was leaving the mall - it felt like it was sprained as well. I ended up limping badly all the way to the car. Also my left shoulder blade (where I had the infection in March) starting aching again last night. So much for working out...

So obviously I've got increased inflammation and it's running wild. I'm usually not this aggravated by it but I'm pretty uncomfortable. I've been having muscle spasms and random chest pain. I keep waiting for it to pass because it always does...eventually. Ironically, I have health insurance at the moment but I still can't really afford to use it and I don't have a good doctor to see anyway. By now, I'm used to self-diagnosing anyway.

I cross-referenced my test results and ended with a curious possibility ... hypothyroidism. I have a lot of the symptoms - including hair loss - and I appear to be low in all the right places. I'd like to get the right tests run while I'm still insured. I am so itching to quit the grocery job that is my insurance benefactor but it seems foolish considering how active the Lupus is at this moment. The irony is, the lack of rest I'm getting is pushing the Lupus activity which in turn moves the insurance out of the luxury column and into necessity. Yes it reeks of irony.

Can't solve all of my mysteries tonight and it is past the witching hour so I'd better pack it in. I am super grateful for the things that are going right - the little things aren't so little when they've been such a long time coming. I'll take whatever sunshine that comes my way.