Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Difficult Summer

It has been over 2 months since I undated my blog. I am sorry but I will try to do a lot better as we head into fall. I have had health problems, so I have been felling a bit low. It took all I had to keep up with my responsibilities both physically and emotionally. I have gotten the building in Round Grove down. Tomorrow I will be loading four 15' beams. Then on Friday I have two of my friend come and they will be loading up 26 pallets of block. I think that I will fell a weight has been lifted when that is done. I was doing so well at the start of the project in the Spring. I was putting in 6 hours a day sometimes 4 or 5 days a week. But June, July and August have been close to a total waste. I got hot and muggy, I was getting in 2 hours at a time and not getting the job done. It has dragged out all Summer long. I have felt guilty for not getting it done and have trouble keeping up at the genealogy society and home. The garden grew up in weeds, the lawn is bad too.

One big problem was the doctor put me on Abilify, then Lamictal, both brought my energy levels down. After getting down to about 240lbs, I gained over 20lbs on Abilify. So I stopped that. And Lamictal wasn't as bad but after stopping it I have improved a lot. Now I am on Wellbutrin along with the Prozac, and am doing much better. I hope to be able to loss 20 lbs before Winter. Just to let you know I don't get really depressed. I just feel physically wiped out and have to push myself to do almost everything. Life becomes drudgery, never enjoying anything.

The other problem has been the weather. The heat and humidity always gets me. I have to accept that was probably a third of my problem this Summer, maybe more. Life goes on and I have to make the best of it.

I was sadden and I guess heart broken because of what happened with JJ/Richard. I'm not on MSN and only read his blog. I didn't feel betrayed but it still hurt a bit. I am sorry that he felt that he need to lie to be accepted. But lying has consequences and he should have stopped it long before it got to where it did. I still would like to know what is happening with him, and still would like to be friends. I am the forgiving type and can't hold a grudge. But I don't let myself get used as a doormat ether.

I was afraid that I would loss this blog if I did post anything. I am going to update the progress on the RG project and get some pic's posted in the next few days. So if anyone is still out there take a moment and post a comment.

3 comments:

  1. Sterling it is nice to have you back - been wondering if you ok.
    The heat of summer is not a good time to undertake hard physical work even when you don't have medical issues.
    Yes the whole JJ thing rocked a lot of boats and it was very sad how it all ended - we all make mistakes but like you I found it so sad that he thought he had to lie to be accepted.His writing was interesting enough that just being himself would have been enough.
    We have just started our spring and I am sitting up on weekends with the foaling mares - got my first foal last week and it was a pretty little bay filly - all up there are 5 new foals so far and they are all fillies, so the colts have a bit of ground to make up.Love this time of year.
    Well look forward to more of what you up to.
    Take care Stef

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  2. I'm sorry you've had a bad summer. I hope you will be feeling better from now on and can enjoy life. You really tackled a big project there, I know you will be glad to finally have it done.

    It's nice to have you posting again. I'll be watching for more.

    Best wishes,
    Brian

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  3. I am still around but no one wants to talk to me no more. I still got a few friends that were real friends that still talk to me. All the others just want to push me down and not let me try and fix any thing. I didn't lie to be mean I really just wanted some friends. I really did think everyone lied on here, and thats the only way they would talk to you. Sorry Richard

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