I hope y’all had a great start to your week! Hopefully it was not a dreadful long Monday! I went to bed last night with a terrible headache and woke up early this morning with the same headache with no relief. But, I did still go to work and make it almost 5 hours, which was more than I had been able to do in a long time! So, I take this as a step in the right direction! I think things can only go up from here on out!
Considering this is a short week, I am hoping that I will be able to build on the amount of hours I can handle at work. After three hours all my pains started to increase, but I was determined to push myself further and not just cave into that pain. I thought maybe if I got up and walked away from my desk it would help with the blood flow and relieve some of the pain I was having. Getting up to stretch did help some and allowed me to continue my work for an additional 2 hours! I do think sitting at a desk, staring at a computer screen for extended periods of time is not really healthy for anyone and we all need to be able to move around for short lengths of time. 
I can not say if the alarm going off or getting ready for work or the drive into the office is more draining, but all of them together are exhausting. Then you have to add the actual work to the mix! My goodness after my almost 5 hours today not only do I feel very fatigued but I also have a lot of pain. I plan to spend my evening trying to relax doing as little as possible!
I really hope I have the strength to increase my hours over the next two days and then I will have a four-day break from work responsibilities. I can not say how I will be feeling physically next week, but I am going to try to stay very positive and take things slow. I do not want to set myself up for failure by saying next week I am going to work my normal 
full-time hours and be perfectly fine, because that is just making an irrational assumption. If I had the ability to control all the pain I have, I would have done that weeks ago, so who is to say I will be able to have that control next week? I am doing the best I can right now with dealing with pain that does not seem to go away or even ease up and the stress all of this is causing me, if only I had a magic wand to make everything better!
Thank y’all for visiting and reading my thoughts for the day! I do know and understand that things could be much worse and I do believe they are slowly getting better, I just wish things could be back to normal sooner than later! I hope y’all have a nice and relaxing evening!! Take care and I look forward to reading your posts and your comments to my post today!
Always, Alyssa
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I love reading stories about how people continue chose to push forward despite the pain and discomfort of chronic illness.
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I agree! They are so inspiring and I gain a lot of courage! Even when things are really bad like they have been for me, I really try to put a positive spin on the situation because it helps get me through!
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😃😀 two days to go , well done for yesterday 🤩
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Mind if I ask you sth? When you’re in pain, what kind of pain do you feel and where?
And what do you do? Sitting at the computer for hours is not the best choice, I’m afraid. Well, you know it too.
Take care dear and keep in touch.
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I have a lot of back and leg pain, it can get horrible at times! Currently I work for a mortgage company and it is not really what I enjoy doing. I would prefer dealing with people, not numbers. How about you, what do you do?
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Teaching.
I can tell you’re a good communicator. Maybe one day in the future.
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I bet you are a great teacher!
Thank you, I do try to be a good communicator, definitely easier with some than others!
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For some a blessing, for others a curse. A friend just left her job after 15 years, saying -I don’t want to be near people again. Just give me a computer and I’ll be happy.
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I get tired of being around people sometimes but only when they are negative and hateful. I deal with that a lot at my company. I have always gotten along with everyone so it is hard for me to be around those who can’t get along with anyone. I would really love a job that I can do from home. There is so much sickness that goes through offices and I have a low immune system right now, so I am worried I will get sick a lot. But there is no use worrying about that yet!
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I’m sure you’ll find sth. I agree, that would be great for you. And when you say sickness, it means both literally and metaphorically sick people.
People are generally uncompassionate, selfish and demeaning bastards.
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There are always so many illnesses in my office and I just worry about getting sick and I do have a lot immune system right now. You are so right, people are uncompassionate, selfish, demeaning and rude bastards!
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Take care, ok? Wear a mask if you need to.
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I will, thank you! I hope you are doing!
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