THE BOSS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ain't nuttin' like him :-)))

food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oatmeal with 1/2 cup skim milk, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon, 6oz cottage cheese, 5 dates, large green tea

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- roasted chicken with 1 cup brown rice, small garden salad

meal #4 -- smoothie


exercise for the day:

** 30 minutes yoga.
** 20 minutes of weights


activites for the day:

** work on client's website
** write 1 hour
** do some research

onward and upward !! :-))

week 2, day 2 -- monday, oct 12th

food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oatmeal with 1/2 cup skim milk, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon, 6oz cottage cheese, 5 dates, large green tea

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- roasted chicken with 1 cup brown rice, small garden salad

meal #4 -- smoothie


exercise for the day:

** 30 minutes yoga. -- done
** 20 minutes of weights -- done
** plus way toooo much cleaning around the house !!!


activites for the day:

** work on client's website -- done
** write 1 hour -- done
** do some research -- done

onward and upward !! :-))

week 2, day 1 -- sunday, october 11th

food for the day:

meal #1 -- branflakes with 1/2 cup skim milk, 6 oz cottage cheese, large green tea

meal #2 through meal #4 -- i have no idea, since i'm not feeling very good.


exercise for the day:

** nothing today


activites for the day:

** nothing today

onward and upward !!

week 1, day 7 -- Saturday, october 10th

food for the day:

meal #1 -- branflakes with 1/2 cup skim milk, 6 oz cottage cheese, large green tea

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- whole wheat pasta, 2 meat balls with homemade sauce, very small garden salad

meal #4 -- smoothie


exercise for the day:

** 30 minutes yoga. -- done
** 20 minutes of weights -- done

activites for the day:

** none, it's Shabbat :-)

onward and upward !! :))

week 1, day 6 -- friday, october 9th

food for the day:

meal #1 -- 2 fried eggs, 1 medium sweet potatoe, large green tea

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- whole wheat pasta, 2 meat balls with homemade sauce, very small garden salad

meal #4 -- smoothie


exercise for the day:

** 30 minutes yoga. -- done
** 20 minutes of weights -- done

activites for the day:

** do some research -- done

onward and upward !!:-))

week 1, day 5 -- thurs, october 8th

food for the day:

meal #1 -- 2 fried eggs, 1 medium sweet potatoe, large green tea

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- 1 cup brown rice, 2 meat balls, very small garden salad

meal #4 -- smoothie


exercise for the day:

** 30 minutes yoga. -- done
** 20 minutes of weights -- done


activites for the day:

** work on client's website -- done
** start writing. aim for 1 hour. -- done
** do some research -- done

onward and upward !! :-))

week 1, day 4 -- wed, october 7th

food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oatmeal with 1/2 cup skim milk, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon, 6oz cottage cheese, 5 dates, large green tea

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- 1 large bowl of whole wheat pasta with homemade sauce that includes some meat balls.

meal #4 -- smoothie


exercise for the day:

** 30 minutes yoga. -- done
** 20 minutes of weights -- done


activites for the day:

** work on client's website -- done
** start writing. aim for 1 hour. -- done
** do some research -- done

onward and upward !! :-))

week 1, day 4 -- wed, october 7th

food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oatmeal with 1/2 cup skim mink, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon, 6oz cottage cheese, 5 dates, large green tea

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- 1 large bowl of whole wheat pasta with homemade sauce that includes some meat balls.

meal #4 -- smoothie


exercise for the day:

** 30 minutes yoga.
** 20 minutes of weights


activites for the day:

** work on client's website
** start writing. aim for 1 hour.
** do some research

onward and upward !! :-))

week 1, day 2 -- tues., october 6th

food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oatmeal with 1/2 cup skim mink, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon (yummers), 6oz cottage cheese, 5 prunes

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- 1 large bowl of whole wheat pasta with homemade sauce.

meal #4 -- smoothie


exercise for the day:

** run lots of errands -- done O - M - G !!! too much walking for one morning.



activites for the day:

** work on client's website -- a bit
** write for at least 1 hour -- a bit
** do some research -- a bit

onward and upward !! :-))

week 1, day 2 -- monday, october 5th

food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oatmeal with 1/2 cup skim mink, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon (yummers), 6oz cottage cheese, 5 prunes

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- 6oz water-packed tuna, garden salad

meal #4 -- smoothie


exercise for the day:

** 20 minutes yoga. -- done


activites for the day:

** work on client's website -- done
** write for at least 1 hour -- done
** do some research -- done

onward and upward !! :-))

week 1, day 1 -- sunday, october 4th

STARTING OVER :-))

food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oalmeal with 1/2 cup skim mink, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon (yummers), 6oz cottage cheese, 5 prunes

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- 5oz chicken, 1/2 cup cooked potatoes, small garden salad

meal #4 -- smoothie


exercise for the day:

** 20 minutes yoga. -- done


activites for the day:

** work on client's website -- done
** start writing. aim for 1 hour. -- done
** do some research -- done

onward and upward !! :-))

ack!!! it's SO freaking hot today !!!

what's with this incredibly annoying weather? who in the world wants temps in the 90's at the end of September? this is INSANE!!

i went out today to do my end-of-the-month errands. the ones that i usually do with Mari. i had to go by myself because of this darn holidays. Mari won't be available until after Yom Kippur and my meds finish up tonight. besides, we really needed more food in the house.

the bank was okay. lots of people, but it went quickly.

the supermarket was a nightmare. too many people. too difficult for me to navigate the ins and outs of the other carts. too hard for me at checkout. by then i was already exhausted.

but i had to make it to the Kupa for my meds. i walked in and it was really quiet. just the way i like it. i just swished into Dr. Amit's office, about 1 hour before my scheduled appointment.

then the insanity started. i went to the pharmacy and there were about 10 men in front of me. okay, no biggie. waiting in an airconditioned place is fine by me. but one man took about 1/2 hour and made us all insane, including the pharmacist.

finally got my meds and then i made a quick dash out the door. got home just in time to catch Nina trying to bring in the grocery delivery, which they had just left outside our door. good thing it had already come though.... i was really hungry.

now i'm going to try to sleep a bit more. my brain doesn't work when i'm so tired.

peace out everyone !!

someone has to hold the baby...

getting some ideas together to start writing.

i think i'll use my blog to keep notes that i don't want messing up my Word document. i feel safe having the info in cyberspace and not just on my hard disc.

anyhoo... not much happening here. going to get my paper, tools and other supplies out to do some Quilling in a bit.

it's STILL way too hot here to feel human. it was nice yesterday, but today is a bitch. i want our very mild *winter* to come already !!! it lasts about 4 minutes, but it beats this killer heat.

peace out, for now :-)

quilling....

tomorrow, Sunday, Sept. 12th, is the day that i start Quilling.

Quilling is an ancient form of working with paper. it's SO cool. one of the coolest things that i've ever seen.

i'm going to set myself up on the diningroom table that Oren got us and get going from there.

i'm also going to start working on my client's websites. i have the Pizza Parlor one and the Clown one to do. i should have had them done months ago. it's about time i get my act together and stop torturing these poor kind people.

i'm also going to re-start the Iris Paper Folding that i started a few months ago. i really liked the first few projects that i made with the very simple supplies i bought back then. i just ran across the box that was put in the right place when the kids unpacked the house :-)

i still haven't found my digital camera though. maybe i can use Tamar's for some things.

some decisions made. good for me.

peace out everyone :-)

our beautiful Sunny :-)

it's been a long time....

it's been a very long time since i've blogged. 6 months. way too long. i've been thinking of starting to write either a novel, a to-do book, a blog.... something to do. something to help keep myself busy and to help me be creative in yet another way, other than working with my hands.

what should i write about? who in the world knows. but i'm thinking about a topic, a direction, a road, a theme.

i also need to get my act together and re-start my lifestyle journey. it's still so hot though to be able to walking anytime of the day or night. i'm beginning to think that we'll never have normal temps this year. it's just been totally unbearable this year.

oh, that reminds me... we've moved to a new apartment that has airconditioning !!! :-))) after 11 years of living in Modiin summer suffocating heat we've finally hit the jack-pot!! it's just so good for me and my MS. no more going insane at night with the heat. no more feeling wacky because of the heat. YAY for us.

we have a new puppy. Goolie is his name. he's totally insane. but what could we have expected from such totally insane parents? here's a picture of him when he was just a few weeks old.... he's in Nina's hand in this picture. he's still small. he'll stay small. i need to go out one day and buy him a harness because his neck is so tiny that a collar is too big on him.

Goolie keeps us all really busy. he's so funny and fun. when he wants to come up to my bed he comes up to me and just gives a small *hummm*. that's my cue to pick him up and let him rest for awhile. he's so spoiled.

lately Goolie has gotten into the horrible habit of wanting to eat everytime one of us eats. he barks so much, but we don't give into him (at least not often). he has his food bowl and that's that.

anyway, not much more to say today. i'm just glad that i finally got here and i'll be here more often in the coming weeks and months.

Shabbat Shalom and Peace Out :-)

week 2, day 1 -- sunday, march 15th

food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oalmeal with 1/2 cup skim mink, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon (yummers), 6oz cottage cheese, 5 prunes

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- stuffed vegetables

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** only one walk, going up to the shopping center and one lap around the park before coming home

activites for the day:

** lots and lots of work on my website all day long
** 20 minutes of PT
** lots of knitting in the evening

onward and upward !! :-)

week 1, day 7 -- saturday, march 14th

food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1.5 cups branflakes, 1 cup skim milk, 15 almonds, 5 prunes, large cup of green tea

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- pasta with homemade sauce

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

complete rest for the day.


activites for the day:

** only knitting and watching tv all day long
** cook in the evening, after Shabbat goes out

onward and upward !! :-)

week 1, day 5 -- thursday, march 12th

a fantastic day!! we found the most perfect school for Tamar :-)

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food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1.5 cups branflakes, 1 cup skim milk, 15 almonds, 5 prunes, large cup of green tea

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- pasta with homemade sauce. garden salad

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** 1 walk, walking all over the place when we go to Jerusalem -- walked too terribly much


activites for the day:

** work on my website for a few hours in the morning -- done
** go to the bank and then to Jerusalem. i'm not looking forward to these activities. -- done
** work from 6pm till midnight -- nope. i was too tired.
** send out at least 35 previews -- nope.
** get at least 1 order (it's going to happen ) -- nope.

onward and upward !! :-)

week 1, day 4 -- wed, march 11th

a very good day !! very, very productive and fun :-)

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food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1.5 cups branflakes, 1 cup skim milk, 15 almonds, 5 prunes, large cup of green tea

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- stuffed bell peppers and green cabbage. stuffing is brown rice and ground beef. sauce includes lots of tomatoes, garlic and cilantro.

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** 1 walk, up to the center, around the upper park, down to the lower park and back home. should take about 1 hour. -- done


activites for the day:

** work on my website for a few hours in the morning -- done
** knit a bit for my mid-day break -- done
** work from 3pm till midnight -- done
** send out at least 35 previews-- done.... got 45 out !! yay me !!
** get at least 1 order (it's going to happen )-- sadly no order came in

onward and upward !!:-)

week 1, day 3 -- tuesday, march 10th

food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1.5 cups branflakes, 1 cup skim milk, 15 almonds, 5 prunes, large cup of green tea

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- 1 cup brown rice, 2 chicken hot dogs, grilled vegetables

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** 1 walk, up to the center, around the upper park, down to the lower park and back home. should take about 1 hour.


activites for the day:

** work on my website for a few hours in the morning
** knit a bit for my mid-day break
** work from 3pm till midnight
** send out at least 35 previews
** get at least 1 order (it's going to happen )

onward and upward !! :-)

week 1, day 2 -- monday, march 9th -- Papi's Birthday :-)))

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BELOVED PAPI... THE VERY BEST FATHER ANYONE COULD EVER HAVE

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an absolutely WONDERFUL day was had by one and all. i had a great talk with my Papi late in the evening. he's so great :-)

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food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oalmeal with 1/2 cup skim mink, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon (yummers), 6oz cottage cheese, 5 prunes

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- roasted chicken and veggies. 1 cup brown rice. very small garden salad.

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** 1 walk, up to the center, around the upper park, down to the lower park and back home. should take about 1 hour. -- nope. didn't have the time.


activites for the day:

** work on my website for a few hours in the morning -- done
** knit a bit for my mid-day break -- done. even knitted for awhile after work.
** 20 minutes of physical therapy -- nope. no time.
** work from 3pm till midnight -- done
** send out at least 35 previews -- done. got 41 preview out :-)))
** get at least one order !! :-))) (it's going to happen) -- done. YAY for me.

onward and upward !! :-)

week 1, day 1 -- sunday. march 8th

yep, i'm starting this again... and with tons of renewed energies after all that sickness nonsense. here we go..........

food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oalmeal with 1/2 cup skim mink, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon (yummers), 6oz cottage cheese, 5 prunes

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- roasted chicken and veggies. 1 cup brown rice. very small garden salad.

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** 1 walk, up to the center, around the upper park, down to the lower park and back home. should take about 1 hour. -- done


activites for the day:

** work on my website for a few hours in the morning -- done
** knit for a few hours in the evening - - done
** 20 minutes of physical therapy -- done
** keep laundry going -- done

onward and upward !! :-)

Tel Aviv, February 2009

the sunset on Racheli's birthday. i was standing in the middle of the street when i took this picture. HA!

Tamar and i, on the way to the bus stop. Nina is taking the picture.

a typical *band* on a typical Saturday in Tel Aviv / Yafo. about 5 minutes from Rico and Racheli's home.

the Lookout Point, which scared me to death, since i'm scared of heights! about 5 minutes from Rico and Racheli's home.

Rico, with part of the Tel Aviv Riviera in the background. about 5 minutes from Rico and Racheli's home.

remnants of the Ottoman jain, established in the 19th century, to hold rebel Arabs. about 5 minutes from Rico and Racheli's home.
the Tel Aviv Riviera. about 5 minutes from Rico and Racheli's home.

the Yafo Boardwalk. about 5 minutes from Rico and Racheli's home.

view of Tel Aviv from the Yafo Boardwalk. about 5 minutes from Rico and Racheli's home.

The Yafo Clock Tower. about 5 minutes from Rico and Racheli's home.

Racheli's 23rd birthday party, in Oren's tiny apartment. there are 5 other people in the apartment that can't be seen in the picture.

one of Sunny's tattoos :-)

the remnants of the British something-or-other in Yafo.

goofing around, as always.

the beautiful cake that Sunny make Racheli. it says *Racheli* and the butterflies are made of Tweel.

get this... an EGG shop in the middle of a very busy commercial street in Tel Aviv !! :-)

this huge dog was just haning out with his owner.

an example of the many corner shops in Tel Aviv. this is a produce stand.

another sample of *the corner store*... this one is a spice store.

my adorable Nina and Tamar, as we go to Tel Aviv

i've been so sick...

i've been so sick that i can't even be on the computer for more than a few minutes at a time.

it's a combination of the flu and bronchitis, and it's just not leaving me alone.

actually, today, tuesday, i'm finally feeling somewhat better, but i still feel a bit weak and like i need more rest.

so.... i won't be on here too often, until after the move next sunday.

in the meantime, enjoy some of the pictures that i took while i was in tel aviv for Raceli's birthday.

peace out everyone :-) !!!

check out those kids of mine !!!

take a look at the kids, on the right-hand side of this page.

aren't they just the most beautiful people you've ever seen??

and what about Racheli and that killer body !! YIKES :-)

week 7, day 7 -- Shabbat, feb 7th

food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oalmeal with 1/2 cup skim mink, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon (yummers), 6oz cottage cheese, 5 prunes

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- 1 large schnitzel with 2 cups whole wheat spaghettie -- Nina made this yesterday and it's delicious !!

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** only one walk, just going in whatever direction i feel like going when i leave the apartment

activites for the day:

** only knitting all day long
** working on the website for a few hours after Shabbat goes out this evening
** 30 minutes of physical therapy

onward and upward !! :-)

week 7, day 6 -- friday, feb 6th

another great day. walked for about 1.5 hours and ate very good. Nina made us a delicious Shabbat dinner :-)

onward and upward !! :-)

week 7, day 5 -- thursday, feb 5th

a great day!! good on food, good on walking, good on working on the website and my knitting project.

sorry that i keep forgetting to post my daily thing.

onward and upward !! :-)

week 7, day 4 -- wednesday, feb 4th

everything was good. i just forgot to post my daily thing because i've been too busy with other things.

onward and upward !! :-)

week 7, day 3 -- tuesday, feb 3rd

food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oalmeal with 1/2 cup skim mink, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon (yummers), 6oz cottage cheese, 5 prunes

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- roasted chicken with roasted veggies on a bed of brown rice.

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** only one walk, coming home from the meeting with a new client -- ended up walking 3 hours !!!

activites for the day:

** lots of work on my website !!! -- done
** 45 minutes of physical therapy exercises -- done
** knit/crochet in the late evening, when i'm off the computer -- done. Racheli's afghan is coming along nicely :-)


onward and upward !! :-)

to my Big Sister....

i got your message on FaceBook. interesting read, to say the least :-)

i'll write to you soon!

XOXOXO
big hugs and sloppy kisses

some of these are GREAT !!!

week 7, day 2 -- monday, feb 2nd

a PERFECT DAY !!! :-)

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food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oalmeal with 1/2 cup skim mink, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon (yummers), 6oz cottage cheese, 5 prunes

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- roasted chicken with roasted veggies on a bed of brown rice.

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** only one walk, going up to the shopping center and one lap around the park before coming home -- done

activites for the day:

** lots of work on my website !!! -- done
** 45 minutes of physical therapy exercises -- done
** knit/crochet in the late evening, when i'm off the computer -- done
** cooking as much as humanly possible under the circumstances -- done
** cleaning up that insanely wild kitchen !! -- done

onward and upward !! :-)

17 hours later....

enough for one day !!

i'm starting to see everything in double HTML and i still have a few hours of knitting to do.

ta ta to the site for now, hello yarn !! :-)

FINALLY getting work done on the website...

it's about time that i sat down and worked like a real business person is *suppose* to work.

i'm almost ready to launch the site. never mind that the official launch was scheduled for today... oh well.

i'm SO happy with the progress i've made today.

oh !! i also received all the material for a new advertising client :-) how cool is that? more money will be coming in soon.

i have a meeting on Tuesday morning with another client, who will give me her advertising material. YAY !!

one step at a time i'm building up the ourmodiin.co.il business, thank God.

onward and upward !!!

peace out everyone :-)

week 7, day 1 -- sunday, feb 1st

food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oalmeal with 1/2 cup skim mink, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon (yummers), 6oz cottage cheese, 5 prunes

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- 1 large sloppy Joe sandwich, made with homemade ground chicken breast and fresh tomatoe sauce, 2 large slices of grilled Challah, a bit of cheddar cheese, small garden salad.

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** no walk today, but i will start again tomorrow.

activites for the day:

** lots of work on my website ALL DAY LONG !!! -- done, done and more done... 17 hours of work done today YIKES @!@$%%
** 45 minutes of physical therapy exercises -- done
** knit/crochet in the late evening, when i'm off the computer -- done. about 3 hours late at night.

onward and upward !! :-)

the brilliant idea i got....

here you can see what i mean.
at the top left you can see the knitting work.
in the middle of the picture, towards the right,
you can see the crochet.

i'm so incredibly brilliant !! ;-)

Tomi, agan...

Tomi is sleeping.....

Tomi is waking up.......

AN THEN !!!...............

i wanted to kill him.
and this is only what he did today.
i won't even get into what he did yesterday }:-{

week 6, day 7 -- Shabbat, january 31st.... already!!!

food for the day:

meal #1 -- coffee and toast, again. my stomach is acting up these days.

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- lentil soup

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** nothing planned for today. too much work to do on the website.

activites for the day:

** lots of work on my website part of the day !!! -- nope. i completely forgot that it's Shabbat. i don't work on Shabbat :-)
** knit/crochet in the late evening, when i'm off the computer -- knitted and crocheted ALL DAY LONG !!! :-)
** 45 minutes of physical therapy -- done

onward and upward !! :-)

Merely Me !!!

thanks for the message :-) it's very nice to meet you too.

i'm very rarely on the PLM board, so i hope ypu see this here.

i most definitely take Provigil !! it's become my Miracle Med :-)

i first took it about 5 years ago, at the beginning of my MS. it was SUPER expensive, and i didn't really need it after awhile. i took it for about 3 months at the beginning.

my main nemisis with MS has been Optic Neuritis. i eventually lost all sight in my left eye. i also became Steroid Depentant, because of all the mega-doses of steroids i had to take for about 2.5 years. the ON kept coming back everytime i'd go down to about 20mg of Prednisone. what a pain in the ass that was!!

i was on Copaxone for about 2.5 years too. i stopped taking it because i'm stupid!

i was doing very well until about May of 2008, when i started to get all kinds of Relapses. first it was Vertigo, then it was Fatigue, then again Vertigo and again Fatigue, etc.

i got back on Provigil, but at the time it was super expensive (still). somehow i managed to scrape up enough money to get it for October, November & December, 2008. i would take only 1/2 pill, or 50mg... because i couldn't afford more than that.

but now, our government has included it in the *Medicine Basket* of medications that are highly subsidized by the government. instead of paying $110 per month, i now pay about $18 !!! :-)

i'm now taking 100mg every morning and loving it. it really works for me. i'm not in a Relapse or anything, but i know that Provigil is making my life a whole lot more *clear*.... i can focus better, i don't tire so easily and in general, i feel a whole lot better.

the whole MS story is a hard one to adjust to. i would suggest to you that you just take it one day at a time, and not let the whole big picture overwhelm you... because if you think about the *Whole Thing*, you'll just go crazy.

please e-mail me if you want, at adriana.derry@yahoo.com , or just leave me a message here on the blog. like i said, i'm very rarely at PLM anymore... i'm just too busy doing so many fun things :-)

i wish you all the best, and a wonderful day!!!

adriana

i'm no Neurologist.....

but even i can see how much the MS has progressed in that last few years !! YIKES !!

i started out, almost 6 years ago, with only 4 super tiny lesions on my brain. now i have 80+ that *i* can see. God only knows how many my neuro will be able to see, and how many there actually are there, visual and hidden.

know i know why 2008 was such a difficult MS year. those bouts that i kept having were not for nothing. lots of strange things were happening on the nerves inside my brain. the myelin sheath covering the nerves in my brain were being attacked day after day, for weeks on end... when i had the MS Fatigue and the MS Vertigo. and who knows if the constant pain in my lower back doesn't have something to do with MS too. i really should have a Spinal MRI... i'm positive that there are lesions there too.

ON A VERY, VERY GOOD NOTE : Provigil has been included in the Department of Health's *Medicine Basket* and now, instead of costing me $110, it's only $18.00 YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY !! now i can take a whole pill everyday, instead of the half-dose that i was financially restricted to. i just know that it's going to make my life even better... if that's possible :-)

God is Good !!!

peace out everyone :-)

week 6, day 6 -- friday, january 39th

a FANTASTIC DAY... especially once i got Nina and Tamar out the door, on their way to Tel Aviv for the weekend :-)))

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food for the day:

meal #1 -- coffee and toast. i'm really full from yesterday. blah... i feel like shit :-(

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- lentil soup

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** nothing planned for today. too much work to do on the website.

activites for the day:

** lots of work on my website part of the day !!! -- yeah right.... the yarn kept calling me away from the computer :-(
** knit/crochet in the late evening, when i'm off the computer -- done! and tons of it :-))
** 45 minutes of physical therapy -- done. i'm not sure if it's getting easier, or if i'm slacking off a bit when i do it.

onward and upward !! :-)

the view from my bed..... i love this weather !!

this is what i saw from my bed, looking out the huge livingroom window.

i was lying in bed and all of a sudden the floating clouds caught my eye.

Titi is Oren's dog, Tomi's Mommy. i made her a Blankie.

Titi's Blankie is done in all kinds of crochet stitches: single crochet, double crochet and tripple crochet.

reports keep coming in from Tel Aviv about how much she just LOVES her Blankie :-)

i'm going to be creating a *Line* of pet Luxury items.

Tomi -- the insane puppy

Tommy, just hanging out on the sofa

Nina and Tomi... true love.

taking a whif of the breeze coming in from the balcony door.

he doesn't like the Paparazzi following him.

*what do you want from me?*

Mr Cool, in all his glory.

he's so tiny!!

checking out the 'hood. he LOVES to sit on my pillows.

checking out the kids going home from the local elementry school.

*my favorite toys: on the left, is *Dolly*. on the right is Tamar's Pink Slipper.

*i'm too handsome for words*