Since I usually focus on good stuff in this blog, you may not know that I was plagued by terrible headaches this winter. Here is what I looked like much of the time (um, around my house and trailer, that is...):
I'm wearing my cold headache pack full of delightfully fluorescent green goo (which makes Lil Dude compare me to his favorite supervillain from a Backyardigans episode.) And, paired with my green goo mask are my grubby hot rice pack booties:
They also function as mops, collecting dust and dirt as I shuffle around the house.
I read that heat on the feet and cold on the head is good treatment for migraines and headaches, and it actually is (for me, at least)! (And believe-you-me, I've tried nearly everything.)
Another thing that worked well was reducing my stress, which had sky-rocketed. Here's one thing that brought my stress level down to a non-headache-inducing level: the completed manuscript of THE JADE NOTEBOOK! I finished it in January, got it in to my editor, she liked it, sent it back with revision comments.... and now here it is, all ready for me to dive back into.
I'm actually really excited (and *not* stressed) about revising it! I don't even need my booties and goo mask to tackle it!
In all fairness, I should mention the other things that helped my headaches go away: this brand-spankin new ergonomic monitor that helps my neck stay stretched out; the *necksercise* my massage therapist friend Paul showed me how to do to prevent migraines; massages; biofeedback (this really works!); awareness of breathing, visualizations... Whew! That sounds like a lot of stuff, but actually, it's all pretty peacefully manageable.
I guess I'm telling you this to balance out all the good news about THE QUEEN OF WATER that I've been posting lately... so you know that despite a lot of extreme happiness, I still have struggles to deal with...
(but that you shouldn't worry about me, since it's nothing Green Goo Supervillain can't handle!)
xo,
Laura
