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7 years ago
So! Another journal making excuses for lack of art, and whatnot.
Long story short, I've been busy, and too tired to draw.
Physical Therapy
I've been having progressively more trouble sitting for long periods of time. Like when I draw, or play MMORPGs, I had X-rays done, and found out I have lack of height in my L5 disc of my back. (That's the part of the spine where the hips meet), they were actually surprised to see that kind of injury/damage in a young person, so I've been going to physical therapy twice a week, where the therapists (I work with two) found out I've never really exercised in my life.
I was never allowed in PE because of my eye surgeries, so the only physical activity I ever had growing up was riding my bike (which I did much less after an incident where I broke my drawing wrist, and couldn't even doodle for 3 months), swimming (again rare occurrence, only during the summer), walking home from school (In high school it was a 3 mile walk! :D ), chores, and volunteer work. As an adult, again my exercise was mostly just walking, which decreased exponentially after I got shin splints, and my dog was kennel bound while she recovered from her surgery. I tried going to the pool at the gym, but felt subconscious trying to get back in shape around a bunch of soldiers (who were also getting back in shape, but were WAAAY more in shape than me)
Needless to say, even though I hate saying it, I'm a very weak person, in fact it is faster just to tell you the only part of my body that is decent would be my lower legs. Everything else is soft, squishy, and weak. They were extremely concerned and surprised when they found out I had zero core strength at all. So to stop, or at least slow the damage to my back they have been making me relearn my own body, and doing a lost of exercises. I've been doing this twice a week for about an hour (Sometimes more, sometimes less), now they want me to do it every day at home, and still go the PT once a week for tougher exercises (so start next week)
Allergies and Breathing Issues
I am allergic to Alternaria Mold, it is the only thing I'm allergic to. (According to scratch testing, and blood testing) The problem is that Alternaria mold is the most common mold in Texas, and actually mold counts are pretty high right now because of fall. On top of that I had a mold infestation in my house, and the mold that popped up the highest in my system was Alternaria mold. Housing was quick to get us out while they tore out the contaminated areas, and even put in a new AC unit, but I'm still having issues. (Though way more mild), so tomorrow on orders from the Allergy clinic there is going to be an Air Quality test done on my home. If the mold count is at least 20% higher than outside, housing has to put us in a different house, which mean we'll have to move. (I hope the current high mold count outside doesn't mess with tomorrows test, and that they just use the average for the area)
I also have chronic rhinitis and acid reflux (Or GERD? ), what would acid reflux have to do with allergies and breathing issues? Well as I recently found out, the chronic rhinitis irritated my sinuses, so I get a post nasal drip. A constant post nasal drip will irritate my stomach, and make acid reflux worse. Having constant acid reflux for almost 20yrs, I've been inhaling stomach acid and partially digested food into my air ways! :D (Gross, and dangerous...w000~) This has been damaging my trachea and bronchioles, causing upper-respiratory infections, and bronchial spasms WHICH mimic asthma!!! So for 20yrs doctors have been treating my like I had reactive/exercise induced asthma when I was F--ing inhaling my stomach contents. The damage to my airways makes them sensitive to irritants, so I'll mimic asthma symptoms, and an inhaler will make me feel better, but doesn't help the underlying issue. It hurts to inhale air sometimes (like right now), can make it hard to talk, and the irritation makes me cough a lot/choke on mucus. (Which the body produced more of when there's an irritation. =...=) Leading to fatigue, aches, and just feeling miserable.
ADHD
Oh ADHD....such a lovely genetic trait, but such a double-edged sword. When I'm off my meds I can write, draw, and have a bazillion ideas for stories, and illustrations, Unfortunately I also forget to eat, sleep, forget about my domestic responsibilities, etc. In fact all I want to do is draw (And maybe finish one out of 20 sketches), or play video games, or something else intoxingly mentally stimulating. While I'm on my meds I'm more focused, and can get important adult things done (like remember to pay my bills, making sure not to overspend money, etc) Unfortunately my creativity drops. I'll sit staring at a canvas and can't think of any ideas, or worse, have one, and I can't draw it out because the image in my brain disappears. I'm also more irritable, and easier to stress out. (My OCD, and PTSD are harder to control)
Recently the doctor switched my meds though, so hopefully I'll have better results on the new one. (I was originally on Concerta, now I'm trying out Adderall, today is my first day on it.)
On top of this I've also been dealing with family issues that aren't worth bringing up right now.
And if you want a more upfront answer. I hate using my Intuos Tablet, it is 10yrs old, scratched to hell, and glitches every now and again. I can't afford a Cintiq (or similar) right now, or for a long time because of debt my husband and I are still paying off. Sitting at my desk is uncomfortable, physically and emotionally.
I have a shit ton of traditional works, but they're all messy sketches, and look terrible since I usually do them while watching TV before bed. I don't think anyone would want to see stuff like that, if I'm wrong let me know and I'll spend a day scanning stuff in.
PS
Someone sent me a note titled "Hi I liked you" and then deleted their account so I couldn't read it. WTH?
Long story short, I've been busy, and too tired to draw.
Physical Therapy
I've been having progressively more trouble sitting for long periods of time. Like when I draw, or play MMORPGs, I had X-rays done, and found out I have lack of height in my L5 disc of my back. (That's the part of the spine where the hips meet), they were actually surprised to see that kind of injury/damage in a young person, so I've been going to physical therapy twice a week, where the therapists (I work with two) found out I've never really exercised in my life.
I was never allowed in PE because of my eye surgeries, so the only physical activity I ever had growing up was riding my bike (which I did much less after an incident where I broke my drawing wrist, and couldn't even doodle for 3 months), swimming (again rare occurrence, only during the summer), walking home from school (In high school it was a 3 mile walk! :D ), chores, and volunteer work. As an adult, again my exercise was mostly just walking, which decreased exponentially after I got shin splints, and my dog was kennel bound while she recovered from her surgery. I tried going to the pool at the gym, but felt subconscious trying to get back in shape around a bunch of soldiers (who were also getting back in shape, but were WAAAY more in shape than me)
Needless to say, even though I hate saying it, I'm a very weak person, in fact it is faster just to tell you the only part of my body that is decent would be my lower legs. Everything else is soft, squishy, and weak. They were extremely concerned and surprised when they found out I had zero core strength at all. So to stop, or at least slow the damage to my back they have been making me relearn my own body, and doing a lost of exercises. I've been doing this twice a week for about an hour (Sometimes more, sometimes less), now they want me to do it every day at home, and still go the PT once a week for tougher exercises (so start next week)
Allergies and Breathing Issues
I am allergic to Alternaria Mold, it is the only thing I'm allergic to. (According to scratch testing, and blood testing) The problem is that Alternaria mold is the most common mold in Texas, and actually mold counts are pretty high right now because of fall. On top of that I had a mold infestation in my house, and the mold that popped up the highest in my system was Alternaria mold. Housing was quick to get us out while they tore out the contaminated areas, and even put in a new AC unit, but I'm still having issues. (Though way more mild), so tomorrow on orders from the Allergy clinic there is going to be an Air Quality test done on my home. If the mold count is at least 20% higher than outside, housing has to put us in a different house, which mean we'll have to move. (I hope the current high mold count outside doesn't mess with tomorrows test, and that they just use the average for the area)
I also have chronic rhinitis and acid reflux (Or GERD? ), what would acid reflux have to do with allergies and breathing issues? Well as I recently found out, the chronic rhinitis irritated my sinuses, so I get a post nasal drip. A constant post nasal drip will irritate my stomach, and make acid reflux worse. Having constant acid reflux for almost 20yrs, I've been inhaling stomach acid and partially digested food into my air ways! :D (Gross, and dangerous...w000~) This has been damaging my trachea and bronchioles, causing upper-respiratory infections, and bronchial spasms WHICH mimic asthma!!! So for 20yrs doctors have been treating my like I had reactive/exercise induced asthma when I was F--ing inhaling my stomach contents. The damage to my airways makes them sensitive to irritants, so I'll mimic asthma symptoms, and an inhaler will make me feel better, but doesn't help the underlying issue. It hurts to inhale air sometimes (like right now), can make it hard to talk, and the irritation makes me cough a lot/choke on mucus. (Which the body produced more of when there's an irritation. =...=) Leading to fatigue, aches, and just feeling miserable.
ADHD
Oh ADHD....such a lovely genetic trait, but such a double-edged sword. When I'm off my meds I can write, draw, and have a bazillion ideas for stories, and illustrations, Unfortunately I also forget to eat, sleep, forget about my domestic responsibilities, etc. In fact all I want to do is draw (And maybe finish one out of 20 sketches), or play video games, or something else intoxingly mentally stimulating. While I'm on my meds I'm more focused, and can get important adult things done (like remember to pay my bills, making sure not to overspend money, etc) Unfortunately my creativity drops. I'll sit staring at a canvas and can't think of any ideas, or worse, have one, and I can't draw it out because the image in my brain disappears. I'm also more irritable, and easier to stress out. (My OCD, and PTSD are harder to control)
Recently the doctor switched my meds though, so hopefully I'll have better results on the new one. (I was originally on Concerta, now I'm trying out Adderall, today is my first day on it.)
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And if you want a more upfront answer. I hate using my Intuos Tablet, it is 10yrs old, scratched to hell, and glitches every now and again. I can't afford a Cintiq (or similar) right now, or for a long time because of debt my husband and I are still paying off. Sitting at my desk is uncomfortable, physically and emotionally.
I have a shit ton of traditional works, but they're all messy sketches, and look terrible since I usually do them while watching TV before bed. I don't think anyone would want to see stuff like that, if I'm wrong let me know and I'll spend a day scanning stuff in.
PS
Someone sent me a note titled "Hi I liked you" and then deleted their account so I couldn't read it. WTH?
