Work/ School Balance

This week was tough. I say that because with all of my foot stuff going on, it’s taking its toll on me and interfering with other things. I ended up taking an over two-hour-long nap yesterday after running around. It’s been fun, that’s all I can say.

My foot is better than it has been in a long time. This has taken a lot of time and work. I have to go to the chiropractor twice a week for adjustments and laser therapy. I also have to do work at home, which takes an hour. I have to sit with my foot massager for 15-20 minutes, then do the exercises, which take between 10-15 minutes, then the TENS unit for another 30 minutes. I can do homework during this process, that’s not the issue; it’s the fact that it takes that much time. I’m struggling to keep afloat right now.

As far as treatment stuff goes, I have an MRI for my back because the doctor thinks I may be having nerve issues that are related, except the weird pain I told him about, which he thinks is related to my back, is almost gone. I don’t think it’s related to my back, but he’s telling me to do it, and I’m going to do it. It’ll help the chiropractor treat my back from all the weird walking I’ve been doing for so long. I see the doctor in a week and a half for follow-up and to schedule my surgery for the bunion.

I did manage to get everything done last weekend that needed to be done, including writing a flash piece about not knowing what to write about because I couldn’t think of anything. My book presentation went well, and I had the class laughing.

This week has just been hard because the exhaustion has finally caught up with me. I’ve been drinking caffeine to stay awake later, which makes it hard for me to go to bed, and every day it just gets worse and worse. So, I took some much-needed time this weekend and did some things around the house and slept, so I’m behind on schoolwork.

I’ll figure out the balancing act at some point. It’ll probably be the day I graduate or something. I’m planning my surgery while I’m still in school, so that’ll help me catch up on everything. If I’m trapped on my couch, I might as well do something.

Have a good week, I’m off to Movie Sunday for some much-needed downtime.