Sometimes, life seems hard

Oct. 6 and 7

Tuesday came and went with not much happening. My eating was OK. My run was decent. My mood was fair. For the most part, it was a fairly good day. Mostly.

I have started drinking tea again at work, just to try and get more fluids in. I love water, thankfully, but sometimes I just forget to drink it. If I make tea and it’s sitting right in front of me, I’ll drink it. I love many flavors and brands of tea, but one I am loving right now is Good Earth sweet and spicy. And the best part is the quotes on the tea bag tag. They have really been hitting home. Hard.

Kind of struggling with that one. Kind of.

Really? I mean, come on. Was this box designed for me? Kind of spot on, if you ask me.

Good Earth has several varieties and they are good teas. Check them out.

Oh, here is my run from Tuesday. Not bad for me. I was happy with my overall pace.

So yep, Tuesday was nothing special.

But let’s talk about Wednesday. Below is what I posted on Instagram, which by the way, if you are not a follower and want to follow me, you can find me here. 

Literally, that is what I felt like when I woke up. But I will explain it a bit. I am menopausal. I have been for a couple of years. My doc and I worked together to find the right meds for me, but we are still trying to find the right balance. They are not your usual hormonal replacement therapy meds. There was a whole big process I went through and am working with The Apothecary, a compound pharmacy, in Sartell. The meds I use were based on a blood test and are compounded for what my needs are. It is called Bio-Identical Hormone Therapy. I use a cream in the mornings and take one pill and then at night, I take another pill. If you really want to know more about this, send me a note and I will respond.

For the most part they have helped, but like I said, I am still trying to find the right balance. Unfortunately, I did run out of one med and after about four days, I finally remembered to call in the prescription and I think that is why my irritability was off the charts. And probably why I snapped at a few people. To those who know who you are, I am sorry.

It kind of started on Tuesday, which is why that was just an OK day. I was extremely emotional and honestly, kind of a bitch. To put in bluntly. Wednesday was worse and honestly, I could have spent the day curled up in bed crying.

But I did get in a run and that helped. Tremendously. And I didn’t let my emotions dictate my food choices, which is so not typical of me. My food choices were good. Great, in fact. So that helped.

My Wednesday run. Yes, I watch my iPad instead of use the iFit programs as watching TV holds my interest and then I don’t mind running on the treadmill. I just started watching Chicago Med and so far, I love it.

My meds should be delivered today and here’s to hoping they help. I did chat with the awesome pharmacist at The Apothecary and that actually seemed to help. We are upping the dose of one of the meds and he’s thinking that should help. The people at The Apothecary are all just amazing.

So that has been the last couple of days. I am hoping today, Thursday, is better and I am really hoping by Friday, which is Oct. 8, and my hubby and I’s anniversary, that I am not so grouchy and irritable. We will be celebrating 13th years of wedded bliss. And yes, I truly mean bliss. I love him and I love our marriage and I love our life.

Here’s to a great Thursday and Friday!