Learning

Weight still stable.  I'm well into the sixth week of stabilization and it's...stable!  A new experience for me.  Right now I'm trying to not over-react.  I've been in the mindset so long of cramming for finals.  If I was thirsty overnight, I'd not drink any water 'cause I was terrified of the scale going up.

Now, I'm working on the long view.  Drinking water is good!  Panic is not.

I am still a bit panicky about my poor Maggie and her back.  There is a week until departure, though.  Odds are in our favor she'll be ok.  There are definite signs of improvement; she's eating more, once she gets up, she can walk straight.  I'm sure it'll be ok.  But with my health issues, travel sends me into a blind panic anyway.  Add to that my beloved friend and canine being in peril...forget about it.

I'd like to self medicate with either some ice cream or a Mike's Hard Limeade, but I'm not gonna do that anymore.  It doesn't help.  Throwing a problem on top of a problem is a lot like throwing accelerant onto a fire: generally, a bad idea.