Comments on: Blahg http://parmeter.net/ingrid/2009/12/04/blahg/ Ingrid's WordPress Blog Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:18:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Anne http://parmeter.net/ingrid/2009/12/04/blahg/comment-page-1/#comment-926 Anne Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:53:30 +0000 http://parmeter.net/ingrid/?p=894#comment-926 I am so much more of a morning person. I wish that dance clubs were open in the morning, because then I could go! But as it is, I don't do much at night. I haven't been sick in like 6 months, which is really weird for me. I'm trying to figure out what I've been doing right, and I have no idea. I've been running more and eating more fruit. Not sure if there is any relationship, but I'm going to continue it just in case. I am so much more of a morning person. I wish that dance clubs were open in the morning, because then I could go! But as it is, I don’t do much at night.

I haven’t been sick in like 6 months, which is really weird for me. I’m trying to figure out what I’ve been doing right, and I have no idea. I’ve been running more and eating more fruit. Not sure if there is any relationship, but I’m going to continue it just in case.

]]> By: Mom http://parmeter.net/ingrid/2009/12/04/blahg/comment-page-1/#comment-925 Mom Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:21:40 +0000 http://parmeter.net/ingrid/?p=894#comment-925 The apple doesn't fall far from the tree..... how true! I am neither a morning nor an evening person although I have always had to carefully monitor my energy. I've taken thyroid medication since I was fourteen and find that by keeping fairly regular hours, exercise, and basically trying to practice fairly consistent healthy habits, I am able to do what I need to do. My friends who are in my age group are generally impressed with my level of activity and energy but most of them have come to the same conclusion that I have...... SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE. You might get checked on thyroid function sometime although even medicated, I need to keep reasonable hours and take care of myself. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree….. how true! I am neither a morning nor an evening person although I have always had to carefully monitor my energy. I’ve taken thyroid medication since I was fourteen and find that by keeping fairly regular hours, exercise, and basically trying to practice fairly consistent healthy habits, I am able to do what I need to do. My friends who are in my age group are generally impressed with my level of activity and energy but most of them have come to the same conclusion that I have…… SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE.

You might get checked on thyroid function sometime although even medicated, I need to keep reasonable hours and take care of myself.

]]> By: Cameron http://parmeter.net/ingrid/2009/12/04/blahg/comment-page-1/#comment-924 Cameron Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:53:23 +0000 http://parmeter.net/ingrid/?p=894#comment-924 I am NOT a morning person. I suppose if I ever have three kids (or any kids, but three seems like a slightly overwhelming number without being totally unrealistic for me) who wake up before 7 a.m. then I will be so exhausted that I'll want to go to sleep by 9:30. But as it is, I can be tired tired tired all afternoon, and 8 p.m. rolls around and my creativity kicks into high gear and I can stay up until 3 a.m.! The same does not go for staying up that late socializing, though... my intervertedness makes me exhausted long before 3 a.m. would roll around! So I think that I am a toughy when it comes to getting sick, but the downside is that instead of getting sick I just become cranky and horrible. I love our entire mutual in-laws crowd, but that many people in one house for hours and hours and days and games and hours and games and debates and hours just drains my batteries... and when I get very exhausted, I have little to no patience. I'm getting better about knowing my limits and how to take breaks and trying to communicate more effectively with Jason, but it's still a challenge! I am NOT a morning person. I suppose if I ever have three kids (or any kids, but three seems like a slightly overwhelming number without being totally unrealistic for me) who wake up before 7 a.m. then I will be so exhausted that I’ll want to go to sleep by 9:30. But as it is, I can be tired tired tired all afternoon, and 8 p.m. rolls around and my creativity kicks into high gear and I can stay up until 3 a.m.! The same does not go for staying up that late socializing, though… my intervertedness makes me exhausted long before 3 a.m. would roll around!

So I think that I am a toughy when it comes to getting sick, but the downside is that instead of getting sick I just become cranky and horrible. I love our entire mutual in-laws crowd, but that many people in one house for hours and hours and days and games and hours and games and debates and hours just drains my batteries… and when I get very exhausted, I have little to no patience. I’m getting better about knowing my limits and how to take breaks and trying to communicate more effectively with Jason, but it’s still a challenge!

]]> By: Laura http://parmeter.net/ingrid/2009/12/04/blahg/comment-page-1/#comment-923 Laura Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:03:35 +0000 http://parmeter.net/ingrid/?p=894#comment-923 In terms of viruses I am a toughy. I am also a natural night owl. So, if you were to force me to get up early in the morning, I would be a grumpy bear! I don't know what pushes me off the edge except stress, or maybe the time coming off of stress. As you know I have suffered from migraine headaches for all my life. In my late 20's, I took a private course in biofeedback to try to control my headaches without drugs. I learned something very interesting. For years I swore that my headaches weren't caused by stress since I didn't feel stress when I got them. My biofeedback teacher told me that it doesn't work that way. My migraines could be caused by stress, and don't appear until I relax. It was so true! One example was when I drove through the Gorge at night in heavy rain. The trucks were splashing the water up so that I couldn't see, and there were a lot of trucks that night. I was so stressed and scared, not for me, but for my three kids in the car. The next day, when everything was safe and calm, I had a HUGE headache. It's kind of the fight or flight thing. As soon as the fight is over and everything is safe, I get sick. So, I just realized as I type, that if I am a toughy and get sick when I calm down, I must be stressed most of the time! Hmmm. I also see a trend with hormones and the monthly cycle. When I do get sick, it seems it is often during or right before "the time". In terms of viruses I am a toughy. I am also a natural night owl. So, if you were to force me to get up early in the morning, I would be a grumpy bear! I don’t know what pushes me off the edge except stress, or maybe the time coming off of stress. As you know I have suffered from migraine headaches for all my life. In my late 20′s, I took a private course in biofeedback to try to control my headaches without drugs. I learned something very interesting. For years I swore that my headaches weren’t caused by stress since I didn’t feel stress when I got them. My biofeedback teacher told me that it doesn’t work that way. My migraines could be caused by stress, and don’t appear until I relax. It was so true! One example was when I drove through the Gorge at night in heavy rain. The trucks were splashing the water up so that I couldn’t see, and there were a lot of trucks that night. I was so stressed and scared, not for me, but for my three kids in the car. The next day, when everything was safe and calm, I had a HUGE headache. It’s kind of the fight or flight thing. As soon as the fight is over and everything is safe, I get sick. So, I just realized as I type, that if I am a toughy and get sick when I calm down, I must be stressed most of the time! Hmmm. I also see a trend with hormones and the monthly cycle. When I do get sick, it seems it is often during or right before “the time”.

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