Why yes, it's Advent!

It's been a busy time, to say the least. It has been over six weeks since my Freezer Smackdown That Ended Badly. I still have days of total exhaustion and X-treme nausea. It's as if my body says, "Ok, enough already, I'm going to remind you that you're healing."

The good news is that I am healing. I still have a constant ringing in my left ear, but apparently that's normal and will eventually go away. I look forward to that day! In the meantime, I fall asleep to "white noise" (as in, in between FM stations) to block out the high noise piercing through my brain when the house is quiet.

Headache-wise: most days I'm running somewhere between 4-6, which is tolerable and doesn't interfere much with work and necessary errands. Most evenings, my pain level ramps up to 7-8 which requires, at the very least, a non-working (whenever possible) relaxing evening and some ice. OTC pain remedies don't work anyway, so I don't bother with them, and have nothing else to take in their place. So, ice it is. My extended health care has been used up in the massage therapy department, so once I hit January, I can go back for more massages. They really do make a difference. For now, I'm just toughing it out.

I have an appointment for another nerve block in Toronto for late January. Good news!!!! OHIP now covers the medication used for the nerve block. Yay!!!!!!!!

P was a dream come true this week when he decorated the house for Christmas. I honestly did not know when that was going to happen prior to Dec 25th. It just wasn't on the calendar for me. He is, as always, amazing. So many people dream of having a life as good as mine - I know without question how deeply blessed I am.

It is Advent, so life is insanely busy. One day perhaps I will actually "experience" Advent, without that bizarre feeling of wanting so badly to be in the moment, but in reality being about two weeks ahead of schedule. It's as if my brain has this capacity to be present enough to make things work NOW, and still run through the TO DO list that plays like an endless tape in my mind.

I'm not sure if that makes sense, but it's like conducting worship and enjoying it entirely, and yet a part of my consciousness is already processing the following week and the week after that. It's an odd "bracketing" thing that is refined over years of ministry. My brain's "filing system" has been a bit messed up over the past six weeks or so, but I think I'm slowly getting back on track.

The choir Cantata is going to be great. The practices have been fun and I've learned a lot. I'm no vocal expert, but at the very least, I understand music more than I ever thought I would.

So that's pretty much what's happening around here. That, plus I've made it to Level 5 on Angry Birds. I thought you would all want to know that. Because heaven knows, the destruction of those little green pigs with helmets on is important.

I like to think I do my part to keep the world spinning on its appropriate axis.

You're welcome. *snerk*