I have been experiencing unprecedented stress levels lately, and I've been really close to just curling up in bed and refusing to come out. I feel maxed out before the day even begins, and every day is an endless loop.
Work on Friday started out ominously for me--I could feel my heart pounding in my chest before I even got in the building. I talked to my endocrinologist about this the other day and she suggested I take up yoga. Know of any good teachers out there in Provo/Orem-land? Thinking of Middle Eastern dance, too. I considered joining a gym, but that many people in one place would probably raise my stress level rather than lower it, so I need some calming alternatives.
In the meantime, and always in addition to, I knit. I hadn't picked up my needles in several weeks, but I knit as though my life depended on it this weekend. While standing in line to get into "New Moon" with Elvira, I had a skein of yarn tucked under my elbow and I knit as fast as I could. In between piano stints in church yesterday, I knit. While I sat down and watched a rare show on TV Friday night, I knit. Even this morning, after playing for Tinkerbell's choir at 7:30 am, I came home and knit.
Despite my walking, the unbelievable amount of stupid pills I'm taking every day, and trying to eat healthy, my cholesterol went waaay up. I think it's stress. Maybe I should look for a different line of work. Know of anything I can do that doesn't involve children and large groups of people?
I'd better pop by Heindselman's for more yarn.
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Our ward has a yoga class (free) on Tuesday nights. Alison keeps wanting to go and of course she wants me to go with her. What do you think? Want to come?
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