Body, behave

Having a real snarky flareup since last month that won't stop. Starts off like a sinus infection with migraines and feeling fatigued like having a constant flu, but it's not bacterial or viral in nature ( at least to the point of being contagious to others ). Sore throat, "raw" feeling tongue and inner mouth with ulcerations. One moment nasal drip choking me, the next so stuffy I can't breath except through mouth and my Sjögren's makes it worse because I dry out so easy. Weak body and balance disturbances leave me running into walls/door frames and random objects and bumping things because I feel detached from my body when its this bad. Riding my personal roller coaster dizzily swaying about. Everything hurts, esp lower back/hips. Swelling in legs and puffy small joints, sore glands. So bad the other day I had to resort to using cane and I *hate* doing that. It starts to let up a little for a few days so I try to get things done that I couldn't do while I was worse off and being mindful not to overdo. I thought I had kicked it, but then it comes back strong. Body can't decide if insomnia or hypersomnia is better. This is the worst I have ever been since I got Journey and he is beside himself, not sure how to respond. He's been extra pushy and bothersome, acting out repeatedly. Still trying to fine tune his responses and how fast he moves ( normal, he's still learning ), he gets a little carried away when he is particularly worried or senses I am not doing well, which has been worse the past week or so. Haven't gotten as much done as I have wanted on account of being sick and lacking the coherency and energy to do most of it. Don't mind me while I blob about.

Contest Winners

I'd like to thank everyone who participated in the contest!  The following people are the lucky winners:

1st Place -  Melissa Ko

2nd Place - Ellen Million

3rd Place - Jeremy Unitt / Croatoan

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Anemone repairs

Trying to repair the footing of a tiny anemone that is less than 0.5mm in size is insanely difficult even with steady hands. Hoping it survives.

Contest Ends Tomorrow

Thanks to everyone who has participated so far!


http://leopardwolf.deviantart.com/journal/Let-The-Contest-Begin-510064088


Just a reminder, the contest ends tomorrow, March 15th at 11:59pm CST.


Winners will be announced the following week.


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Working with awesome people and their animals

Today was the second dog training session with a new client I am working with. The family is awesome. The dog is awesome. Their cat is awesome. All around full of awesome and fun to work with. :)

Contest Deadline - 10 More Days

A reminder: 10 more days to participate in the contest.


http://leopardwolf.deviantart.com/journal/Let-The-Contest-Begin-510064088



Contest ends at 11:59pm CST March 15th, 2015.

Winners will be announced the following week.


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Fog

I wish the weather would make up its mind. Flip flopping from 80F to 40F within two days, repeatedly, makes my body grumpy.

On the positive side, it has brought in some wickedly awesome "Silent Hill" style dense fog. Last night it was so thick, it was like stepping out into the clouds.


It was still and quiet. All you could hear was the dripping dew.