No Energy to Energetic - Sunlight makes difference

So yesterday was not at all sunny, today is and I can sure notice the difference in my mood!  

 Yesterday, bleak and I felt I had little to no energy, today though I am ready to take a brief walk in the Sunlight.  I have been nursing my two feet for a few days, as they wish to grow things that hurt me to walk.  My feet are recovering, and I want to use them today with the Sunlight!  I can walk using my new 'squigglies' that really have label of Metatarsal pads, and they seem to be working in that the feeling I have had of pebbles or rocks beneath the bottoms of my feet are less achy with the Metatarsal squiggly pads.  After 2-3 days of staying off my feet, I want to walk a bit today, not much as I do not want the feeling at bottom parts of my feet again!  And of course, my weight has gone up by a few pounds as not exercising in traditional (daily walks) fashion  Diabetic, and cannot afford the extra pounds at all.  

  Today, beside the Sun outside, my son has checked in, he hasn't been on the 'family text thread' for 3-4 days and I wondered if he was busy with his work, or was his family (my granddaughters)  struggling with someone having Covid or testing positive for Covid, or maybe getting the vaccinations for Covid.  Nothing of Covid, he was busy, and good to hear from him.  

  Wanting for my husband to phone maybe pharmacy daily to determine if a person scheduled to get the Covid vaccination has deferred, leaving spot and vaccination open for other use, as vaccination would go to waste otherwise. 

   Daughter is feeling herself and freedom of selfness today.  Glad for her, 

   Other daughter doesn't reveal much about her and her family personal life, she did text relief that the recent Inauguration is done without violence.  Pretty much what my particular algorithm of Facebook is telling me, mostly photos of the young poetress, and her great message. 

   That about does it for today.  Sweet husband rearranged our bedroom so that we have different sides of the bed since we tend to sleep sideways on opposite sides of the bed.  Now we will be together in our sleep hours,

 
 

Uh Oh, Family Disruption - Covid catching up?

 Got an announcement yesterday from son in law, and rather than go into the drama that announcement has created, will put it down to the effects Covid, mask safety, distance safety and watching out for others is having with the long term effects.

  Keeping this a brief writing as really just wanted to record that it happened, not the how's and why's of it happening.  Not easy to be the elderly parent in this situation.  What more is there to say, so many opinions out there now, and the Capitol building, the inauguration of new President to happen in a few days, and there has been gearing up by the National Guard, local police, to keep the day somewhat safe.  That is the inauguration day.  Meanwhile guessing, cause I do not know, hearing, reading that the group who are considered insurrectors, seditioners, rioters, etc. of the Capitol are slated to do similar things at state Capitols.  So lots of people have their attention on these national matters just now.  

  I find it difficult in light of the national agenda at large this week, and now my family dynamics seemingly in somewhat of state of  disrepair for me to find satisfaction in whatever used to occupy my attention for this time we have been self-quarantined. 

   On a somewhat more upbeat note, I did find some relief for my feet in the Metatarsal pads, having arrived  yesterday, that I can wrap around the ball of my foot.  I call them squigglys cause they are like the carpets we have in kitchen at sink area and stove area.  Newly purchased and way thickened.   

  

Say What? Feet and Shoes

 I am 69 years old, with diabetes 2, diagnosed about 3 years ago.  I immediately began researching to know what to do with the diagnosis as doctor had offered me the Advance Plan suggestion to fill out and place on refridgerator in case EMT had to come and keep me alive.  Dang!!   Well that scared the heck out of me and I immediately began workouts daily, healthy eating using the glucose monitor daily, until I knew what foods I could have and what foods my body increased glucose (blood sugar).   I think, for now, I have the diabetes under control, however it is not curable, and over the years deterioration is expected to set in.  I do not wish to lose feet or any part of my leg to gangrene, cutting it off.  Had mother in law to which that happened, and an uncle on maternal side of my family.  

Soooo......when I began to have postules on bottom of my feet, I got really scared.  Was not sure what it meant, if it was deterioration, and with Covid (chose to stay home for 11 months), did not want to go to see Dr, knowing she was busy, knowing others would be visiting her for various reasons, and not wanting to get infected with the virus.   Summer time and was able to deal with the postule on bottom of my foot with duct tape.  Note:  change to my eating was that I wanted ice cream cone when we went out, realizing the sugar level (carbs) involved would increase my glucose.  What I did not realize was that increased sugar content would add to my feet problems.  Covid is harsh!  As we did not go out much except for grocery pick up and summer I wanted to drive around.  Adding the ice cream cone, for some fun, not the best idea for the diabetes condition.

So here I am in winter now, with postules on top of my foot, and also red spot on other foot.  Dang again!  I cut the coffee drinking (caffeine) down to one cup of coffee in morning, was having two cups in the card playing period after breakfast with my husband.  Still trying to decide if it is something else, I was involved with a group that called itself planter fascitis something or another, and the depictions (photos) were hard to look at yet, the black dot was something my one postule had.  I tried the duct tape again, not really helping much, then as I continued to look, thought maybe Mortons Neuroma and looked at remedies for that, which has reduced the postules to red spots, yet the bottom of both feet hurt when I walk on them.  Recommended to allow them to heal, use the blotting of Cider Vinegar, Salycilic acid which is in Listerine, and ICE the feet.  Wow!   Here I was massaging my feet in warm to hot water for 1/2 hour a day. Also the Mortons Neuroma had to do with high heels which I have worn most of my adult/career life, and purchase of cheap, ill fitting shoes.  

Since it is hurting my feet on underside to walk, my daily walks are ruled out for now, want to heal the feet.  Learned of metatarsal pads, which help some as they pad the underside of my feet.  See on the packaging that it is not uncommon to have feet problems for all kinds of reasons  In looking through my shoe collection which I had already switched from heels to flats, now I had to find padding to help with the shoe problems so I am looking up widening shoes, how to home remedy as well as podiatrist and shoe repair.  Guess it will be an ongoing NEW kind of problem for me to try to resolve.