Jenobi's World

So many people have told me that they injure themselves while sleeping, and most of the time I don't believe them. I should because I'm sure I have injured my knee while rolling over in my sleep, my foot caught under the tightly tucked in sheets. I have also injured my neck by falling asleep sitting up, book or tablet resting on my lap. My experience with my aches and pains usually stem from my history, rather present and possibly bleak future, with osteoarthritis. Recently my thumb has been causing me grief, the joint where the hand meets thumb being quite painful. I have attributed it to overuse, bending it back too far and reinjuring it daily. This is resulting in osteoarthritis (OA) in that joint. I have a brace but it is quite clunky. It is good to wear overnight, avoiding the infamous unconscious hyperextension injury. My new favourite show on cable is Better Things, on FXX, and noticed the main character, played by Pamela Adlon, has the same ...

I know the world is weird right now and I totally get it. We all realize that spatial distancing is important to avoid passing on droplets to others. I am always very aware of my breathing, mouth closed especially, in tighter quarters... shopping, single file walking paths, etc...but others are not too aware. I am super aware of what I touch, especially when I venture out of my cave.  When I go out it is to get basic groceries or to get fresh air. I live 8 floors up and on good days I can do the stairs.  On bad days my knee is not capable of bending to go down 8 flights without pain. Osteoarthritis is the enemy of any post-athlete that had surgery. Anyways our building is 13 flights and has 2 elevators. I'm sure there are lots of people in my building working from home, missing exercise, especially with the gym and pool shut down. Also there are many people that are physically challenged and elderly needing the elevator in the building. There is a new suggestion to...

Why is it, whenever I want a glass of water, my Brita is empty, a cup of coffee, my Keurig is empty, hungry, my refrigerator is empty...? I always seem to bump into this problem and never seem to fix it. This is some course I obviously missed in high school...Adulting 101...and am learning it the hard way. Perhaps I am just lazy, like I look like I am (at home). No one at my work would ever call me lazy. As a matter of fact sometimes I think I am defunct of energy when I come home due to the fact I waste it all at work. In the work place I am considered to be overly organized, to have a strong work ethic, "a beast" under pressure. My work space must be clean to be able to work. Funny how my life space is messy and my life is the same. When I turned 40 I felt I was in control of my future, newly single, living on my own, bright future shining in my shaded eyes. That decade moved so fast it has literally hit me in the ass, as it slammed the door and 50 shoved it's ...