I have a message on Twitter this morning from online magazine ConsumerHealthDigest.com, reminding me about an article that I had offered to write for the website a week or so ago (and then conveniently forgot about it). They want to know when the article will be ready, so I make some excuses about how busy I have been just lately, and then commit to emailing them a copy by tomorrow. At least the subject matter (my use of medicinal cannabis) shouldn’t present me with any problems!
I take care of the usual morning business (cuppa, Nutriblast, dog walk and PopMaster) and then compose an email to Thunderworks.com, thanking them for the ThunderLeashes that I received yesterday, and offering them the source footage for the spinning dog video that they are going to use in their advertising. Then I set about writing the magazine article. They want between 600 and 800 words, so I decide to write my account off the top of my head, do a quick word count and then adjust it as necessary! My first stab clocks in at 590 words, so I’m almost there. I pad it out a little bit here and there and end up with 750 words – that’ll do! I email a copy to the magazine for approval, and feel pretty happy with myself for doing it so quickly.
I somehow find the energy to carry a watering can full of water down to the allotment, and to water most of the seedlings that we planted out at the weekend – I’d really hate them all to die from lack of a drink after all the effort we made to get them planted out.
My tremor is bubbling just below the surface today, but what’s bothering me is an internal tremor – feels like my bones are vibrating. I’ve had it before (from time to time) but today it’s bothering me. Dystonia in my right foot is also moderately uncomfortable. Voice is absolute pants – it’s been really affected since my last DBS tune-up. My walking isn’t much better, but it’s not quite as bad as it was yesterday. Muscular weakness in my upper arms is really quite painful (and has been for a couple of days) – I think it may be due to the hoeing I did on Sunday…
My wife arrives home from work, and we go to Lidl in North Walsham to do some grocery shopping.
Home, beer, Netflix and an early night.