tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post4829030909412316978..comments2024-02-16T15:14:36.719-06:00Comments on Wet Noodle Posse: Writers' HealthMJFredrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-30847442737528980662008-09-01T21:27:00.000-05:002008-09-01T21:27:00.000-05:00Margay, I will never complain about being tired wh...Margay, I will never complain about being tired when I sit down to write again. Good for you. You give MS HELL! <BR/><BR/>My biggest health problem is I NEED TO LOSE WEIGHT!!<BR/><BR/>My work schedule is so prohibitive to doing any sort of regular exercise. I want to join a local gym, but until I can really set aside enough time to go to the gym enough to make it worthwhile. Add that to my really stupid diet and I know I am not in good shape for someone whose father died of heart disease. <BR/><BR/>I used to have problems with stress, but I have gotten really good in the last few years at dropping the job at the workplace door and relaxing and releasing so that by the time I get home to my wonderful furry therapists I am in good shape to sit down and write.Louisa Cornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971924594129471055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-26007098989324429642008-09-01T18:31:00.000-05:002008-09-01T18:31:00.000-05:00Thanks, ladies! I've learned along the way that, w...Thanks, ladies! I've learned along the way that, with a condition like this, you either have it or it has you and like Montel Williams said, "I have MS - Ms doesn't have me."<BR/><BR/>My biggest challenge with it is learning how to pace myself because on the days when I wake up feeling so good I question whether or not I really I have it, I tend to overdo it - and then I'm lying flat on my back looking up at the ceiling and wondering why I feel like I stopped a Mack truck with my body. Another thing I need to learn to deal with better is stress, which can really be a killer to my health.Margay Leah Justicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15490126898758440254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-51345283855398366432008-09-01T17:57:00.000-05:002008-09-01T17:57:00.000-05:00Add my admiration, Margay!I neglect exercise. I as...Add my admiration, Margay!<BR/><BR/>I neglect exercise. I aspire to get to Curves at least 3 times a week but sometimes I get out of the habit.Diane Gastonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14770373530197339170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-38304246899758621412008-09-01T17:47:00.000-05:002008-09-01T17:47:00.000-05:00Gillian,I know what you mean about the walking. I ...Gillian,<BR/>I know what you mean about the walking. I did something to my foot and I haven't been able to walk. It's driving me crazy! It's the only thing that keeps me from spreading like Jabba the Hut (Did I spell that right?). I'll be back to my walking routine tomorrow.Mo Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13644902211036445323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-60158606576065669642008-09-01T17:44:00.000-05:002008-09-01T17:44:00.000-05:00Wow, Margay, I'm amazed at your resilience.Wow, Margay, I'm amazed at your resilience.Mo Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13644902211036445323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-45817673521257607262008-09-01T12:16:00.000-05:002008-09-01T12:16:00.000-05:00Margay, you are an inspiration! I feel like such a...Margay, you are an inspiration! I feel like such a wimp given how easily I abandon the keyboard when I'm tired. Write on!<BR/><BR/>Gillian, I think Esri is going to blog about desk ergonomics. I'm sure she'll have some great tips. I'm such a dinosaur, I actually took typing in high school, but I swear what I learned has served me well. 27 years at the keyboard, and I had repetitive stress only once, when I agreed to do some intensive data entry on top of my regular job. I'll never do that again!Norah Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01151103954061826427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-89828874474315285322008-09-01T09:18:00.000-05:002008-09-01T09:18:00.000-05:00Margay, bless you for sticking in there in the fac...Margay, bless you for sticking in there in the face of such a challenge!<BR/><BR/>I notice at my desk that when I type for very long--and all my day-job paperwork is on the internet and has to be typed, as well--my hands hurt and my wrist and fingers stiffen up.<BR/><BR/>Otherwise, my biggest problem is completely my own to solve--I should walk more. My girls and I are going out for a walk in just a bit, to try and get into a good habit.Gillian Laynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15772849187702478349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-786270875524593052008-09-01T09:05:00.000-05:002008-09-01T09:05:00.000-05:00My main health challenge is that I have Multiple S...My main health challenge is that I have Multiple Sclerosis, so sometimes, when I want to sit at the computer and write for 8 hours, it can take a toll on the body. Especially when I start drooping over the keyboard because the exhaustion (my major symptom)hits me like a freight train and tries to knock me off my tracks. But I keep on plugging away.Margay Leah Justicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15490126898758440254noreply@blogger.com