Friday, August 14, 2009

Where did the time go?

It has been a long couple of weeks! Whilst shooting the wedding a couple of weekends ago, I got a migraine (I had only ever had one before, eighteen years ago). That, I assume, combined with eight and a half hours of carrying much heavier camera equipment than I am used to, resulted in my somehow injuring my neck.

The first week I was a complete wreck. I could not even manage the basics and felt like my poor children (and husband) had been abandoned. It was as if my head was too heavy for my neck to support and I would constantly have to lie down to alleviate the pressure I was feeling. I was miserable. I went to see my doctor on the Monday, who merely prescribed medication for any future migraines, and by Wednesday I knew I needed to see a chiropractor; the migraine was long gone and the pain was definitely emanating from my neck and up into my head.

I am now getting crunched three times a week and today has been the first day that I have started to feel anything like my old self. I am very grateful! I truly feel like I lost a couple of weeks of my life that I cannot regain.

But now hopefully I am back.

This morning the girls and I had to run a couple of errands, and whilst we were at one of the stores Bryttain asked me to buy her one of the fake flowers. Well they were on sale for only $1 a piece and how could I deny her such a simple pleasure? The flowers, yes I also bought one for Asia, on their very long stems kept them entertained for the next half hour or so as they did everything from smell them to pretend they were horses and ride them! Once we got home I took them apart and attached them to headbands. I think it was $1 well spent, as my lovely model demonstrates.


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