I STILL am attached to email.

I STILL spend too much time on the computer.

An previous chiropractor of mine, Dr. James Dray, invented a wrist strap that he never marketed as well as it deserved. I got several of his practice versions, most of which I can’t find since I moved four or five times since then.

The straps do show up now and then and ease my carpal tunnel leanings.

You can buy it at Niche Pharmacy. 1-800-677-0355. They are on Central Standard Time. Now probably Central Daylight Time.

Here is the website that explains:

http://www.thechirodoc.com/wristreleve.html

This has worked for me.

I am sure he doesn’t even remember me from about ten years ago when I moved (and moved and moved and moved) out of the area.

Be careful about sizing. I thought I had smaller wrists than I actually do. The small size popped off while I was typing. The larger size worked. The pads on the strap are movable.

I also send you love and healing and hugs.

All the best,

Evy
currently in the Pacific Northwest

But, now being on the other end of it, I learned so much about myself and what I want to commit to. I learned how to ask for help, listen to suggestions openly, figure out which ones were helpful and which ones not so much without judging the other person or myself. Pretty great stuff coming from that tough love message of his.

I also learned more about accepting responsibility for my life, letting go of relationships that don’t work, and trusting myself to flourish in all aspects of my life.

The biggest plus for me was just stepping back from my life and marvelling at how much I love being me and how grateful I am so many blessings.

I’ve read some really amazing stuff – from you Havi and others – and am very grateful for all the supportive internet relationships I have.

I am an author groupie by nature and the quality of my reading material is simply awesome – there are some incredibly brilliant minds in the world that I somehow have been lucky enough to come across.

Sending love to you and your beautiful arms, Havi. It’s amazing that Stu has survived in tact for as long as he has considering your frustration – I think Stu’s very lucky that you have such a good sense of humor.

By the way, I look forward every week to reading your Friday blog and summing up my experiences for the week. I also love reading about how other’s weeks have been – I learn so much just from being here. You’ve made a great contribution to this world by sharing yourself with us – you’re too awesome for words.

xoxoxox

I’d gone out on a limb, sent a nice note to someone I’d met at a fundraiser shindig for my kids’ community theater, asked if we could get together for some coffee and stuff. General networking stuff, right? That was easy.

But this woman is freaking HUGE in the legal and nonprofit scene here. We are talking total power chick. Approachable, but not someone whose time you’d want to waste.

So I’m at the coffee joint a bit early, and I catch myself feeling uneasy, and I’m thinking what is the deal with that? A micro-Remembrance reveals that I’m completely intimidated and resisting it.

My new pal walks in, we make some small talk, and she asks after a minute what I wanted to talk to her about. I lean forward and blurt out: “I want to be like YOU when I grow up!”

Tension released. Power relationship acknowledged. Freakout right there on the table where everyone can laugh at it. Good meeting, nice ideas exchanged, everyone happy.

Hey Havi, what were you saying about talking to your fear and finding out what it had to say?

okay, now i haven’t read through the comments and no doubt this has already been said … but DARLIN’ [and totally NOT to diminish THE HARD] but “to come up with something half as good” … from one on the receiving end, what comes out is RICH with who-is-havi … totally!

& for the record, if there is ONE BIT that freezes my brain beyond fear … it is having to reinvent ThePen&TheKeyboard … u continue to rock!

a multitude of overlaps n’ waves

huge hugs and appreciations

@Andi: a Selma look-alike Pez?! Wow. Also nicely done with all of your getting stuff done *and* not feeling guilty. and your husband getting a second interview. That’s absolutely brilliant!

@JoVE: I just laughed so hard about Stu. I’m glad you didn’t eat him. If I understood correctly. If you did eat him don’t tell me! :)

@Wendy: oh my goodness, I completely forgot to mention that you were the one who gave me the idea of naming him. You get full credit for Stu!

@LA Feaz: glad to know there is another person out there doing it “wrong” with me! I can’t stand it when people tell me I have to get out the whole first draft without fussing, when the editing as I go is half the pleasure. Sigh.

@R: sorry to hear you’re going through so much hard and glad about the chiropractor. Wishing you luck and love with all of it!

@Hannah: hi! Glad to meet you here… in a manner of speaking! *waves*

You guys are all so wonderfully reassuring. I would write more but between Stu and the microphone I’m starting to go a little crazy. Thanks for all the love and the suggestions and for being with me in the hard and in the good.

The good, in addition to above: 60F today and 70F forecast for tomorrow, I actually saw *green grass* today on the ride into town, my husband got a second interview from his first interview today (he has been unemployed/underemployed since December of 2006), my son sold the sculptures he made for my friends at stitch n bitch.

Sending good thoughts for strong healthy wrists. :) Oh, and I saw a Selma lookalike Pez at Kroger yesterday :D

Andis last blog post..Portrait Commissions

I had a pretty good week, despite feeling a little bit under the weather physically. Your post on Avoidance earlier this week *really and truly* WORKED ON ME. Like, in the moment. Reading it was an active healing process. Seriously, you are the only writer I can say that about!

Anyway I let myself feel the fear. Ding! And it was fine, way better than fighting it. And then of course I ended up doing a lot of writing this week, which felt really good. :)

I hope your sweet wrists feel better soon. *kisses*

Eileens last blog post..Getting fixed.

Lori Paximadiss last blog post..The Time Has Come

The hard this week:
- Fighting crazy amounts of irritation toward random customer service people at every turn. I’ve worked customer service, so I know what they deal with and I don’t want to be “that customer,” but I swear everyone’s head is in a fog this week. Or maybe a bucket of cement. I’m trying hard to be patient and shoe on the other foot and all that, but sheesh.
- The deer are eating everything in sight, even the things they aren’t supposed to touch with a ten-foot pole. I love this house, but having to give up gardening as I know it makes it hard to love it fully.

The good:
- I sent off some samples to a new customer who, if she likes them, could turn into a big customer. I bent over backward on the customer service for this one, and I’m hoping it pays off.
- I am finally painting my office, the minute I finishing typing this comment. I can’t take the former owners’ depressing color one more second.

Lori Paximadiss last blog post..The Time Has Come

Sorry about the pain.

JoVEs last blog post..Dear phone provider…