Fascination

Our bodies are fascinating. There's is no doubt about it. The things it can do, the way it sends you signals, and so on. I honestly think it's magic how it all works in the first place. But despite this we all obviously get incredibly frustrated when it doesn't work how we want it to. But really.. it has so many moving parts and functions. It's crazy.

So I've obviously talked about floating multiple times already and I'm going to talk about it again. So if you don't want to read about it, please stop here ;)

My month membership ended last week and I was in a pickle because I knew this week would be busy with different things going on and next week I'd be gone on vacation. And if I'm going to pay hundreds of dollars for something I want to get as much use out of it as possible. So I opted to not renew it right away knowing I would once I got back from vacation. I knew this was risky and I'd likely have to buy one float this week to get by... which is annoying from a financial standpoint, but still seemed to make the most sense.

So here is where my fascination comes in. I can slowly feel my body getting worse each day. It's like this slow death of muscles or something. I'm not even sure how to describe it. Finally today I was like.. yup, I have to go if I'm going to make it through two more days of work. Now let's just hope that vacation will be calming enough that I can get through it all. I already checked and Alexandria does not have float pods. Maybe I'll have to find a way to float on the lake. I could put on my kids floaties! haha

Anyhow, I wish I could better understand what happens in my body that does that. Or why exactly floating is the thing that helps so much. I get the sensory deprivation and how that can help the mind.. and the weightlessness to help the muscles relax. But there has to be more to it. Can't help but be curious about our amazing bodies.

Someone reached out to me recently about physical therapy and a place that works with people who have fibromyalgia. They've had success in the techniques they use with chronic pain patients. I was of course intrigued since I often feel down about not being able to be more active. I'm still thinking about it more and trying to decide if I should make the move. If now is the right time or if I should wait another month or so when I'm further into the protocol. The bugger is that I have to drive a bit, but obviously if something will help, I'll make it work somehow. And thankfully it's something that insurance would actually cover. If it didn't I'd be even more hesitant since I'm so tapped out on all these expenses.

Onward and upward...