Feeling Good

I apologize for the lack of updates, but sadly I started having pain in my lower back on Wednesday evening and this is the first time that it's felt good enough for me to sit up and type on the computer. Although I'm not sure if it's actually feeling better or if I'm just on so many prescription pain killers and muscle relaxants that I don't care if it hurts. Add in some allergy medication and you can only imagine how useful I've been today.

Naturally, exercise has been out -- although I did go for a slow paced walk on Thursday, trying to work the pain loose -- but I have been eating well. I'm hoping that by Wednesday when I have the day off my back will be feeling better so that I can try a hike with the dogs. It's supposed to be beautiful.

Since I haven't been able to sleep for the past couple of nights I've been remembering a lot of my dreams. I was waking up a lot during dreams because my back would have a jolt of pain, and I'm always able to remember my dreams more clearly if I wake up during them. I'm mentioning all of this because on Friday night I had a dream that was somewhat related to my novel -- not really related, but the emotion that I felt during the dream was something that I've been needing to capture so I can finish up the scene I've been stuck on for the past eight months. So it's time to get over the stage fright and write my way through it -- what better time than in a drug-induced haze?