Midweek musings

I have not run in a week.

I had my first ever panic attack, lying in the endodontist office, waiting for a root canal.

I had my second ever panic attack, a week later, in same endodontist office, during my second visit.

Through extreme self-will, I fought back both attacks by breathing deeply, repeating my 'dental mantra', "Be thankful you don't live in the Middle Ages" and by telling myself to grow up and stop being a baby.

Jen enjoyed the details of said panic attacks immensely and was very encouraging. According to her, once you start having them, it is all downhill. Soon I will be having them just from driving by the dentist.

She enjoyed the panic attack discussion so much I didn't even get the usual, 'ok, I gotta get back to work now' comment I usually get when I call her at work.

I think Mally's corns are lessening. I am not courting trouble by saying they are going away. We shall stick with lessening for the time being. He is still very shaky and weak in his back end. I am trying to get him out every day for his half mile walk - use it or lose it. Could it be the diet change? There is a theory that corns are an autoimmune response and diet would sure affect that, wouldn't it? His pads are definitely softer and the corns are smaller.

Both dogs seem to be self-regulating in the food department. They are starting to eat less than what I was initially giving them. I am lucky in that neither of them seem to be of the gluttony school of dog appetite and aren't driven to eat everything in sight just because it is there.

I think we might have to reschedule our next vegan dinner from lack of interest :-(

I used to be somewhat proficient with chopsticks. It came to my attention while dining in a sushi bar on this last trip that I have lost all chopstick skill :-( I am going to make it a point to eat with them more often at home. Hopefully it will make me eat slow, get filled up sooner and maybe lose some weight.