I've been doing this half my life

I don't know why it seems to always come as a surprise. Last night, after my shower, I noticed that my left breast looked larger than the right one. Today, I started having twinges of pain in it. Plus a vice-like pain in my pelvis. Towards the end of the day, I developed a migraine; a nap did not take care of it. I've also been very drained and, when I'm hungry at all, want only salty and sweet things.

Checked the pill pack: I'm two weeks out from P-day. Der.

The bad thing is that, until recently, I started this stuff a week out. Now I get double the fun. Lucky me.

Cramps can't hit a moving target

I think today confirms that exercise helps. (I'm sure the Aleve and Lyrica played their part, but still.) Woke up today cramping so bad, it drove me to tears. From my waist to my knees, I was a solid block of pain. Took an Aleve and a Lyrica and headed to the kitchen.

This would be a good time to mention that I'm experimenting with OAMC -- once a month cooking. The basic idea is that you pick a few recipes (it helps if they have similar ingredients), and set aside a day to cook them all and freeze them for later. As I'm single, I'm going one step further and freezing them in individual servings. Cheaper and better for me than frozen dinners, and just as fast on weeknights.

So I spent all day today on my feet -- chopping vegetables, stirring soup and stew, making pie crust, shaping pot pie, making pizza from scratch. Probably spent a good 8 hours on my feet. And the only time I really hurt was when I sat down.

Food for thought.