Running Around with B

All the running that I've done this week has been running the kids all over town.  We had 8 Job's Daughters and DeMolay events in 10 days.  The kids have become quite active in both Masonic Youth Groups over the past six months (though we've belonged for about 7 years) and I even took the plunge and became an advisor for the DeMolay group.  The kids are having fun, but it can sure take up a lot of time and money when you have three kids involved! 

Tori, Katie & Kirk Working a Promotional Booth at a Local Street Fair

I put more miles in on the road than I did on my feet, but it wiped me out none the less.  We have a couple of more coming up as well.  Work? Let's just say I'm doing the minimum.  Training? Ha!  Let's not talk about that yet.

So, what am I doing lately to try and stay healthy?  I've drastically cut back on my soda consumption, and I've started taking daily vitamins. 

Since we don't have health insurance right now I really freaked out when my fibromyalgia took a turn for the worse in May.  While in Disneyland I started to experience numbness in my arms and legs, a symptom that I had never before had.  Along with some serious cognitive dysfunction it had me very scared.  Since I couldn't afford to go to the doctor, I hit the internet to see if I could fit the symptoms in with any of my current conditions.  I decided that I was probably suffering from a lack of Vitamin B.  I discovered that Vitamin B supports the central nervous system, and the symptoms of lacking it were pretty much a laundry list of what had been going on.  In fact, it read like a book about my particular case of fibromyalgia. 

It's been about 3 weeks now that I've been supplementing my B and I'm feeling better, I have no more numbness in my arms and legs, and my brain seem to have cleared the fibro fog for the time being.  I'm not advocating being your own doctor for any reason, and I will get it checked when I can, but for now things seem to be looking up!

That's a good thing, because I have more running around to do with the kids!