^squeaky clean pool, squeaky clean swim. sciatica is FINALLY
   settling a tiny bit - was able to get a few hours of real sleep
   last night for the 1st time in about 3 weeks, instead of the ONE
   LOOOONG DAY that the past 3 weeks has felt like. It's over the
   hump and to the other side towards wellness. Avoiding stressful
   things, hyperactive manic things, silly crazy drama things,
   keeping mostly to myself, very little touching or talking to
   anybody ('cause actual physical nerves were frying and too much
   input would bring the back/leg spasms back on) or trying to
   "figure things out') - - and mostly being like, "please go
   away") - has given me the healing space I needed. Got a little
   ways to go, but it's getting there. I'm finally at a place where
   I got most people to avoid or ignore me and leave me be by
   making myself "the most boring person in the world" - and i
   didn't have to work hard at that! - and i'm starting to get
   better. Didn't complain much about it on FB 'cause nobody wants
   to hear moaning and groaning. And I'm grateful that everybody
   "got it" - to leave me be - which isn't normally "me" but when
   you're not well, it's cranky-all-the-way. And those that have
   been picking up my slack, I *really* appreciate it. I'll make up
   for it somehow.^