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How ‘the week that was’ ended

Since I’m sure you’re all on the edge of your seats to find out how my aforementioned adventures ended, I thought I’d tell you …

Reiki: I have yet to have a second session, as my Reiki person (and friend) is sick. Isn’t everyone? And no, I don’t think its swine flu. I am still feeling pretty balanced, but will be having another session when I can.

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Three days of my Life: Reiki, wheelchair mischief and stupid mouth ulcers

Hello all and welcome to the week that has been, or at least, three days of it. If anyone thinks that my life, our lives, is boring and uneventful, they can read this and scrap that misconception.

I began my week with my first ever Reiki treatment. When ‘Googled’, Reiki can be defined as ‘a form of therapy that uses simple hands-on, no-touch, and visualization techniques, with the goal of improving the flow of life energy in a person. Reiki (pronounced ray-key) means "universal life energy" in Japanese, and Reiki practitioners are trained to detect and alleviate problems of energy flow on the physical, emotional, and spiritual level.’ http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/reiki

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Detox and Disability

Ok, so I’m detoxing myself. Boring, huh? Yeah, well not really. When you can’t move around easily, such adventures take planning.

I’m drinking about 1.5 litres of water a day. That’s a lot for me. I used to drink two glasses a day, if that. Initially, I was running to the loo every 5 seconds … now it’s about every hour or so. I’ll have to drink less on the days that I’m out and about – when toilets aren’t so readily available or accessible. I have also been drinking it all before 3 pm so I’m not busting in the middle of the night – when I can’t get myself out of bed. Busting all night does not make for comfy sleep, trust me.

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