Chiro, Sciatica, FRESH, and Community Gardens

It seems like the days have been flying by and everything has been going pretty crazy lately...hence the reason I haven't been posting much this week!  So sorry about that!  I have so much to blog about that I will be breaking this up into Non-Food and Food.  For this one, NON-FOOD!

I want to thank everyone for the well wishes during my nervousness prior to my very first chiropractor's appointment on Tuesday.  LONG story short on that I now know what has been going on with me!  It's official!  I have Sciatica.  While at my first appointment I was "Cracked" in two spots in my lower back as well as purposely putting immense pressure on the Sciatic Nerve to try and loosen it.  What they think is happening in my cause specifically is flow of fluid in between 2 Vertebra getting 'stuck' or not flowing back after I move which could be causing the nerve to act up.  They told me this is good because at least it isn't a disk problem causing it.  Anyhow...in addition to a few other stretches and exercises I have been doing he now wants me to do the Sphinx Pose (he called it something else but I am familiar with the yoga term!) 6 times a day for at least 2 minutes.  I'm also supposed to force myself to get away from my work computer more throughout the day.  I already knew that but when I get on a roll - I get on a roll and sometimes can't break away!  Anyhow...at least now I know what it is, right!?  Yesterday I went to my 2nd appointment and he moved up my back and cracked me in 4 places as well as my hips on both sides while doing a gentle twist.  Oddly these parts haven't bothered me too much as of yet.  It's the intense nerve work he's doing that takes my breath away!  WOW!

I mentioned a while back that I was going to be tuning in to the Food Revolution Summit online this week and have been listening to a few of the shows as background noise while doing other work.  Sometimes I absorb the info better by doing this.  This week - I think that was certainly the case.  I haven't listened to Russell Simmons YET but want to! 

I signed up for a few more news letters, too!  No...I don't read all of them all of the time but you can never have enough knowledge, eh!?

Last night I carpooled with two other younger ladies to Jamestown Community College in Jamestown, NY, for a tour of their Community Garden and a screening of the documentary FRESH.  As a SUNY JCC Alumni I was excited to be on campus again...it's been since 98 or 99 since I have set foot in any of the buildings.  I found out many of their building are certified GOLD and they continuously work towards a GREENER way of doing things!  This put a smile on my face!  The Community Garden was neat...we really don't have too many of them around here so it was nice to see and learn about them.  I didn't measure them but they looked to be about 10 or 12 by 5 - maybe a little smaller...and there were 12 or 14 of them!  It looked like only one of them had been started for the season but it's good to know that all of them will be underway soon!

After the tour of the Community Garden we walked back to the teleconference center and watched the documentary FRESH.  It was a great film - a few familiar faces from other documentaries I have seen in the last few months - but it was neat to watch it with other people, too!  So far I have only been watching them by myself in the evenings in the comfort of my own home.  It was catered by Planet Earth Catering in Jamestown and they try and use local foods in their business as much as possible.  The did Meatballs - of course I did NOT partake in but I did nibble on a small amount of salad made with greens, wild carrots, a radish, and a dressing made from local Maple Syrup.  They also had regional sparkling water.

I had fun meeting various people and I handed out a few business cards to people as well.  I spoke with some of the Warren County Master Gardeners and they told me about some of their upcoming events including a Kids Day during the Warren County Fair in Pittsfield, PA, in August.

I have lots more to post but will be posting my FOOD attempts later today.  I didn't want this post to be absurdly long...so I am splitting into TWO.

Before I go, tho, I have a Paco Pic for ya!  He's been pretty good lately!  Perhaps it's the weather?  What ever it is - I'm grateful! 

Have you seen FRESH yet?  Do you know if your community has Community Gardens?  Have you been back to an old school of yours after a long time away?  Have you met any interesting people this week?  Which yoga poses are your favorite for back and leg pain?

Gabby's Spot of the Month, Paco & "Wildthing", Bob & Ky-Mani Marley, and Nervous Doctors RANT

Gabby does this thing where she has a "spot of the month" and every month or so she changes it up to a different spot she likes to hang out at.  This past week it's been to the left of the top of the stairs in between the stairs themselves and the door to our Home Studio.  It's a very small spot but then again she's a small cat!  She probably only weighs between 8 and 9 pounds...she's mostly hair/fur, actually!  She's such a sweet heart!  Because she's a Persian cat it's some times hard for me to snap a good photo of her because she often looks angry or pissed off but that couldn't be further from the truth...Gabby is a very happy cat!

Later today I have my first appointment with the Chiropractor.  I'm not going to lie - I'm nervous - but I am nervous by nature - always have been!  I'm terrified of any kind of doctor.  So far I am not freaking out as much as I usually do but then again it's very rare for me to go to ANY doctor because I have been lucky enough not to have any or many problems but when I have gone I have freaked out...especially the last time I went to the Dentist.  And even at the Dentist I haven't had any real reason to act like that!  I have never had a cavity,  At some point I will have to get my Wisdom Teeth out and I am terrified of that, too!  But seriously...I want to know what is happening with my left leg, Hip, Calf, Ankle, Arch, and it's gotten to the point where it's driving me insane.  Oddly enough...TODAY is the first day in a while I have felt this AWESOME, figures, right?

Over the weekend Paco started in with one of his "Play Sessions".  This occurred while Tone Loc's Wildthing was playing on my Pandora Shuffle.  We often refer to Paco as "Crazy Man Stan" when he runs around with the "Zoomies" in certain patterns and is playful and releasing some of his energy!

 
I've blogged a few times now about my LOVE of Bob Marley as well as his family, their charities, and the Marley Brand.  This past weekend my father gave me a very LARGE Promotional Cardboard cut out.  I set it up on a slant off the back of my mom's car.  It's over 6 feet high!  He also gave me two Bob Marley shirts.  The sales person he talked to wanted me to wear the shirts and post them on social media and send him a copy so Marley's Mellow Mood can re-post them on their social media.  I thought that was pretty cool :)

In other Marley News - a good friend of mine - that I have mentioned before - Jen - she's also in radio and over in Yuma and her and her friend and co-worker Teri recently interviewed Ky-Mani Marley for a concert he did in Yuma last weekend!  I was lucky enough to hear the interview and prior to interviewing him Jen asked if I could think of any questions to ask him.  While listening to the finished product of the interview I noticed a few of my questions were included!  I was so excited!  Thanks Jen & Teri for letting me be a small part of it!  I wish I could have been there for the show!