Been AWOL for a few days. On Saturday, we FINALLY had a day of sunshine and 0% chance of rain. In order to restore my soul, I knew I needed to go for a drive with my camera, and I chose as my destination the historic town of Abbeville, South Carolina, about 1-1/2 hours south of my home.
While I didn't enjoy the drive nearly as much as I do when heading through the mountains up to Asheville, I LOVED the town and discovered on the way there and back some other places I'll have to return to to photograph another time.
I mentioned before that I had given up my Tootsie Roll addiction and was cutting way back on sugar in general. Well, in Abbeville I visited a very interesting place called The Pantry Shoppe. One of the things I bought there was a container of sugar-free gummy bears. Don't know why I felt I needed them, but I guess being sugar-free I felt they weren't as much of a threat. Well, that was a HUGE mistake! I ate not the whole container (as I might have in the past), but quite a few while on the computer after I got home that evening. Endless hours of suffering and dashing to the bathroom ensued. I was up half the night thanks to those little gems, which worked way better than the stuff I drank for my colonoscopy prep!
Yesterday, my tummy still felt "iffy" so I stayed home and ate hardly anything until last night when I just had something very light.
That day of light eating and lots of good sleep must have done me a world of good. I slept through the night for a change and woke up at 6 a.m. feeling terrific! My normal chronic pain is very minimal, and I have tons of energy today, with my brain clicking on all cylinders. So far today I've been a whirling dervish in terms of accomplishing things around the house. Sure wish I could have more days just like this one!
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