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i'm feeling a little down. my job is getting on my nerves and i'm not eating well. as i was lying in bed last night, tears streaming down my cheeks as i read a moving story in the "readers write" section of the sun magazine, i decided i needed to make some changes.

so i set my alarm a whole hour early and walked around the neighborhood this morning. the exercise felt good, but even more importantly it made me feel more in touch with my surroundings. best of all, it somehow didn't even seem like exercise. as long as that feeling keeps up i'm going to try to do this 3 mornings a week.

i also made an appointment with a new doctor today. a friend recommended this fellow (james dykes) to me, and says dr. dykes is one of the most gentle souls on earth... that he really, truly, deeply cares about his patients. i had gotten so disappointed with my old doctor-in-a-box that i just stopped going... i haven't had a checkup in a couple of years (and that one was only minimally thorough). i feel like with my mixed bag of mild health problems (alopecia, deteriorating knee joints, dry mouth, etc.) it's time to take a more holistic approach. hopefully this new doctor will be just the thing.

so i see him friday morning. i'm also geting a haircut that day, so perhaps by the time i pick up the sun that night i'll be feeling a little more cared-for and, well... sunnier.