It has different modes including cycling through colours, an evening mode where it shuts off after a certain time, one that changes colour to do with the humidity and temperature, and then a guided breathing one. But most importantly, a little before the sound alarm goes off, the light gradually brightens to bright white when it's time to wake up.
Anyway, I talked it over with my therapist and I decided to join the YMCA last weekend. I was able to get 10% off and no joining fee through work, with everything prorated for September. I tried to go to the pool last Monday, actually, (only Beaumont YMCA has a warm water pool like the hospital), but the heater was out. They got it fixed later in the week, though, so yesterday I went and spent some time doing my exercises. It was during an open swim, so there were a couple of families with small children in it, but I did fine, at least until they were playing with a ball, but I still managed to get all my walking in, most of my leg exercises (I forgot a couple), but did forget to do my arm ones. I'll do better next time.
On Monday [tomorrow], however, there is a class that I think I'll try to go to that's a basic workout in the pool. Tuesday I have my first real session of cognitive-behavioural therapy for fibromyalgia. Wednesday I'm going to try to go to the Y again for open swim and do my exercises, and then again on Saturday. I hope to make that a standard thing.
Today I'd thought about going because we weren't playing the game, but I'm having a slight reaction to a shingles vaccine [my second dose], where my arm hurts a bit and my joints and muscles are aching a little. So I didn't quite feel like getting into the pool today.
Anyway, that's what's going on these days with me. I thought I'd actually sit down and blog for a bit.