Sunshine.

by Lori Dwyer on November 19, 2013 · 7 comments

I’m low on sunshine, the doctor says. It’s funny because that’s exactly how I feel.

I have blood drawn, thick and sticky-red, and the tests come back saying I am low on Vitamin D

I don’t know how, says the Most Amazing Man. You sit in the sun more than anyone I know.

And that’s true- I am a reptile, a cold blooded mammal. I am a sun seeker. I crave the warmth soaking into my skin. Without even conciously realizing it, I trace its path across the backyard, sunning myself whenever I can.

I bask in the warmth and sunshine of Sydney while I’m there, and the few hot days we have in Melbourne on my return.

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I feel a bit like myself again, after days spent with my family and friends. There’s something replenishing about being with people who know you, know all your nuances and downfalls and quirks, and love you any way. Right now, I feel sunny again.

I’m trying to have faith in the universe. I’m hanging onto a thread of feeling ‘normal’ again, hoping it doesn’t disappear.

But the ground feels shaky. And they say the rain is going to set in again.

Tagged as: hippy stuff, mental, Moving to Melbourne, my head is an awesome place to live, stuff that makes me happy

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Suzy Mac November 22, 2013 at 10:43 pm

Being low on iron makes you feel lousy – get some into you & feel better soon :0)
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Kel November 20, 2013 at 4:52 pm

Hi Lori!

Hope you feel better soon…I remember when I was pregnant that you need iron (I think??) to help your body absorb the vitamin D. So it might be that you’re getting the vit D but your body’s not absorbing it properly.

Something to check anyway x

Lori Dwyer November 20, 2013 at 9:41 pm: Thanks Kel. Apparentley, I’m low on iron as well, so I might need to do something about that! x
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Chris November 20, 2013 at 4:06 am