For this week’s public art I thought to revisit “Love” by Ruben Rojas, but this time in a different part of Los Angeles. The first time I came across Rojas’ work, it was this large mural at the Topanga Mall. Lately, I’ve been seeing more of the “love” motif in West Los Angeles. I like this painted mural by this cute macaron café in Santa Monica. They’re just as colorful as the cookies themselves. (Side note: I did not have any macarons. I guess I was not in the mood for sweets at the time.)

Health update:
For the past few days, I had a terrible headache. The worst of it came on Monday night into Tuesday morning. My headache was so bad that whenever I got up from standing or laying down, I felt like I seeing stars. I felt like shutting my eyes tight was the only way to make this headache feel less painful. Originally on Tuesday, I was planning on taking my car to the shop before work and come into work closer to lunchtime. But because of this bad headache, I had to shift plans around and took a sick day. I dropped off my kid at daycare. I am so glad I chose a daycare closer to home. Then I checked into Urgent Care. Thankfully, my headache isn’t a result of anything neurological which was my biggest worry. It was just a very bad tension headache that came from stress. The doctor just told me to identify the stressors in my life and work on what I can control. She also prescribed me stronger ibuprofen but I had to really ask for it because she preferred I exercise more than reach for the ibuprofen. After Urgent Care, I took the ibuprofen and napped for a few hours and then I took my car to the shop. Then I ended the day with going to gym.
For the past couple of days, I’ve been putting more time into self-care. I’ve been going to the gym more and I am trying to go everyday (emphasize on trying). Each morning I wake up earlier to take my dogs out for a walk (which means also waking up my kid earlier so she can come along). But I have to admit also that my self-care has been going into “lazy” territory. I decided to eat takeout for dinner tonight because I did not want to wash any dishes and I’ve been putting off folding laundry.
Julie, I’m glad you found lots of love in Los Angeles. It was just what the doctor ordered besides Ibuprofen. I don’t get headaches often but when I do, I’m often dehydrated. A hot bath, Excedrin for Migraines, and a hot bath usually take it away in about 15 -30 minutes. – if that helps.
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I came across an interesting way to frame my burnout — overstimulation. It was best I winded down a bit. Unfortunately drinking a lot of water did not help me. I did take baths but it only went away temporarily.
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I’m sorry that water didn’t help or even baths. I hope you find a solution that works for you! 🙂
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