For a fistful of reasons, I need to lower my blood pressure.  Mundane remedies (diet, exercise) aside, googling the internets turned up interesting counter-measures I'm going to try:

 

 

On the surface of it, the combination of the last two options seem like a trainwreck waiting to happen.  I've been to exactly one yoga class in my life.  At that time the combination of trying to do the stretches, not fart myself while resisting my forever-11 giggle reflex at other people's farts was too much for me.  But I was young and immature 4 years ago and I'm totally ready this time...but if one happens to slip past the goalie, woe to the poor yoga-stretcher behind me...

 

I needed to be mindful of my blood pressure anyways, but this whole thing re-surfaced when I (after much internal hemming and hawing) decided to see a therapist about what I've long-suspected about myself; that I'm on the low-attention side of the ADD/non-ADD spectrum.  I've always had problems focusing on details. 

 

For example, I recently ordered my gramma a down comforter and a duvet.  Except the 1st time I ordered the wrong comforter, so I cancelled and reordered both items.  My 2nd pass at it, I got the shipping address wrong and I had it shipped to my house.   So I did it a 3rd time, this time w/ the right comforter and the right billing address.  Except, upon closer inspection, the sheet set I ordered never included a duvet...

 

And, at work, I've always had problems focusing except on the rare occasion I get something truly interesting to workon, or experiment with.  I can't read anything for more than 4 or 5 minutes at a stretch before my mind starts to wander.  If it's something I'm not interested in, it's probably closer to 2-3 minutes.

 

The good doctor explained to me that what we term "ADD" today is really a bit of a misnomer; there's nothing "wrong" per-se with people who have ADD.  She explained that in more savage-times, certain cavemen of the tribe were better suited mentally to be the watchmen (b/c they didn't focus on one aspect of their surroundings, rather constantly scanning the entire landscape) while others were the ones who organized and analyzed the tribe's movements and hunts, etc.  I, it would seem, am from watch-cavemen stock...

 

Anyways, the medication I'll be taking is Adderall.  Since it's a stimulant, high blood pressure is a poor starting condition.  I'll report back in a week or two to fill you guys in on what, if any, effects it has on my work-life efficiency...