Massive end-of-semester stress, now with added gouty foot pain* and lurching zombie gait.** Yeah, that’ll make a girl feel youthful and attractive.
And I did it to myself. Legumes are my big trigger and I’ve been rushing around and eating, completely without thinking about it, a ton of peanut butter because PB sandwiches and PB on a banana are so quick and easy and cheap and filling….
*gout is not the most serious or crippling of all forms of arthritis, but, according to all the medical info I’ve read, it is the most painful. Gosh, I feel special!
**What do vegetarian zombies moan as they shuffle and lurch threateningly after you? “Graaaaiiiins…..”
Ink. Yarn. Dog hair. 
Oh, dear. I’m so sorry you have gout! I’ve heard that’s indeed painful. Do you have effective pain meds?
I’ll be praying for you and your feet. I have painful arthritis in one knee . . . but then, what can you expect from a crone? 😉