Hi Phily,
Can't quite stomach Dr. Phil; my thing is Desperate Housewives. Actually I have a lot of 'things' with so much time to fill but even I was stranded on a desert island where the only cable channel is the Dr. Phil Channel, I couldn't watch that man.
No, I'm not wearing a brace and every time I hear about someone wearing one I sit up a little straighter. I wonder if I should have. I think my body lets me know if I'm doing something really stupid but you never know. Sometimes I think I should wear one at night. Each night I fashion this elaborate pillow construction designed to keep my spine aligned and every morning I wake up with the pillows all over the floor and me twisted up, all comfy, the way I like to sleep.
How nice you have a treadmill. I either have to pace my house or trudge the hills. Ick.