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29 elokuuta 2014

TGIF… and to a long weekend ahead! I'm happy to say I'm really feeling it and looking forward to enjoying the weekend while again working to stay on my healthy eating & living highway… so Operation Long Weekend Overhaul, it is! Staying curious is key for me, as is journaling/writing about any emotions that come up that might cause me to want to eat emotionally rather than for nourishment. And remembering to let myself just feel the feelings rather than feel I have to act on them.

My test results came back yesterday and all were fine, so dr is thinking it's IBS. I'm watching even more closely to try to find any triggers, and have an appt with the naturopath next week. It's slowly subsiding with the stomach distress not as often and with less intensity, but of course, I want it all gone… now.

I've been to 6am tabata spin -- I know I'm crazy, but it's a class I don't get to often & love tabata. Since DH & I are off shortly to a memorial service for his old boss's father, it was get up for the 6 am class, or not get to the gym today, so up I got and as usual, I'm so glad I did!

DH & I are playing tennis tomorrow morning then into NYC to see the Carole King show on Broadway, Beautiful. Sunday & Monday are more open, but DS is playing his guitar with a small band he subs into sometimes on Sunday night, so I'm thrilled to go listen, and we'll have dinner with MIL on Mon. So, I'll be on here as time allows, but wish you all a good, happy & healthy weekend!

I'm seeing one last memory care facility this afternoon, and have the never-ending book work to keep me busy otherwise. But before I get farther into my day, I'll pray --

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen.

And through this one Friday of this one long weekend and each one meal, moment , bite, thought & emotion, I'll pray, breathe, journal, stay curious & express my way. I'm so very grateful for each of truly wonderful you, my family & IRL friends, another beautiful and sunny day, feeling good going into the long weekend and having the health & wealth to live this life I love! xoxox

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28 elokuuta 2014

I've been thinking a lot still about the time & energy I now expend to take care of me, not that I'm not worth it -- I totally am - LOL! But, how did I get by when I didn't have the free time that I do now? As I mentioned recently, still being in a transition from full-time mom to an almost empty nester (the almost being a fully grown and mostly self-sufficient 24-year-old son still at home while he finishes his degree and works), how should I fill my free time? Am I selfish, enjoying filling it taking care of me? I've come to love journaling here and spending time with all of you, reading about health and healthy eating & living as well as for pure pleasure, surfing the web, shopping for healthy foods (yes, some clothes and household times too!), biweekly mani/pedis, monthly massages or facials, and of course my ever-beloved daily working out. I've been there done that with volunteer work charitable, social and political. I even volunteered right after my youngest started college helping to coach the high school tennis team, thinking it would be my new obsession, but found it took too much of the free time I now had and that I enjoyed other pursuits more. The hobbies I truly love are exercise, walking my doggie, spending time with friends both virtual & IRL, and reading. I'm not artistic nor creative, while I'm good at organizing events, the household, etc. -- not that I wake up and can't wait to get at it, but I do enjoy the accomplishment of a well planned party or outing, or a neatly organized closet or drawer. And my days are full when you add in the inescapable housework, my part-time bookkeeping, taking care of my aging Mom with Alzheimer's as well as helping with DH's large family (he's one of 6 and I'm close with his Mom too, who is also a widow). So, I guess what I'm saying is that I'm good, just where I am, at least for now.

And as far as that now, I've been to my workout and have another appt at a retirement facility for my Mom this afternoon, with book work to do in between, but first, I'll pray --

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen.

And through this one day and each one meal, moment, bite, thought & emotion, I'll pray, breathe, log, journal, stay curious & express my way. I'm so very grateful for each of you & our special place here, my family & IRL friends, a beautiful day with cooler temps after last night's rain, and having the health & wealth to live this life I love! xoxox

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27 elokuuta 2014

While I prefer to start my day here with you all, it just didn't happen as I had an early appt for an ultrasound. I had my appt on Mon with the gastro dr and blood work yesterday, so now waiting for the results. I'm feeling somewhat better but still not completely well, but it's not holding me back either as I'm doing all I usually do, plus some extra -- BIL is suffering from severe depression so I'm taking on more work than usual as SIL and I try to hold down the fort. And, I've been to 2 retirement facilities for my Mom and have 2 more to visit this week. The first will be hard to beat as it's brand new and entirely for memory care patients. The only downside is that it's about 30-40 minutes away, compared with others between 10-20 minutes.

But now before I meet a good friend for coffee, I'll pray --

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen.

And through this one day and each one meal, moment, bite, thought & emotion, I'll pray, breathe, log, journal, stay curious & express my way. I'm so very grateful for each of wonderful you, my family & IRL friends, another sunny day, cool evenings including wonderful walks with my doggie, and having the health & wealth to live this life I love!

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26 elokuuta 2014

Yes, lesson learned, but this time about FS rather than healthy eating or living – journal elsewhere and cut & paste. Although yesterday’s journal loss felt like it could have been divine intervention as I ranted on, which I so needed & felt so good after doing so, but was then able to give you the condensed version with the most important part of all – the lessons learned.

That’s truly what this journey is all about, isn’t it? Finding our way on our journey… figuring out what works for us individually… keeping what works and discarding the rest… and tweaking it all as we change with age, life circumstances, etc.

I was feeling physically tired last night, but also that "tired of focusing so much on when, what & how much to eat", wanting so desperately to just wake up today as a naturally healthy eater easily maintain a healthy weight with no concerns for that number on the scale or that image in the mirror. Guess what? That didn’t happen, but what did happen, was a good nights sleep, prayer & reflection made me again so very grateful for the truly wonderful life I have, and even appreciate this journey for all I’m learning from it and from the bonds created with each of you and IRL friends along their own journeys with similar or their own struggles. It truly is in hardship that we learn, grow, appreciate what we have and bond with those we’re truly meant to.

So, today, I’m in a much better place because of this journey and appreciative again for it. So, I’ll head to workout shortly then up to work this afternoon, but first, I’ll pray –

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen.

And, through this one day and each one meal, moment, bite, thought & emotion, I’ll pray, breathe, log, journal, stay curious and express my way. I’m so very grateful for each of glorious you, my family & IRL friends, lessons learned and the insights that come from our struggles, and having the health & wealth to live this life I love! xoxox

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25 elokuuta 2014

I'd written out the good, bad & ugly of the weekend, but lost it as FS decided I needed to login just as I tried to save -- anyone else having that issue? So, you are saved from the rant from my aggravation of our plans yesterday continuing to change all afternoon and evening, but had a the nice lunch with our friends at a gathering in their honor. Suffice it to say that I'm feeling better anyway, having journaled it, and have put it behind me and learned a lesson again -- I need to be in touch with the plan makers, if at all possible, and always have a back-up/escape plan including food alternatives. xoxox

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