TUESDAY- WHAT'S HAPPENING IN YOUR WORLD?
Hello, everyone! I pray that you are all safe and that Irene is more of a baby than a blowhard!
Please accept belated CONGRATS on all of your Surgiveraries! Remember how nervous we were the day before? *s*. I send healing energy and prayers for comfort and courage to those dealing with pain & surgeries…and,.oh Karen, you are so much braver than i! So glad that Nic is safe…how disappointing for him to lose his truck! Monica, you always inspire me...you have worked so hard and I am so proud of you, dear lady! Annette, I now have 26 adults and 23 babies…seven are all black! *s* Want some? I spent Monday in meetings - a 3 hour, a two hour, another two hour, an attempted nap but couldn’t turn my head off and then it was dinner time..there went my day. Tuesday, I get to stay home,…yayy! However, today I must- organize & prepare the Sorority Programmes Agenda for my sorority for 2011-2012- that means assigning ladies to present a programme for each meeting for this year’s schedule….print it out and take to sorority meeting to get everyone to sign up, particularly those who did NOT do a programme last time. I have held this position for the last ten years.
- email all of my new clients, about the Spiritual LifePath series (8 weeks) sending information, confidentiality forms, list of what supplies & books are required, their dates & times. Have two full classes/week (could have a third class but I do not want to fill my week up that much)
- I have interviewed each new client separately and now I must assign them to specific groups according to issues, personalities (eg. Do NOT put woman with abuse issues in the same group as a controlling, abusive male)
- create a TALKING STICK…...almost completed…for the groups
- send out emails to all Business & Professional Women’s Club (BPW) members assigning tasks for our Garden party in 2 weeks
- determine which new potential BPW members can be “mentored” by the club(membership paid for them by the club in exchange for them being responsible for a job/position within the club)
- create a fancy invitation to the Garden Party for BPW & email to potential new members to attend
- create announcement for BPW monthly dinner meeting with speaker(this month it is a speaker on Human Trafficking- BPW lobbies for govt protection for the victims)
- complete the schedule of speakers for the entire year for BPW dinner meetings
- study Gary Zukav’s book again to be prepared for discussion with my clients
- pre-burn CDs for hypno-zaps, subliminal positive metaphors and relaxation CDs to reduce stress for my clients
- continue to create mandalas for the website
- complete custom mandala books for an out-of-town psychotherapist and her clients
My week is full. Today is my daughter-in-law’s birthday. I sent her an e-card but will see her on Sunday at our family dinner. Then I will give her a birthday card and a chocolate chip cookie bouquet.
I print this list and keep it in my daybook…..then I can scratch off each task as I complete it….makes me feel like I’m actually accomplishing something.
Nancy B
Nancy - Just writing that long 'to do' list would exhaust me. Imagine the uproar if I introduced another herd of black cats? They are having fits watching me tend to the outside stray I am feeding. Jealous brats.
The support group was so big that I had to haul in extra chairs. After 90 minutes of attempting to keep some order, I gave up and let them talk. That means the notes will be sparse. No way can I keep track with so many conversations going on at once. For the most part, the conversations were excellent.
I always get nervous when pulling out a piece of clothing not worn in a long time. I always think 'it will be too small'. Since it was so chilly yesterday I knew pants were needed. There I sat, all weepy eyed, positive the pants wouldn't fit. How silly. They fit just as before, not a problem. See, I should have had brain surgery too.
Kisses
Annette
Annette 
Good mornin' ya'll.
Tuesday the 30th of August. Where the *bleep* did this month go??
Our son and family have reservations at a campground on the coast. He was hoping the place had hurricane damage and he could cancel, since he has so much to do at his own house. But nope, open as usual. So I will go down this morning to help him hook up the boat (I just stand there and give handsignals while he backs up), he will take the boat to the campground, then come back and I will help him hook up the trailer (handsignals again). The campground is not too far from here so DIL can still work and grandsons can still go to school.
At 1 I will leave for SC to get a much needed fill!!! I am so frustrated that it is taking so long to get it right this time, since it only took 3 fills the first time! GRRRRRRR.
Nancy, I would drop with your schedule!! I can have a few projects going at once, crochet, sewing, etc, but they don't require my brain to do much, really. No organizational skills, no deadlines. I applaud you!
Monica, another one of my heroes! I am so proud of you and your accomplishments. I don't always reply to your posts, but I always think of you and your ongoing journey.
Connie, so glad your grandson is OK. I hope he can get something to drive to and from school while the insurance sorts everything out! And 4 years, yahoooo!
Karen, I like your new picture! I'm glad you are feeling better also. I know you will make a 100% speedy recovery.
Pat, so sorry to hear you gave up your group, but it sounds like it was the only thing to do. You gals that run those groups really are doing a great service. And I hope you are feeling well.
For quite awhile, I have been reading and posting some, but not really replying. But I am thinking of all of you!!
Have a fantabulous day!
Grammylew in Jax
Anyway today is a x-stitch bib project - all that needs stitched is the baby's name, so it will go quickly.
Have laundry going and ready to be put into the dryer, so best get off the 'puter and do it.
Glad Nic was not injured, and everyone on here was not harmed by that mean ole Irene.
Annette, your furbaby stories are priceless.
Love and hugs,
Pat R.
P.S. I am thinking I will invite a couple gals from the support group to just come to my home if they want to...having a hard time giving it up.....I need it too!
Nancy, people think I'm a busy person, well sweetie you make me feel like a slacker (lol). . . amazing, as I know my life has been greatly enhanced by way of this journey, as it is not like I was not active prior to surgery, but my capability and desire to be active now is more than ever, so much so that when I spend a day doing very little, I feel like a slacker and as though I should be doing something. . . thankfully, I have good friends that assure me it is ok to not always be doing, . . hope you get your list done in the time you need.
What I love after a storm is that everything appears brighter and the respect for what Mother Nature does is that much more so. Though it is also sad for so many who have lost so much and for those who lost loved ones as a result of this storm, I am deeply saddened. Yesterday was a beautiful day in my area, the temps were probably about 80ish and I spent my day cleaning the house and then going into my basement to start getting rid of stuff, as the storm did add to the wet in my basement, as in my area, the month of August including the hurricane gave us over 19 inches of rainfall, which equates in my parts to wet basement. . . so down there I went, plastic bags in hand and began the process of getting rid of wet smelly items, some of which needed to be gone for some time, but yesterday was the perfect, seeing as today is garbage day, in total I spent 6 hours cleaning house and basement and when it was done I then turned myself over to food prep for the remainder of the work week. Managed to watch the Jets/Giants game and went to sleep when my team was up 14 points.
I learned this morning that my Bose wave radio alarm is no longer trustworthy, as I actually got out of bed last night to be sure it was on and this morning when I woke up it was because I saw light coming from the main part of the house, jumped up and saw that it was 5:43 a.m. which is a full hour later than I needed to get up, so I grabbed a cup of coffee, sat down on the sofa and gave Roxie her petting time, while I turned on the on demand and scrolled through some exercise routines I could do at home, as I cannot afford not to have my daily exercise routine, no matter the fact that I woke up too late to get to the gym and so I did a 30 minute routine, got showered, dressed and now I am at work. After work, I will meet with a sponsee for a little while and then home to relax.
I will now read up on what I missed this past weekend.
Have a great day everyone, wishing peace and strength to those who are facing life challenges.
Laureen
My Mantra is that I do not determine my success by the number hanging in my closet, nor will I let the scale determine that success either. . . It is through trial and error I will continue to grow and succeed. . . Laureen
"Success is a journey, not a destination." Ben Sweetland
Nancy I used to use a "talking stick" when I facilitated quality improvement team meetings. It's a great tool to keep everyone focused on one speaker. Also had ground rules for the teams like no heckling another person's idea, etc....
I have to agree with Annette and Grammylew though. Reading your list exhausted me and to think I thought I was bored with retirement. I'm going to have to re-evaluate that thinking after reading your list.
I've hit the dreaded the three-four week out stall. I promised myself I would expect it and not become one of those people who post appeals on OH asking if it's normal. It is wearing me a down a bit if I'm honest with myself. But I will persist on this path and know that the weight will move again.
Well that's about it from Maine today. I'm going to focus on quilting and data entry for today as my keep busy projects.
Cindi
HW - 351 SW 0 342 SurgW - 298! 1st. Seminar July 2010 Surgery August 1, 2011
Wow, Nancy, your list is making me feel like a slacker big time. Since I retired last year, I don't do half that in a month.
I had some type of bug yesterday, which had me with fever, sweats, chills, and nausea. I was miserable for most of the day. Today, I am just feeling weak and feverish. So, I cancelled my IV iron infusion for today, and rescheduled it for Friday afternoon.
Today, I will be heading to my AA meeting in a few minutes. I also must go to the Post Office to mail a birthday package for my Mom, as her birthday is a week from now. I asked her to come down and help me move, but she refused, claiming I was rude to ask her to help me move.
I also need to get my coumadin level checked, if the doctor's office faxes the order to my lab in time.
Other than that, I am going to be a nudge and rest today.
Hugs,
Trish
Albert Schweitzer
