Thursday--see your shadow?
Got up feeling very depressed this morning, just wanted to sit down and cry.....thanks to my friends, and a long talk with God, I am over that sillyness. I know this is God's plan for my life - just need to embrace it and go with the flow.
Have about /1/2 of my kitchen cupboards cleaned out.Lots of "stuff" going into the garbage and recycling. We will definitely need to have a garage sale or auction later on.
My step-son and wife are coming down today to get a few things of his Dad's.....haven't seen him in 2 yrs..as you can tell -- we aren't close! I do appreciate him coming tho' and truly do want him to have his Dad's things.
Loving this weather and no snow....
Prayers for our sistah's fighting cancer -- Margo, Nancy B., and Nan to name a few.
Back to packing - have a wonderful Thursday.
Pat r.
Have about /1/2 of my kitchen cupboards cleaned out.Lots of "stuff" going into the garbage and recycling. We will definitely need to have a garage sale or auction later on.
My step-son and wife are coming down today to get a few things of his Dad's.....haven't seen him in 2 yrs..as you can tell -- we aren't close! I do appreciate him coming tho' and truly do want him to have his Dad's things.
Loving this weather and no snow....
Prayers for our sistah's fighting cancer -- Margo, Nancy B., and Nan to name a few.
Back to packing - have a wonderful Thursday.
Pat r.
Hi Vickie, Pat, and all to come.
Looks like we have two posts at the same time this AM. I on the other hand slept in today. It felt really good. We didn't walk this am because my friend was busy. That's OK as I will get to walk in the sunshine. We do walk faster in the early morning because it's darn chilly in the mornings in the desert. It's been in the 30's and 40's over night.
Well, darn again, I am starting back to PT. Saw my ENT yesterday about my dizziness and falling (again). My ribs and back feel better but not healed yet. I guess it just takes time.
Must finish the laundry today. Then I head for a town that's one and forty -five minutes away. Have a dentist appointment. He is a friend of Ellen's and he gives me a 50% discount. Yup, 50%. Can't beat those prices.
Tomorrow is my 5 year check of my uterine cancer. Expect to hear good news. I guess he will order a full body CT/scan to see if there is anything that stands out. Other than that I don't know what to expect. Maybe some blood work. Doctors love ordering labs.
That's it for me today. Hugs. Mag
Looks like we have two posts at the same time this AM. I on the other hand slept in today. It felt really good. We didn't walk this am because my friend was busy. That's OK as I will get to walk in the sunshine. We do walk faster in the early morning because it's darn chilly in the mornings in the desert. It's been in the 30's and 40's over night.
Well, darn again, I am starting back to PT. Saw my ENT yesterday about my dizziness and falling (again). My ribs and back feel better but not healed yet. I guess it just takes time.
Must finish the laundry today. Then I head for a town that's one and forty -five minutes away. Have a dentist appointment. He is a friend of Ellen's and he gives me a 50% discount. Yup, 50%. Can't beat those prices.
Tomorrow is my 5 year check of my uterine cancer. Expect to hear good news. I guess he will order a full body CT/scan to see if there is anything that stands out. Other than that I don't know what to expect. Maybe some blood work. Doctors love ordering labs.
That's it for me today. Hugs. Mag
Oh, Pat, I know what you mean about feeling depressed. I've been so down and blue for the past week. I haven't posted about it yet, but things just went all to hell this past weekend with our youngest daughter. It's just been horrible. Too horrible for me to even want to talk about it. Our whole family is in turmoil over it.
I am trying to handle it, but already I have fallen back into some of my old eating habits. I ate a whole box of Andes mints this week. This morning I woke up craving a Coke and while I have not given in to that craving, it's all I can think about. Last night we picked up fast food for supper and I ate an entire order of curly fries. I've eaten gingerbread, bread and butter, toast and butter, rolls and butter. ARRGGHH!
I know what I am doing when I eat like that. I'm trying to self-medicate, self-soothe, eat my emotions--you pick the term. It's all the same thing: using food as a coping mechanism. I have to stop it. I have to find a way to handle a crisis without resorting to food. Already this morning I've had hot chocolate, sweetened oatmeal, and cheese toast--and it's not even noon yet.
Well, I'm sorry for all the whining. I just feel like my life is in the toilet right now. I'll quit posting about it. Does no good anyway. The whole situation just sucks big time, and there's nothing anyone can do to change it.
I am trying to handle it, but already I have fallen back into some of my old eating habits. I ate a whole box of Andes mints this week. This morning I woke up craving a Coke and while I have not given in to that craving, it's all I can think about. Last night we picked up fast food for supper and I ate an entire order of curly fries. I've eaten gingerbread, bread and butter, toast and butter, rolls and butter. ARRGGHH!
I know what I am doing when I eat like that. I'm trying to self-medicate, self-soothe, eat my emotions--you pick the term. It's all the same thing: using food as a coping mechanism. I have to stop it. I have to find a way to handle a crisis without resorting to food. Already this morning I've had hot chocolate, sweetened oatmeal, and cheese toast--and it's not even noon yet.
Well, I'm sorry for all the whining. I just feel like my life is in the toilet right now. I'll quit posting about it. Does no good anyway. The whole situation just sucks big time, and there's nothing anyone can do to change it.
Vickie
Good morning Vickie and everyone.....
Pat and Vickie.... I sure can relate to the depression you are feeling. Hope we all start feeling better soon.
Vickie...I am sorry about the problems you are dealing with concerning your daughter. I still haven't posted about my daughter and that situation. Hurts too much!! I am actually doing better with eating...at least for now. It is much easier when I just don't have things around that I shouldn't eat. I am staying with my grocery list when I shop and that has helped too. I am proud of myself being able to say NO to things I couldn't have before. I have to really struggle with myself otherwise I too would be eating to soothe my emotions. I am keeping you in my prayers!! YOU are not whining!!
Mag....good luck with your appointments today. I hope all goes well. Take good care of yourself.
I am doing okay as I am now just back to drinking water. I cut the Crystal Light out that I have been drinking daily for the last 4 years. After Debbie's post I decided I need to at least give this a try. I do like water so it isn't hard for me to get it in. I just loved my Peach Tea Crystal Light. It was my treat. Oh well on to new behaviors!!
Nothing planned to do today. I need to set up my weekly pills and I also do my sister's. She has a hard time doing them and always gets them mixed up. It is the least I can do for her after all she is doing for me. She doesn't like to cook so I always make a nice dinner for us in the evening. She really appreciates that. I run errands and things for her and help her with remembering appointments and such. So I guess we are really helping each other!
Wishing you all a wonderful day. Prayers for so many in need. I hope Nan H. is doing okay. I am still worried about her. Also Nancy B. and Margo and so many others.
Love and hugs....connie d
Pat and Vickie.... I sure can relate to the depression you are feeling. Hope we all start feeling better soon.
Vickie...I am sorry about the problems you are dealing with concerning your daughter. I still haven't posted about my daughter and that situation. Hurts too much!! I am actually doing better with eating...at least for now. It is much easier when I just don't have things around that I shouldn't eat. I am staying with my grocery list when I shop and that has helped too. I am proud of myself being able to say NO to things I couldn't have before. I have to really struggle with myself otherwise I too would be eating to soothe my emotions. I am keeping you in my prayers!! YOU are not whining!!
Mag....good luck with your appointments today. I hope all goes well. Take good care of yourself.
I am doing okay as I am now just back to drinking water. I cut the Crystal Light out that I have been drinking daily for the last 4 years. After Debbie's post I decided I need to at least give this a try. I do like water so it isn't hard for me to get it in. I just loved my Peach Tea Crystal Light. It was my treat. Oh well on to new behaviors!!
Nothing planned to do today. I need to set up my weekly pills and I also do my sister's. She has a hard time doing them and always gets them mixed up. It is the least I can do for her after all she is doing for me. She doesn't like to cook so I always make a nice dinner for us in the evening. She really appreciates that. I run errands and things for her and help her with remembering appointments and such. So I guess we are really helping each other!
Wishing you all a wonderful day. Prayers for so many in need. I hope Nan H. is doing okay. I am still worried about her. Also Nancy B. and Margo and so many others.
Love and hugs....connie d
Vickie:
When you feel like this, phone a friend. I was home all day and would have been glad to talk you through it. This is why I went through five years of therapy ... I do the same things. My trigger is loneliness, boredom ... and I found if when I feel this way, I talk to someone, I don't want to eat all that crap.
Food isn't going to change it ... but talking will make you feel a little better. So call me.
When you feel like this, phone a friend. I was home all day and would have been glad to talk you through it. This is why I went through five years of therapy ... I do the same things. My trigger is loneliness, boredom ... and I found if when I feel this way, I talk to someone, I don't want to eat all that crap.
Food isn't going to change it ... but talking will make you feel a little better. So call me.
Hi Vickie and my OFF family:
Sorry you are having problems. Just got off the phone with you; hope you will be doing better.
I'm doing laundry today and unpacking; got a lot of unpacking done yesterday ... started doing some book boxes and maybe today will tackle the boxes of bobbleheads, just to get them out of the way. My back is really bothering me, though ... kept waking me up last night, along with my knees. So I didn't sleep all that well. And then having to take bags to the laundry facility didn't help ... and the empty boxes to the dumpster. Oh well, the piles are going down.
Anyway, not much else happening today. It's 54 and sunny but I have a feeling some rain is coming ... I can feel it in my bones, so to speak.
Have a good day.
Sorry you are having problems. Just got off the phone with you; hope you will be doing better.
I'm doing laundry today and unpacking; got a lot of unpacking done yesterday ... started doing some book boxes and maybe today will tackle the boxes of bobbleheads, just to get them out of the way. My back is really bothering me, though ... kept waking me up last night, along with my knees. So I didn't sleep all that well. And then having to take bags to the laundry facility didn't help ... and the empty boxes to the dumpster. Oh well, the piles are going down.
Anyway, not much else happening today. It's 54 and sunny but I have a feeling some rain is coming ... I can feel it in my bones, so to speak.
Have a good day.
Well I don't know about the rest of you, but here in Wisconsin, Jimmy The Ground hog [and yes a real live ground hog] did not see his shadow and so we will have an early spring....and Lord knows it was foggy enough this morning not to see anything....., but it has cleared up now.
My sweet little grandson, Wyatt [5 years old] came over this morning and played with all his soldiers and "zombies" and watched "How To Train your Dragon" and had mac n cheese, went over to the Clubhouse with my husband and ran 1/2 mile on a treadmill next to my husband, talking to him all the time at a faster rate than my husband was going.
Mike keeps trying ...but he can't get me back over there. I really have no excuse, I have the time, the Clubhouse is about 50 feet from our 4 sasons porch door.....but I seem to be too lazy to go over there. I ate pretty well today, but I already had a glass of wine for lunch, and now I think I will take a nap. I need to go get my nails done, they look horrible, but seem to be too lazy to even do that...... Although I am not too lazy to do my real estate....that I always have time for....and all my computer work.
I just can't seem to be consistent....I am good for about a week and then I am bad and very bad. Oh well....I guess that is why I am back with you all. I see you doing the right things and I think if they can do it I can do it.....but I need some action on my part.
Have a great day Marti
ps I changed my avatar because the other one seem so business like and stuffy.
My sweet little grandson, Wyatt [5 years old] came over this morning and played with all his soldiers and "zombies" and watched "How To Train your Dragon" and had mac n cheese, went over to the Clubhouse with my husband and ran 1/2 mile on a treadmill next to my husband, talking to him all the time at a faster rate than my husband was going.
Mike keeps trying ...but he can't get me back over there. I really have no excuse, I have the time, the Clubhouse is about 50 feet from our 4 sasons porch door.....but I seem to be too lazy to go over there. I ate pretty well today, but I already had a glass of wine for lunch, and now I think I will take a nap. I need to go get my nails done, they look horrible, but seem to be too lazy to even do that...... Although I am not too lazy to do my real estate....that I always have time for....and all my computer work.
I just can't seem to be consistent....I am good for about a week and then I am bad and very bad. Oh well....I guess that is why I am back with you all. I see you doing the right things and I think if they can do it I can do it.....but I need some action on my part.
Have a great day Marti
ps I changed my avatar because the other one seem so business like and stuffy.
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