A New Week ~

Had a good weekend ~ mostly rested. Yesterday I accomplished all that I had planned with a couple of blessings thrown in…I was able to follow along with Jamie as he did his walk before work. He has an app that let’s me know when he is starting a walk/run and I can follow along – it’s kind of cool. I am so proud of him for taking action to take care of his health until waiting for a problem that needs to be addressed. I was able to rest a lot, both tummy and arm are feeling much better this morning. I crocheted for a bit ~ the afghan I am working on has only about 1/4 to go so it gets quite warm while working on it. I guess super warm because I fell asleep and woke up after Ron got home. He had turned the AC on and closed the windows – he said it was 87° when he came in! It was down to 81° when I woke up – a welcome blessing. The second blessing was Ron had stopped at Publix and did our weekly grocery shopping, preparing for the week. After dinner I got in the shower – I didn’t need Ron’s help this time, but it was nice to know he was home if I did. In the evening we watched a movie. It was nice to just sit together and enjoy our time together.

About 8:00 I got ready for bed and figured out what I would wear to work today – I have found if I do that the night before the morning just seems to go better. Texted with Danalyn and Brandon ~ I’m going to their place for dinner on Tuesday and then taking A & T to basketball practice. I love my Grammy time! That’s one of the biggest blessings living here in Florida.

I woke up a couple of times in the night but was able to go right back to sleep. I was pleasantly surprised I had no BG lows in the night ~ that sure beats last Monday night when I had 13 alarms go off! Thinking the change in my basal insulin is helping.

Writing Prompt 2 ~ My priorities are ____________ Am I making time for them? If not, what do I need to drop out of my schedule?

What a great question ~ I can say YES. I have a long way to go but I am working on self-care priorities. A few weeks ago, I was chatting with someone and she asked me “what are you doing for you?” I started rattling off: going to work, being a grammy, cooking for Ron & I, taking care of Charlie, crocheting gifts for others.” And she asked again, “what about Ali? what are you doing for Ali?” I really had to stop and think about that. What was I not doing for myself that I was missing? What came to mind was “writing and making healthy food choices.”

Ouch I thought…we have been here in Florida almost two years and it was then that I quit writing – life got crazy, jobs were falling through, Ron was seriously hurt in an accident that I was a part of, I spiraled down into the pits of depression, maybe not as far down as in years past, but definitely went down the path (stayed there a bit too long too ~ I can finally admit that to myself). Oh, I functioned but I wasn’t living life to the fullest. I had more pity parties than any one person should have in a lifetime but slowing I climbed back up and out of the pit. How you ask?

First off, getting back into the Word, praying to Poppa God, being honest with Him as well as with others. I sat on the sidelines and watched two friends face cancer battles (again) and admired their perseverance. They are both still fighting today but both show such strength and look for the good in everything…that’s something I started doing again…looking for the good and as DR keeps saying “KFG and make today the Best Day Ever!” I have to chuckle because that’s not something I would say on a daily or even weekly basis, but I began having a daily chat with Poppa God to help me to focus on the positive. And then Y started working at the school district (she sits across from me). She has a sign on her desktop that says “Today is a good day for a good day.” And we have started saying that to each other with a smile or a laugh. It’s just a little reminder of how to be and how to be positive in somewhat very stressful situations.

I have seriously started being proactive on making healthy food choices. That doesn’t mean I don’t eat my chocolate or licorice treats…I still do but in one serving amounts instead of a whole box or bag! I have a long way to go to get to my goal weight but I will get there one day at a time!

I finally tried to make egg bites and chaffles – yummy! Ron and I try different ingredients in them to keep from getting bored with them. Do you know what a chaffle is? If so, what is your favorite kind to make. A gal at work said to try using them as the “bread” for a sandwich – yum!!!

Back to the question of the day – Yes I am learning how to make myself a priority ~ I have lots of things to look forward to and I don’t want to miss out on any of them – a cruise in May! Spending time with the grands! And just enjoying life!!!

In closing ~ as Danny would say KFG!!!

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Quick question in closing. I had a friend reach out to me saying that she was asked to make login/password to post a comment on my blog ~ I’m not sure why – has that happened to anyone else? Or if you know how to turn that off, please let me know.

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Make today your best day ever!!