SundayMotivation

find the good…

3 Positives:
2 coats of paint on all but the ceiling in the master bath
T noticed that things were a bit brighter in there (that’s a good thing)
Got a little reading time in

Our Journey Notes:
T’s been having more bad eye days than good this past week. He’s pulled out the walking stick and is using it quite a bit in the house, but isn’t taking it outside except for on the deck. The cataract is really impacting his right (good) eye with some significant blurriness and more. Let’s hope that will be scheduled within a couple of weeks of his next procedure in May.

I’ve got to rethink a few things — and hope that tweaking a few things will be helpful. The lists are still working pretty well — including adding a priority to some items on the short and long lists. I did skip a few things last week, and need to move those things to the top of the list for this week. Hoping the “tweaks” work in my favor.


when life feels heavy…

3 Positives:
Saturday chores completed in good time
Photoshop elements and I had a good editing session
Baked a small batch of peanut butter cookies

Our Journey Notes:
T is burning through his list of audio books almost weekly. He has a hard time waiting until his credits are dropped and he can get a new one. I’m trying to get him to switch to another platform, but he’s not wanting to right now. The apps the library uses has no appeal either. We’ll see how long it lasts as he’s nearly memorized word for word, one of the books he purchased.

I’ve broken out in a rash on my arm. Have to watch it and then if it changes or grows in size by tomorrow, I need to go in. Not sure that it’s injection related (vaccines), though one of the injection sites had a small ring of rash around it yesterday, it hadn’t been there previously. No pain, or fever at the site. It doesn’t look like it’s changed in size though it has faded a bit when checked this morning.

Changing my to-do list format a bit. I’ve just been writing things down as I’ve thought of them. Now, however, I do need to start prioritizing a few and move them up to the top of the list with a finish by time or date depending on whether it’s a daily list or a weekly list. While I generally finish the lists, some of the items I least like doing are left to the last and by then, I’m on on a time crunch to get them finished on time — plain and simple procrastination. So I’m hoping that by moving those items to the top with a time and date to finish will help and lessen the stress/panic of not getting them sorted out as needed. And then, nothing gets lost in the muddle of it all.

illuminate

3 Positives:
ramp repair complete
help from the grands and a son was very nice
the weather was awesome – not too warm even by late afternoon

Our Journey Notes:
T couldn’t find a pair of readers yesterday that helped sharpen things up a bit. Sounds like he’s just going to have to wait a few more weeks for something that hopefully will open up his options.
Had a bit of an off day for me — dizzy and balance off. This morning, a bloody nose and slightly elevated BP – but not so high I needed to go to the ER. Back to watching things again for a week to see if there’s a trend.

it can be puzzling…

3 Positives:
a bit of yardwork
satisfaction in the results
family helpers

Our Journey Notes:
Notes from T’s Thursday post op visit finally posted and thankfully, we weren’t far off on the number of drops he was supposed to do over the weekend. PHEW! Hopefully, the left eye will look much better at his next appointment this coming week.

Best reading in 5 days for the BP in the am. Not sure what made the difference, but I’m grateful it was down in the normal range again. I’ll celebrate that this morning. We’ll see how the next two readings go for today — Fingers crossed they’ll stay in the same range. Migraine and insomnia are still major players in the daily mix, however. Hoping that changes soon.