3 Positives:
time spent reading
the rains have arrived
no migraine this morning
day by day
SundayMotivation
focus:
3 Positives:
most of the garden is planted… just the tender starts remaining
T’s favorite cookies baked and putting a few in the freezer for a later date
finished another book and started another.
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.
3 Positives:
Sunshine
blue skies
fluffy clouds
BONUS: meaningful conference talks
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.
with gratitude
3 Positives:
lots of help prepping for our family dinner
looking forward to working on a fun project or two this week
helped T with some work last evening since he still can’t read the “fine” print of most anything
find the sunshine today…
3 Positives:
new version of some digital creative software and a little playing time
NEW! daily check in with a friend
it’s almost planting season – T spent time in the garden plot doing a little clearing with a rake and getting it ready for the boys and the roto-tiller. That means I need to get a couple of things ordered from the local farm store.
Our Journey Notes:
All those pesky issues of an out of whack thyroid are back. I had a couple of days of no problems, but every single thing is back again along with a migraine that just doesn’t want to fully fade away. UGH! I fear we’re going to have to readjust the med again before the 6 weeks trial on this dose is up. This is really getting frustrating.
it’s a RAK sort of day
3 Positives:
New month
finished a book and started a new one in the series
T says that his eye is feeling better. I think the swelling is going down.
Thank you…
3 Positives:
the power of prayer
blessings
rain
My Journey Notes:
T’s first post-op appt went about as planned. T does have another procedure scheduled for Thursday on the good eye as the flap is sticking a bit. We met another man that had a similar surgery done on Monday at the doctor’s office. He’s had 4 surgeries on the same eye in the last month. He’s had 2 Trebulectomy’s on his eye – adding a second drain to help relieve the pressure. I guess we should consider ourselves blessed so far. Only one drain in each eye, though numerous procedures post surgery to keep the flap open in the right eye. This will be ongoing from what I’ve been reading lately. Hoping new lenses in the glasses will help with some improved vision once stability in both eyes is established. And T is down to 4 different eyedrops a day — from 6 now. We just refilled a couple so we’re good to go for a while and have a stash in the fridge now in case the extras are resumed at any time in the near future.
Greatitudes 