TuesdayMotivation

it’s a RAK sort of day!

3 Positives:
1 creative project completed, 2nd underway
Quick and easy dinner on the table just as T and A walked in the door
another round of PT exercises at home logged

Our Journey Notes:
T is struggling with much of the smaller print on his required to complete forms. Last night we spent a while catching up on last week’s reports. They’re done and he was able to sign off on all of them.

PT went well. Lifting, pushing and pulling weights for a majority of the time. He did some manual traction on my neck and shoulders again, but a little longer and deeper. I’m sore. Didn’t sleep well last night as every time I moved, it hurt. He said it might. Well, it did! LOL

good, great and greater

3 Positives:
Surgery on time yesterday – grateful it wasn’t his good eye they were working on.
AC tech called — we have an appointment for…. Friday!
We have fans that are super helpful in the mornings
Cold supper – chicken, 2 salads, and watermelon for dessert
BONUS: Studio time today, I hope.

Our Journey notes:
T’s surgery went as planned… but dr still worried about the pressures (IOP). He hopes breaking up the scar tissue helped, but he still couldn’t see a reason for the bleb not to be working. Patch and shield come off this morning at the first post-op and a first IOP reading. Let’s hope it’s down where it needs to be and stays there from this point on. T slept for most of the afternoon. His nurses for the day were amazing! We listened to another episode of the Ken Burns Civil War documentary on PBS last evening. T seemed to enjoy it and had some additional interesting tidbits to add from things he remembered from our visit to Virginia about 15 years ago.

pause

3 Positives:
stack of 20 cards now ready for final assembly
file 1 is prepped for print and cut for masculine bday cards for June; one more file to go
quiet day otherwise

Our Journey Notes:
Blood draw this morning — am seeing a slight change in how I’m feeling since going off the vitamins. Thinking I might need to find a different vitamin with minimal or no Biotin in it. Could be that is what is throwing off the thyroid hormone levels. We’ll see. Should have the results by late this afternoon.

opportunities abound

3 Positives:
The tarp on the garden stayed in place last night.
Chili and cornbread for dinner last night… comfort food on a cold day
changed gears on a new holiday decor project and I think the outcome will be better

Our Journey Notes:
Spent yesterday morning at the clinic. Came away with appointments for some additional testing all of that will be completed by the 10th of June. Waiting on a callback for the MRI appointment. Migraine yesterday — didn’t help keep things on track for the rest of the day. Neuro referral on hold for the time being.

T is anxious for his eye appointment on Friday. I think he’d rather it was today or tomorrow.

be kind to yourself

3 Positives:
chose another book to read
assembled the wreath, it could use a little more greenery
got an appointment with the PCP for next week

Our Journey Notes:
I have an early in the morning appointment with my pcp next week. Long list to discuss.

T has his next flap lift procedure tomorrow afternoon. He’s taken the full day off from work and has plans to get a few more things checked off his “prepping for an earlier than planned retirement” list before and after the procedure. We’ll see how things go on the after list — I have a feeling he might want to take a long rest — he’ll be fully awake for this one, just the eye numbed and for a short time. Hoping it goes as planned and while his vision won’t improve with this procedure, we can start planning for the next one – hopefully a full lens replacement for the new cataract that has grown in his good eye since all this procedure stuff got under way last fall.