Fall has come into my neck of the woods. The rain fell this weekend finally. It’s been dry this year. That means my breathing was harder than when there is moisture in the air. This morning I am sitting enjoying a nice hot cup of tea while waiting for my appointment to show up. I woke up this morning reminded that this is the last week of October. Yes, October is almost over. That means November starts on Sunday. That means picking new goals and coming up for a plan for the holiday season that is fast approaching.
October I picked some simple goals. I only accomplished two goals out of the 5 I choose to work towards. Life happened and I had to re-evaluate my situation and my health.
One goal I accomplished was coloring for therapy. I need to relax. De-stress from the woes of life. Who doesn’t right? A few months back there was an opportunity to print out a few adult coloring pages. I had my sister do this for me, since I do not own a printer. I enjoyed it. I now have a coloring book that I have been enjoying coloring in this month. I enjoy it while I am watching TV. I discovered a new channel on my Antenna TV called Laff TV. They show all the old sitcom comedies from the 80’s and 90’s that I enjoyed. Such as Grace Under Fire, Empty Nest, Spin City, Drew Carey, and Ellen. They also show old movies from this time period too.
Another goal I accomplished was making smoothies. I actually made one. It was yummy. I found a good buy on organic frozen cherries so I purchased those and added some almond milk and viola I had a cherry smoothie dessert.
I didn’t walk with Kelly or Jesse because my RA acted up with my leg. And my breathing is horrendous right now. I had to take a step back from what I want, admit to what I can actually do. I realize I have been pushing myself too hard. I so want to be normal. I want to be able to run, play, and sound normal while I am breathing. That is not me right now. This got me to thinking about surgery. Where they will be cutting a chunk out and reattaching it back. This leaves me with fear, but it also leaves me feeling a bit relieved in that there is an option. That I will be able to breathe normal. Yes, I won’t be able to talk, but I will still be able to teach the Living Well with Chronic Conditions class and help my friends with their business. I can still blog. I can still write posts for my Facebook and Twitter. I can still have a voice. It just won’t be coming out of my mouth. I will be using technology and my hands to communicate.
New goals for November:
- Heading to bed earlier and rising earlier. My bedtime needs to be 11Pm and my wake up time need to be 7:30. That is 8 hours of sleep. My sleep pattern is this. I go to bed, sleep 3 hours, wake up, then go back to bed for another 3 hours. Ugh! It’s frustrating.
- Start practicing eating smaller portions. I know what my portions should look like. I bought the measuring cups and spoons. I bought smaller plates to. All in order to guide me to eating smaller portions. I just haven’t done it yet. It is time to start that process. It is time to start putting into action what I already know.
- Make a doctor appointment to get my flu shot. It is time.
- Journal: that means buying a new journal and then actually setting aside time to journal each day. I haven’t done this in a few months. Journaling helps me process my life.
- Pray: I have been reading a great book called “Out of the house of bread” by Preston Yancey talking about God while he is making bread. I love it. I will write a review when I am done reading. He suggests a way of praying that I will be implanting into my daily practice.
- Start the process of finding a new caregiver. My nephew will be leaving me starting January. He has a better opportunity waiting for him and I want him to go have fun while he still can. I know I will be praying for another awesome caregiver just like my nephew and my other caregiver.
- Dream: dream about my future. I haven’t dreamt about my future since I got sick. Since my heart was broken with life altering changes that occurred in the last several years with my body and relationships. It is time to open that door and walk through.
- Start thinking and writing down word possibilities to focus on for 2016
- Can you believe that in two months 2016 will be upon us? Where did the year go?
These are my new goals for November. Don’t forget Sunday the daylight savings time begins.
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