Morning Glory and Conference

Things are going pretty good. :) Getting things stablized health wise, so feeling good about that. I had an awesome sunny weekend. Got to hang out with friends and enjoy time outside with my kitties and puppy. I really couldn't ask for more. Although, because of the super nice weather, it was hard to drag myself instead to get ready for a conference this week. I'm getting excited now to be going and am looking forward to networking and presenting. I even found batteries for my hearing aid to make it more enjoyable!

I really enjoy when I get to write such a positive blog post :)

Cheers!

Something right

For the first time in over a month, I had to go home early from work yesterday. I must be doing something right. I have a sneaky suspicion that if I look back to find out when I started taking the melatonin and 5HTP would correspond to my last sick day and general improvement. So happy with that, I smile. Getting back on track is good :) I even weighed myself this morning and I am back down to where I should be. This made me double smile :) :) Just need to keep on making these positive changes and all will continue to improve. Of course, I will take care and listen to my body. This little piece is probably the most important in my health, physically and mentally. Today marks a proud milestone for me and a moment of reflection that I shall always keep in mind.

Cheers

Monday Morning

After a good weekend, I am back to work on this lovely Monday morning. I am glad I took Friday off to get some stuff done. I did some painting and other stuff around the house. Unfortunately that resulted in not doing a whole lot on Saturday. Actually spent the day just shopping and browsing with my best friend. Both of us were having a fibro day. So it was nice to just take it easy. We even had our dogs with us. They enjoyed spending the day with us and getting out to run in the fields before the rain started again. One of the items I got was a old lamp at a market. It had a white, speckled base and white lampshade. I finally painted it last night a nice navy blue base and covered the shade with the same fabric as my curtains. It looks awesome!

Here's the lamp:

We also got out to the trail on Sunday with the dogs. It was a good long walk, maybe too long. I am certainly feeling it today.

You know that feeling like you just had the hell scared out of you by your alarm clock and it takes 15-20 minutes or so just to relax the muscles again and calm down.... that was this morning. Not sure how many spoons that used up. It's a spoonie day.


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Strange feeling

What is this strange feeling? This confidence and smile on my face? Is this a reaction to the supplements? A reaction to sleeping? If it is, then I will continue to move forward and stick with what is seemingly working. Strange how chemicals in your body are changed by medications. I used to shy away from a lot of medications but sometimes there is an inbalance and medications are required to balance things again. Today I am feeling good about my job, about my life and so on. When I found out that I was not involved in a committee, I talked with my supervisor and am now involved. I was curious how the budget would work out if I were to pursue an online course and talked it over and even signed up for it. The course will be a nice refresher for my management, communication, and teambuilding skills. Something simple yet something to learn from. Always learning.
I got to see my doctor yesterday and we talked over things. I really like how I can sit down and talk with her. I see the hesitation on her face and in her voice about somethings, so I ask for more suggestions or clarification. Basically, continue with what I am doing, do more stretching, and to give her a call if I need anything. I'm doing good to figure out things and manage my health. Taking alot of it into my own hands. But I do a lot of research and talking with many health professionals before making informed decisions. So far, it is working out for me. I have tried somethings and found it was not very effective and tried other methods and they work great. The food journal is helping me a lot in figuring out some of my triggers. It is all connected, I am sure of it. There are medications that she has suggested and I shy away from due to past experience with them. I am keeping the lyrica to help with sleep and pain. It also keeps the migraines at bay, even at a low dose at night. I found taking it for the daytime didn't really help much. It's a lesson learned, so I take that knowledge and make the best use of it. Reducing the stressors in my life goes a long way too. The less stress the better I feel. The more I stress and get frustrated, the worse I am. Which is probably why I haven't been feeling the best the last few weeks. Maybe I will get back on the wagon this weekend to get more stuff done. Have been plotting and planning now for a while and time to put it into effect.
Cheers