25th May 2017
It's never too late and you're never to old!
Slept to the alarm this morning, bless that Alfie for waking
me up at midnight to go up the garden! I
could hear foxes when I opened the gate so assuming that's what woke him
up. The doctors given mom some nerve
blockers to see if that helps with the pain and she's still asleep and I
haven't heard much from her in the night so that's promising, He said if it were her hips he could just
replace them and the pain would go but it's her spine so we need to try
something else. Let's hope this helps,
don't like seeing her in so much discomfort and pain.
I survived another day on track, No Count yesterday, I'm
looking forward to counting today. I ate
some fruit yesterday morning, then once I'd eaten it I didn't feel hungry at
all so I didn't have my planned beans on toast for breakfast, I didn't need
it. Lunchtime I made smoked gammon and
actifry chips we had some cabbage with it.
Then for tea I had a couple of corn on the cob and I had a ham sarnie
too.
Ooo we had strawberries with 0% Greek yogurt, they were really
good and the yogurt was a good one too, Co-ops own brand. Maybe I'll have fruit and yogurt for
breakfast this morning.
Need to make sure I plan tea before I go out for work
tonight as that's my danger time, I need to get day 4 in the bag before I work
on the weekend, a bank holiday weekend at that.
I think I'll try one of those tins of supermarket curry with some rice,
need to look what else I have to decide the other meal, I fancy a really good
big salad but I'd need to go buy one to have that as I only have lettuce,
cucumber and tomato.
I'm trying to remember I am in control here, I decided
yesterday Dementia might be stealing my mom's life but I'm damned if I'm going
to let it steal mine! I will prioritise
my own care, I will use the time I'm at home where I can't go out doing 'stuff'
to take care of me, make delicious food and enjoy the little things in
life. We can get consumed by it all and
I'm not going to let it consume me. I
matter too, I see it so much in my meetings, people caring for others and not
prioritising their own well being, it's never good.
Let's all start taking care of ourselves.
My to-do list next time I'm having a stressful day will include
stuff like this;
Call a friend
Eat something healthy
Tell someone 'I love you'
Write down how I'm feeling rather than trying to ignore it
or eat it down.
Celebrate what is working.
Take some time out
Stroke my dog
Go outside
Go for a walk
Put my slippers on
Bin those negative thoughts
Have a nice warm cuppa
Remember how far I've come & that I've survived every
stressful day up to now
Slow down
Listen to some music
Watch something funny
Remember how small I am in comparison to the universe
And
if by the end of the day those things havent' helped, have a nice, big glass of
red wine and an early night.
I believe the long range forecast is a hot month, I love the
sunshine and that should help me stay focused and on track, plenty fruit and
salads, they really do help keep me full and who knew I'm enjoying the fruit
too! I got this! Have you?
Let's make our BeYOUtiful selves healthier and happier than
ever this summer for all the right reasons, let's turn our Why's into WOWs,
yeah we got this, we can do this, we're worth it, we matter, we count. We may only be small in comparison to the
universe but damn we're important. xx
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