It's been a couple weeks of clean eating now so I thought I'd give an update as to how it's going so far. Let me start by saying I feel AMAZING!! I've only had one questionable migraine...one of those where I couldn't decide if I should take my medicine or just go to bed and hope it was gone in the morning. Generally, I regret not taking my medicine so I did and felt fine in the morning.
The hardest part so for has been trying to kick my extreme sugar addiction. Wowsa, I was addicted to that junk! Every day is getting better though...as long as I don't see ice cream. :) My diet is about 95% clean, so nearly everything I eat is not processed or contain preservatives. Hopefully I can make it to 100%, but that would mean no more sneaking a sweet treat and there. My mindset is slowly starting to change about food so hopefully I can get there soon. I eat to refuel my body, not necessarily for pleasure. That's a hard habit to break!
I think the biggest surprise I've had so far was how fast my body reacted to the change in my diet. Within a week I felt like a totally different person. I have so much more energy and just feel better overall. I never realized that I didn't have energy before! I was starting to think that how good I felt was all in my head until Mother's Day weekend when I had some treats at my moms for dinner. Who can resist her fabulous cooking (and cupcakes)?! I felt so sluggish and my hands and feet were so swollen after the meal that I knew this isn't all in my head after all! Our bodies are so amazing and it's been really interesting to learn how food makes such a difference in how it works and how we feel. I'm still not sold that this lifestyle is the 'cure' for my headaches....I could just happen to be going through a smooth stretch right now. Time will tell if this is really working as well as it appears to be so far. I am convinced though that this is the lifestyle for me. I really do feel great!
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
A New Leaf
After a miserable day yesterday spent with another migraine....much of which was in a drug-induced haze, it's time to turn over a new leaf. It's one that I've been talking about for months, have partially adopted, but just can't seem to fully commit to. Two rounds of my 'as needed, in case of migraine-emergency' pills left me still not able to get out of bed yesterday, so off to see my doctor for a couple shots to knock me (and the headache) out for the count.
While talking with my doctor yesterday, I threw out a question to him not having any idea how he would respond. I've done a ton of research on migraine headaches and it seems that people have had success with treating them by adopting a clean eating lifestyle. By clean eating I mean eating nothing containing preservatives. As in goodbye my beloved Xyience energy drink that I indulge in several times a week, goodbye Fudge Rounds that I sneak for breakfast on occasion, and biggest of all....basically goodbye to eating out. While he said that there is no scientific research that specifically proves that eating a processed-free food diet will eliminate migraines, he knows for a fact that people have had success. He also went on to say that since I get migraines so frequently and we've never been able to figure out a known food trigger (as many people can), it would definitely be worth it for me to give it a try. OK....I'm buying into this idea a little more now. His next words sold me....if this works, I can stop one of my daily medicines. If I'm STILL good after that, we can eliminate the second daily medicine. SOLD!! I'll do about anything to stop being dependent on medicine every day. Yuck.
Now, the hard part. How in the world am I going to implement this? How will I succeed? How am I going to live without all the sugar-laden junk food that I so dearly love? My solution....Lots of prayer and complete change of mindset. I have to quit thinking about everything I'm giving up and start thinking about what I'm gaining. Even in the chance that this doesn't eliminate my migraines, I can't imagine how much better I'll feel just in eating a completely healthy diet. No matter what it's a win. I try so hard not to get discouraged when I get headaches. After all, there are so many worse things to have wrong with me that are out of my control. If I can cure this just by diet, I'd be crazy and extremely selfish not to!!
So....who wants to join me in this endeavour? Anyone?? At least help keep me accountable?? This crazy trip starts tomorrow, May 1st. I'm going to stick to it best I can for at least 30 days. That should be a good indicator as to if it's working to curb my headaches or not. Pray for me that this works! I plan to blog about how it's going, so stay tuned!
While talking with my doctor yesterday, I threw out a question to him not having any idea how he would respond. I've done a ton of research on migraine headaches and it seems that people have had success with treating them by adopting a clean eating lifestyle. By clean eating I mean eating nothing containing preservatives. As in goodbye my beloved Xyience energy drink that I indulge in several times a week, goodbye Fudge Rounds that I sneak for breakfast on occasion, and biggest of all....basically goodbye to eating out. While he said that there is no scientific research that specifically proves that eating a processed-free food diet will eliminate migraines, he knows for a fact that people have had success. He also went on to say that since I get migraines so frequently and we've never been able to figure out a known food trigger (as many people can), it would definitely be worth it for me to give it a try. OK....I'm buying into this idea a little more now. His next words sold me....if this works, I can stop one of my daily medicines. If I'm STILL good after that, we can eliminate the second daily medicine. SOLD!! I'll do about anything to stop being dependent on medicine every day. Yuck.
Now, the hard part. How in the world am I going to implement this? How will I succeed? How am I going to live without all the sugar-laden junk food that I so dearly love? My solution....Lots of prayer and complete change of mindset. I have to quit thinking about everything I'm giving up and start thinking about what I'm gaining. Even in the chance that this doesn't eliminate my migraines, I can't imagine how much better I'll feel just in eating a completely healthy diet. No matter what it's a win. I try so hard not to get discouraged when I get headaches. After all, there are so many worse things to have wrong with me that are out of my control. If I can cure this just by diet, I'd be crazy and extremely selfish not to!!
So....who wants to join me in this endeavour? Anyone?? At least help keep me accountable?? This crazy trip starts tomorrow, May 1st. I'm going to stick to it best I can for at least 30 days. That should be a good indicator as to if it's working to curb my headaches or not. Pray for me that this works! I plan to blog about how it's going, so stay tuned!
Monday, April 1, 2013
Sweet, Sweet Heather
Life moves so fast. Too fast. People come and go in our lives and you never know when someone is going to come into your life and have such a profound impact on you that you know that you will never be the same again. Things happen that you don't expect and it just knocks you off your feet. God is awesome like that.
I had this feeling deep within me that this Lent season was going to be life changing for me, but I couldn't put my finger on why. I prayed numerous times about what to give up for Lent, and all that I kept coming up with was 'negativity'. Umm...ok? That isn't something I really wanted to fast from for only 40 days, but I did certainly want to rid it from my life! I really felt like God was speaking that to me, so I went with it....and failed. Repeatedly. Until Holy Week rolled around....
Meet Heather. Heather and her family attend my church. She and her brother come to youth group on Wednesdays. Heather has some health issues and is in a motorized wheel chair, but she is ALWAYS smiling despite whatever pain she might be in. I chat with her most Wednesday's at youth, but she's in high school and I'm a middle school leader so I don't always have the opportunity to talk with her too much. However, last Wednesday our youth led a Cross Walk throughout town as part of Holy Week. Not long after the walk started, the cold air started to bother Heather. I happened to be right next to her and looked over to see a frown on her face. I asked if she was ok and she started to cry a bit. We got out of the crowd of people, she had some medicine with her and rested a minute and all was well. I asked if she wanted to stop, if the cold was too much, but she was not to be stopped. I'm pretty sure the response I got was "NO WAY!" So, off we went. I took about three steps and Heather reached up and grabbed my hand. From that point on, we were a team walking hand in hand. And at that moment my life forever changed.
All I could think about the rest of the way was how happy Heather is. Her smile couldn't get any bigger if she tried! I love that!! This walk was a nightmare for her body. The sidewalks on First Avenue are terrible, let alone for someone in a motorized wheelchair bouncing around in them. The air was cold making it hard for her to breathe. She didn't let it defeat her. At one point we were a couple blocks behind the rest of the group and we shared so many laughs trying to catch up to them. It was probably a good thing I was laughing as my eyes were welled up with tears for the majority of the way. Any negativity from me was certainly out the window now! How could I let anything upset me in my life when here is Heather hanging on to my hand, laughing, smiling and loving life when in fact, she has pain and so many things she could be complaining about? My heart was overflowing with joy at that moment. Heather's brother was also on the walk. The bond between the two of them is incredible. He knew where his sister was at the entire time. If she was struggling, he was right there beside her. I even told him a couple times to go on up ahead with the group and promised to take care of his sister, but he wasn't having it! He knows her needs and is always there to make sure she is ok. It is so heartwarming to see how much they love each other.
The point of the Cross Walk was to carry the cross from the square back to our church to get a sense of the suffering that Jesus went through. It was to be quiet and a time of reflection. Well....those times when Heather and I (and the others that were with us, too) were behind the rest of the group weren't exactly quiet. Heather and I were laughing hysterically the entire time. Oops?? No, I'm not sorry for it. I'm confident that was exactly God's plan. It was exactly what I needed. I'm confident that was the feeling I had way down deep at the beginning of Lent that I couldn't quite figure out. Negativity....gone. God is amazing!
Thank you, Heather, for being you. Love you, girl!
"My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." -Galatians 2:20
I had this feeling deep within me that this Lent season was going to be life changing for me, but I couldn't put my finger on why. I prayed numerous times about what to give up for Lent, and all that I kept coming up with was 'negativity'. Umm...ok? That isn't something I really wanted to fast from for only 40 days, but I did certainly want to rid it from my life! I really felt like God was speaking that to me, so I went with it....and failed. Repeatedly. Until Holy Week rolled around....
Meet Heather. Heather and her family attend my church. She and her brother come to youth group on Wednesdays. Heather has some health issues and is in a motorized wheel chair, but she is ALWAYS smiling despite whatever pain she might be in. I chat with her most Wednesday's at youth, but she's in high school and I'm a middle school leader so I don't always have the opportunity to talk with her too much. However, last Wednesday our youth led a Cross Walk throughout town as part of Holy Week. Not long after the walk started, the cold air started to bother Heather. I happened to be right next to her and looked over to see a frown on her face. I asked if she was ok and she started to cry a bit. We got out of the crowd of people, she had some medicine with her and rested a minute and all was well. I asked if she wanted to stop, if the cold was too much, but she was not to be stopped. I'm pretty sure the response I got was "NO WAY!" So, off we went. I took about three steps and Heather reached up and grabbed my hand. From that point on, we were a team walking hand in hand. And at that moment my life forever changed.
All I could think about the rest of the way was how happy Heather is. Her smile couldn't get any bigger if she tried! I love that!! This walk was a nightmare for her body. The sidewalks on First Avenue are terrible, let alone for someone in a motorized wheelchair bouncing around in them. The air was cold making it hard for her to breathe. She didn't let it defeat her. At one point we were a couple blocks behind the rest of the group and we shared so many laughs trying to catch up to them. It was probably a good thing I was laughing as my eyes were welled up with tears for the majority of the way. Any negativity from me was certainly out the window now! How could I let anything upset me in my life when here is Heather hanging on to my hand, laughing, smiling and loving life when in fact, she has pain and so many things she could be complaining about? My heart was overflowing with joy at that moment. Heather's brother was also on the walk. The bond between the two of them is incredible. He knew where his sister was at the entire time. If she was struggling, he was right there beside her. I even told him a couple times to go on up ahead with the group and promised to take care of his sister, but he wasn't having it! He knows her needs and is always there to make sure she is ok. It is so heartwarming to see how much they love each other.
The point of the Cross Walk was to carry the cross from the square back to our church to get a sense of the suffering that Jesus went through. It was to be quiet and a time of reflection. Well....those times when Heather and I (and the others that were with us, too) were behind the rest of the group weren't exactly quiet. Heather and I were laughing hysterically the entire time. Oops?? No, I'm not sorry for it. I'm confident that was exactly God's plan. It was exactly what I needed. I'm confident that was the feeling I had way down deep at the beginning of Lent that I couldn't quite figure out. Negativity....gone. God is amazing!
Thank you, Heather, for being you. Love you, girl!
"My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." -Galatians 2:20
Friday, March 1, 2013
SSMT Verse #5
Have you ever been doing something when a random and completely unrelated thought pops into your head and completely consumes you? Today as I was sitting down to my lunch of leftover mashed potatoes and Sunny D (carbs, anyone???), I found myself taken back to my Grandpa Frank's shop. Oh what memories! My grandpa owned a truck accessory business and I was lucky enough to clean the office for him every Saturday for the high price of $5/week. Cleaning a bathroom that only men used all week was definitely not worth the $5 alone...plus I dusted and vacuumed the office, too.
I may have been Grandpa's favorite though (sorry Jackie and Josh, truth hurts!) and he often paid me extra with candy I loved and it wasn't unusual for him to flip me an extra $5 or $10 if he knew I was saving my money for something in particular. Most importantly, he always paid me in more love than any one person could give. He loved me for all that I was. You see, he loved me in my most unlovable moments. Those moments when my parents wanted to sell me to the circus and never look back! That's saying a lot....I was a challenge to love growing up! :) Unfortunately, Grandpa Franks life was cut way too short. It makes me so sad that I don't get to share my most lovable moments of life with him. It's little moments like today when a memory comes flashing back out of nowhere that I smile and remember how great he was. His earthly life may be over, but my love for him will never end. Can't wait until we meet again, Grandpa Frank! xoxo
Love never ends. As far as prophecies, they will pass; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. 1 Corinthians 13:8 (ESV)
I may have been Grandpa's favorite though (sorry Jackie and Josh, truth hurts!) and he often paid me extra with candy I loved and it wasn't unusual for him to flip me an extra $5 or $10 if he knew I was saving my money for something in particular. Most importantly, he always paid me in more love than any one person could give. He loved me for all that I was. You see, he loved me in my most unlovable moments. Those moments when my parents wanted to sell me to the circus and never look back! That's saying a lot....I was a challenge to love growing up! :) Unfortunately, Grandpa Franks life was cut way too short. It makes me so sad that I don't get to share my most lovable moments of life with him. It's little moments like today when a memory comes flashing back out of nowhere that I smile and remember how great he was. His earthly life may be over, but my love for him will never end. Can't wait until we meet again, Grandpa Frank! xoxo
Love never ends. As far as prophecies, they will pass; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. 1 Corinthians 13:8 (ESV)
Friday, February 15, 2013
Siesta Scripture Memory Verse #4
On to the fourth verse already! Where is the time going? For any of my friends who may read this and have no clue what in the world I'm talking about, let me back this train up for a second and explain... I, along with several others, am participating in Beth Moore's Siesta Scripture Memory Verse Team. We have committed to choosing and memorizing Bible verse every two weeks for all of 2013. I am so glad to be part of this, so far it has been amazing to see God working in my life through this!
So my verse for this week is simple, yet effective...
"Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me." Matthew 16:24 NLT
For Lent, I chose to give up negativity. I prayed and prayed about what I should give up and this just kept coming back to me. I think I was hoping for an easier answer! I'm not always a negative person - I'd like to think that more often than not I'm pretty positive. But it is the one quality about myself that I really, REALLY can't stand. Sometimes I jump to negative conclusions, sometimes I see the bad in things instead of only looking for the good. Is this God-honoring behavior? Or loving how Jesus would love? I don't think so. My hope is that by giving up this bad habit for 40 days the habit will be broken!
Will anyone else take up their cross and come along too??
So my verse for this week is simple, yet effective...
"Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me." Matthew 16:24 NLT
For Lent, I chose to give up negativity. I prayed and prayed about what I should give up and this just kept coming back to me. I think I was hoping for an easier answer! I'm not always a negative person - I'd like to think that more often than not I'm pretty positive. But it is the one quality about myself that I really, REALLY can't stand. Sometimes I jump to negative conclusions, sometimes I see the bad in things instead of only looking for the good. Is this God-honoring behavior? Or loving how Jesus would love? I don't think so. My hope is that by giving up this bad habit for 40 days the habit will be broken!
Will anyone else take up their cross and come along too??
Friday, February 1, 2013
SSMT Verse #3!
So...on to verse #3 already! I am so glad that my pal Nicole asked me to do this with her!! I was way excited about my verse last week. I felt like God really laid it on my heart to learn...but then I'll be darned if I could commit it to my memory! Never fear...I got it done! :)
This week snuck on me (as they all do). Why does time fly by so fast?? As I was pulling in to the Y last night for Dylan's swim team practice, I realized today was the first day of February and I hadn't picked a new verse yet. Again, never fear...with my Bible app on my phone and an hour of practice to sit through, I could certainly find a verse that spoke to me. So, I dropped Dylan off at the door (because we were naturally running late), said a quick prayer for some guidance of where to start in the Bible and headed down to the pool. Would I be able to concentrate with all the noise? I'm always intent on watching Dylan practice and he likes (??) my feedback after practice, so this was going to be a challenge. First stop...Colossians. Nah. How about Hebrews? Oh yeah...right where God led me to. The pool and all the kids in it could have gone down the drain and I would have never known it, I was so sucked in. Most specifically chapters 11 & 12. Whoa, baby. Moving words right there! It's so funny how you can read something 100 times, but the 101st time something moves within you and it's like the words jump right off the page and directly into your heart. I'd recap the chapters for you, but instead I'll challenge my four faithful followers to read them yourselves. Hopefully you'll be as moved as I was. :)
By the way, I did get scolded from Dylan for having my "face glued to my phone" the entire practice. He was kind enough to give me some grace when I told him I was reading the Bible and not on Facebook. It made for good conversation on the way home, talking about the verse I had picked!
God is clearly telling me to put the ways of the world aside and put more focus on Him. Something I thought I did a fairly good job of, but the verses I keep being led to, I know He is telling me I can do a better job! You have my attention, Lord, I'm listening!!!
"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us." Hebrews 12:1 NLT
This week snuck on me (as they all do). Why does time fly by so fast?? As I was pulling in to the Y last night for Dylan's swim team practice, I realized today was the first day of February and I hadn't picked a new verse yet. Again, never fear...with my Bible app on my phone and an hour of practice to sit through, I could certainly find a verse that spoke to me. So, I dropped Dylan off at the door (because we were naturally running late), said a quick prayer for some guidance of where to start in the Bible and headed down to the pool. Would I be able to concentrate with all the noise? I'm always intent on watching Dylan practice and he likes (??) my feedback after practice, so this was going to be a challenge. First stop...Colossians. Nah. How about Hebrews? Oh yeah...right where God led me to. The pool and all the kids in it could have gone down the drain and I would have never known it, I was so sucked in. Most specifically chapters 11 & 12. Whoa, baby. Moving words right there! It's so funny how you can read something 100 times, but the 101st time something moves within you and it's like the words jump right off the page and directly into your heart. I'd recap the chapters for you, but instead I'll challenge my four faithful followers to read them yourselves. Hopefully you'll be as moved as I was. :)
By the way, I did get scolded from Dylan for having my "face glued to my phone" the entire practice. He was kind enough to give me some grace when I told him I was reading the Bible and not on Facebook. It made for good conversation on the way home, talking about the verse I had picked!
God is clearly telling me to put the ways of the world aside and put more focus on Him. Something I thought I did a fairly good job of, but the verses I keep being led to, I know He is telling me I can do a better job! You have my attention, Lord, I'm listening!!!
"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us." Hebrews 12:1 NLT
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Blessed Beyond Measure
I know I don't take time to sit down and blog like I intend to. I want memories captured in one place that we can look back on down the road and remember. Most days I get too caught up enjoying life (and chasing kids) that I don't take the time to sit down and write about it. Since Drew is down with the flu-bug today and won't let me get more than three centimeters away from him, I figure today is a good day to attempt to put into words just how abundantly blessed I am....
While I may not be good at sitting down to blog, I do generally have my phone in hand to snap a picture or video in the moment. Drew is good at taking pictures for me too...and it's always interesting to go back and see exactly what ''moments" he's captured when I wasn't looking! :) We're sitting here together this morning and Drew is scrolling through all the pictures (and sneezing repeatedly on my phone. Hello, bleach!) and I'm overwhelmed with so many feelings of love and joy for my family that I can't even describe it. Even though Drew is sick and I'm fairly sure his bug will pass through to the rest of us, no matter how much I clean, I know that this, too, will pass.
The whole world should know what a wonderful man my husband is. He loves me unconditionally and definitely way more than I ever deserve. It's so amazing to me that the biggest blessings in my life happened when I had pushed God the furthest from my life...a true testimony that He is always there even when you don't fully acknowledge Him. Who knew that I would meet my future husband that night three years ago...but for everything to fall together like it did for us to meet was not a coincidence! Our journey hasn't always been easy, but the love we share and our faith in God is always enough to see us through.
Looking at the pictures and videos on my phone, we have so many fun times with our kids. While we never get enough time with any of them, the times we do have are priceless. I can't help but laugh looking back at the memories. Impromptu dance parties in the kitchen, new puppies wrestling, the MANY faces of Super Drew (oh how I love this phase), sports, sports, sports, and all of them growing right before my eyes....yes, I am blessed beyond measure!!
While I may not be good at sitting down to blog, I do generally have my phone in hand to snap a picture or video in the moment. Drew is good at taking pictures for me too...and it's always interesting to go back and see exactly what ''moments" he's captured when I wasn't looking! :) We're sitting here together this morning and Drew is scrolling through all the pictures (and sneezing repeatedly on my phone. Hello, bleach!) and I'm overwhelmed with so many feelings of love and joy for my family that I can't even describe it. Even though Drew is sick and I'm fairly sure his bug will pass through to the rest of us, no matter how much I clean, I know that this, too, will pass.
The whole world should know what a wonderful man my husband is. He loves me unconditionally and definitely way more than I ever deserve. It's so amazing to me that the biggest blessings in my life happened when I had pushed God the furthest from my life...a true testimony that He is always there even when you don't fully acknowledge Him. Who knew that I would meet my future husband that night three years ago...but for everything to fall together like it did for us to meet was not a coincidence! Our journey hasn't always been easy, but the love we share and our faith in God is always enough to see us through.
Looking at the pictures and videos on my phone, we have so many fun times with our kids. While we never get enough time with any of them, the times we do have are priceless. I can't help but laugh looking back at the memories. Impromptu dance parties in the kitchen, new puppies wrestling, the MANY faces of Super Drew (oh how I love this phase), sports, sports, sports, and all of them growing right before my eyes....yes, I am blessed beyond measure!!
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
SSMT: Verse #2
So I had in my mind that I was going to do our verse for Ground Zero this time for my memory verse - 1 Corinthians 6:19-20: "Don't you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? you do not belong to yourself, for God bought you for a high price. So you must honor God with your body."
It seemed fitting to use this verse as Ground Zero kicked off this week, however I was feeling a tad guilty because I have most of it memorized already (but not all of it!) and it just didn't seem very authentic because I didn't search it out and pick it for myself. So in typical God-fashion, He slapped me in the face this morning with a verse that I know I was meant to commit to my memory! Oh how I love our God and his sneaky ways! :)
So INSTEAD my second verse is "The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure."
1 Corinthians 10:13 NLT
How perfect is that?! We all face temptation every single day....but our God is so mighty and faithful that there's no mountain (or molehill) we will face that we can't overcome. Can I get an Amen?!
It seemed fitting to use this verse as Ground Zero kicked off this week, however I was feeling a tad guilty because I have most of it memorized already (but not all of it!) and it just didn't seem very authentic because I didn't search it out and pick it for myself. So in typical God-fashion, He slapped me in the face this morning with a verse that I know I was meant to commit to my memory! Oh how I love our God and his sneaky ways! :)
So INSTEAD my second verse is "The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure."
1 Corinthians 10:13 NLT
How perfect is that?! We all face temptation every single day....but our God is so mighty and faithful that there's no mountain (or molehill) we will face that we can't overcome. Can I get an Amen?!
SWW - Rookie Version!
So here we go with my rookie version of SWW......
So what if I'm not smart enough to get Sabrina's SWW picture to copy to the top of my blog. Clearly I'm not as smart as my darn computer. Ugh.
So what if I haven't blogged one single time since I (more like Nicole!) set up my blog. I guess I don't make time to sit down at my laptop very often.
So what if I am so tired of headaches that I am ready to rip my eyeballs out and stomp on them next time I get a headache! I guess at least my kids would have a valid reason for looking at me like I'm a monster??
So what if I completely fell of my own healthy-eating train yesterday. Two fudge rounds for lunch and Reeces Peanut Butter cups at 11:00 at night constitute healthy eating...right?? I didn't even think I liked Reeces? Apparently the side effects listed for prednisone is spot on....increased appetite...check, disrupted sleep....check...nausea...check....
So what if I only got two hours of sleep last night. At least I was awake when Rory came upstairs from working in the basement....plus I watched all kinds of old sitcoms on late night TV. Again, thank you prednisone. Stupid headaches....
So what if the last seven days were consumed by ugly, nasty headaches. Guess what, today is a new day and so far headache free. Praise God! No more whining about that...whew!!
On that note...I'm out....
So what if I'm not smart enough to get Sabrina's SWW picture to copy to the top of my blog. Clearly I'm not as smart as my darn computer. Ugh.
So what if I haven't blogged one single time since I (more like Nicole!) set up my blog. I guess I don't make time to sit down at my laptop very often.
So what if I am so tired of headaches that I am ready to rip my eyeballs out and stomp on them next time I get a headache! I guess at least my kids would have a valid reason for looking at me like I'm a monster??
So what if I completely fell of my own healthy-eating train yesterday. Two fudge rounds for lunch and Reeces Peanut Butter cups at 11:00 at night constitute healthy eating...right?? I didn't even think I liked Reeces? Apparently the side effects listed for prednisone is spot on....increased appetite...check, disrupted sleep....check...nausea...check....
So what if I only got two hours of sleep last night. At least I was awake when Rory came upstairs from working in the basement....plus I watched all kinds of old sitcoms on late night TV. Again, thank you prednisone. Stupid headaches....
So what if the last seven days were consumed by ugly, nasty headaches. Guess what, today is a new day and so far headache free. Praise God! No more whining about that...whew!!
On that note...I'm out....
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
I've Arrived!
Well....here we go. I'm off and running in the blogger world... thanks to my dear friend, Nicole. I have no idea what I'm doing or how this works, so this may be a total fail great opportunity to step out of my comfort zone and try something new! It's January 1st and I've completed my New Years Resolution already...go me! I guess I can't actually claim success until I manage to post more than once or successfully share this link with others.
So here it is....short and sweet. Happy New Year to all!
So here it is....short and sweet. Happy New Year to all!
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