Weekly Healthy Living Check-In November 2nd, 2024

🍁 This past week was spent focusing on my mental & emotional wellbeing~ Going back to last weekend,  I spent time with my little family... On Saturday we spent the day out at the local Lake... We sat by the water, walked the Furbaby, & enjoyed the sunshine & warm, mild weather.... And I attempted to release any negative thoughts & energy. We then got some great Italian dinner afterwards & then binged on some "Classic" Halloween movies in the evening. On Sunday we celebrated a Small family event which was fun, relaxing & good for the soul...I also did NOT stay on plan, & again, I was Okay with that since that wasn't the focus.~ And I got a new Infrared sauna to add to my workout room~ 

🌻 As the week started, I decided to Reverse my normal routine, & Slept-in & rested on Monday morning to rest my body & mind instead of getting up early first thing like I typically do.... (I also decided to do it again on Thursday morning)!... I skipped both of those morning Aqua classes, and just spent some time with my furbaby, getting outdoors for our walks, and also incorporated some "Home workouts" instead. And then focused on other work later in the day. I did however stick to my regular routines on the other days of the week. As for Halloween, the day wasn't any different (& we didn't get any trick-or-treaters this year). So it was a quiet evening watching more Halloween movies. 

🍂 This weekend ahead believe it or not, now that Halloween is over, they are already starting to focus on the local "Holiday" season festivals!... But there is a 3-day long festival to start this weekend ahead off. So intentions are to get up, get in my usual Saturday morning Zumba class, then head out to check-out the festival for a bit...(Then other usual weekend things that need done).. My November healthy living intentions & goals for the week ahead are to get back into gear with things & get back on track. First by switching-up my group fitness class schedule a bit, and then continue on ahead in my personal goals for the Month.~

@PoliteOcean I'm writing this at 8 a.m. Saturday morning. I'm extremely happy James is gone but Stuart has been blasting his TV a lot the past two weeks. I can't do my self-care routine or beauty routine when he does that. Monday I studied my vocabulary words at home which is unusual. Also my Tart Cherry syrup arrived. Tuesday two if James adult children came by and removed all of James possessions out of his bedroom. He was so difficult to get along with I can't imagine him being married. He's in a skilled nursing facility now. I'm thankful to Jesus. I went for 3 walks this week. Wednesday I went to Quest and they don't take my insurance. That was very disappointing. I had to reschedule my blood test with LabCorp for November 26th. I had to reschedule my doctor's appointment twice. Ugh. 😡😡😡 Everything is automated. I can't talk to a real person.  Thursday I broke up with my girlfriend. There were too many inconsistencies in the information she was giving me. I also got a birthday card from my sister Kathryn. Today is my birthday. Amanda has been here every day this week. Earlier in the week I asked her if she was working here again and she said no. Coming from her I can't believe a single word coming out of her mouth. I was very worried she was going to start fixing me breakfast on Sat. and Sunday, which she never actually did. Fortunately Leslie fixed me a nice breakfast on Saturday so I was able to breathe a huge sigh of relief. My once a month $100 debit card from my insurance company is going away at the end of this year. I'm very worried about it. For the past 5 years I've been paying for things out of my own pocket to subsidize Leslie's dysfunction. I can't afford to do that anymore. 😡😡😡 Going back a couple of weeks someone stole Tunde s disabled placard out of his car so we can't park in the disabled parking anymore. Ugh. 😡😡😡 I'm not doing anything special for my birthday but I bought myself a new shirt but it hasn't arrived yet. I need a major upgrade to my wardrobe. 

October was sort an up and down month. I am healing from surgery and can’t walk on my foot. The lost of movement has been rough. I was working out intensely 5-6 days a week. I know my job is to heal right now but feel so unproductive. I have at least two more weeks then maybe I can walk. I am doing modified exercises and stretching. I thought I had some coworkers who were more than colleagues but I guess not since I haven’t heard from them all month. Some days I feel great emotionally and get out others it’s hard to get out of bed.

I hope to continue to heal in November and have a better attitude. It would be nice if Mother Nature kept it nice and calm so I can get out and enjoy her beauty. I need to prepare for my work return in December so I am not stressed as much.

I am grateful for

all the people who have helped me while I’ve been down and out.