Earlier this week I watched a great documentary called Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things. I am always looking at ways to reduce things in my house. I am forever sending bags off to the charity shops. I make an effort to buy less. This year my husband and I requested that our friends…
And then I cried some more….
I was sitting at the table to night, looking on Pinterest for some new, healthier recipes not really thinking of anything at all when I realized that my face was wet… because I was crying. And I knew why, I miss my dog. Oliver way the heart of our home. He set our routine, he…
Things gotta change…
Things I have to give up…. Advil…. well I take a lot of it. I have a lot of headaches. something that needs to be addressed on its own. But it turns out that a daily dose of extra strength Advil will do a world of wonders to your guts. Pop…. well to be specific……
I won’t lie…. I was scared!
So I have had a very long 36 hours. I mean I have been having a long and stressful few months but the events of the last day or so just iced the cake. There’s no gentle way to say that I went to the hospital and genuinely thought I was having a cardiac crisis….
What Does Change Look Like – Activity
So the commitment to change has to start somewhere. For me after my “ah ha” moment I knew I had to talk to a doctor and I was pretty sure what she was going to say. My blood pressure was dangerously high. We started a cocktail of Hydrochlorothiazide and Adalat right away. And I had to start…
Time For A Change
Three weeks ago I turned 42. I looked in the mirror and saw myself. At my age my mother was diagnosed with cancer, it took her life is two short years. I have spent my whole life praying that I would live longer than her but hope and faith are not enough. I am 42…