Monthly Archive for April, 2008

This Again…

Happy Wednesday.

So, tomorrow is the first day of May. Usually, I’m a huge fan of this time of year. I love springtime in Florida…or anywhere for that matter. London, in May, was especially beautiful…

But, this year May is something to work through…

I began blogging on May 16th, a year ago. It was a matter of survival back then…much more than just a hobby. I was re-reading some of my earliest blogs this morning…thinking back to how I felt a year ago. Probably not the best idea on a “Happy Wednesday”…but, oh well.

The spring, last year, was incredibly painful on many fronts. I think I’m just now coming to terms with how deeply the strife and turmoil affected me. So now I’ve spent a lot of time this spring thinking things like “a year ago today, I was…”. I guess it’s all a part of the healing process.

I know…I know, this isn’t really “Happy Wednesday” talk. Sorry. I guess that’s why I haven’t blogged much lately. My thoughts don’t really make for a very inspiring read. Sorry again.

Anyway, happy, happy Wednesday…it really is happy, after all - and a beautiful spring day to boot.

Do you every wonder where sayings like that come from: “To Boot”…what does that mean? Maybe it originated from pirates and they would pillage and plunder to get the “booty”…and so an additional bonus would be “to boot”…or maybe it has to do with a guy’s boot

These are the kind of things that I ponder…like this morning when I couldn’t remember whether it was an acre or a mile that has 5,280 feet in it…turns out it’s a mile - an acre has 43,560 sq. feet in it…

Now this is more like “Happy Wednesday” talk…and informational…to boot! :-)

So, have a happy, happy Wednesday. I’m currently trying to lighten my “it’s almost May” mood by watching “Dharma and Greg”…I really can relate to Dharma for some reason. I think if my parents had been hippies, I would’ve turned out a lot like her. I did spend a lot of time at the local health food store getting fresh carrot juice and grinding our own organic peanut butter…plus, Barbie wasn’t allowed in our house because my mom believed they sent the wrong message to young girls (they kind of objectify women)…hey, maybe I am “Dharma”…or was, in another life - Just Kidding! :-)

Anyway, Happy Wednesday. I hope you all have many miles…and acres of happiness. :-)
Peace out.

Back on the Wagon…

So, Dr. M. very patiently explained that I feel like junk because I’ve been treating my body like junk (”garbage in - garbage out”). He didn’t even quote scripture to me - well, at least not until I made the mistake of quoting scripture to him…

…he could tell I haven’t been eating very well - my blood sugar is way out of whack - so he said, “Someone needs to write down everything you eat for the next two weeks.” I knew I had been busted!

So, I started confessing all my nutritional sins…then I said, “I’m just like Paul - what I ought to do, I don’t do, and what I shouldn’t do…that I do!”

To which he replied, “Very good, you’re quoting Romans 7 - but just like it says in Revelation, “the book shall be opened…” your body reveals the truth…

Touche!

So, we went straight from his office to Whole Foods…

…and we had a gorgeous Norwegian salmon on a bed of spinach leaves with beautiful dark red kidney beans.

And now I’m back on the wagon, so to speak…

When we broke the news to the kids last night, Ethan said “Oh great! I hate it when we try to get healthy!! We never get anything good ever again!!!”

I don’t know where he gets his tendency toward being overly dramatic! :-)
Anyway…so I’m still feeling very puny, but once my homemade concoction of about 5 different over-the-counter meds kicked in, I was able to enjoy my day (Sorry to Josh who had a coffee meeting with me and Byron PRE said self-medication…He definiteley saw my:

I-feel-like-junk…

-and-I-don’t-even-get-Starbucks…

-and-now-I-have-to-be-all-healthy-and-nutrious…

-so-I’m-gonna-be-a-grumpy-drama-queen…

side.) Sorry. :-(

And sorry to Byron, too, since he has to live with me (and give me sideways looks at brunch reminding me that: NO I CANNOT HAVE THE LOVELY POTATOES THAT COME WITH MY HEALTHY OMELETTE!!…but I’m not bitter.)

So, there. I’m officially “back on it”…

Peace…I think…

Yeah, Peace.