On February 6th I wasn't paying attention to where I was walking and stepped off a curb and among bruises and scratches, I managed to fracture my left wrist! I am bound to this permanent brace for 6 weeks without being able to remove it, then hopefully two weeks of being able to take it on and off. If all is healing well, no surgery!! So my plan to get back on track is going a bit more slowly than I anticipated, even typing this is an awkward task.
My time at the gym is much more limited, I'm missing volleyball a lot. And pretty much all I can do is walk on the treadmill right now; any more movement than that and the pain gets to me. Hopefully that all goes away soon! For right now, I'm working on eating better with portion control and moving as best I can! And now I'm off to walk...
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I don't believe in New Year's Resolutions, I don't think I have ever made one. That being said, I've officially decided it's time to start doing some things for me. As a mom and a wife I believe I have subconsciously put my family ahead of myself. I have chosen to eat my toddler's leftover meals, no matter if they were unhealthy or I was too full. I have chosen to stay on the couch and watch TV with my husband instead of going out for a run. No one was making me do it, I just did. I've been reading a lot about self-care. As a counselor we are often the first to advocate this to our clients and friends, but often the last to take our own advice.
Today, this has changed for me; I'm taking my own advice. I'm making the time to exercise; I'm choosing to eat healthier foods. Please don't mistake this for a "new year, new me" type of deal. January is done, so I feel like it's safe to make this promise to myself and it's not a resolution! So, my family has a joined a gym and I have joined Weight Watchers again. These are the two tools, along with lots of support from family and friends that I'm using to take care of myself! It's going to be a long journey to get myself back to where I know I am most comfortable, but I promise the whole blog won't be about that! What are some of the ways you practice self-care? It's a few days late, but I needed this time to reflect and grieve in my own way. One year ago on October 21st my gramma passed away. It's still hard to think about her without my eyes welling up with tears, but I now think of those tears of the many memories I will always carry with me. I admit the day snuck up on me; I wasn't mentally prepared for it or maybe (in honesty) I was hiding from it. I am not the type of person who grieves by visiting grave sites or always sharing the thoughts and memories I have. I guess you could say my way of grieving is very private. While others were posting on Facebook about how much they were missing here and how amazing she was, all I did was change my profile photo for the day to this magical moment shared between my gramma and my little fella. It looks like they're sharing a secret, something my gramma and I often did together. While there aren't many pictures of the two of them together, this is the only one I need. It encompasses all of the love and joy my gramma ever had for me and my little fella.
So while I sit here, with memories silently making trails down my cheeks, I know that I don't have to go sit by her grave or post about her everyday on Facebook for her to know that she is always on my mind and in my heart. So, how does this all work?
I've been thinking of writing a blog for over a year now. I started off wanting to do a School Counseling blog for the school I worked at, then I thought about doing a blog to help me stay connected with the students in one of the grades in between lessons I was teaching. When I choose to take on the important role of stay-at-home mom I toyed with the idea again. But what would I write about? I thought about blogging about food, but I am much better at following a recipe than creating one. I contemplated writing about books and reading, but I definitely don't get as much time reading as I would like to. Then I had the brilliant idea of writing about whatever! So, as I travel down this road blogging about "whatever" I hope there is something you can feel connected to along the way. So, how does this all work? Stick with me and let's figure it out together! |
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