The discipline of writing something down is the first step towards making it happen. Forty realistic things to do/continue doing/stop doing in less than four months (in no particular order):
1. Travel to a place I’ve never been (One down Pass-a-Grille, FL 6/2019) 2. Try SUP (stand-up paddle boarding) 3. Go see a local band 4. Buy a lottery ticket (Done! Not a winner!) 5. Try 4 new-to-me restaurants (Done!) 6. Learn how to make Finnish braided bread and do it 7. Buy an outfit that’s out of character…better yet, let a friend choose (Done!) 8. Celebrate with friends (Done x2) 9. Meet my dad for the first time in a decade (Done x2) 10. Finish my home office (Done!) 11. Go to a local coffee shop (Done!) 12. Create a big list of things to do before 50! (Working on it!) 13. Eat a vegetable I’ve never had before (Done!) 14. Try a new hairstyle or color (Got it cut shorter than I've ever had it!) 15. Watch the sunset with Tony (Done!) 16. Read 4 more books (Done!) 17. Toes in sand, beer in hand (Done!) 18. Schedule a regular massage (May done, June done, July done!) 19. Take a short trip with mom (This fall) 20. Run a 5K (wasn't up for extra cardio -teaching a lot of Jazzercise classes right now!)
0 Comments
I love my dogs. I love ALL dogs. They make me happy until they make me very sad (Cue the song "Angel" by Sarah McLachlan and heartbreaking doggie eyes looking at you from behind wire cages...) I look at my two guys sprawled in a soft, fluffy dog bed and think, these are two lucky pups. But I’m lucky too. They make my life better and, in a funny way, they reinforce some of life’s little lessons.
If you follow me on social media, you know that at nearly 40 years old, I had my first “real” surgery on March 15th. It was a diagnostic laparoscopy that resulted in a diagnosis of endometriosis, a disease that affects an estimated 176 million women worldwide. I will write about my story eventually because I think it is beneficial to share. But right now, I would like to share a bit of what I took from this experience - not uterus and ovary related. When the alarm went off at 4:45 am, I flipped the switch to silence it and reached for a glass of water that wasn’t there. "Right, no drinking anything," I thought. Next on the morning agenda: take a shower with that awful antimicrobial cleanser. After drying off, I reached for deodorant. Nope. Lotion. Nope. After dressing, I walked to the kitchen where I opened the cabinet for the coffee filter. NOPE! Until we got into the car to drive to the hospital, I had to actively and repeatedly remind myself I couldn’t do what came so automatically.
|
Archives
June 2023
Categories
All
|