So, I've visited the doctor not once, but twice in the last couple of weeks. My BP is OUT OF CONTROL! 190/140, so I'm ordered NOT to workout/exercise until we get it down. I'm on some new medication, which has had me feeling pretty good, but the BP isn't down enough, so he added a new medication, now I feel back to what I did before I was taking anything, I don't get it. I also don't like it! I need to call him and ask if that's normal or what the deal is. I go back next week to see what the deal is. With luck, it will have dropped some more.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Blood Pressure Woes
So, I've visited the doctor not once, but twice in the last couple of weeks. My BP is OUT OF CONTROL! 190/140, so I'm ordered NOT to workout/exercise until we get it down. I'm on some new medication, which has had me feeling pretty good, but the BP isn't down enough, so he added a new medication, now I feel back to what I did before I was taking anything, I don't get it. I also don't like it! I need to call him and ask if that's normal or what the deal is. I go back next week to see what the deal is. With luck, it will have dropped some more.
Friday, March 30, 2012
::: March 18, 2012 :::
Quiet reflective day. After doing a workout that made me want to be sick.. I spent much of the day on the couch. I felt physically ill! It didn't seem like so hard a workout, for the average person I'm sure it wouldn't be. But it was different than I am used to & I need to remind myself I am not young anymore, not in as good a shape, not to mention my blood pressure. To boot, I hadn't eaten anything really. Planned on a workout and then lunch. That didn't happen, I felt sick and couldn't eat. Part of me was simply overheated & the other part was over worked. So I looked for recipes, pinned stuff on pinterest, and got ideas for home projects! I had to take Excedrin & lie down. It was the only thing I could do! So not too much was done today beyond what I mentioned above.
::: March 17, 2012 :::
So, still terribly sick. But had to get up supremely early get tires for the car since our tire blew on the freeway last night! UGH!!! I am just thankful that we were all safe & nobody got hurt. And for the fact that, we actually could afford to get the tires we needed! Today is a super sad day because, as it was my Auntie Joy's memorial service. I knew it would be tough, because it's never easy when someone you love & care for passes. But what I didn't realize was how tough this would really be. See, I like my family, most of them anyway! But I'm not hugely close to anyone anymore. Some of them I rarely get to see, my Auntie Joy was one of those. She and I had only seen each other a handful of times over the past few years & spent some time talking on those visits. I learned that we had SO much in common & that we got along wonderfully. She inspired me to do so much. And encouraged me to go on with my writing & blogging & bookmaking. She taught me about her "Tussen Takk" which translates to A Thousand Thanks. She explained that to me & I found it similar to some of the stuff I'd already started doing, albeit in a slightly different manner/forum. She's the reason I started this site to begin with. I saw so much of my family, it was good to see them, just such a sad event. I cried. A lot. But I felt better having done that. And though this was a sad day, my Auntie Joy had a wonderful life, amazing spirit, and amazing youthfulness about her alway. That's what I choose to remember. Not the illness or the pain/suffering, but her beauty and genuineness throughout. A special thanks to her for sharing her personal writings & poems with me. For reminding me that you can remain positive in the face of despair. That life IS worth living, if you do it with the right perspective. I am thankful to have known her. I am also thankful that I got to spend a little time with her before she passed. I love you Auntie Joy. You are missed!
Monday, March 19, 2012
::: March 16, 2012 :::
I am SICK!!! UGH UGH UGH!!! I feel TERRIBLE, just terrible.. to top it off, on the way home from dinner our tire blew on the freeway! Nerve wracking! I am so hungry! I am glad I made dinner last night, get to eat it again today for lunch, wheeeeee! Will have to make this again real soon. It's not been a great day, but did spend time "pinning" today. And some blogging. Mostly didn't do much. I am allowing myself some down time, some ME time to just do online stuff. Also read books with Kenny today & he's gotten through his ABC's all by himself in full for the first time. WHEEEEE! I am so excited. It's been a good day!
::: March 15, 2012 :::
HOLY FREEZING COLD BATMAN! It is truly getting winterish out there! Well, Kenny's been having trouble sleeping, with his cold going full force he's having congestion and just struggling to sleep. It's so sad to see my boys sick. Though the husband seems to be doing much better! I have a sneaking suspicion that I am getting this terrible sickness. I know it's going to be bad. Spent some time looking for more recipes, picking up stuff in the house. No meadows today, husband not feeling so good, truth be told, I'm not feeling so good. But I am hungry! So, I put some stuff together, went through the pantry and decided to mix things up and go back to my favorites. Steamed rice & green curry. MMMMMMM.. it is one of my favorites. Shined my sink { for those of you who know! } watched some TV & had some family time with my boys. We watched HUGO. It started off slow, but ended up pretty good.
::: March 14, 2012 :::
MEADOWS!!!! But only for a lil bit, it was COLD AND COLDER! Husband not feeling well so we couldn't be out so long, he felt like he wanted to faint by the time we were heading home. Thus begins the tragic saga of illness throughout the household.. oh JOY! Well, cleaned up a bit, got more recipes ready for my meal planner, even went out and picked up some of the items needed for cooking them! Been keeping up with my DC { daily challenges } which has been a good routine for me. I am starting a new track I believe tomorrow, so I get to participate in new challenges! It's been interesting going through some of my emotions lately, just building up for the 17th I think. My aunts memorial service. The idea just upsets me to no end.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
::: March 13, 2012 :::
Today was a tough start, woke up with all the brightness & life like the sun. Went to pay some bills, wanted to go eat, but there was a miscommunication & we ended up at Toys 'R' Us getting my son a reward for being good { and he's sick and we feel terrible, he's been pretty good through this whole thing too.. }. This frustrated me, because I've been pretty depressed & hadn't been out of the house in days. No walk or meadows due to everyone being sick. Had a rotten fight with the husband because of how I was feeling & just at a breaking point. This resulted in him demanding me to get in the car. He took me to the beach!!! That is my happy place. It was freezing, wind blowing, sun setting in the evening sky. Oh it was beautiful. It was fun, to watch my son pick up sea shells and run about. Got in some good exercise & some good feelings from watching the sun set behind the clouds, the water come rolling in. It was soothing. Lots of family time, lots of walking in the sand & just walking the promenade & then dinner at CPK. Came home, got frustrated with the state of the toy box & got a different box for the toys, cleaned up the mess & moved everything we kept into the new box, tossed the old one. After this, felt good & watched The Voice with my husband. It was a good ending to our day.
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