Dona's Journey to a Better Me

[donac]

Well it is about time I got back to journaling.

Dona,
It is time to get serious about your health. You have spent the last two weeks with shingles. Without doing your yoga or walking the stress of the last month has finally gotten to you. I didn't think it was that bad but it must have been.

YOu have 9 months to get yourself in shape before you have to have your foot worked on. It is a lot easier on crutches if you are in shape. YOu need to do this since you will be off your feet for a few weeks.

It is time I got serious about working out consistently. Watch what I eat. Journal your food and exercise. Be kind to yourself this will take a while especially with the shingles. I can't believe how little good sleep I have had in the last two weeks.

You can do this. YOu have a group behind you for the next few weeks. Talk to them and use their energy to help you.

YOu are a great person

Dona

 

[donac]

I need to vent about Thanksgiving. I was glad that we were all together with my family for the first time in a long time. I am even okay now that the menu was changed. What I am pissed about is Terry. She never called mom about coming to Thanksgiving. When mom called her on Thursday she told mom she wasn't coming to dinner. That day. What a crummy thing to do. Mom was very upset. Then I found out she almost didn't say good by to her.

 

[donac]

Wed and Thanksgiving day though I felt really funny when there was too much noise around me. On Wed the radio was playing and my son and his friends were talking in the back of the car and it was giving me the worst headache. Thanksgiving as everyone was getting ready to sit at the table everyone was talking )(and with 20 people in a small space that is a lot of noise and it got ot me so much so I was shaking a little. Maybe it is coming off the medication on Tuesday and it has to get out of my system. We'll see today. I have a surprise 60th birthday party to go to.

Well I am off to go grocery shopping and try to straighten out the house.

 

[donac]

I had a great time at Frank's party the other night. I don't know what he is going to do for Doreen when she turns 60 in APril. I was pretty good about eating.

SUnday was not the best eating day. I made fried bread for the boys for breakfsat. The rest of the day wasn't bad but it wasn't great either. I made up a couple of lasagna's to have and to put in the freezer.

Beth came over and we finished our socks. I then spent money on more sock yarn. We started Beth's next pair and just as she was about to leave I did one more clip and I cut the wrong yarn. Did I feel stupid. I have to call her today to see if she got them restarted by herself. Maybe she did. I hope so.

I plan to walk this afternoon for 25 minutes. I have challenged myself to 25 minute a day until Christmas Day. I have a lot to do. Nothing has been bought so I think this is the weekend to get things done. Sean is coming home on Thursday and he told me that he will be starting to bring home his stuff. Then he won't be coming home until after finals.

Well off to start my day. I will try to check in later after I have worked out.

 

[donac]

Yesterday I was going to walk outside but by the time I got home a cold breeze was blowing so I rode my exercise bike while watching Oprah talk to Barbara Walters. It was a great show.

This morning I overslept by 10 minutes which threw me completely off so I will have to work out when I get home. Fortunately a meeting I had for this afternoon has been cancelled.