OTTER's Jan 2009 CalorieKing Blog
Ready to climb off the bottom...
Thursday, January 29th 2009
Good words, good thoughts, good efforts ... none of it has been working to get me to do the right things consistently. I think I'm just supposed to live through this time. And keep trying to do the right things. Some days I'll succeed. Some days I won't.Two things left to be done in house, then it will be safe and functional to move in, if not yet finished with remodeling.
To myself, I look tired and care-worn. I read of bike rides and ukulele music, and my heart soars. I need t...
Spoke Too Soon <Argh!>
Sunday, January 25th 2009
... spent the day yesterday cleaning and organizing the house in its current state of remodel. Just too much dust and not enough function at the house to live here safely. I'm back today to do more cleanup, and help hubby with building tasks where I can. But we also reserved hotel room until Thursday.Eating moderately okay. Too much sugar, but not to werepig levels.
Finally feeling I'll have enough energy to start exercising regularly.
Just feeling like this particular phase ...
Home Again, Home Again, Jiggety Jog!
Saturday, January 24th 2009
I'm in my home!!!!! It is not 100% functional - it would be easier to list what is working that to list all that doesn't work yet. Most important to me: A clean place to sleep that I can close off from noise and dustl; working toilet, sink, and shower; a place for an electric mini-kitchen (fridge, burner, microwave, toaster oven). So we're back!* * *
Health is much better. Sleeping well mostly. Better energy.
Still to do: Back into regular planned exercise; shopping for ...
My Own Scale...
Wednesday, January 21st 2009
Got to weigh myself on my own scale, using my favored technique, and I'm .4 # less than I was when I left for back East on November 12, 2008. I feel my weight may have dropped as low as 132, and may have gone as high as 142 during that time. But at least I have one of my favored tools back in my life!* * *
Feel a little better. Head congestion a little improved - mostly nose breathing today. Interrupted sleep last night, but a neti-pot bath for my sinuses helped me relax enough to...
Each day strange and different from the last...
Monday, January 19th 2009
An "accounting" of what's going on.I am a person who loves routine and ritual, who thrives when she has a stable home base. I have been without my chosen routines/rituals since November, when I returned east to help my middle sister with her last illness. Throughout the illness and caring and its stresses, I would envision my home as an oasis, and tell myself I could survive whatever I needed to do as long as I could return home. That vision sustained me.
Vision shatte...
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