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Today is day 71.
And more birthday craziness :-). But I shan't miss a day to post. My dad was released from the hospital and the big scary causes have been ruled out, which is awesome. I heard from my doc and there were some items in my blood work to address, including vitamin d (again - it has been low in the past) and some potential thyroid issues. So I have a referral and we shall see what a specialist says. I started googling and that's a bad idea because I don't have enough information yet to narrow down what to read about beyond the two elevated levels.
And today I will not drink.
And more birthday craziness :-). But I shan't miss a day to post. My dad was released from the hospital and the big scary causes have been ruled out, which is awesome. I heard from my doc and there were some items in my blood work to address, including vitamin d (again - it has been low in the past) and some potential thyroid issues. So I have a referral and we shall see what a specialist says. I started googling and that's a bad idea because I don't have enough information yet to narrow down what to read about beyond the two elevated levels.
And today I will not drink.
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Today is day 72.
Still not feeling so hot and work chaos continues. Very thankful to be sober and know that I've removed drinking from the equation both in dealing with stress and health.
And today I will not drink.
Still not feeling so hot and work chaos continues. Very thankful to be sober and know that I've removed drinking from the equation both in dealing with stress and health.
And today I will not drink.
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Today is day 73.
Digging myself out of the chaos/fatigue/funk (check all of the above) and am actually awake and making it to the gym for an early morning class for the first time in at least two weeks. It's a start. We have a quasi busy weekend on tap, but fortunately Sunday is pretty wide open and a chance to recharge.
I got to visit my dad last night. He is doing ok - in the mend. But I'm realizing his short term memory of things is noticeably worsening and it troubles me. It's a family trait and something that he has worried about for years. I'm going to be mindful to keep an eye on hat and think of strategies to help him cope with it.
I've also realized I may have a little mother hen in me :-)
And today I will not drink.
Digging myself out of the chaos/fatigue/funk (check all of the above) and am actually awake and making it to the gym for an early morning class for the first time in at least two weeks. It's a start. We have a quasi busy weekend on tap, but fortunately Sunday is pretty wide open and a chance to recharge.
I got to visit my dad last night. He is doing ok - in the mend. But I'm realizing his short term memory of things is noticeably worsening and it troubles me. It's a family trait and something that he has worried about for years. I'm going to be mindful to keep an eye on hat and think of strategies to help him cope with it.
I've also realized I may have a little mother hen in me :-)
And today I will not drink.
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Today is day 74.
Have a lot of to-do's today, and have a plan in place to stay strong on the face of stressors. Hoping to get caught up on a bunch of things around the house throughout the day as it is raining.
And today I will not drink.
Have a lot of to-do's today, and have a plan in place to stay strong on the face of stressors. Hoping to get caught up on a bunch of things around the house throughout the day as it is raining.
And today I will not drink.
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Today is day 75.
We made it through the sleepover - my head hurts but just from the chaos of it all :-). Recouping a bit and then heading out for my longest bike ride ever as my reward. Life is good.
And today I will not drink.
We made it through the sleepover - my head hurts but just from the chaos of it all :-). Recouping a bit and then heading out for my longest bike ride ever as my reward. Life is good.
And today I will not drink.
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Today is day 76.
Didn't even have time to post earlier today. Glad the birthday craziness is behind me ... Now I can refocus on just the normal chaos and craziness lol.
Hope everyone has a great Monday!
And today I will not drink.
Didn't even have time to post earlier today. Glad the birthday craziness is behind me ... Now I can refocus on just the normal chaos and craziness lol.
Hope everyone has a great Monday!
And today I will not drink.
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Today is day 77.
Slowly feeling like I am getting back to normal ... Slowly. Made it to the gym this morning despite oversleeping and having to rush to get there. Feels good to be getting my routine back. Now I also want to kick my fundraising into high gear for the bike ride I'm doing. My goal is for this to be my highest fundraising season ever and I still have a little bit to go to hit that.
Work craziness continues and will for sometime but at least mandatory training ends this week- that's a plus. And I coached soccer practice for my son solo last night and it went pretty well.
Life is good.
And today I will not drink.
Slowly feeling like I am getting back to normal ... Slowly. Made it to the gym this morning despite oversleeping and having to rush to get there. Feels good to be getting my routine back. Now I also want to kick my fundraising into high gear for the bike ride I'm doing. My goal is for this to be my highest fundraising season ever and I still have a little bit to go to hit that.
Work craziness continues and will for sometime but at least mandatory training ends this week- that's a plus. And I coached soccer practice for my son solo last night and it went pretty well.
Life is good.
And today I will not drink.
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Today is day 78.
Yesterday was a bit of a downer in a way. AV kicked in. Big in the afternoon. There's simply too much to do at work right now and in struggling to stay afloat. On the other hand, personal life is a little less crazy and in getting back to my workouts, which helps. Blast evening I simply vegged all evening. I don't often have that opportunity so I'm trying to accept that sometimes doing nothing is important, too.
Busy day on tap .. Hit the gym early, training all day at work, then I'm hitting the pool before heading to my dads for dinner with he and my brother. I offered to cook since dads diet is still a bit restricted - feels good for him to let me take care of him a bit :-)
And today I will not drink.
Yesterday was a bit of a downer in a way. AV kicked in. Big in the afternoon. There's simply too much to do at work right now and in struggling to stay afloat. On the other hand, personal life is a little less crazy and in getting back to my workouts, which helps. Blast evening I simply vegged all evening. I don't often have that opportunity so I'm trying to accept that sometimes doing nothing is important, too.
Busy day on tap .. Hit the gym early, training all day at work, then I'm hitting the pool before heading to my dads for dinner with he and my brother. I offered to cook since dads diet is still a bit restricted - feels good for him to let me take care of him a bit :-)
And today I will not drink.
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Today is day 79.
Bring your child to work day ... Can you say stress waiting to happen? Lol :-) but will be a fun but exhausting day. And I'm taking my earplugs :-).
And today I will not drink.
Bring your child to work day ... Can you say stress waiting to happen? Lol :-) but will be a fun but exhausting day. And I'm taking my earplugs :-).
And today I will not drink.
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