I Love Writing

I guess we are having an early winter as we are about fifteen degrees below normal high for this time of the year.  I think the whole country is getting a taste of the cold weather.  I have stayed inside the last couple of days as it is bitter cold and my body has not adjusted yet.  We had snow flurries yesterday and it won't be long before we have the first big snowfall.

Since the outdoor activities have been curtailed, it is a good time to do some purging of what we think are keep sakes.  After 34 years of marriage and raising children, we have decided it is time to start cleaning out the attic and letting go of the past.  It has been quite interesting finding things we had forgotten about.  A trip down memory lane and suddenly you realize that we haven't changed as much as we thought.  We have just matured and hopefully grown a little wiser.  My children are getting a surprise as I am turning over their stored belongings.  They can store them at their own homes.  Ah, yes it feels good to let go and sad as we are reminded of some special moments in life.  I always get a little teary eyed when I see their baby pictures and memories of their childhood. 

As, for my husband and me, I have found papers from our college days.  It has been interesting reading some of the papers we composed.  I do say that some things never change as a college professor told me I had a gift of writing and he hoped I never let it go.  I guess it was in my life script to write as I still love to express myself.  

After all the trauma in my life the past couple of years, I had questioned a couple of times if I had lost who I really am.  Now that I am feeling better, a lot of my memories of my life are returning.  I pinch myself everyday as I am feeling like a new person.  Least I not forget who I was in order to get to who I am today.  All the good and bad things in life make us stronger and appreciative of the simple pleasures of life.  So out of trauma there is a light at the end of the tunnel.  I chose to change and write a new script.

My new script is filled with happiness for myself and a new healthy me.  So glad I stuck up for myself and kept moving forward.  Life is beautiful when your body is functioning in harmony.

Stay warm wherever you are !

Elizabeth:)

November Is Caregiver Month

It is hard to believe that the first week of November is almost over.  I am still wondering what happened to October.  My husband and I enjoyed the fall weather so much that October slipped away from us quickly.  We woke up Saturday to snow on the room tops and the cold north winds howling.  November let its presence be known.  I hope it slips by as fast as October.  I spent Monday and Tuesday pulling up the last of my flowers that said goodbye, as the snow had done them in.  I hibernated today as the winds picked up again, and it was cold.  Unfortunately here comes winter.

We spent some time last month visiting my best friend up around Lake Erie.  It was a fun weekend spent shopping at a huge outdoor market.  I have never seen so many fresh vegetables and fruit.  I actually saw some fruit that I had never heard of.  It was fun shopping and then cooking all the fresh veggies.  Wish I lived closer and could shop there regularly.  After eating good food we hiked through Cuyahoga Falls.  It was beautiful and the falls were fast and full due to a lot of rain.  The hiking made us sleep well.

I am feeling better these days and my energy is returning.  I am thanking and blessing those lady health care professionals for helping me.  The thing that really gave me that extra nudge to call them was the fact that my eyebrows were falling out.  It sounds strange but despite feeling so tired and yucky all the time, the thought of no eyebrows was starting to concern me.  I am hoping now that what I have left will remain.  Slowly but surely everyday I continue to feel better and better.  Our body tells us when something is not right and we need to pursue getting medical help when we feel badly for long stretches of time.  We must learn not to give up because a doctor or anyone tells us we are just being whinny.  I had some severe deficiencies that  had messed up my whole body, biorhythms, and  hormonal system.  These deficiencies were starting to cause all kinds of health problems.  I hope I continue to get well.   Remember that when your body hurts and feels tired, it is trying to tell you something is not right.  Keep advocating for yourself  by asking for help and eventually someone will hear you.  Don't give up.

It's caregiver month and all caregivers remember to take of yourself.  We are appreciated and needed and sometimes we need someone to take care of us.  Don't feel ashamed to ask for help.  Be strong and stick up for yourself.  You are in control of your life.

PS.  I managed to wear pink everyday in October for all those who have battled breast cancer.   My mother-in-law was smiling from heaven.

Life is beautiful !!

Elizabeth:)