Sunday, March 27, 2011

We all need someone to lean on

We all need someone to lean on

Sometimes in our lives
We all have pain
We all have sorrow
But if we are wise
We know that there's always tomorrow

Lean on me, when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
'Til I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on

Please swallow your pride
If I have things you need to borrow
For no one can fill those of your needs
That you won't let show

You just call on me brother, when you need a hand (Chorus)
We all need somebody to lean on
I just might have a problem that you'd understand
We all need somebody to lean on

We all do need someone to lean on once in a while. This week was my turn. On Thursday morning I had surgery on my female parts. (Since my nephews and other guys read this blog I am not going into details here) The surgery was scheduled for 45 minutes and took just over 2 hours. Leaving the hospital every move hurt. The car ride home had me in tears. Once home I wanted the comfort of my own bed, and my heating pad. Which is where I have stayed for the last 4 days. ( Laptops make writing this blog from bed easy)

In life we do not get to choose our families God does that for us. Then God brings people into our lives that become friends, over time they become our own handpicked designed by us family. I am blessed to have both an outstanding family and a great friend family.

I wanted to take a moment to THANK all my friends the meals you have prepared and sent over, your text messages, phone calls, emails, and facebook messages have meant a great deal to me. You all are the greatest.
Sometimes during this journey we need someone to lean on.

Love and Laughter

Hoorah

Terry

Sunday, March 20, 2011

What a week- stressful yet amazing

What a week- stressful yet amazing
Well as I posted last Sunday my wonderful Coach and his wife were here for several hours last Sunday. I posted a photo of him and I in July of 09 and the one taken last week, there was a big WOW , but when I found the photo of him and I from November of 2008- the WOW got even bigger. Our New CA at the office looked at it and exclaimed – THAT DOESN’T EVEN LOOK LIKE THE SAME PERSON… It really doesn’t

All I can say it LIFE REALLY IS GREAT.

Tuesday found me tearing and spraining my Deltoid muscle in my right shoulder, not a good thing for a right handed person. Apparently while I worked on Tuesday the gasket housing on my garbage disposal went bad, and leaked its lubricant on to the kitchen floor, so as I came in from work- like always I walked to the sink to deposit my empty water bottle and slipped. It’s a good thing I work for a Chiropractor.

Thursday night I nearly set my kitchen on fire. Seems tea towels and gas stoves don’t play well with each other. I have been telling folks for years I should not be allowed in the kitchen, it just isn’t my forte.

The TRULY amazing part of this week came on Friday morning- I had an appointment with my PCP for a pre-op examination. She was totally impressed. See I really do not like going to the doctor so I kind of avoid it, no offense to the amazing physicians out there, but your offices are scary places. But I have to say this was the BEST visit to the doctor in years. She is so happy with my progress that she lowered my blood pressure medication (only 1 these days- used to be 3) and lowered my thyroid medications as well and agreed with my dropping all the diabetic medications and had taken me off all the other meds I used to be on. When I first started this journey I was on about 10 different medications a day between high blood pressure medications, Diabetes meds, etc... I was so happy when I left her office.

This morning I meet a dear friend for breakfast and then went to the grocery store. As I was wondering around trying to figure out what to have for dinner, something occurred to me. The once “staples” of my Sunday night dinners, are no more. It used to be that on Sunday nights I’d fix a big pasta dinner, with the Pillsbury Grand’s rolls. I can eat a whole can by myself in 1 sitting. Those once “staples” aren’t even in my radar any more. Tonight for dinner I decided on a nice piece of Sirloin steak, (cooked without incident) some sautéed mushrooms, a nice garden salad and fresh squash. Later tonight I will have a small piece of the Hot Milk Cake my friend made me. Yes she made me a whole cake, once I got home with it; I sliced it into individual servings, put 1 slice aside for myself for a treat later, and have put the rest in the freezer for future company. (Feel free to comment Dr. Wood)

The Pre –op exam was for a surgical procedure I am having on Thursday of this week. On the girl parts. I know it needs to be done, as we have tried every other means to solve the issues I have been having and nothing has worked. But I am still scared, nervous and worried. One of the big things that scares me is I know me so well, I do not do BORED well. The doctor’s orders are that I come home and spend at least the first 48 hours on bed rest. I figure by Friday morning I will be wanting out of bed and finding things to get into, which is going to be a bad thing. See for me this won’t be deliberate, it’s just me and just how my brain is wired. I’ll think Oh gee I’m up to go potty any way- let me just load the dish washer, or clean out the cat’s box, or….. Yeah that’s me. So for any of you friends that live /work/play in the Owings Mills, Reisterstown areas, and would like to come save me from my self, all company will be most appreciated. Bring your favorite DVD- I’m always open to a good non-violent movie.

Life really is good.

This Journey is amazing to me
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Love and Laughter

Hoorah

Terry

Sunday, March 13, 2011

This is not a diet


This isn’t a diet

I have said this many times in the past and find I am saying it more and more- THIS IS NOT A DIET, it’s a new lifestyle.

Yes diets work in the short term. You lose weight, but once you END the diet and you ALWAYS end the diet you go right back to the lifestyle habits that put the weight on in the first place.

I choose to change my lifestyle- I choose to stop living a life that was going to put me in an early grave.

I CHOOSE to Stop being self destructive and life a positive life affirming life.
Its 1 choice at a time. It’s really as simple as an apple or a donut, every time I choose the apple I choose to live.

I have no weight or size goal, I have a LIFE goal- I want to live long enough to see my nephews grow up, get married and have children that make them as crazy as they are making my brother and sister in law.

I choose to get up in the morning at 5 to go to the gym. I choose to eat Chinese for lunch most days; I choose to have salad or soup for dinner most nights.

I am totally blessed with an amazing coach who supports me and encourages me, and yes argues with me when need be. I had the joy of spending several hours with his wife and him today, he told me several times that I looked younger and healthier, and how much better I was moving. I delighted hearing that from him, but he was only affirming what I already knew. See the photos of him and I below.

Are you looking to change your lifestyle? Get in touch with me and I can help you.

This journey is SO WORTH the effort.

Love and Laughter

Hoorah

Terry

Sunday, March 6, 2011

What is on your bucket list?

What is on your Bucket List?

Turning 47 this week has made me start thinking about all the things on my bucket list. A few years ago I wrote 101 things to do before I die list, but there were a lot of redundancies on that list.
Of course I have a list of things I want to do before I die. Things like see both Nephews graduate from High School, College, get married and have children of their own. There are all the places I want to travel to, and then there are the dare devil things I have a desire to do.

A bucket list is nothing more than a list of goals we wish to see, do or achieve in our lives. Of course there are things I have crossed off my original list, they are not all epic, but there are fun, things like getting to see the Magic Kingdom, Dancing in the streets with Chip and Dale, Being recognized for the work I do in the Chiropractic industry. Continuing to lose weight, I weigh in on the first Friday of the month, when I got on the scale this past Friday I was amazed to see that I had lost 12.4 lbs in a month.

In many many ways turning 47 was on a list I wrote mentally years and years ago. Life continues to move and grow and we has human beings must continue to grow and move with it. When I say life really is great- I truly do mean it. LIFE IS GREAT!

Along the way I continue to grow, to make friends, and live a health life and most importantly to have fun.

So what is on your bucket list? What things do you want to accomplish before your time on this earth is up?

The journey should be full of fun and friends.

Love and Laughter

Hoorah

Terry