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Good Morning fellow travellers!! A little of that holiday "garbage" appears to have passed for me with a slight decline on the scale this morning. YES. I guess the funk is a way of reminding me that I am all too human. It annoys me that I allow the fluctuations to impact my mood ... but then again the funk isn't all about the scale either. There is a fair amount on my plate, so to speak, at the present.
I woke up early this morning with a bit of a headache so stayed up to see if exercise and being upright would flush it out. It is a mild ache right now so I hope it passes soon. My neck and shoulders were very achy yesterday and still this morning. Must be where I am carrying my tension. It certainly isn't from working too much!! I'm waiting for my turn in the shower ... should be in a few minutes with hubby getting ready to take off for work.
It snowed just a tad overnight ... probably no more than 1/4 inch. Snow is supposedly in the forecast ... we'll see what the day brings. It is time to schedule the annual mammogram ... oh joy!!! It irritates me that there is so much talk right now that mammogram's are not necessary. My mother's cancer 6 years ago would not have been detected by a physical exam ... the mammogram is what identified the suspected mass. It was very small and because of that she was able to have a lumpectomy and it was caught very early. The outcome would have no doubt been as positive if it had grown large enough to detect with an exam. Statistics can be interrupted a number of ways. I hate what is happening to our health care. No doubt the system has problems but really ... can we make it worse? Enough of ranting about health care.
I had two emails in my in box at work yesterday about colleagues that died on Christmas Eve. One I had never met. The other I only knew peripherally ... she was diagnosed with an extremely aggressive type of brain cancer in September. It reminded me, once again, how tenuous life is and I have much to be grateful for. I do not want to waste my time bellyaching about my weight. I do want to remember to make the most of every day.
My five for today ...
1. friends who remind me of what is truly important
2. another morning to greet my husband and face yet another, while not very exciting, another day of life
3. I have a job and I have health insurance!!!
4. I do not feel like mooing today ...
5. the hope of warmer weather ... and some white stuff on the ground (I do want to use my cross country skis at least once this winter!!!)
Have a good day. Thank you for listening to me ... always. Thank you for your kindness and support. Cindy ... I hope you are right that we will eventually figure out how to deal with the "I wanna be done" concept. I'll work on patience for myself today.
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So often we tie our happiness to the number on the scale. It is hard not to! I think we get conditioned to the pats on the back when the scale is down so it is easy to see why when it goes up it puts our minds in a different place. I am glad you are getting out of the funk zone. You are such a positive person and DO have so much on your plate right now that it is amazing you are doing all that you are. You should be so proud of yourself for maintaining your sunny presence of mind. There are so many of us that could not!
29 Dec 09 by member: dawn0001
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Good morning Moose. I am glad you're moving your way out of the funk too, although I am sure it's difficult with everything going on. No way out but through....Have a good day.
29 Dec 09 by member: erikag
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Yea for the decline! I am glad you are out of the funk too! Must have been that retail therapy! Works for me everytime!
29 Dec 09 by member: chattycathy1955
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Nice reversal. The older one gets, going through life becomes like walking through a minefield. While it's true that things are oh so fragile, we cannot afford to let our minds dwell on these aspects unless it is absolutely necessary. Best to live in a dream. ;-)
29 Dec 09 by member: information
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Atta girl!! Thats more like it! Way to go on the scale too. I think realizing that it passes, (of course with US correcting it right away) and knowing it happens to everyone makes those feelings easier to handle or to accept. Imagine what would we do if we ever were done? We prob wouldn't have A THING to talk about on fs!!! (yeah right!) lol I love your five. (I have been oinking, myself lol)
29 Dec 09 by member: cindyshine
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Amen to appreciating every single moment, every single day! Being grateful is something I try to teach my sons constantly. No matter how bad things may seem, there is ALWAYS something to be thankful for. Happy New Year, by the way, in case I don't check journals for a few days. ;-)
29 Dec 09 by member: twilightmom
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I am with you - we are lucky and comparing ourselves to others who are worse off really resets the gratitude meter.
29 Dec 09 by member: abbadabba
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