Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Tired
There was a lot of action here over the weekend. Normally, I don't have too many visitors but I had a grand total of five. Their visits didn't take away all the disappointment that I felt after not being able to attend the baby shower for a very close friend of mine and his girlfriend. Of course, some of them brought me more yarn to feed this addiction to crocheting that I've developed over the years. Thankfully, I have a purpose for these bundles of stringy goodness sitting in totes near me. I can't use the "running out of yarn" excuse for not achieving my goal. So far, I do have three scarves completed and will work on the hats today and tomorrow. I'm hopeful that I can have all three finished so the total of completed sets will rise to 33. Still a lot more to go but I can only go so fast! I'm just grateful that I've been given yarn. I have plenty of time to work on the products.
Other than that, I've been feeling down and blah. I know it's because the weather is nice outside. Whenever there's a swing in the temperatures combined with pleasant days, I'm stuck inside for breathing, Fibro or pain issues. That's the cycle that I've notice a lot of in the past few years. Monday, my sinuses and fibro were competing to see who will be able to give me a migraine first. I can't say for certain which came in first place but I know that it didn't change the end result.
Working my way through the sets and the books for my review blog have kept me pretty busy. On top of that, I've begun revisions on my novel. My goal is to have it revised within a couple of months. I know that I have piled things on my plate higher than I probably should. In all honesty, it's to keep my mind busy so that I don't have to dwell on some of the hard things. When I'm busy, I can put on that mask of "everything's okay" and not have to field a thousand questions otherwise. Unfortunately, that keeps everything inside where it eats away at me until I'm overwhelmed. Releasing those feelings or emotions properly hasn't always been a strong suit of mine. I can say that I have made some improvements but I'm not able to deal with an all-out assault of emotional missiles.
For me, I think this week will be a long one. I haven't been sleeping a lot because of the weather, the dog's schedule and just not being tired when I need to go to sleep. Later in the week, I have to get my blood checked to make sure that I'm still within the levels I need to be. I'm hoping that I don't have to adjust any medicines. I hate doing that. My schedule is weird enough the way it is. Who knows what will happen though? I mean, I had a bunch of visitors this weekend that I didn't expect so why not during the week? Either way, I hope the week is a good one for all of you out there. Stay safe during the rough weather and we'll see each other on the other side.
Until next time,
Kay
Other than that, I've been feeling down and blah. I know it's because the weather is nice outside. Whenever there's a swing in the temperatures combined with pleasant days, I'm stuck inside for breathing, Fibro or pain issues. That's the cycle that I've notice a lot of in the past few years. Monday, my sinuses and fibro were competing to see who will be able to give me a migraine first. I can't say for certain which came in first place but I know that it didn't change the end result.
Working my way through the sets and the books for my review blog have kept me pretty busy. On top of that, I've begun revisions on my novel. My goal is to have it revised within a couple of months. I know that I have piled things on my plate higher than I probably should. In all honesty, it's to keep my mind busy so that I don't have to dwell on some of the hard things. When I'm busy, I can put on that mask of "everything's okay" and not have to field a thousand questions otherwise. Unfortunately, that keeps everything inside where it eats away at me until I'm overwhelmed. Releasing those feelings or emotions properly hasn't always been a strong suit of mine. I can say that I have made some improvements but I'm not able to deal with an all-out assault of emotional missiles.
For me, I think this week will be a long one. I haven't been sleeping a lot because of the weather, the dog's schedule and just not being tired when I need to go to sleep. Later in the week, I have to get my blood checked to make sure that I'm still within the levels I need to be. I'm hoping that I don't have to adjust any medicines. I hate doing that. My schedule is weird enough the way it is. Who knows what will happen though? I mean, I had a bunch of visitors this weekend that I didn't expect so why not during the week? Either way, I hope the week is a good one for all of you out there. Stay safe during the rough weather and we'll see each other on the other side.
Until next time,
Kay
Quote of the Day
Some
of the best lessons we ever learn we learn from our mistakes and
failures. The error of the past is the wisdom of the future.
~ Tryon Edwards
Monday, June 3, 2013
Quote of the Day
I cannot always control what goes on outside. But I can always control what goes on inside.
~ Wayne Dyer
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Quote of the Day
It doesn't matter how long we may have
been stuck in a sense of our limitations. If we go into a darkened room
and turn on the light, it doesn't matter if the room has been dark for
a day, a week, or ten thousand years -- we turn on the light and it is
illuminated. Once we control our capacity for love and happiness, the
light has been turned on.
~ Sharon Salzberg
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Still here.
Remember how I mentioned that whenever I do too much, I end up paying for it? Yeah, that happens quite a lot. More often than I really want it to happen. That happened on Tuesday after I helped to clean and organize the office/craft room. I didn't do any of the heavy lifting. No way that could happen. I did most of the sorting and packing of items that were brought to me. Nonetheless, it was enough to make me wake up on Tuesday feeling bruised and battered. Thankfully, all I had planned for the day was to make headway on my crocheting and some reading. I ended up finishing a scarf and starting a second one. If my hands would have cooperated with me more, I could have had both scarves finished with another halfway finished.
Wednesday brought more warm temperatures and humidity which meant my breathing was a bit on the labored side. I've come to accept the fact that whenever the weather shift, I'm going to have trouble. I spent most of the day reading and working my way through the pile of to-read books that I have near me almost all the time. My hands and feet were swollen most of the day so I didn't do as much crocheting as I wanted. The best part of the day was finding the inspiration to begin work on another novel.
Thankfully, the weather front that had been crawling towards our state started to come through my state. I hated the tightness that I felt in my chest but the relief in my hands and feet helped to even things out.That allowed me to get another scarf finished and a third started. I had given myself to the end of the week to work on the crocheting before I had to split my time and attention between that and the revisions I've planned. When I finish the matching hats, that will make 32 complete sets for the kids at the Center.
We received sad news on Thursday and it combined with the rain that fell on Friday made my mood dark. Sleeping all day sounded like an awesome plan. My little furkid had other plans for me. He made sure that I woke up and got to work doing blog posts for my book blog and finding some more quotes for this one. He's a little bossy furkid when he wants to be - especially when he wants his treats. I honestly couldn't imagine my days without him though. He's getting old enough to make me worry over losing him.
Today, I must say happy birthday to my niece! She's grown so much and it makes me feel so old. *sighs* I am so disappointed that I wasn't able to attend the baby shower for a very close family friend and his girlfriend. They're actually more like siblings than friends. They are having the first child soon so the level of excitement is quite high. It definitely would have been fun to get out of the house and spend time with them! I had been saving my spoons for today but combined with all the other things, I'm just stuck. Sad Kay is sad today. My only other plans for the day are to read some more and to begin the revisions on my novel. I really want to have the whole thing done before the end of June. Okay, time to get ready! Have a great weekend.
Until next time,
Kay
Wednesday brought more warm temperatures and humidity which meant my breathing was a bit on the labored side. I've come to accept the fact that whenever the weather shift, I'm going to have trouble. I spent most of the day reading and working my way through the pile of to-read books that I have near me almost all the time. My hands and feet were swollen most of the day so I didn't do as much crocheting as I wanted. The best part of the day was finding the inspiration to begin work on another novel.
Thankfully, the weather front that had been crawling towards our state started to come through my state. I hated the tightness that I felt in my chest but the relief in my hands and feet helped to even things out.That allowed me to get another scarf finished and a third started. I had given myself to the end of the week to work on the crocheting before I had to split my time and attention between that and the revisions I've planned. When I finish the matching hats, that will make 32 complete sets for the kids at the Center.
We received sad news on Thursday and it combined with the rain that fell on Friday made my mood dark. Sleeping all day sounded like an awesome plan. My little furkid had other plans for me. He made sure that I woke up and got to work doing blog posts for my book blog and finding some more quotes for this one. He's a little bossy furkid when he wants to be - especially when he wants his treats. I honestly couldn't imagine my days without him though. He's getting old enough to make me worry over losing him.
Today, I must say happy birthday to my niece! She's grown so much and it makes me feel so old. *sighs* I am so disappointed that I wasn't able to attend the baby shower for a very close family friend and his girlfriend. They're actually more like siblings than friends. They are having the first child soon so the level of excitement is quite high. It definitely would have been fun to get out of the house and spend time with them! I had been saving my spoons for today but combined with all the other things, I'm just stuck. Sad Kay is sad today. My only other plans for the day are to read some more and to begin the revisions on my novel. I really want to have the whole thing done before the end of June. Okay, time to get ready! Have a great weekend.
Until next time,
Kay
Quote of the Day
One of
the most beautiful gifts in the world is the gift of encouragement.
When someone encourages you, that person helps you over a threshold you
might otherwise never have crossed on your own.
~ John O'Donohue
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