I am so thankful for friendships. There are way too many to even start listing them. But the two I want to shout out today are Susan and Judy. I met these ladies when I went to GriefShare two years ago. We’d all experienced the loss of our spouses. We Read more…
The kids, grandkids, my parents, and I met for lunch on Sunday to celebrate my birthday and Josh’s graduation from college. My kids got me a Nintendo Classic mini for a combination Mother’s Day/birthday gift. Back when we first got married, Tom and I had a Nintendo, and we spent Read more…
Last week my goal was to exercise 3-5 days. I exercised five days (Monday-Friday) and took the weekend off (except for the physical therapy exercises). This week, the movement goal is to exercise Monday-Friday again. I have a personal goal to get back to working on my book. The working Read more…
I have a list of personal commandments that I add to from time to time. This is the latest version: Tracy’s Truisms
Laying There I remember laying there, Looking at you, Watching you sleep. Knowing our time, Was running out. You woke up, Caught me watching, And we laughed. Time was running out, I wanted to soak up, Every memory of you. 5-25-23
This week I have been working on reestablishing my exercise habit. I’ve exercised every morning this week. I’m going to take a break for Saturday/Sunday (other than my physical therapy exercises) and then my goal next week is to exercise Monday-Friday morning again. I’ve also got back in the habit Read more…
I went to the doctor yesterday because my ear was hurting. I was not sure if it was my ear or a tooth. I didn’t want to chance going into the long weekend with it, so I made a doctor appointment. My ear is fine, so now I have a Read more…
Saturday morning when I got in my work car to head to Ponca City for our training, the song “More than Words” by Extreme came on. That was Tom and I’s song from the beginning of our relationship and the song we played at our wedding. Naturally, I sat there Read more…
Gretchen Rubin has what she calls the “Calendar of Catalysts”, a list of dates throughout the year that you can use to spark change in your life. One of the dates is your birthday. With today being my 57th birthday, I’m going to use this as a catalyst for a Read more…