I get these emails from Gretchen Rubin and some days the quotes really speak to me. This was one of those quotes. Some of the songs that have fixed particular years in my mind are: (These are not necessarily the year these songs came out, they are just the years Read more…
Today I went to see the new Disney movie “Haunted Mansion”. It was cute and I definitely recommend it. But it also had a couple of surprisingly emotional parts. One of them was when they talked about “Grief Winks”. That’s when you see a sign from someone you’ve lost. It Read more…
My counselor asked me to write a list of my strengths. This is what I came up with so far. It’s hard to come up with strengths for yourself. I think it’s easier to see strengths in other people. What do you see as your strengths?
I have been working on reading and listening to some audiobooks and think I have finally broken out of my reading rut. The audiobook I just finished is called Eat that Frog by Brian Tracy. I was introduced to Brian Tracy several years ago by my friend Jacqueline. It’s based Read more…
I had counseling last night. During our conversation, I said something that started with “I should have…” and she stopped me mid-sentence. She said “Shoulds cause guilt. Instead try saying something like “It would be in my best interest to”….” Um….wow. As we went on through the session, I caught Read more…
On vacation in 2013, Tom and I went to see a Price is Right Live show. We had purchased tickets to see the show when it was going to be in Newkirk and then I also won tickets to a show in El Reno, so we got to go twice. Read more…
I’ve been going outside early in the morning to do my #Outside23in23 challenge. This morning, my neighbor’s dog decided to join me on the porch. It was so peaceful just sitting there enjoying the beautiful morning with the doggy.
When I looked at my Facebook memories this morning, I realized that it was three years ago today that we made the decision to go ahead and start Tom on hospice. Sometimes I look back and wish we’d done it sooner, but Tom wasn’t ready, and I felt like it Read more…
Here is my July 23 for 23 check-in. I need to get moving on some of these. We are already more than halfway through this year!
This week (on Wednesday), it has been four months since the wreck. Last week, the physical therapist told me it can take 6-12 months to completely heal from this type of injury. I found that a little disheartening. Since I have been having headaches almost everyday, I went to the Read more…