Our Kind of Crazy

 

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Last day of November

Tuesday

Windy and chilly with a little bit of snow on the ground

 

“I’m not going down without a ~ FIGHT ~ one spoon at a time

 

What a day it's been!

Here's just a little part of it...

One daughter slipped on the ice right next to her car... twisted her ankle and bruised her arm and her back as she fell into the car door. She & her sister were heading out for their appointments with their chiropractor.

After the chiropractor visit, her twin had a panic attack while driving... SO THANKFUL for cars with bluetooth connections to cell phones!!! She was able to call me and I was able to talk her into the nearest parking lot and park the car while we worked through the steps to calm her enough to drive to my place.

Once they arrived at my place I got one some arnica, and a bed full of pillows to rest; and left with the other to help resolve the issue that triggered the panic attack. We got most of that resolved, but would have to wait on the finale. That came only an hour later, so all is well with that, for now.

Things will get better.

One day it will be a funny story for her. One day.

For now, not so much.

But I can share it here with you.

She worked a 1-day temp job for a nearby construction office last week. When finished she was to deposit a large padded envelope with the key to the building in it into their mailbox. The office is in a rural area with a few other similar commercial buildings nearby. Many of the mailboxes aren't that clearly marked and she put it the one that seemed closest. It is a locked mailbox, so once something is put into the slot it can only be taken out by someone with a key to that mailbox. Today the temp agency called her because the construction company called them to ask about the key since it was not in their mailbox as expected.

So she & I retraced her steps and began checking with the other businesses that had buildings nearby. She found someone who had received the envelope in their mail who told her it was then given to the mail-lady since it didn't seem to be anything for them. That person was going to talk to the mail-lady when she stopped by today. 

We then went over to the construction company and she explained it all, adding that either the person at the other company or the mail-lady would be in touch soon with the key. Within the hour the mail-lady came around with her daily delivery of mail for all these little companies. Hearing the story from the first business (where the key was mistakenly in their mailbox), the mail-lady informed her she still had that padded envelope in her truck & was happy to know where it should go & would take it there directly. Before long the temp agency was calling my daughter to let her know the key was back where it belonged and everyone was happy and all were finding the humor in the process. It wasn't the first time someone got confused with the mailboxes there, and it won't be the last. LOL

It's still not so funny for my daughter, but someday, maybe, she will. 😉

For many years now I’ve had a great circle of people that share similar aspects of this type of life!

Life is all about finding people who are your Kind of Crazy!

 

As the day ended we realized the daughter that fell must have fallen hard enough to shake up her brain. She’s showing signs of a mild concussion now. She has had several in the past, so we’re very familiar with it.

What a life we’ve had! This one is not my only child with a history of TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury). When they are little we believe these sorts of things will be gone once they’ve grown up. For those of you with ‘littles’ now, sorry to burst that bubble! Learn early to roll with the punches and look for the best in everything!

 

See you soon!

SPARKLE APPRECIATION

 Friday, November 26, 2021

May your Friday SPARKLE!

Don’t you just love the SPARKLE of sunlight on the ocean?

I miss the ocean. As a kid, we always lived within about an hour’s drive from the ocean. The beach was a frequent and regular part of growing up.

When I graduated high school Mom moved us (her & 5 kids) from the West Coast to the Gulf Coast, almost. That move put us closer to 2 hours from the nearest beach on the gulf. We didn’t get to the beach too often there. I don’t know if it was distance, or how much time it took, or maybe it was that we kept comparing gulf beaches with the ones we grew up with and just didn’t enjoy them as much.

Still… the SPARKLE on the water when the sun catches it just right is TOTALLY AMAZING! <3

I LOVE THE OCEAN!

It offers so much.

It gives us so much.

Advice from the OCEAN

Be SHORE of yourself

Come out of your SHELL

Take time to COAST

Avoid PIER pressure

SEA LIFE’S beauty

Don’t get TIDE down

MAKE WAVES!

 With that in mind…

When you are confined to a small space for a prolonged period,

You begin to notice much more about your companions.

Make a point to notice and appreciate the good things.

It will make everyone’s life happier.

 

Something we all should keep in mind!

What have you noticed, or come to appreciate recently?

 

See you soon!

ONE OF THOSE DAYS

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

 

ONE OF THOSE DAYS

It’s one of those days…

…When nothing goes right

GO LEFT!

LOL

The ducks really aren’t relevant to this blog…unless you might wonder if they found themselves wandering on this sidewalk instead of going to the lake. 😉

 

My day has been anything but what was planned!

One of my girls was supposed to pick me up at 7:00 AM. That turned into 7:30, then 8:00, and kept getting changed until I was finally picked up about 9:30 AM. Good thing I didn’t have to be anywhere by a specific time. Today, I’m just being their driver. 😉 So I drove to where they needed to be, dropped them off with plans to return about noon. My drive home from there should be about 5 to 6 minutes, but ended up being more like 30 minutes! Option A is taking surface streets home. Option B is taking the highway/freeway. Option B is usually faster. As I went thru the intersection that could have been Option A my mind went to, “that would be faster today” but I ignored the thought and proceeded to the highway on-ramp. At this location I must cross 2 “exit-only” traffic lanes to get to my choice of exits. Today, I cannot merge due to a long semi in the next lane. We must be thinking alike – when I speed up, so does the semi; when I slow down, so does the semi. Time runs out – I must follow the lane and exit to the ramp connecting to another highway. It is 3 miles down that highway to the next exit anywhere. I got off there and stayed on the surface streets making my way back home.

It would have been so much faster if I could have gone left two lanes as soon as I entered the highway!

But I learned at a very early age that you always give the semi the right of way! ALWAYS!

“If you stumble, make it part of the dance.”

Not that conflicts on the highway with a semi are a “stumble,” but more like a “stumble” is an unplanned change in events or plans for that day. And today my conflicts with semis on the highway changed my plans more than once today! Still, I have to give those semi drivers today a huge shout-out! It’s too much to share it all here right now. Those guys today were AWESOME! I wish I could say the same for some of the other drivers on the road with us today. I wish I could say the same about the rest of my day! One thing after another went ‘off plan’ all day long. It happens. I kept adjusting and moving on, going forward in whatever way possible.

My day might have been completely different had it not been for some very aware semi drivers!

For ALL of those semi drivers on the roads now…

You are special

YES

YOU

The one reading this!

So,

Jump up,

Wiggle your hips,

Wave your arms,

Squeeze your nose,

& have a Giggley kind of day!

May we all remember to find ways to make the best of things when nothing goes according to plan!

 

See you soon!

HAPPY SUNDAY!

 Sunday, November 21, 2021

HAPPY SUNDAY!

Happy

Sunday

Hugs & Kisses

HELLO!

 

It’s been 3 months since SparkPeople shut down their website! THREE MONTHS!!!

Moving forward these last few months, if I’m totally honest, has not been easy. It’s really been a huge struggle for me! A struggle I was not expecting. I have signed up with a number of other websites that can help track nutrition, calories, meals, activity, exercise and so on. Some do allow for some form of personal journaling and some of those can be made public to other members of the website. A few of them have forums where members can discuss various subjects. All of these are aspects of what SparkPeople offered, at no charge. These other websites don’t offer ALL of these functions. Some will allow for some of these features only if you pay for the premium membership. So after months of trying to cobble together something similar to what I had in my 15 years at SparkPeople, I’ve finally accepted there will never be anything to replace it.

If Plan A fails,

remember there are

25 MORE LETTERS.

~ Claire Cook

Now, I’m moving forward with a totally different way of dealing with all those things!

Food-wise, no more counting calories! I’ve been learning exactly how my body responds to every food I want to eat. This has resulted in a more refined list of foods I avoid. I feel better & weight is steadily coming down.

Activity/Exercise-wise, no specific program. Now, I just MOVE! It’s a little of T-Tapp, a little of Pilates, a little of all the many physical therapy exercises I’ve been taught over the years, and walking whenever possible.

Community-wise, is still a work-in-progress! So much is affected by pandemic restrictions still. With the increase of online video interactions I’ve become worn out with online connections for people. So, I guess I’m coming back now. I feel ready to have more online connections with real people again. I’m ready to write again! WOO HOO!!!

Never let a 

STUMBLE IN THE ROAD 

be the end of the 

JOURNEY

You'll never change

your life until you

change something

you do daily. The

secret of your

success is found in

your daily routine

~ John C. Maxwell

See you soon!