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Wordless Wednesday: Roses

Don't Set Yourself Up for Failure

Going on a diet is not an easy thing to do no matter how much weight you want to lose or how many times you have tried to lose the weight. Most people I know set their selves up for failure before they start a diet. Let’s say someone wants to lose 50 pounds by summer so they can wear that favorite bikini. If they get half way through the process and they cannot get past losing that last 30 pounds. It would be easy to give up on dieting and gain those 20 pounds back they have worked so hard to lose. Most of us want to have things right now and it is extremely hard to be patient about our weight loss. It is easier to feel like a failure then feel like a success. One step you could take to lose the weight is start on that diet right after summer so it may be a more realistic goal. It is important to remember even if you do not lose all the weight right now you’re still a success. It might be an important step to talk with other people who have the same goals for weight loss. A diet detective may be able to tell you what you are doing right and what you are doing wrong  when you are trying to lose weight.

Finding Comfort In Weightlessness

Dealing with chronic pain has become my own nightmare. It is funny how you do not know until you live with chronic pain what it is like to live your life in pain. The pain from fibromyalgia and lupus varies from day to day. Some days I wake up and I can tolerate the pain while other days it takes everything I have to deal with the pain. On the bad days, it would be much easier to isolate myself. I have to force myself to leave the room for my family. It hasn’t been easy dealing with chronic pain, but it’s got to the point that I am wondering if something is wrong with me if I have a good day. I have tried multiple things just to deal with the day after day. I have used a tens unit for the pain, a lot of muscle creams, medications, and getting in the pool. Getting in the pool and has helped me a lot. I am not sure if it is the weightlessness of getting in the pool or the warm water, but it seems to sooth my muscles. I wish I had a pool at home to help with the aches and pains. When I am in the water I am able to move around better which gives me back some control of my life. I would love to have one of those  therapy pools at home to help with my aches and pain. The pool in my area does not heat up enough for me to benefit from it during the winter. I do wish they had a warm enough pool for it to be worth going out to in the winter.

Let's Play a Little Ball

During the winter the baseball practicing place is closed during the winter because of the weather in my state. It usually opens in the spring time. I am not into baseball, but I have seen a few games at the stadium where I used to live. The baseball field in my town is close to my daughter’s old school. At times it was difficult to pick her up because of the ball park field next to the school. I have watched a few games on television and it amazes me how fast they can throw a ball. I would not like to feel the ball hitting me. I am surprised the players do not have to wear the same equipment as football players. The last time I went to a ball game they were checking how fast the ball was thrown with a radar gun similar to the ones that police use to check if someone is speeding. They are able to check the speed in the car and outside the car, which makes it an useful tool for a police officer. It is amazing how things in technology can help us improve the quality of things we do in life every day. It helps help the police to make our town a safer place to live for everyone.

Time to Follow Your Dreams in Tough Times

So many people are finding their selves in a long line at the unemployment center and feel like the floor is falling out from underneath them. An online college degree just might be the advancement they need today. A Online Colleges would be an excellent way to be competitive at work. It might be the time to get the online colleges degrees you have been dreaming of for years. But you will still need to find that job to feed your family, but you will have something to look forward to when you get up in the morning to search for a job. The great thing about an online college degree is the class time is flexible. I am a strong believer that everything happens for a reason even though I have yet to figure out what the reason is for getting sick. It has taken a lot of soul searching, but I have learned a lot about myself. While I was in school the teacher’s criticized my stories and writing. By being sick I have found a new found love in writing, although I have yet to figure out what kind of online college degree I would like to pursue. It just might be what I need to follow my own dream, but I always go back to, but I am sick. I will always have lupus, but I am working on not letting lupus have me.

Finding a Place to Call Home

I worked for a Skilled Nursing facility for years as a nursing assistant. Some days were better than others when I worked at the Housing For Seniors. At times it was hard to comfort my residents who were struggling with losing their independence. We attempted to make the environment a home like place so they would not feel so alone. When the family members came to visit we attempted to console them as well. On the Medicare unit sometimes the residents would go home that was always nice to see. If they were not able to go home some of them went to an Assisted Living Facilities. Even though the assisted living facility was not home at least it was more comforting to the resident. The emotional impact that moving into a nursing home or assisted living facility has on the residents can be overwhelming at times. I enjoyed trying to comfort the residents at the facility everyday when I worked at their. It was always nice to see the residents light up when they saw when walking around the corner or say they were happy to see me that day. I tried to show them lots of love when I did my job. It is not every day you hear a nursing assistant say she loved her job.

Fill-It-Friday#?

1. There are places to go and people to see ever day.
2. Something people say blow those clouds away.
3. Standing in the middle of a busy highway is not something I would like to do.
4. Somethings I hear I want to say oh boy.
5. He went out tiger hunting but he never found one.
6. Sometimes it is hard to keep my mind from wandering .
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to no snow, tomorrow my plans include staying warm inside with hot chocolate and Sunday, I want to dream a little about the future!

2 Cleanings a Year Keeps the Extraction Away

Last week, I had a tooth pulled which has been in the works for the last couple of months. I was supposed to have the tooth pulled back in November, but I was sick with an upper respiratory infection. The last thing someone with lupus needs to do is have a tooth pulled out when their immune system is low anyways. So I had to cancel the appointment the day before. It took a lot of nerve for me to go to a dentist at all. It took me over 15 years (yes, you read it right.) to get the guts to have the tooth pulled. Back when I was pregnant with my daughter I had a filling done and the filling did not stay. If I knew then that I had a vitamin D deficiency it would have explained to me why my teeth kept on chipping and I was drinking at least a gallon of milk while I was pregnant with my daughter. Really, it should have been a light bulb moment for my doctor, but he probably figured it was just another crazy pregnancy craving. I could not get enough milk throughout my pregnancy, but I could not drink any juice at all. If I could go back I would have gone back to the dentist to get the tooth filled again or pulled earlier. If you have had a molar pulled you know what I mean. I thought I was going to lose my mind while the dentist was trying to yank this tooth out of my mouth. On top of that I started feeling the pain from the actual scalpel (not sure if that is what a dentist uses to cut around a tooth.) cutting into my gums. She would have numbed it again, but I was afraid I would chicken out when she returned. It took all I could to finish the extraction. I held onto the side of my pants and the chair to refocus my mind. I was told to try to refocus my mind on the music playing, but who can hear any music over the suction machine. I was concerned about having an excessive amount of bleeding because I have a platelet deficiency. So I had good reason to be concerned. In my next post I’ll share ways to find dental service less expensive. I need to have some fillings done next time I see the dentist. I am hoping she will do them all at the same time. I need to buy a splint for my TMJ, but I am not sure if I will be able to afford to buy a new one. I have to have an exam from a new dentist, fitted with the splint, and purchase a new splint. My mouth is beginning to feel better now, but my TMJ is still in an uproar.

What's Your Holiday Plans This Year?

The holidays are extremely stressful for me so I don’t cook the meal. I don’t like being so exhausted I cannot walk across the room at times. I cannot handle the stress of the cooking, cleaning and just dealing with people in general. We usually take a couple of dishes for the holiday. This year I’m going to bring some ice cream cookies. I’d like to take eggnog ice cream for the Thanksgiving and chocolate cherry ice cream for Christmas. My ice cream scoop broke a year ago and I’ve not replaced it. I’ve been using a big tablespoon and that gets old really quick. I’m going to purchase two Kitchen Scoops so I can save one for myself and give the other one to the holiday host. I’m looking forward to having turkey and all the goodies with it. My favorite food for thanksgiving besides turkey is stuffing and cranberry sauce. I drink cranberry juice like it’s going out of style.