Happy Easter!! Hope everyone had a hoppy good time spent with family and friends. I spent mine with my family. Although we didn't do nearly what we usually do it was still good and I am so blessed with those who are part of my life.
Almost every year at Easter it was tradition to go to Medicine Hat with my girls and do Ukrainian Eggs with their cousins, visit family, go to Police Point for a nice walk and see bunnies and chicks. This year we were sad we didn't make it to the Hat but I am glad that we were able to get down just a few weeks ago for a visit. Since then my grandmother has been in the hospital in failing health. Hopefully we can make a trip again soon. We miss everyone there. As my girls grow up and we get caught up in sports, traveling and competitions it's hard to find free weekends to make the trip. Our oldest is a goalie and with only one on both her ringette and lacrosse team it makes traveling and weekends off even harder. Thankfully this season there are two lacrosse goalies which allows for some flexibility.
So obviously it's April 1st and I have missed a week of updates and reports. Unfortunately I ended up on IV and laid up for a few days. Well, not really laid up but it took everything I had just to make it through the day. I was still working just on a home IV program. I have not allowed it to get me down however. Even when I had to return multiple times when my veins failed and had to suffer through multiple pokes to find a good vein. It was disappointing and at first it felt like a set back when I thought of how these things always happen when I am in a good place. Negative was put aside and I have remained focused. I was a trooper!
I am still on the right path. I did get my new glasses or "eyes" as I am calling them. Couldn't be happier. I have a new outlook ;) So that was a highlight and bonus. Then despite not feeling the best and daily IV I managed to still eat okay. I didn't have much of an appetite at all and was not thirsty at all but I did eat healthy for the most part. Excuse the two Blizzards from DQ...the doctor did say get probiotics in and dairy counts correct? ;) I hardly slept a wink though in 4 days and that really got me emotional. I was a bag of tears. I have to think it was the medication. I was drained yet could not sleep for the life of me! Every time I would start falling asleep my body would jolt me right awake.
After a week of stress on my body and being run down I figured I would give a day to recoup and test to see how I do before Yoga. I know I said I would start my month long challenge April 1st and trust me I haven't given up or made an excuse. I wanted to so badly but my instructor told me to listen to my body and feel better first. I hope tomorrow is day one of the challenge so that I am not too far off or set back.
Today I am testing myself to see how I am feeling and what level of energy I have to work with so I can plan for tomorrow. So far so good. It's been an early start, but a busy day. Normally I do not work Easter Monday but I am in lieu of a day I took off in March. It's down time now and I feel energized still like I should still be going and doing stuff but I am trying to maintain taking it easy to a point.
The day is well under control as my girls get themselves back in order for school tomorrow. They are doing their chores without any argument. It's been lovely. We even managed to get out for a good walk along the ridge. The sun is out, it's not too warm or too cold, just a perfect spring day albeit wet and muddy in areas. We watched Canadian Geese fly over head, and ducks dive in the Bow River. It was nice to 'stop and smell the roses' as one might say. Taking in our surroundings. Very beautiful to say the least.
This week will be exciting as I begin my Yoga challenge. It will also be exciting as my oldest is playing in the Ringette Alberta Challenge. Top AA & A ringette athletes from around the province are coming together to form teams to compete this weekend in Cochrane. My daughter has players from Red Deer, Lethbridge, Strathmore, Edmonton and many other places on her team. What an adventure and great opportunity to meet others and play some very exciting ringette. I wish them all the best and cannot wait to see them play.
A long time friend of mine often said the above to me and I find it very reflective of where I am in the moment. Committed to change. I have focused on the result of better health and am up for the journey. I have found a positive attitude to be a huge part of my journey in that it carries me so to speak. Normally I would get down on myself when a set back would hit and this time I have maintained a perfectly positive attitude and outlook and have not lost sight of motivation and what matters, my health!
I cannot wait to see what the days ahead bring. Today is my day and I am owning it. It doesn't have to be packed full as long as it was spent in a place of happiness and positivity.
Today My Name is Motivated :)
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