The Week That Was

Well, those 9 days passed in the blink of an eye.  OK - maybe not quite the blink of an eye but it certainly doesn't feel like it was 9 days ago that A arrived home and he has left again already.  We were talking last night and I made him laugh - he had annoyed me in the evening because I had asked him to do something on Friday, and Saturday and Sunday and he had still not done it (and by then it was dark and I knew that even if he went out to do it, it wouldn't be done properly because he wouldn't be able to see properly) - I told him that when I was really missing him while he was gone, I thought about the times he had really annoyed me and then I didn't miss him so much !!!!  He thought that it was a strange way to deal with him not being at home and I told him "Whatever works for me, works for me !!!!"

We spent some amazing time together - just being together - not necessarily doing anything exciting - just enjoying being together.

I also spent Wednesday morning waiting for him to have some cancer cut out of his face only for him to go for a follow up appointment on Friday and be told that, while they had cut bigger than they thought necessary, they didn't get it all.  So, he has to go back again once this lot has healed.  The next time they are going to send it off to pathology before they stitch him up to make sure that they don't have to cut again.  Poor bugger - the same thing happened with the last lot of cancer they cut out - didn't get it all and they had to go back in again.  Lucky he doesn't have a career in modelling !!!  My BIL thinks this could be a new weight loss strategy - getting bits cut out !!!!

Thursday I took the day off work and Friday K took the day off work to spend with Dad.  I was really pleased as she can be a little narky with him at times.  Actually, when he arrived and it looked like things may get a little tense between them, I said "OK, Dad is only here for 9 days so everyone has to be nice to everyone else" - and that seemed to be the mantra repeated a few times while he was home.  If only it would work when he was home permanently !!!!!!!!!!

I thought that I was doing the right thing by booking a flight to see him half way through this month that he is away from home only for him to get to Townsville this morning and hear that the riggers are moving down to Rockhampton in the next couple of days which means he will be following them a few days later.  So, now to see how much it will cost me to change my flights - bloody company couldn't organise a p*ss up in a brewery if their lives depended on it !!!!!!!!!!!!  DRIVES ME NUTS (I think I may have mentioned this before !!!!!)

I have finally stopped the medication I was taking for depression so hopefully my weight will start to move now.  I was going to walk tonight but got home late from work and brought some work home with me to do so I didn't land up walking.  But, I have to be honest and say that it is a long time since I have felt so good.  I feel in control of my life and, even though I miss A while he is away, I don't feel like I can't get through the day because he isn't here.  I feel like I can cope by myself.  I don't know how I will go with staying in the house by myself as K is off to house sit for friends of ours on Thursday but will deal with that when it happens.  I cannot believe how much better I feel now, when I compare how I was feeling a few months ago - when everything seemed to be too hard and too much.  I am still on heaps of medication and supplements (24.6 tablets per day) BUT, if that is what it takes to get my body and mind feeling like this, I will continue to take them because they are worth it - every - single - one - of - them.

Today I landed up working late to get reports printed off for our board meeting first thing tomorrow morning at Richlands, so I was not in the best frame of mind when I got home.  That changed really quickly when I checked the mail and found an envelope addressed to The Body and Feet Retreat and this is what was inside :

Shelley from learnlovelive had mailed it to me.  I cannot tell you how happy it made me - it will look absolutely great with my winter jumpers.  I can't wait to wear it to work tomorrow.  I don't think the people at work will understand the significance to me that it has as none of them know me as 'Me' - but I just love it !  Thank you soooooooo much Shelley, I cannot tell you how much I appreciate you thinking of me.  As Lisa from RandomActsofZen said "Karma" !!!

As it is Tuesday I am joining in with Jess at EssentiallyJess for #IBOT.  I have to say that I missed my on-line friends this past week.  I also missed celebrating my 30,000 page view - but hey, that happens sometimes !!!  It's good to be back and I hope to be able to catch up with what everyone has been doing over the next few nights. 

Take care everyone - and, remember, if you would like to be part of either Project Pay It Forward or, Project Brighten Someone's Day, please DM or e-mail me your physical address and I will add you to the list.  I think I am loving these projects more than the people on the receiving end of them !

TFTD : One of the most rewarding moments in life is when you finally find the courage to let go of what you can't change.
(I cannot tell you how much this thought has changed my life !)

Project Brighten Someone's Day (PBSD)

Some of you may remember I posted about the Pay It Forward (PIF) Project towards the beginning of the year here and I had some responses.  There were quite a few people who said that, while they would like to receive some mail, they weren't too fussed about sending anything on to someone else or they had already received a PIF item but hadn't sent anything on.

Source

 

This got me thinking.  Since starting PIF, I have realised just how much people really enjoy getting snail mail so I have decided to start another project.  This project doesn't involve you doing anything EXCEPT sending me your address.  I know that there are people out there who are nervous about sending their address to someone they don't know so I want to assure you of the following :

- I will not sell / give away / part with your address to anyone else - and I will only use for the purpose of this project

- I will not stalk you

- I will not turn up unannounced for breakfast (lunch, dinner or morning or afternoon tea) - in fact I won't turn up unless specifically invited

- I will not turn up unannounced, with or without my family in tow, for a two week holiday over Christmas (or any other time of the year)

OK - so now I have got what I won't do out the way, this is what I will be doing.  Project Brighten Someone's Day will mean that, should you send me your address, you will receive something via snail mail, at some point in time in the future.  There is no obligation on you to pass this on to anyone else.  Your only obligation is to smile and let whatever the postie has delivered, Brighten Your Day.

Source

 

You can either e-mail your address to me at bodyandfeetretreat (@) gmail (dot) com, DM via Twitter where I am @kal20m or DM on Facebook.

And, because it is Tuesday I am linking in with Essentially Jess for #IBOT because that is what I do on a Tuesday !

Have the bestest week e.v.e.r. !!!

TFTD : Thank every person who has ever told you that you can’t achieve your dreams, and let them fuel your motivation until you do.

Things I Know

Well it's Friday which means it's the day for Things I Know except I just popped over to Miss Cinders from Saturday Morning Ogre Mum and she hasn't got her normal linky up (I'm thinking she may still be sooki about the Tim Tams having palm oil in them and her not eating them until they don't, but I could be wrong about that !!!)  (I was totally wrong - MC was on her way to visit her sister and her laptop battery went flat - and then when she got there she was too busy gabbing to worry about the linky - love ya MC !!) - so anyway, here is my list of Things I Know today because, as MC normally reminds us, we all know sh*t.

- I know that I miss A when he is away.

- I know that I have made a decision to get more involved with others so that I don't feel so alone while he is not here.  But, he is my bestest friend in the whole wide world and, while I can keep busy during the day, going to bed alone sucks big time (especially now that it is getting colder !!!)

- I know that for reasons that are totally beyond me because she is now 21 and should know better, K is a much nicer person to be around when it is just us having one on one time together and her Dad isn't around 'getting in the way' (or whatever it is that she thinks he does when he is home.)

- I know that K was really good about helping prepare and clean up after her party - much appreciated by A and myself.

- I know that we both had a great evening late night shopping last night.  Even though I couldn't find any winter tops to buy, I tried on Converse shoes (I looked like Ronald McDonald in the ones with the white in the front !!) but didn't buy any, and she got a lovely pair which, no doubt we will see when we go to watch the Suns play tomorrow.

- I know that the Suns have a really good chance of winning against the Bulldogs and making it two in a row - go guys !

 - I know that I have activities planned over the next few weekends to keep myself occupied while A is away - so much so I can't go up to visit because I am busy !!!!   After he comes home next time I will plan a weekend up with him.

- I know that I had to laugh (quietly to myself) at K the other day when she told me that she had told the lady who does the rostering at work that she 'would appreciate not being rostered to work on the weekends unless absolutely necessary as my Dad is working in Townsville and my Mom will be all by herself on the weekends.'  Clearly she thinks I am not capable of amusing myself for two days a week !!

- I know that I am going to embrace tomorrow and our tax returns because if I don't it will turn the whole day into one big chore.

- I know that I am enjoying eating good quality healthy food and how my body feels after said food.  While sometimes I miss the taste of sugary/carb foods, I don't miss how they make me feel.

- I know that I am looking forward to my appointment with my osteopath this afternoon.

- I know that I am going to leave there with a sore stomach because we always laugh so much.

- I know that I am looking forward to our twitter party tonight - 8pm AEST #vvow - feel free to join in if you aren't busy with anything else.

- I know that winter is coming - this morning it was 14° when I got out of bed this morning and I did not want to get up.

- I know that I am loving the Good Karma bracelet that Lisa from Random Acts of Zen sent to me - thank you Lovely Lady - I can't tell you how it makes me feel when I look at it and play with the pearls !

- I know that I am thoroughly enjoying the Pay It Forward Project - if you would like to be involved, please leave a comment with an e-mail address or DM me via Twitter/FB and I will send you the details.  Again, thanks to Lisa for the beautiful bells she has sent me to include in this project.

- I know that it is Friday - the best day of the working week !!!!

Have the BEST weekend that you can !

TFTD : Don't beat yourself up too much. You are a work in progress; which means you get there a little at a time, not all at once.

Pay It Forward

Because it is Tuesday and #IBOT, I'm linking up with Jess from Essentially Jess for #IBOT !!!

I found this on FB earlier this month and thought it was a great idea.  I'm not sure that the people who follow me on FB thought the same as only 2 people responded !!!!

I am not sure if it is because it is a little confronting thinking that you are going to send your address to someone you don't know IRL.  I promise that this isn't so I can stalk you or turn up un-announced for dinner one night - I just know how much I love getting snail mail that is not a bill that needs to be paid, an event to be attended or a request for something from me and I want to share that feeling with other bloggers !!

Whoever leaves a comment on this post and e-mails me their address (PO Box is fine as well) will receive, some time in this calendar year, a note from me.  There may be something small attached - it may just be a card.  But, at a totally random time during the year, if you have left a comment on this blog, you will receive something in the mail.  (Of course if you would like to leave a comment without wanting anything mailed to you - that is fine too !!!!)

The catch ?  If you leave a comment and want to receive some mail, you must post the same offer EXCEPT you can limit it to the first 5 people who leave a comment.  (This can be done on FB or through your blog - whatever works for you !!!)  The post I got was for 5 people but I figure that I don't get that many comments and if I do, I am more than happy to send something to whoever takes the time to stop by and say hullo ! 

My e-mail address is bodyandfeetretreat(at)gmail(dot)com.

Also, if you would like to be included in the daily Thought For The Day that I send out (most mornings Monday - Friday), e-mail me at the above address and I will include you in the daily mail out.

I have been having some difficult times lately so I am looking for the positives wherever I can, working on the theory that the more positives I surround myself with, the more they will rub off on me and the better I will feel.

Have the best Tuesday and thank you for stopping by !!!!

TFTD : Your desire to succeed must overpower your fear of failure.