I'm not back to work yet, but I can probably pull 5 things out of my hat! My focus is on health at the moment instead of lesson plans! Lesson plans are easier I think.
This isn't exactly healthy, but it is pretty good and HALF of it IS healthy!
Pumpkin Spice Almonds and candy corn is delicious mixed together!
Taking my blood pressure 4 times a day (when I remember). The smallest thing can make it go up. My life is pretty calm at home...no big decisions are required at the moment...
I am concerned what it will do when I return to work.
and yes....I'm on medicine to help keep it down.
Two MRI appointments this week!
The second one was using contrast...I really hate needles and my veins are very uncooperative.
It only took two sticks to get the contrast in, add to that I was laying down with a plastic bird cage looking mask over my face while it was happening.
I am proud of me for not freaking out.
I found this cartoon on Google, it cracks me up because that is how it sounds! I had on headphones with music, but sadly couldn't hear the music when the machine was at loudest which was most of the time. More MRI humor at
She talks about pretending she is on a beach, I did something similar...I was sitting by a lake drinking coffee.
I am really hoping my brain has healed...but not sure I'm ready to handle the stress of my job. : (
But ...you know...gotta work..
Speaking of handling stress....I am reading a book that may help
I am only in the first chapter. So far, there is a lot of talk about being positive about yourself, seeing the good in YOU, one of the questions: List positive things about yourself...I couldn't think of anything...I would think of something and then disagree with myself! So I have a ways to go.
We've gotten some snow and are expecting more this weekend!
I am taking a walk every day and attempting to get back in working shape--ha!
Take care and talk to you next week,
Paula
