getting sick

OK, not sick sick, but a sinus or cold thing, which I do not like and do not want. Especially when I have so many grandkid plans for next week!  It also explains why I was feeling so tired the last few days.  I will make sure I rest between the kids!

I have done very well getting the protein levels up, including having fish most days, and today I tried roasted soy nuts.  A little dry on their own, but with celery, it was very like having peanut butter and celery...nice, and LOTS of protein.  This week I also got some peppered jerky, which doesn't have quite as much salt as some others out there.  Still a lot, but it's something I can keep around if I need to grab something to tide me over until I can get a proper meal.  I'm loving the high protein pitas for lunch with salmon or tuna and spinach.

 Getting some food ready ahead of time and knowing what to take with me is feeling a little easier.  I think the more experience I get, the easier it will continue to become.  Thanks to Tim, I have discovered fennel tea, which I love and it means I don't just have water.  Cold water, warm water, hot water was all the variety I had before.  Now I have licorice tea and I hope I don't get tired of it because I have never found a herbal tea that I enjoyed this much!

Yesterday I had a very troubling thing happen.  I was going to drop off a card to a member with a cheque and gift card.  My office mate had written the address on a sticky note and put it on the card, dropping it in my lunch bag.  When I got there, I pulled over to check the house number and couldn't find it.  I dumped my lunch bag out.  I looked through other papers I had for a meeting today.  I looked under the seats and in every container, including the garbage can.  When I was finally convinced that I must have dropped it before I got in the van, I called the office and had the manager check the parking lot, the kitchen, my office to no avail.  This poor woman was waiting for this cheque and I couldn't find it anywhere.  I felt horrible!  I had them call her from the office and explain and that I would try to get it replaced today.  I asked for divine intervention repeatedly and when I was home for lunch today I searched the van again; nothing.  Until I went around the passenger side and opened the door...it was hard to believe it could have been down the side of the door enough that I couldn't see it, but not able to fall out.  I was jubilant, ecstatic, really fucking excited, remembered to thank the powers of the universe that assisted and drove off to deliver.  What a nice ending!

Jason, I hope that's enough for a double header, cause that's it for tonight.  I'm sick, after all, and need my rest to get ready for the kids!!!  Yeah!!!

Love you, elly

"Always do your best.  Your best is going to change from moment to moment; It will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick.  Under any circumstances, simply do your best  and you will avoid self judgement, self abuse and regret."   Miguel Angel Ruiz