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BlueButterfly55
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About Me
I am a genuine people person and love meeting new friends.. sharing life's experiences and day to day living.. I have a great and sometimes wacky sense of humor. I love a good belly laugh..I love people I am grateful for the easy and the hard lessons I have learned along life's way.. It makes me happy to know I can share a hug, smile, funny story, and my cherished memories with others here on Daily Strength. This is one of my greatest joys in life and that is to share with others..and hopefully along the way I can help others feel more loved, appreciated, that they matter. I am a fun loving, silly at times, down to earth person. I love animals, I love nature, serenity, and being like a kid again every chance I get :-)).I love dark chocolate (the darker the better........semi-sweet), pasta dishes, apple pie, peach cobbler, all kinds of green veggies, pizza, , mexican food, Thai food, chinese food, spaghetti. I love to cook, (Margaritas are my favorite drink though I seldom drink and my liver thanks me for that!) Dr. Pepper..diet...herbal teas, I prefer chicken over beef. And of course I love Starbucks coffee, and all that jazz!!!
I am a genuine people person and love meeting new friends.. sharing life's experiences and day to day living.. I have a great and sometimes wacky sense of humor. I love a good belly laugh..I love people I am grateful for the easy and the hard lessons I have learned along life's way.. It makes me happy to know I can share a hug, smile, funny story, and my cherished memories with others here on Daily Strength. This is one of my greatest joys in life and that is to share with others..and hopefully along
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I love God and all He has done for me and my family and friends. I put Him first in my life and He blesses me and those I love and care about. I respect everyone's right to their own belief system (or lack thereof LOL) and political views and the expression of them. I expect others to do the same for me too. I never want to bear the burden that I may have caused another person grief because I firmly believe we all reap exactly what we sow; no more, no less (the good and the bad). I always try to share what I believe in to help others and at the same time respect others beliefs. Diversity is what makes the world such a wonderful place to live, learn, share in. I would rather agree to disagree where there are differing opinions or beliefs from my own. I realize that my viewpoints are not always right and relish the opportunity to learn from others. I try to keep an open mind to new ideas. I love spending quality time with the people I love. I love singing, watching movies, Photography, laughing till I cry or to keep from crying. LOL... reading self-help books, going to the ocean, music of all kinds...........most music....so long as it has good happy lyrics, poetry, crocheting, knitting, crafts of various kinds, trying to paint with acrylics, spoiling my two cats. I love container gardening( it is easier on my back), dancing, (oh and did I say dancing?? LOL )not much of it though because my back limits me so much nowadays, surfing the internet for new information, drinking herbal teas, drinking coffee with hot chocolate in it, dark chochoholic :-)) Love flowers and learning about new varieties on the internet, GIVING AND RECEIVING HUGS HERE ON DAILY STRENGTH!! I am so grateful for the day I found Daily Strength. I don't know what I would do without it and all my wonderful friends I have met here!!!!! You are all the best!!!!
I love God and all He has done for me and my family and friends. I put Him first in my life and He blesses
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awww! :) Nancy, you're a sweetheart! :) i just read your lovely journal, the watermelon sounds delicious! :) We're so very happy and delighted that you are enjoying a wonderful 4th of July holiday celebration. :) Happy 4th of July! :) good morning, it's here! it's here! :) The wonderful 4th of July holiday! :) We hope and pray, that all is well, and that you all enjoyed a great evening and night. :) This is such a wonderfully wholesome time of the year, and one of the most wonderfully fun, and exciting weeks of the summer season! :) the great energy, spirit, and excitement in the air, is amazing!!! :) This is so very wonderful! :) my family and i are so very happy, and excited, and delighted about the wonderful 4th of July holiday. :) it's gonna be an amazing weekend, filled with such great joy, happiness, and great memories being made. :) Life is such a wonderful celebration. :) Each day, is a wonderful gift, treasure, and blessing. :) Lots of great things going on, and many very special memories being made. :) Happy birthday America! :) This is so very awesome!!! :) my family and i, thank you so very much, for all of your wonderful comments, warm well wishes, hugs, and amazing support. :) We are so very happy, and kdelighted that you enjoyed our baking friday adventure. :) We had so much fun baking goodies. :) we love sharing our adventures with everyone. :) We're gonna enjoy the treats this weekend. :) we have many super fun baking friday adventures planned. :) a summer full of sweet themed baking friday adventures. :) Kayla's so very happy and excited about her birthday. :) We're gonna have a birthday themed baking friday adventure for her next week. :) We also have our campfire themed baking friday adventure, beach themed baking friday adventure, and our 100th baking friday adventure, many more super fun adventures to look forward too. :) baking friday is a wonderfully special part of our lives, and it's so very wonderfully special to us, and warms our hearts, knowing everyone enjoys our adventures, and is having lots of fun joining in on the adventures. :) my mom says hi. :) We're all doing well, we're in good spirits. :) last evening, my niece Alyssa called me outside, she said, "rainbow!" :) oh my! rainbow in the sky! :) a sweet 4th of July rainbow! :) i took some pictures of the rainbow. :) i'll include the pictures in my journal today. :) my family and i are so very happy and excited about celebrating the wonderful 4th of July holiday with everyone, and hearing about everyone's celebrations, festivities, and traditions. :) We're gonna have a BBQ cookout, gonna do some gardening, and gonna watch the fireworks shows on tv. :) i can already see some wonderful sweet blue sky outside! :) it's gonna be a sweet sunny summer day!!! :) We're so very excited!!! :) i gonna take lots of pictures today to share with everyone. :) my family and i want to take this time, to thank you again, so very much, for all that you do for us. :) You always warm our hearts, brighten our days, and make us smile. :) we're so very blessed, with your wonderful friendships. :) We deeply appreociate everything, with all of our hearts. :) We'll all be with eachother as we celebrate. :) We send our love, warm friendship wishes, caring thoughts, many blessings, warm sunshine, and lots of super big happy sunny sunflower hugs, and happy 4th of July smiles, from CT! :) Take care, keep smiling and shining! :) Enjoy a wonderfully beautiful 4th of July! :) Love you lots and lots! :)
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i cooked potato salad and baked beans . plus we had breakfast that had to be cleaned up . donnie brought a lot of squash in fromm the garden that had to be washed and i have been washing canning jars . i am pooped and out of sorts lol . we are going to my daughters in about 20 minutes . sissy how do they do the a1c test ? is it a blood test ? thanks for your help.oxxoxoxox love you.
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Hi, Just read your journal and sorry to hear you need an operation. Had an upsetting week because my aunt was taken ill last Sun and subsequently died on Wed night. Spent a lot of time at her bedside at the hospital, .... quite draining!!
Happy Independence Day to you xx
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hey sissy. nope its just too hot. I think were going to the kids this evening for a cookout and then watch the fireworks display on the riverfront.
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It helps a bit. Thanks for your support.
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I am a 20+ year ovarian cancer survivor. I am cancer free today and doing good with the exception I do have type two diabetes which is well controlled by meds...which is mostly hereditary in my case, and the normal mid-life high blood pressure which is fairly well controlled with medication.....otherwise doing pretty good :-))
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Open Depression
I have not been clinically diagnosed with depression. I only occasionally get mildly blue due to my health challenges.
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- Definitely a must have!!!
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- I feel better than I have felt in years and I think it is due to me taking Zoloft.
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6-8 yrs ago,I was lifting a large old fashioned milk jar.........it is about 4 feet tall approx. and very heavy. I moved it to vacuum underneath where it sat and heard a funny sound in my back.........well, more like a tearing sound..............I knew I had pulled something too hard. I couldn't move the next morning to get out of bed........literally! I went to my husbands chiropractor who helped me get out of the immediate crisis but then went to my Doctor. An MRI showed two bulging discs.
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- Butalbital and Ibuprophen
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- Originally I went to a chiropractor who got me on track to start recovering from my back injury......now I don't use a chiropractor only Butalbital (Fioricet) It works pretty well!
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- It works pretty well allowing me to go about my daily routine. Now I only have to take it on rare occasions.
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- My Homedics massage mat which I put in my recliner chair and use at night while watching TV helps me a lot too.
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- I take Ibuprofen and Butalbital together as prescribed by a neurologist I saw.....I was having muscle spasms and cramps. Muscle rexlaxants were used for a short while. I no longer need the muscle relaxants.
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- I find if I sit for too long if I walk or do mild exercise my back feels much better. I do have to pace myself and sit down inbetween activities such as housework or walking distances.
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On stressful days I find myself laying in bed thinking about everything under the sun....worrying.......thinkingabout what I have to do the next day.........etc etc etc I finally decided to ask my doctor for his advice. He prescribed Restoril for me. I love it!
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- On most evenings it works well. Occasionally I may have a night where I still get the "wide awakes". Apparently this one works on the brain....helping me when I can't stop thinking, thinking, thinking, thinking. I haven't noticed any side effects.
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Although I have lots of time to accomplish my goals I find myself not getting done everything I wish to get done.
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