good morning, dixie. i did see your flowers and they're beautiful!
hope dh gets busy today on that paperwork.

not too much going on here. have two relatives in or near surgery today, so i'm waiting on updates about them. i have lots of tidying to do, so i'll work on that. not exciting, but necessary.

morning chickiepoos

Lovely flowers, Dix. Love the solid of pearls in the center in contrast to the wisps on the outside. So artistic and draws the viewer in.

Oh, serenity, hope the relatives finish up early for everyone's sake.

I've been reading the daily posts, but too busy to post back, so sorry. My last week before I start work and I'm flying high in excitement.

Last night I was hurting but I went to meditation class and a woman asked the instructor how to cope with pain as she had breast cancer. He couldn't answer and after a while of group conversation, I finally I spoke up in front of everyone. I started that I don't usually talk about it because migraines are usually thot of as a headache and not treated seriously by the medical community. I gave a breif history of how bad I get them and for how long. Then I told her how I used to be very angry, and then sad, and then angry, and even sad now sometimes, but I have to keep going back to acceptance. I told them that I use distraction, and zen like attitude of putting things aside and things like meditation to get through it. That I work because sitting at home thinking about it was worse than distracting myself with being busy. I spoke from the heart. It was very vulnerable for me because this woman was rude to be before, but very affirming for me at the same time because I finally talked about this publically. So this woman who was rude to be before, was suddenly soft to me and asked questions and was genuinely nice to me now. I must say, getting outside of my comfort zone sometimes pays off.

Today, I'm just going to clean house, get groceries, pick up a gasket for my car engine (woohoo, it's leaking oil!) and squeeze in painting time.

What about everyone else? Hope you are faring better today.

enigma, oh, the anticipation! wishing you the best in your new job!
that's fantastic that you stepped out of your comfort zone and connected on such a real level with someone. i've found when i've done that it makes such a difference. good luck with all your chores today.

Hello Hens...

Well yesterday was a big resting day. Today I did get housework and laundry done.
I just have to straighten up the girls room yet as they are spending part of the weekend with us.

I go to my neurologist on Monday to do follow up after nerve blocks in my feet but also need to talk to him about my arm falling so much asleep at night that I can not find it in bed without using the opposite hand.
I have a feeling this is either coming from the nerve damage in my neck or the carpel tunnel that needs to be addressed.

Well thats enough about me...
I hope that you are all having the best day possible!!!!

Hugs, Cindi