dum spiro spero

 
 

lalalalala......herro hon,
dum spiro spero is latin for "While I breathe, I hope."
did a long serious private journal earlier about health issues & the journey.  it helps.  out with the chipped hope in with new fresh hope.
had a mean ol' stomper of a sinus headache this mornin'.........put two icepacks on my brain......one on top - one at the back.  then when i was good and chilly i thawed out in the shower.  showers are awesome defrosters. 
so.......i went out to take a peek at the newly planted Blue Moon Violas......I didn't know that these were native to Australia........nice, feels sorta like an inverted staycation.......I can't manage a long flight, but I can have these beautiful blue Aussie natives blooming all summer long.  (they're perennials, so they'll be back!!!)
the air purifier is telling me it needs one of the filters replaced. a little red light is blinking. at me.  y am i always in charge of stuff again?  seems silly to me too........got to dig out the instruction manual and relearn what to do.  lalalalala......keep smiling despite small glitches.
the headache is all but gone, took one blue gel headache breaker upper pill.  smart. 
laundry is in the dryer, anybody wanna come and help me fold?  we could bake some cookies and have tea........wanna?
i bought some new spices........the  one i used the most of today is called "nosalt spice".  if this is a common spice i have never heard of it,  it's a slop bucket.....no scratch that.... slop bucket does not sound delicious..  Nosalt spice is a wonderful blend of savory zesty spice favorites ---- the kitchen is beginning to smell like Sparrow's Dinner Cafe.  roasting two large chicken breasts with small red potatoes in a sauce of low sodium chicken broth & veggie juice.  i figure i can turn the second piece of chicken into a delicious chicken salad for tomorrow.  I added the nosalt spice, extra pepper and parsley......foiled it and in another hour all we be golden. 
lately i've been eating baby carrots for dessert.  love the crunch,light and refreshing.......part rabbit i guess.  i need to cut up a bunch of celery...........but i don't wanna. have to. stand up.  or chop.
i am dressed in street clothes........been able to dress more lately.  that's pretty awesome. loose comfy stuff........makes me feel more "on the go" than pj's.  i'm grateful when the fibro backs off and i can get dressed.  still dealing with muscle spasms......they are running from my neck down into below my waist currently on a proceed with caution basis.  i'm taking my sweet time doing stuff. yesterday i inadvertently set them off by moving too quick.  (bulging discs, bone spurs, neck and back are fused in some places, fusing in others.....a mess really, osteoarthritis,ddd,aks)
last Sunday i dropped something on the ground and made a move to go after it........Sam put his hand on my arm........"NO, Mom....wait,be still".  he knows that i fell recently in the bathroom and bruised myself every which way but loose......it's a wonder i didn't fall in the toilet.  i hit the wall, then the commode, fell onto the seat.........the plastic hinges on one side snapped off......the seat went one way and i went the other.  i did not hit the floor, but i pinballed a landing that netted me some pretty impressive bruises  (body & pride).
sam replaced the seat for one with metal hinges and it also has a slow close feature.  it seemed silly to have that feature, but i gotta tell ya, i really like it.  no more sudden lid slamming down (like when my balance is off and I pull a klutzy move)
guess I should get a grabber, anybody know of a good one?  i've never used one before.  last night i used the flat part of the spatula to open the cupboard from my rolling chair and then stuck the spatula handle in the hot pad glove to retrieve it.  we all gotta be creative right?  a grabber might be a good thing to get.......
i've used a long handled wooden spoon to clean the oven before........do ya'll have some nifty tricks for when you need to sit to do stuff?  or in general?  just curious........big hugs! 
noticed that Rusters offered to go to Italy and take her DH........but did she offer to bring me an Italian for my very own?????? i think it's worth a pout don't you?  laughing........lots of love!