05 Saturday Oct 2019
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big girl pants, blessed, cold, Corolla, hand, seat, Technology, warmer, weather, widow
as the weather is getting cooler (in what seems to be) daily, I’m enjoying some of the great benefits that Indi provides…
instead of turning up the heat, I just turn on the seat warmer… a toasty bottom makes all of me feel warm, lol…
and I love the warmer on my steering wheel… don’t need my little gloves just yet;-)…
although I wish the entire wheel was warmed…
technology;-)…
04 Friday Oct 2019
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big girl pants, blessed, displacement, exercise, health, moments, situation, walk, widow
I’ve been going to physio for the last few weeks…
my knee issue was likely caused by a hip displacement situation, as one of my friends would say, lol…
today Val put heat on my hips and ice under my knee while I was waiting to see Michael… I had a lovely relaxing time before he arrived to work on me…
after he did a few checks on my legs and hips, he showed me a few exercises to follow… unless I have further issues I do not need to go back…
watching others come and go I was reminded of how truly lucky I am… as painful as it was, my knee/hip was only an issue for a few weeks… so many are dealing with ongoing problems that will not fix themselves, ever…
I am truly blessed and happy that I can recognize that…
02 Wednesday Oct 2019
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big girl pants, blessed, ear, health, helpful, photos, Technology, widow
well, my ear is doing much better… so far the meds are working with no side effects…
my technique is to take a photo of the box just before or after I use the drops so that I can remember what time I need to take them next, lol…
took the shot in a hurry this morning…
helpful, though…
25 Wednesday Sep 2019
Posted in garden, health, moments, nature, Photography
I have learned to appreciate the little moments in my life…
this morning I got this shot of the hibiscus…
one flower was fully open and the second flower was just unfurling…
I was home a bit early at the end of the day as I had to get my ear checked out at the doctor’s office… I spent a few minutes enjoying the hibiscus…
the second flower had unfurled as well…
I get to walk past the hibiscus, morning glories and mandevilla on my way to and from the garage…
so blessed to have such a special garden…
24 Tuesday Sep 2019
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amazing, atmosphere, big girl pants, blessed, moments, sky, widow
the sky was absolutely amazing tonight…
so happy that I looked outside at just the right moment…
19 Thursday Sep 2019
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2500, beloved, big girl pants, blessed, blogs, Life, memories, missing, moments, moving forward, one step at a time, time, widow
today marks my 2,500th blog post…
seems like an amazing accomplishment for me…
hard to believe that on December 1st, 2012, I started writing this blog so that I could share about the changes to my life and the things I’ve had to do following the death of my beloved…
there was such a learning curve about all the issues I have had to deal with as a widow…
it has morphed into more of a daily journal of my life and what I see around me…
it is also hard to realize that my beloved has been gone for 7 1/2 years – that’s 90 months – 2,751 days… an instant… forever…
although I am truly blessed, I sure do miss him…
18 Wednesday Sep 2019
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big girl pants, blessed, blink, cane, difficulties, ER, health, knee, moments, recovery, slow, walk, widow
been pondering how life can change in the blink of an eye…
there I was on Saturday, going for a walk, and then suddenly unable to walk…
luckily I am recovering very nicely, but spending five hours in the Emergency Room and having to use crutches for just three days has opened my eyes to difficulties that others face…
I expect a full recovery… I am now using a cane, but just for a short while, as my knee improves… and I’m able to take the time to recover properly…
of course I have to remember to take it slow and steady, lol…
16 Monday Sep 2019
Posted in food, health, life, loss, Uncategorized
simple cup of tea you say… not so much…
wore a small purse to hold my phone, the cup that wasn’t quite empty and the garbage from my lunch…
only used one crutch so I could carry the thermos back… and in the purse I carried sweetener, the empty cup, a can of the milk I use, along with the opener for it…
going to the kitchen, boiling the kettle, gathering the other items and returning to the bedroom takes a huge amount of energy…
but did that first cup of tea ever taste delicious;-)…
amazing what you can figure out when needed, lol…
although I still need someone to come and deal with the spider in the bathtub…
12 Thursday Sep 2019
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big girl pants, blessed, family, flowers, garden, grateful, moments, morning glory, nature, simple, time, widow
been thinking of all I am grateful for in my life…
things as simple as my beautiful morning glories…
the option to take a cab somewhere if that makes the most sense…
the ability to make whatever I would like for my dinner…
opportunities to visit with friends…
being able to thank special people…
having time…
04 Wednesday Sep 2019
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big girl pants, blessed, Courtenay BC, fallen, flowers, garden, green, pictures, rain, raindrops, widow
I love taking pictures of raindrops on things… once the rain is over, lol…
it is very funny because I don’t like rain… but I like what it does after it has fallen…
I was also realizing how green the lawn is as I walked up the street after all the rain we’ve received recently… reminded me of Courtenay, BC, where the grass was usually brown most of the summer but once the rainy season came, everything burst into amazing shades of green…
