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soothe…

31 Wednesday Mar 2021

Posted by sulis303 in business, health, life, moments, retirement, technology, Uncategorized

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A1C, big girl pants, blessed, diabetes, Happy Mail for Chocolate Lovers, health, moments, Patreon, soothe, support, surprise, Technology, treat, widow

anyone who follows me knows that I am trying to keep my diabetes in check with diet and exercise only…

when I started I absolutely gave up any type of sugar… that was hard, and also included potatoes, one of my favourite foods, lol…

over the years I have loosened up my diet to include some of the things that had been removed… always done in consultation with my doctor, so that my life was less focussed on the fear of my A1C number…

at my last appointment, my number had gone up to the edge of needing meds…

so, I cut back all sugar once again, which meant that I wasn’t having any chocolate;-(…

I was excited a few days ago to learn about Happy Mail for Chocolate Lovers (through Patreon)… it is a monthly subscription that will send me an envelope of goodies each month… all chocolate-themed, but no actual chocolate…

a great way to soothe my chocolate craving, without any of the sugar content, and provide support for an artist…

there is even an app for Patreon so I can see any items going up about Happy Mail for Chocolate Lovers (also on Instagram @happymailforchocolatelovers).

looking forward to see what will be in my first envelope;-)…

support…

26 Saturday Dec 2020

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big girl pants, blessed, Christmas, moments, recycling, snow, support, thank you, weather, widow

yesterday I took out the recycling and garbage… Friday is our usual pick-up day, but because of Christmas it was moved to Saturday this week…

I don’t put the bins out every week, but they were getting full and it was a beautiful day… bit of an issue getting over the mound behind the gate, but I managed okay, lol…

today, as I was listening to the trucks going down the lane I was thinking of all the people who don’t really get much, if any, time off while the rest of us are cozy and warm in our houses…

to all of those who support us in so many ways…

fixture…

17 Monday Aug 2020

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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, bulb, family, fixture, help, moments, support, time, widow

was just in the bathroom and was thinking about how blessed I am…

the fixture has an odd bulb which I can usually remove when one burns out, but for the life of me, I cannot install the replacement…

this is just one of many things that my son-in-law and grandson help me with on what feels like a fairly regular basis…

I am learning and doing more on my own, but it seems there are always things I need them for…

such a gift;-)…

figure…

20 Saturday Jun 2020

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beloved, big girl pants, father figure, Father's Day, figure, friends, grief, hard, memories, photos, remembering, support, traits, widow

Father’s Day… remembering my beloved…

I’ve been thinking a lot about all those who are missing that special person… the one who fits as the father figure… whether a father, husband, brother, son…

it is over eight years since I lost my beloved… you’d think that enough time had passed that it wouldn’t be hard, but today is hard… time doesn’t matter…

this picture popped out in my photos the last week… I’ve been going back to it ever since, lol…

he had many of the same traits as my dad… honest, accepting, caring, hard working, supportive, kind, generous…

good traits for everyone;-)…

if you know someone who has lost their special person, check in with them;-)…

empowering…

08 Sunday Mar 2020

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big girl pants, blessed, empowering, equal, Famous Five, flowers, friends, hands, International Women's Day, leader, matriarch, memories, mentor, moments, Ottawa, raise up, remembering, support, widow, women

I have been so impressed with the responses to International Women’s Day this year…

businesses and individuals have made concerted efforts to share information about the number of women in their organizations or focussed on amazing women they know or work with… watching women lifting up other women is so empowering… there is much to do, but a positive sign as we continue to raise one another up and work toward an equal world…

this has made me think of the women in my life who have been excellent role models, mentors and friends…

the matriarchs in my family: my great grandmother Josephine, my grandmother Violet, my mother Audrey… the women who have lived through life with me: Janice, Naomi, Marlene and Pat… those who I have spent time and learned from and with over twenty-five years as we studied and reimagined the church, religion and spirituality…

my neighbours: Ellen, Lorraine, BA and Lynn… the wide range of women I have worked with over the years who have demonstrated what it means to be a leader… the young women in my life who have taught me so much…

as I was searching for just the right photo I found these three… the first is hands working together… the second is from the Famous Five statue in Ottawa… the last portrays all of those who circle me with their knowledge, support and love…

Happy International Women’s Day…

precious…

14 Thursday Nov 2019

Posted by sulis303 in food, life, moments, nature, Photography, Uncategorized

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Ace Burpee, big girl pants, blessed, buddy, dinner, friends, moments, precious, sky, support, widow

started the day enjoying a stunning sky, thanks to Ace Burpee mentioning it on the radio…

ended the day with dinner out with a buddy and a selfie…

precious moments…

foibles…

29 Tuesday Jan 2019

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big girl pants, Charge 3, Christmas, display, Fitbit, foibles, support, widow, working

yesterday, mid morning, all of sudden the display on my Charge 3 stopped working… my battery was fully charged and it continued to record and buzzed at appropriate times… just couldn’t see anything… Fitbit foibles…

so I called the Fitbit support line and they told me to hook up to the charger and push the button for 8 seconds… sadly I didn’t have the charger at the office, but connected it when I got home… that didn’t fix it…

it was late when I emailed the person who had sent me the directions, but I got an email back this morning… another set of directions… this time held the button for 15 seconds…

it worked… hurray… don’t realize how much you depend on it until it isn’t working…

hope this isn’t a sign that it is going to have problems… the kids gave it to me for Christmas and I love it;-)…

sandwich…

15 Tuesday Jul 2014

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George, parent, protected, sandwich, support, switch, taken care of

was talking with someone a while ago about so much illness around us…

reminded me of the switch when the girls went from being the ones we supported to the ones who supported us…

our final parent, George’s mom, died and we were all together at the hospital… we came home and the girls organized pizza for supper…

they then proceeded to see what we needed… how they could help us…

up till that time we had been there to support and protect them…

but we moved from being the protectors to being the protected…

both George and I saw and felt the change and we talked about it quite a bit…

from then on they took on the role of supporters…

we went from being the meat in the sandwich to being the bread, lol…

since then, they have been looking after us…

and now they are looking after me… from checking in and seeing how I am, where I am, what I’m doing, what I’m eating, to calling one another and sharing how they think I am doing…

I am one lucky woman to have such wonderful kids…

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highs and lows…

04 Friday Apr 2014

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big girl pants, birth, devastating news, friends, highs and lows, new grandparents, support

this morning I heard about the birth of friends’ first grandchild… they have been waiting for a while now as she was a little bit late… very cute, she looks just like her daddy… my friends are “over the moon” as they start down the path of the new and amazing world of grand parenting… so much more fun than parenting, lol…

at the end of the day, got some very disturbing news as another friend discovered that she has some serious medical issues to overcome… not even sure I heard all of the information, as my head stopped processing at the beginning of the conversation…

daffodils from a friend...

daffodils from a friend…

what can I do for my friends… completely different events, but likely will need the same types of support… listening and celebrating each step of their new journeys, sending prayers and healing vibes…

really, where would we be without our friends…

 

support…

02 Tuesday Apr 2013

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colleagues, support, wonderful workplace

was talking with a woman who is coming up to the anniversary of her husband’s death… her colleagues have not been at all understanding or supportive of what she has gone through this past year…

made me realize how blessed I am to have such a wonderful work place… my colleagues have been there for me from the very beginning of this leg of my journey… I think about the visits by small groups of them during those first days, and how they brought all my favourite foods to try to temp my appetite… how they offered to do anything that would make our lives easier… how they welcomed me back into the fold with open arms when I returned to work…

and how they have been there for me every day as this year has unfolded… how they wore purple on the anniversary to let me know they were all thinking of our family on that fateful day…

wow… I wish that everyone worked in such a supportive environment…

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