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Life



Another week of thankful
It's simple yet not bashful 
I made a dreamboard1 to store
Vision to inspire me and much more

My therapist showed me a cartoon2
Of a man walking to the sun
Where the sun represents fun
Besides his load, his life goes on


That makes me think and inspired
Of challenges on my sight that's not light
I can accept them and recognize
They are not just hell but part of life

I had some good things I enjoyed this week
Like this combo meal3 at work that was cheap
Burger with sauteed mushrooms and onions
With added sweet potato fries and a drink

It also came with salad
From the open salad bar
For just five bucks that is not bad
They were all good, I was so glad

One day I had a headache
It was more than I could take
So then I took a long break
Drank some frap4 and had some cake

At home to soothe some tension
I gave my face its needed attention
A mud mask5 to help my complexion
It was so soothing as I put it on

What is better than a dessert?
But more than one and unlimited6
We could choose anything we wanted 
Isle of Casino had a lot of choices

We also attacked the crabs7
For all-you-can-eat deal that's just fab
We paid 70 dollars for 4 of us
And it went to fundraising8, that's a great plus

That's not all we did of course
We also spent some time outdoors9 
Going to the park after doing chores
To watch a family of birds and more

It was also a time to take my dogs10
To a different park for a change
Look at them being silly and strange
As I rested on the bench and they played

Ttot, gratitude
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Early Morning Miracle


I got this idea from the book, The Five A.M.  Miracle by Jeff Sanders to wake up early, run, and be productive the rest of the day.

Guess what? I woke up at five and did meditation this morning.

I really mean I woke up but I did not get up. I fell asleep after meditation.

By the time I headed out and have my dogs leashed ready for the early morning walk, it was 6:50. Boy was I slow.

The breeze was cool. It was 32 degrees after all. With my down vest, long sleeve shirt over my polyester top, capri leggings under pants, compression stockings, and gloves, I was ready for the cool air slapping my face. As we were approaching the park more than a mile away, I opened my vest zipper to vent the warm air accumulating inside of me. The cold air felt good. There was less people and dogs in the park too, so less distractions that my dogs get into. Snowball, my older dog, would try to pick a fight, usually with dogs at least twice the size of his fluffy miniature poodle body. They did not bother with the geese, either. The birds were distant walking on the icy lake, so thin, that it looks like water. 

I did three miles of walk including the jog and walk all the way home and donated my miles for housing worldwide using the Charity Miles app. Every cent adds up. Today I donated seventy cents with Johnson and Johnson sponsoring me.

What a great morning. 

I need to do more reading on The Five A.M. Miracle book to inspire me to get up instantly after meditation. Getting started this morning was a little slow for me.

But now I feel great and energized. It will be a good day.

What inspired you this morning?
Our World Tuesday, Motivation Book, Productivity
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Ending October and Starting November 2015



The month of October ends and so does the volleyball season in school for my daughter's sophomore year. Here is the last video I took. I hope next year she plays again.

On November 2, Monday, she starts the club, and instead of 5-days-a week practice, she will do three. It will be sort of a break considering her last day to work in the amusement park is today, November first. I just pray that she continues to stay busy enough and stay on track.

 That's all for the post of the day for the NaBloPoMo. Yes, I am joining again this year, like last year, exactly a year ago. I blogged daily last year in the month of November!

Oh, yeah. Make sure you "fall back" one hour today, Americans. It is Daylight Savings time.

Have a blessed day.


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Outage

O
 is the letter of the week. Every once in a while I join the ABCW group and play with words. Here's my song in the tune of Ghostbuster's!


The power's out in my neighborhood.
What I'm gonna do?
Check with neighbor!

Outgoing call, I placed next door.
“Did your power went out?” (“Yes, it did.”)
Oh, OK, neighbor.

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I can't turn on the oven or the stove
I can't make oatmeal or pancake, or toast bread.
So I sit my old self by my octagon table
And ate cookie Oreos instead.


Hey, that's not a bad thing. I really had a power outage yesterday for six long hours. I went out to do shopping, took my son to court and back, and soon the power went on again. Now, if my teen daughter comes back too (like the power did), that will be better. It has been four long days.
I try to get my mind off the situation. Oh well.

What are your Os this week?



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Think Pink, It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month

O
ctober is the Breast Cancer Awareness month. I put significance to this because, I, as a woman on remission, three and a half years to be exact, benefited on being made aware of this disfiguring and life-threatening cancer. I had my first mammogram at the age of forty. At 40, the images showed a 0.6 cm lesion I did not know about. It was cancerous.


Breast Cancer Awareness T-shirts
Breast Cancer Awareness T-shirts 

I should be jumping up and down, but I am not. The scars on my chest from breast removal and the hip to hip scar line where muscle and subcutaneous tissue were removed for my chest flaps, will forever remain. My fears that my cancer will come back continue to linger. I should be grateful I am in remission. It is a blessing. I should feel relieved.

Remission in cancer means the disease has been reduced significantly or completely eliminated. Having been on remission, my fear should go down to the possibility of this deteriorating disease relapsing. I got my health physical health back; I am no longer fatigued post-chemotherapy. I still have follow up and blood tests after my chemo as I want to stay compliant with recommended health maintenance. Do I sound like a car? Even so, all this can be tiring and stressful. I did not like blood draws before, and I grew to hate it so much after I was diagnosed with cancer. If you see me before my blood is drawn, you would be surprised to learn that I am a nurse by profession, and I do poke patients' arms for a living. Well, that is not all I do but . . .

Here's a bit about breast cancer. 


As known already, breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among females accounting for about 18.2% of all cancer deaths worldwide. It can be invasive and non-invasive. The invasive breast cancer easily spreads to other parts of the body such as liver and lungs, while the non-invasive is usually localized to the place of origin. Guess what? I had the invasive kind. However, it was caught early, in Stage 1.

And another thing, I had the tripe negative kind. What is that? When doctors are diagnosing breast cancer, they look for three receptors, estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2. The presence of these receptors is what causes most cancers to grow. However, my rare condition where all of these receptors are not found, is referred to as triple negative breast cancer. Triple negative breast cancer is usually more challenging and difficult to treat as it cannot be treated with common oral drugs like Tamoxifen. Nevertheless, triple breast cancer can still be treated using chemotherapy. I did that, plus elective bilateral mastectomy.

So, to the women out there, think of taking care of yourself. Think Breast Cancer Awareness month. Purchase products that will support breast cancer research. There are a lot more to be learned.



Think pink ribbon.




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Get $5 Off Your Store Gift Card

 
 
Here is one of the things I am getting busy with as part of my extreme (or not so extreme) couponing.  I buy discounted store or gift cards to use for food and clothes shopping for Gap, Walmart, Walgreen's, Staples, and Riteaid. There are many stores to choose from.
 
Join me on the upside at Raise, where your money is worth more. Here's $5 to get you started!
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