Positive Things I've done today #6

Work like a dog that is not mine. Mine are Royalty.

Did two loads of laundry
Took a shower

Making an easy dinner tonight

- taught Day 1 of my two day class
- had a good feedback session with the person who hires me
- prepared for Day 2
- had two very nice conversations with Lyft drivers on the way to and from the day office from which I taught the class online
- went shopping
- am making chicken broth in an instant pot
- made and ate dinner; did the dishes
- am going to bed at 9AM

took a shower.

obviously changed clothes

checked emails

trivia game

I washed our futon cover and vacuumed the living room.

I took a walk.

I went to the store to get milk.

I wrote my Week 9 Friday Fitness and Weight Loss update for my blog. I lost 2 lbs this week, for a total of 8.8 lbs in 9 weeks, despite gaining a bunch during my 2 week vacation in Portugal last month.

I planted my herbs in my herb garden that I weeded and prepared yesterday. Watered them and house plants.

Did other miscellaneous chores.

I need a shower. The gardening made me sweat like crazy.

I will track my eating today.

I want to bake a diet friendly thing containing fresh strawberries.

Called my sleep doctor's office--will get script out soon for CPAP supplies
Emailed my PCM for med renewal
Called my T--deal with insurance is good and we have an appointment next week
Called pharmacy--pharmacist is tracking down shortage of my med and will let me know later today when I'll get it

Had PHP, ate a sub, and played chinese checkers

Thanks to this post, I got up and sprayed the plants on my windowsill with water.

I taught day 2 of my 2-day online class. After it, I cleaned the bathroom - everything but the floor. Even wiped little perfume bottles. I hope my roommate will notice.

I did a brain dump - in no particular order wrote down the things I plan to do in the coming weeks.

Weeded out my flower/veggie gardens and then weeded around the chicken coop and mucked it out.
Now I'm going to try and read for awhile....

Watched The Trooping Of The Colours with my parents

Played in the sun with my Nephew and Sister

Celebrated Christmas with my family as my Mum was in hospital at Christmas time so she got out of hospital last Fri. So we celebrated with a traditional Christmas meal. No presents or decorations well bar head gear lol

Spent most of the day with my wife. A rarity.

Cleaned the kitchen
Helped with breakfast
Wrote a blog post and poem
Found a healthy snack to eat
Took a shower
Sorted out some paperwork my husband found
Helped make dinner and loaded the dishes

Oh, and being a cat pillow as our cat was upset from the thunderstorm that just passed

Took a package to the post office

Cooked lunch for my family

I went for a walk.
I cooked dinner from scratch.
I finished the mystery book I was reading.
I took a 2 hour nap (not sure if this is exactly positive, but I was exhausted, had been up since 3 AM)

I went for a walk

I went grocery shopping.
I set up an appointment to see a neurologist.
I called my insurance company to get them to resubmit a $5200 anesthesia bill, so I won't owe it.
I filled out the forms for the new neurologist (printed them).
I finally uploaded my daughter's spring school picture to a local drugstore's website and ordered prints (much cheaper to order a CD with the image from the photography company & get the prints elsewhere than from the school photography company).

I have not acted upon my exceedingly intense frustration and anger. Nope. There are zero bodies in my backyard.

30th day AF, 4 miles on tred mill 80 minutes mostly 5% incline.
10 minutes on the wonderful hydro massage bed
Ate well
Saw 4 clients
life is very good
bizi

- took care of an unpleasant business and made an unexpected human connection in the process

- started a deck of online flashcards and took a quiz off of them, on StudyBlue; for a class I am taking on Wed-Thu

- made breakfast and lunch and did the dishes afterwards; drank lots of tea with cranberries and stevia

- bought a clamshell of blueberries

- are a quesadilla at a taqueria, stopping when I felt full. I sometimes am in a bad habit of not listening to my body's cues and finishing food even when full. Was glad that I did not have a humongous appetite on Geodon.

- read a book on the IPSRT with great interest

- made a lunch out plan with a former report, now a friend, for tomorrow

- spent time planning this week

- billed insurance for the dr's appts in May (have to mail it still)

- cheered a friend who is resuming work after a year long period of disability

Took a shower, cleaned the kitchen and did all the dishes, and called my sister. I feel accomplished today!

Made lunch for my family.

I took my daughter to the library to pick up her medal for completing the summer reading program...she's a fast reader and was working hard to complete it. She was thrilled when the librarian told her she was the first kid at our branch of the county library system to receive the medal for completing the program.

Walked for 3 miles. Hips and legs are already sore....so out of shape!!

Oh, thank you! I read this and remembered that I did not do the dishes after dinner - I would have gone to sleep like that and in the morning would be disappointed in myself, since I live with a very cleanliness-oriented roommate.

I experienced a surge in anxiety in the evening so it is good to recall the positive things done today:

- had lunch with a former coworker. She is underslept. I sent her the link to my sleep medicine dr's page.

- saw my PCP. We decided I would not be using stevia so heavily but instead would drink tea with a little bit of honey and would cook dried fruit compote without added sugar.

- did more flashcards, took quizzes, and read the textbook

- had a mani-pedi without color; a bliss

- read the book on the Interpersonal and Social Rhythm therapy for Bipolar (for clinicians) and following the advice on measured social interactions, emailed two friends asking if they want to get together. Did not go on a spree emailing my entire contacts list! Created a social rhythm metric spreadsheet and started filling it out.