Keep a personal wellness journal on DailyStrength to track your health and communicate with friends. http://dailystrength.org/people/238040/journal Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:52:14 +0100 DailyStrength RSS 0.11.3.0.6833 (FeedCreator 1.7.2) http://dailystrength.org/images/comprofiler/avatar/238040/1215910270.jpg http://dailystrength.org/people/238040 http://dailystrength.org/people/238040/journal/1251461 I have pecked away for two weeks now. I have a 2 story house with an enclosed front porch and an enclosed back porch,interring into a mud room(on a farm you get a chance to clean up a little more, before coming into the house). My bedroom is downstairs with front room, Lrg kitchen(and porches).... Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:12:46 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/238040/journal/1251437 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:47:22 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/238040/journal/1251422 I have lost 7lbs. I have changed some eating habits. Instead of the breakfast shake every day  which had one serving each : steal cut oats, fresh apple/banana alternate, 1 yogurt/fruit on the bottom, 2Tbs fresh ground flax, 2 cup fruit juice, 2 cups skim milk, handful of almonds/... Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:28:09 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/238040/journal/1234586 working a little at a time around the house, every couple of days I have been able to get a lot done. When I fell Dec 03' we had only lived here 8 mnths and son and I were still putting things away and had not even started decorating. Anyway, everything came to a screeching halt. for the ne... Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:28:44 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/238040/journal/1211819 This am,  daughter & family and family in-laws and me went to grandsons (7 mnth's) baptizing. He wore the dress that was made for his grandpa 71 years ago. Grandpa's younger brother wore it too. They brought pictures of son-in-law at three days old in the dress. This is the first we... Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:02:31 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/238040/journal/1194223 today I'll be off and on site short bursts. Have the day to myself so I've done maintenance on the pool, taken the trash up the lane, cleaned up garage of stuff can't go in the trash and I'll take a load to the dump, this has only waited three years. Then laundry, changing some ... Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:37:37 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/238040/journal/1186648 The last couple of days I have been working on some lyrics that had been going around my head. Any day now I will start working on the music. So tonight I  read whitedolphins post "feeling creative" , she had made a new myspace about Fibromyalgia and had the link in her post... Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:02:47 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/238040/journal/1179872 Well, saw the podiatrist this morning and had several things confirmed. I thought it was the herniators L 4 & 5 up to no good and this was true. Causing something called drop foot, my right leg seems to be shorter than L. Also causing my feet to do the ballerina feet when I lay down. Should see ... Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:02:51 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/238040/journal/1175273 Well, a very good week-end. Daughter had the last of two big events....first one canceled 2nd day due to floods. This one went really well. She is the director of volunteers and had the job for about 2 1/2 mth's. I was watching baby for what was supposed to be 4 hours a day 3-4x's a week, 5.... Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:53:53 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/238040/journal/1168937 Today, I want to say out loud, Thank You God for a very good day. I might hurt here and there (and there and here) but today my spirit carries me,  been awhile,  but today is a very good day.  Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:53:53 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/238040/journal/1166855 O.K., waited a couple weeks for appointment,  this is the same Dr. that argued about my blood pressure riseing because of the visit to Dr.'s office(whole nother story). Anyway, when I saw my Dr. of 10 yrs. , that was  replaced with this one because the 1st. one disappeared, actual... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:20:37 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/238040/journal/1166108 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:01:45 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/238040/journal/1166051 Each year our neighbor city, Coralville, on July 3rd holds a free concert. So far we've seen Three Dog Night,  America, Charlie Daniels, we missed Blood Sweat and Tears. This year it's Guess Who....we drove over and were looking for a parking space close enough for me. The street goes r... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:32:28 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/238040/journal/1155904  Wens. grandson's birthday which was really a good time for all of us. Then at 12:30am daughter called to say taking granddaughter to e.r. in grate pain in stomach, throwing up also. She had 101 fever. They were treated terribly at e.r., she asked for help getting her out of car...no one ca... Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:03:17 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/238040/journal/1149212  I have been on site a little time at a time. It has been very good enteracting with others. Thank you D.S. and all of you. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:14:17 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/238040/journal/1136494 I am tired...every day by 2:30 ish I am trashed and in so much pain, and I see no end in sight. See the Dr. on the 1st.  I think I'll follow (I want to get her name right so I'll need to edit)    lead and write a letter to her. I think   has the r... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:15:19 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/238040/journal/1117236 So many terrible things happening. I Do Not Live in these areas, I do live down stream and out of reach of the Iowa River. My flooding problem is the saturated ground and streams over flow. We are in lower land out here on the waters way out of our area. By this week-end we might have... Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:05:42 +0100