Keep a personal wellness journal on DailyStrength to track your health and communicate with friends. http://dailystrength.org/people/90576/journal Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:52:06 +0100 DailyStrength RSS 0.11.3.0.6833 (FeedCreator 1.7.2) http://dailystrength.org/images/comprofiler/avatar/90576/1213247133.jpg http://dailystrength.org/people/90576 http://dailystrength.org/people/90576/journal/1255716 I feel like I'm living life in the fast lane and my mind and body are broken down on the side of the road.  It has become a real struggle to keep up with everything lately.  My mind and thinking ablities have not been the same since the day Weston left this world. It's as... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:09:39 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/90576/journal/1248524 Been another one of those weeks! I cried every morning on my way to work.  So many motorcycles on the road these days. I pass most of the same ones on my way in everyday.  One of the motorcycles looks just like Weston's and a couple of the helmets are just like his. I've been sayin... Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:42:47 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/90576/journal/1238230 It's an absolutely beautiful day here today. The temp is perfect, a few puffy clouds in the sky and a nice breeze. I should be at the lake in my boat, but can't seem to work up the energy to get there. Besides, I've gotten no sun at all this summer and I might blind somebody with the whi... Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:08:59 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/90576/journal/1236132 This week has just worn me out! Even more than usual. My work hours are still way too much (I had about 56 hours on the clock when I left yesterday) and we're just at the beginning of the busy season. Our company is in a mess. We have people at the very top who don't have a clue what it is t... Sat, 09 Aug 2008 09:31:28 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/90576/journal/1225216 Yesterday as I was driving home from grocery shopping and errands I drove past the National Guard Armory....like I do every single day. But yesterday just as I got to their parking entrance and exit I saw a young man in uniform sitting on a black motorcycle just like Weston's waiting to pull out... Sun, 03 Aug 2008 08:56:58 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/90576/journal/1223279 I have always had a lot of curiousity about a lot of things. One of the things I have always been curious about the world's different belief systems. The one I have been most closely drawn to has been buddism. The ideas of feeling love and kindness toward everyone and everything is a challenge f... Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:52:08 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/90576/journal/1219406 I just realized I haven't said much of anything about Jon and Ragan since the wedding. And there has been plenty going on. Ragan started in-service last week and has students for the first day on this Friday. She has had a bug and not felt very well this week. She is still driving to Nashville F... Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:56:10 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/90576/journal/1217663 My work day has been "interesting" to use a kind word. I work for a company that is the fundraising arm of a big company. It's all too boring to go into great detail, but things are not going smoothly and fall is our really busy season. I'm thinking about jumping ship and find... Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:43:19 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/90576/journal/1212781 Well, the massage was great! And the girls' night was nice. As it always does when a group of women get together, the talk returned many times to our children. There were times while listening to first one woman and then another talk about their children and grandchildren that I just w... Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:32:26 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/90576/journal/1210773 Well, I took all the good advice I got and stayed home. I even took off a bit early this afternoon (already had 53 hours in for this week).  I'm tired and intend to get some rest this weekend.  I'm getting a massage in the morning - can't wait! And tomorrow night I've been ... Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:58:48 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/90576/journal/1205656 My mother's family reunion is this coming weekend and she expects me to be there. I've never been a huge fan of this reunion, but this year I'm just not sure I can go. It will be the first time I've seen lots of the cousins since Weston died. I just don't know if I'll be able... Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:41:51 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/90576/journal/1202776 I heard on the news this morning that a B-52 had crashed and then this evening after not one word was said on the news on this topic, I did an internet search and read that the two crew members that had been found were dead. They have no idea what caused the crash. It immediately made me think of We... Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:43:49 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/90576/journal/1200647 Wow! What wonderful friends I have here!!!! I haven't been on since Thurs. and I had so many hugs. I've been to The Compassionate Friends National Conference. It was in Nashville this year and since that is only about an hour away, I went. It was some tough grief work, but I learned some thi... Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:46:48 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/90576/journal/1193334 Tomorrow....the day I've been dreading. Yesterday marked one year since the last time I held and hugged my son. The last time I saw he face. The last time I cooked him a meal. The last everything when he was alive. I wish I had stayed up talking to him all night so he would have been too tired t... Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:10:19 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/90576/journal/1188589 I just have to vent! So please excuse me....if you're not in the mood for a little negativity skip a couple of paragraphs.  I just went out to spend a little time giving my plants in the memory garden a little TLC. They had received very little care (Or water!) while I was gone on my busine... Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:44:35 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/90576/journal/1186482 Whew, first the wedding and all that hub bub and in-laws and such and then off to NY/CT. Well, I'm totally worn out! I got back last night, but I was too tired to even unpack. So I've spent today unpacking and putting away. I meant to do my laundry, but couldn't find the energy. The meet... Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:35:22 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/90576/journal/1171603 The wedding was wonderful. Everything went wonderfully. Ragan looked beautiful. It didn't rain! Everyone had a great time! And I am more than exhausted! We had a welcome desert party on Wed. I had about 85 people in my house and garden. But it couldn't have gone better. The idea was to have... Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:24:08 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/90576/journal/1155949 The wedding is 5, count them 5 days away!!!! Almost everything is done that can be done ahead of time. The house is pretty much clean...waiting to do the final mop and dust until Tues. morning as people start arriving Tues. afternoon. Ragan has decided that I'm going to do her hair for the weddi... Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:33:00 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/90576/journal/1148606 I got the results of my MRI yesterday.  It was the best of the bad possiblities.  It said my brain was normal (which makes me doubt everything else it said!), but that I have a Sphenoid sinus disease. When my DR told me that I asked what the hell that was. He proceeded to explain abou the ... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:10:44 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/90576/journal/1141611 I should be working...I'm only going to be here a short while this morning....wedding stuff to do this afternoon. But I can't seem to get my mind around the jobs I need to be working on today. I miss you guys and checking in with everybody regularly. I feel like this is the one place I can s... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:34:44 +0100