I seized the opportunity to reconnect with family, which is something that I have been wanting and missing for a long time.

oh kay i just read what you wrote.
definitely self care!
(((((HUGS))))
bizi

Brushed teeth with electric brush for 2 minutes, flossed teeth,

used purple listerine mouth wash for one minute.
Taking better care of my teeth, priceless.
bizi

Happy to hear that, Kay.:)

Good work, Bizi.:)




M

Realized I was too high and increased the gabapentin by 100mg last night :rolleyes:

kay, self care definitively .
bizi

After at least a month of barely eating (anything besides ice cream and chocolate), I ate a lot yesterday. It was a bunch of crap food, but at least I ate.

The scale says I'm 3lbs heavier today, but I didn't drink much water yesterday, and I don't expect that number to stick.

i am glad that you ate kay.
I did not know that you were not eating regular food. I bet you lost weight during that one month.
((((HUGS))))
bizi

got my hair touched up color and a 90 minute facial which was great!
bizi

That's wonderful!, Bizi! :)

I took a nap yesterday because I really needed one even though I had to take 1/2mg of Klonopin to quiet my anxiety.

You both are doing fantastic doing self cares.

I spent the days trying to stay warm, and spent the two days with
Derrick.

Also had a good lunch with Dan, Dale, Derrick and I. But I really
enjoy it when Derrick comes and spends time with me. And I do
Dan also. Have to admit this is such a different Dan right now.
I can tell he is taking his meds.

Tomorrow I'm spending the day with Meluvja, and we will hopefully
shop and eat breakfast.

Donna :hug::grouphug:

I think being around your loving family is definitely self-care :):):)

I am trying my darnedest not to get into any cleaning projects today because I know that doing so will just rev me up.

But I feel that I'm being held hostage at home because I'm waiting for that call from my pdoc's office, and I'm bored and restless... :o

wondering if your pdoc called?????
((((HUGS))))
bizi

This is going to seem odd for self-care.

But for me making sure an parent that really needs someone
at an conference is self-care.

I have an manifestation on Friday morning. And I then get
an call from an parent that really needs someone to come to
the conference. I can't be two places at once.

So I got ahold of one of my co-workers who is very good at
helping me and others. She can go. So it really puts my mind
at rest.

Now its in my parents court to make sure she has the information
she needs.

Donna:hug::grouphug:

Donna,

I really do think that is self-care. You are a care-taker by nature, and care about your clients/patients, and would feel terrible knowing that any one of them were not being taken care of.

Asking for help to make sure that both parents got what they needed must have really eased your mind :hug::hug::hug:

I did my own research (because no one else was bothering to do it) and found out it was the Vraylar F'ING with my kidneys. Then I called my pdoc's office 3 times to try to get in touch with her to come up with a plan to get off of it.

She planned on discontinuing the Vraylar without replacing it with something else, but I told her I'm not stable enough right now to go without some extra help.
So, now I'll be taking low-dose Rexulti for a short period of time.

Sometimes you REALLY have to be your own advocate.

Kay

Yes, its definitely put my mind at ease. Especially since I know
my co-worker will go with her tomorrow. I am working to
get things solved for them all.

I am really getting nervous my job review is today.
I'm one that doesn't like these at all.

Donna :grouphug::hug:

I think that work reviews are hard for most people even if they are great workers because you never know what management is going to nit pick about, but I think you should do very well because you care so much about your kids and parents, and it seems like you go out of your way to get them what they need :hug::hug::hug:

Thanks Kay

I did pretty good on my review. The main goal is probably
the easiest if I can just get back on track with outreach.

I just don't always mark or record my outreach. So I have
to start making a more concrete effort.
Also I forget to have schools and parents send in surveys.
I will work on that the most soon. Remembered tonight
to send out to the parent and school tonight, for today.
So one good.

Didn't get any outreach had 6 or 7 hours with school business.
So to another day is fine.

Donna:hug::grouphug:

way to go!

It sounds like you got a good review! :)

It's so great that you are already starting to work on their constructive criticism... you try to see the positive in all things Donna :hug:

Yes, I do. And I want to change the things I'm not doing well.

I have wanted to work on some of these things for a while.
She gave me an idea that she will send me templates to work
on emails and letters I send. This I'm really happy with.

Ive had problems with them for a long time. Just have to make
sure she remembers. But that takes more than a few minutes
to send. SO I'm hoping it will come soon.

Donna :hug::grouphug:

I hope that she comes through with those templates for you. It sounds like they will make life a lot easier for you :hug:

showered yesterday and washed my hair.
slept in today.
washed face and applied this vit c serum that I love.
meds and vitamins ready to take after lunch today.
Having lunch with karen in a few minutes.
self care.
bizi

Great post. Glad you had a good day.

Derrick and I went to his interview for lack of better wording.
For his new provider group. He will hopefully be on the
programming by end of month. THey have some things to
do before he can start having people work with him.

Which is fine, and they will help with transportation if the
buses are down when he can work. Which is good.

Donna :hug::grouphug:

I got myself a haircut, which I desperately needed. And I bought myself some under eye cream because when I looked in the mirror yesterday morning I scared myself, granted I was exhausted.

Hopefully I will feel better about myself.

I hope you feel better about yourself because you are a lovely lady.
((((HUGS))))
bizi

Kay,

Haircuts always make me feel better about stuff.

I hope the rest and the eye cream helped you.


M

Getting my haircut makes it so much easier to shampoo and put up! And the eye cream does make a difference. So, I do feel better :)

I get my nails done Monday.

If only I could manage to color my hair :rolleyes:

Thank you, ladies (((HUGS)))

I'm so glad it made you feel better.

I wish I new an answer for the coloring.
My dil does mine. But I don't want
to get her sick. So I postponed:hug::grouphug: mine
today.

Donna

I'm sorry you had to put it off. I hope since it's your daughter-in-law doing it, you won't have to wait a long time to have it done when you are feeling better :hug:

Its more that I have to have the time. But the way I was feeling,
and the fact that I can't afford to get her sick. She has an hysterectomy
at the end of the month.

I didn't want to take a chance.

Donna :hug::grouphug:

Showered this morning!
Hair colored this afternoon.
self care
need to go back to nail place again! and have another nail fixed sigh I am so hard on my nails. Since having them done I have not had any issues with picking at them so that is great.
the gel polish looks so good!
bizi

That sounds like good self-care to me, Bizi! :)

You are going to be even more beautiful by the day's end! :)

I ran out of time on the computer to finish doing my self care tasks.
So I left the house with out the shower that I was going to take, did not wash face nor apply my vit c serum like usual. Did not brush my teeth. Hair was a bad hair day because it really needed to be washed.


Came home at noon and washed my face and applied vit c serum, brushed my teeth. self care stuff. Shower will come tomorrow...it has to... my hair is just awful!
bizi

After 6 days, I finally showered and washed my hair.
I feel clean all over.
Am running behind this morning as I over slept...must have needed the sleep.
I love this new skin care product that I have been using a few weeks now.
It is made by mad hippie and I got it from whole foods but you can order it from amazon for cheaper and I will do that next time.
It is a vit c serum, There is a dropper to use as it is highly concentrated. I put drops on my face, about 7 drops covers my face and neck.
My skin just soaks it up and feels lovely.
I would highly recommend it.
bizi

Took my vitamins!!!!!
bizi

I took a shower today and washed my hair!
bizi