100 Days of Gratitude

Thanks Ruth and Red, maybe in a couple weeks when I've built up some momentum. Would feel really embarrassed and intimidated to post my measly little wimpy efforts compared to all of you.

Day 118:  so grateful my cognitive functions have almost returned to normal after starting Tamoxifen in August. There were lots of CRAFT days, but it has improved tremendously! One small exception: I forgot to post last week, on the anniversary of the Boston Marathon: very grateful that my brother flew into Boston (and stayed near his alma mater - MIT) on that day and the plane arrived after the bombing; he was very confused why there was so much chaos getting to the hotel, but the important part, he was safe.

Onco, so very sorry to hear about your mom, so wishing you could share that cuppa tea with her

Ruth and Red, grateful for your encouragement, just not ready to take that step yet. Am grateful that today I rode 16 minutes/3.25 miles on the bike and it was so much easier than when I first started out. I was pleased then to last either 5 minutes (or 1 mile, whichever came first) and that was difficult. I've created a table to keep track of my progress, so that should also encourage me to push myself a little bit each day. 

Grateful that I 'passed' my annual oncology checkup today....whew, I can breathe again for awhile!

4/28- grateful for being able to attend a couple great professional org events the past few days. 

Congrats Ruthbru! Glad to hear the check up went well!

Cheryl, now I am ready to PARTY!

Ruth, congrats to you! Now you get to put it out of your mind. 

Ladies, thanks for the words of encouragement, so appreciated! It appears you are a great bunch, I'm just not ready for that step. Like today, I planned to do another round of exercise on the bike, but Mr. 2TA came home early, in a bad mood so I didn't get back to the bike. Spent the majority of the last couple hours in the kitchen, too tired now at 10 to try to get some stretching in so I didn't meet my 30 minute goal. 

Day 118A - grateful for a stash of baking supplies: DD never tells me we're low/out of items so when I went to bake banana bread, the pound of butter is gone as well as having just enough eggs ...

Grateful that last summer I gave a rather 'naughty' boy from school a dollar so he could buy some popcorn at the movie theater (he was short of the needed amount). Now when I sub in any of his classes (which I did today), he is a perfect angel!

Red- yes I had a couple weekend events last weekend. One was a recycled art show featuring many clever things made out of various items. My prize of the day was a garden sculpture of a prickly pear made out of recycled circular saws. And I also went to a networking event the following day which was great too (got a work lead for my next consulting gig!)

Your memory is spot on Red!

Susie-whew on the tornadoes. There were a lot of them from what I have heard, and a lot of lives lost, people hurt, damage done. I lived in TX once and know how bad that can be.

Day 119: grateful my son in OK and his family are safe.

Hoping those of you in that part of the country are safe too

Cheryl, if there's floor space, I may join you. Ha ha

I am grateful to have the dates for my surgeries and to be moving forward instead of in limbo.

4/30- last day of April folks! Grateful the temps are warming up here again and my gardens continue to unfold with their spring blooms.

Pink, keep us posted on your surgery dates so we can support you through it.