#1- I live in Pensacola which, for those of you who don’t
know, is on the gulf coast of Florida (in the central time zone) about ten
miles from the Alabama border. It’s a pretty tiny city but a city nonetheless.
I am always impressed with all the fun events going on around town. Tonight is a
recurring event that I have yet to attend called hot glass cold brew at the
First City Art Center. It is a fundraising event for the center and its
programs and includes a hand-blown glass or hand-thrown pottery cup, pizza,
beer, live music, live art demos and workshops. I am pretty excited for this
event- I have been waiting since November (when I first learned about it) to attend one. The rest of my weekend will probably a bit
more low-key. Tomorrow I have a long list of errands and homework to do and I
am also having some furniture delivered so most of my day will be spent on
those things. Saturday night will more than likely be spent downtown at one of
the bars we like to frequent and then Sunday we are heading out of town to
visit E’s family. They live about an hour away and it’s a nice, easy drive. E
has a three year old niece who is just the cutest little thing and thankfully
she likes me too so I plan on spending a lot of time hanging out with her,
playing Angry Birds. All in all, it
should be a really great weekend.
#2 This week was pretty good. Definitely the best one I have
had activity wise since the surgery. Tuesday I had my fitness assessment and on
Wednesday & Thursday I did the first two runs of the couch to 5K program.
Wednesday’s run went really well but Thursday’s did not. I think a lot of that had to do with the treadmill
I was using, the one on Thursday was old and stuck on an incline and I think
that was just too much for me. I scaled back as much as I could but afterwards
I had some pain in my abdomen which was no bueno. I will try again next week,
on the good treadmill, and see how I feel. I may need to opt for more cycling
and limit my running if there is still pain. This whole surgery recovery/getting back into the swing of things is all new to me. I don’t know what is a
healthy amount of pain/discomfort versus too much pain/discomfort. I know that
it is possible for me to have lingering issues years after this surgery so
right now I am just trying to figure things out.
#3 I need to get back into my greater than 50% raw diet.
This way of eating is ideal for me. I feel really great when I eat pretty much
all raw before dinner. I have tons of energy and I really enjoy the foods I eat
which make it easy to do. However, it isn’t as easy to do when I am away from
home which I was for pretty much every day for the past two weeks. Don’t get me
wrong, I still managed to pack my lunches and snacks daily and still ate a
decent amount of raw foods just not as much as I would like. So this week,
since I plan at being at home most nights, I will try to get back into the
swing of it again. Right now I think that is the most realistic plan for me to
have- stick to raw before dinner on days/weeks I am home and the rest of the
time just do the best I can. I mean ultimately, I can’t beat myself up if I eat
oatmeal instead of having a green smoothie…both are really good and healthy
options.
#4 On a more personal note…I need dating advice. After being
married for so long, I am not really sure how to be a girlfriend. I fear most
days I may be too smothering or too overbearing (my words, not his) but I think
it is because I am so accustomed to being with the same person day in and day
out. I am not really sure if I am doing the whole dating thing right. Also, is
dating in your mid-thirties different? I would think it would be. I mean I have
way different expectations from a relationship now than I had in my twenties. I
would hope that most people my age who are out in the dating world feel the
same. Kind of like the whole ‘I don’t have time for BS or head games or drama’
type mindset. I’m too old for that crap. But I do often worry that being
totally open about my wants and needs can be a bit overwhelming. But that’s
just the way that I am and I doubt I will change it. I guess I really am just
looking for some affirmation that being this way is ok because I doubt it is
possible for me to be ‘less Dacia’. LOL!
#5 Ok, so in this segment I will actually ask for your
advice/input. How do you handle toxic people, especially those ones you cannot
(due to circumstances) cut out of your life? Do you have a mantra or meditative
phrase or some way to help get you through those frustrating moments? Although
I am sure it would feel good to just scream STFU at someone I doubt that is the
right way to handle this situation. So, any ideas how to work through a
difficult situation with a difficult person?
Well, that’s about all I’ve got for today. I hope you all
have an amazing weekend!
Love and hugs,
Dacia
From our last trip to the Abita Brewery...finally got it on there!
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