Health
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Surviving Myself
The last couple of days have been a rollercoaster of emotions. Earlier this week I really struggled. I had spiraled after an argument with my husband—even though we had already talked things through. I just couldn’t shake the feeling that I was a burden to my family, like I was holding them back. The thoughts Continue reading
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A Rocky Start
Well, today (Sunday) turned out to be kind of a terrible day to start working on goals. But here we are. I guess I’ll have to get used to not reaching all of them—that’s part of life, right? Here’s what I had planned for this week alone: So far, the only goal I’ve met is Continue reading
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Challenging Communications
I’ve come up with a new goal for my Midlife Challenge project — something that stresses me out just enough to push me outside of my comfort zone, but also sounds like it could be fun. Ultimately, it will help me grow. I’m going to reach out to people I’d normally feel uncomfortable speaking to. Continue reading
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A Challenge Born from Trauma
Here’s the truth: I want to move forward, but I’ve been stuck. For a while now, I’ve avoided this blog because I didn’t know how to share what’s been going on. But continuing to post like nothing happened has felt dishonest—like I’m ignoring the elephant in the room while it quietly crushes my chest. So Continue reading
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I’m Here
After two months of trauma, I decided it was time to come back to posting here. I’m not sure when the last time I posted was, but I feel like I was healthier when I was writing regularly. So here I am. Before I begin, I’ll briefly say that I’m not going to post about Continue reading
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Late Night Tuesday Talley
I finally broke through my weight-loss plateau — and I’m feeling so happy about it! How did I do it? I cheated.For one day, I let myself eat a little more and indulged in foods I don’t normally have. I didn’t go crazy, but since this trick has worked for me in the past, I Continue reading
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Twinges of the Heart
I’m a little nervous. I keep having these random, sharp chest pains—not constant, but definitely noticeable. Part of me wonders if I’m just being paranoid, but the other part is freaking the hell out. I just realized I never heard back from the cardiologist and, honestly, kind of forgot about it. I’ll be calling my Continue reading
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Another Tuesday Tally!
Almost another week down! I haven’t lost any weight at this stage, but my last weigh-in was on Wednesday. Technically, I still have another day before my official weekly check-in, but I’d rather get back to weighing in on Tuesdays. Still no word from the cardiologist who was supposed to reach out about my low Continue reading
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Tuesday + 1 Day Tally
So my doctor may have been right. This week I did lose more than two pounds, which is exactly what she was worried about. So I guess she has a point, I will be attempting to eat more. Walgreens is ticking me off with my prescription. I only get one box of injections a month Continue reading
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Follow Up
So I went back to the doctor today. I’m not happy. My blood pressure is still low. They aren’t sure what is causing it. I have a blood pressure cuff coming tomorrow and she wants met to check my BP multiple times a day and keep track of it. We have a follow up meeting Continue reading
Ash Thoreau 