Off to the doctors again later today. Getting rechecked for staph infection in lungs. The cough I have entertained for three months is nearly gone, but I occasionally have a very bad fit and tickles in my throat. Yesterday, I decided I would take some Mucinix and paid for it in an awful way with gut pain and toilet time. Drank plenty of water.
I still have too much mucus in my throat. Shall see what my doctor says to me about this ordeal I am having. The coughing has worn me out as I am working at packing belongings and moving them to the COTTAGE. It hasn't been easy to have little energy. Resting when I can. Seems like it's all the time.
The prescribed burning of the prairie did a number on my lungs this year. I truly believe this as I have been so ill. I will have to disappear from the area next year as I cannot bare to do this again. First I have to get all better from this go round. I'm hoping that I can say what a difference a year makes come 2024 before they begin burning again.
The cotton is flying from the trees, but I don't generally cough. It's the rubbing of the eyes that gets me. I will begin to build up my immune system again and stay the course. Morning meal was a smoothie made of spring water, ice cubes, yogurt, organic maple syrup, organic red raspberry syrup, organic kale powder, organic strawberries, organic blackberries, organic orange juice. Not creamy. More like a thin drink. I put way too much kale powder and water in this and can taste it. I'll suffer through and fix it differently next time. I believe this one is still loaded with nutrients.
Back to cutting the grains out of my diet for awhile. I had a large salad last night for supper. The crunchy veggies were so good. I am looking forward to eating more salads for my lunches and suppers. I have to turn loose of weight and this is the best way I have found to do it. I shall stay the course and by Christmas, Lord help, I will be lighter. My HOBBY right now is concentrating on weight reduction/health in my body.
It's what is right for me. When I last visited my 91 year old mom, she balked at me for not drinking the local water from the tap. Ugly display of facial expression. The water is contaminated. Many in the area have weird cancers. I will do what is right for me even if my family members balk. In the long run, they can balk, but I have to have a clear conscious about what I am doing for health reasons.
I stayed HOME yesterday exhausted from everything bothering my health. I rested as my dear Hubby worked in the COTTAGE garage. He made progress and now we can clean the garage floor to start placing boxes in it for storage until we get to where we can place items inside the COTTAGE. For now, we have to get the boxes out of this main house. Have mercy, this is slow.
Today, my energies have to go into preparing myself for the doctor's visit, drive the distance, have appointment, go to WALMART to return some make-up that has talc in it and then buzz by the KSU Gardens to see if the Irises are still in bloom. Want to get a Trenta unsweetened Iced Green Tea for medicinal purposes.
Go HOME, pack some boxes in the car and haul them to the COTTAGE. This will mean I have to move more junk to make room for these boxes to sit in the front room where the contents will eventually go after a bookcase is built.
Perhaps today I'll see an improvement in health and forge ahead on this move. Though I have had some health challenges since mid January, I have had to stay extra busy with packing items for our move. I started packing books last January as I was suffering. Rest awhile. Work awhile. Etc. I think as I unpack, that I will thin out more stuff. I don't want and don't need so much to take care of.
Having little energy at times gets to me and I begin to slump some. Having issues with health seems to be my course in life. The good that comes out of it is that I am compelled to read and get better informed about health matters. I do believe that we need to eat healthy as possible, manage stress levels as best we can and trust God with each matter as I am co-partnering this journey. I am not alone. Haven't been since I was saved by grace at an early age. I have had to remind myself that I am not alone. God is there all the time and is with me in all the trials. I am not alone. Visiting with HIM is the best. Amen.
Like Dorothy says, "There's no place like HOME."
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