SEPTEMBER, THYROID HEALTH, and A NEW BEGINNING

STAYING UP LATE LAST NIGHT WHICH RAN INTO THE EARLY MORNING, gave me an excuse to sleep in on this Holiday.  I did sleep in so I have to rearrange my day for walking if I do so.  Temperatures right now are at 70 degrees.  This will be the high for the day so walking should be manageable this afternoon/evening.

Making out a grocery list for shopping today came rather easy as we have a stocked fridge already.  Blessed, but need some arugula, sweet kale, more lemons, and bottled water.  A stop at Hy-Vee is needed.  Since it's LABOR DAY I wasn't sure the stores would be open.

I walked to the grocery store in Wichita 51 years ago on the LABOR DAY week-end.  I was walking then as well.  How's 'bout that except I was 19 and in much better shape.  Wished I had maintained my figure throughout the years.  Having thyroid issues did do a number on me.  I hate the fact that I am fatigued.

It is quite common to be extremely fatigued when having no thyroid.  Taking the pills alone doesn't always FIX IT.  I'm broken in a lot of ways.  Rolling over and playing dead comes to mind.  Before surgery, nothing was related to me that I would possibly have fatigue issues to not having a thyroid.  NOTHING.  Was let down by not knowing this info.

Hubby remembers being in the lobby of the doctor's office when a desperately upset man came into the lobby screaming at the receptionist, "They told me I'd feel better having my thyroid taken out and I feel like sh*t".  I get where he was coming from.  The fatigue is debilitating. When the receptionist goes into calm down mode, it's predictable.  Calm down or we'll call the police on you is more like it.

When told if you're going to have cancer, this is the cancer to have....I will debate whoever on this one.  Having cancer of any kind stinks.  There's nothing good about it.  

I survived the thyroid cancer, but I have not thrived.  Surviving, but not thriving.  At times it's been extremely frustrating.  You truly are having to go through life altered.  

Okay, what should I do differently with this NEW BEGINNING in September?  I pray that my upper arms get firmer with less flab.  Let it happen.  I have 5 arm exercises to copy in hopes of being fitter. Will take some time. 

THIS HERE BEING SEPTEMBER is a start to a NEW BEGINNING of doing things somewhat different.  Such as?  Exercising a little each day.
Taking time to write.
Walk more.
CLEAR OUT THE FRONT BEDROOM.
A load of laundry.
A household chore.

There have been times that I have thought to go about my day like I were still in HIGH SCHOOL having an hour per subject matter.  I haven't stuck with it, but think for a time I ought to go about in a similar fashion so I get more done a little here and a little there giving each task only an hour before moving on to the next subject.  Might make a difference in my progress.  PRAISE THE LORD.  Making progress.

We'd journey to Manhattan for a few supplies.  I actually wore a dress for this outing instead of jeans.  My attitude changed being dressed up.  As we crossed the landscape across the Flint Hills, I noticed the tops of the trees are starting to change color going from greens to yellows on September 1st.  I'm not ready for AUTUMN, but the view is already gorgeous against the grey rain clouds.  Good therapy for me on a MONDAY.      

Needed some lemons, kale, arugula, bottled water, olive oil, avocado oil, sugar-free ketchup, a door stop.  Also wanted to check on loafers from Brown's Shoe Fit, but they were closed. Another day will be dedicated to shoe shopping and nothing else. 

Saw some pretty purple Asters in small pots outside the grocery store for $7.99.  Purchased a couple of them.  They'll go into the mum bed to the side of the COTTAGE.  Asters were one of my wedding flowers.  Since yesterday was my wedding anniversary, I'm partial to these flowers.    

Before we headed out the door to go to Manhattan, we rounded up the large Longaberger basket that was in the front bedroom to move to another room in the COTTAGE as a step forward of clearing out the room.  Yah.  This is one large item out of the room.  I placed the basket in the utility room on top of the washing machine.  Looks great there and will be useful as well.  Slow goings, but that's alright.  The plan is to move more items each day.

It rained on the way HOME so no walking this evening.  Perhaps tomorrow.  We went sight seeing for fun on the way HOME.  Drove through a new housing area and got out of the car to peek through the windows of this new construction.  OMGoodness.  Sticker shock. $619,000.oo

Seeing the interiors of houses is a treat.  I thought the open concept would be a good floor plan for older people.  Hubby said he didn't like it.  Oh well.  I did.  

On the HOME FRONT.

Two pumpkin plants were planted in mid June that have taken over our little backyard.  Impressed.  

Hubby said he wanted to pick a PUMPKIN from the backyard as some of the pumpkins are ready for picking.  His small garden with pumpkins has been prolific.  Hallelujah.  I wanted to grow pumpkins this year and they took off like a BANG.  

Next year hopefully we can grow some WHITE PUMPKINS.  I'll decorate the front porch next year for FALL.  This year, the porch will be torn up and rebuilt during AUTUMN HARVEST so decorating would only be in the way.  

My imagination goes ape over 

what it could look like.

~d