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Yesterday was such a nice day, and reaffirmed how truly blessed I am. In addition to the amazing, wonderful, supportive, caring friends here on FS, I have 2 close IRL friends here in CT & 2 back home in Cincy. Having close friends has been my salvation always as I remember back to first moving away from "home" and how I struggled each time in our new location. The key was always making a friend or two who I truly wanted to be with. Sometimes that took longer than others, but when I have/had a special friend, life is/was good. After moving every few years early in our marriage, we've now been in this hone for 18 years. What i'm realizing now, is that some of the women I initially be-friended are not the best for me at this stage in my life. So, I'm finding my way, moving toward the healthy, good friendships and away from those less so.
And while I'm on the topic of relationships, have I told you lately, that mine with DH has really been slowly improving. I'm opening up more to him & he's responding & seems to be getting it! As many of you know, a big issue for me/us, has been our lack of good communication & our growing difference in how much we want to socialize. We had been going out with others at least once every weekend, and sometimes both nights and/or Sunday with MIL. Especially throughout the holidays, I experienced total burnout with too many parties & too much entertaining, too frequently. But, to his defense, DH, who can & would "go" all weekend long, didn't realize that I wasn't interested or happy at that pace anymore. The fun-loving party girl that he married was finally slowing down (as far as socializing) in her fifties. Until I finally had a heart-to-heart with him about how I felt & what I needed, he'd sometimes comment that I was becoming a party pooper or wasn't any fun anymore. But after calmly & sincerely telling him how I felt, he's now become so supportive & we're better discussing social plans in advance. Although we still communicate at times via email (which had been our main/sole form of communication in the past), we now are having more date nights & spending time as a couple, so the fun continues, just in a new way. And, as invites come in, he now regularly checks with me & either lets me decide or is open to discussion.
So, great cyber & IRL friends and a better, healthier, happier relationship with DH… again I'm blessed! Today, I'm off to another circuit workout later this morning, then a trip to the Apple Store to see if they can help technologically challenged me figure out how to share our photos between computers & my iPad, and why my email isn't syncing between my devices. But first, blessed me will start my day in prayer --
God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen.
And throughout this one day, and each one meal, moment, bite, thought & emotion, I'll pray, breathe, log, post & express my way. I'm so very grateful for each of special you, my family & IRL friends, sunshine with low winds and warming temps, hot decaf coffee… bulletproof with coconut oil this morning, and having the health & wealth to live his life I love! xoxox
Diet Calendar Entries for 27 March 2014:
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1205 kcal
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Fat: 39.52g | Prot: 99.32g | Carb: 135.52g.
Breakfast: Primal Nutrition Primal Fuel - Vanilla Coconut Creme, Spectrum Naturals Organic Coconut Oil, Harmless Harvest 100% Raw Coconut Water, Lactaid 100% Lactose Free Fat Free Milk. Lunch: Isagenix IsaLean Bar - Natural Oatmeal Raisin. Dinner: Wegmans Autumn Roasted Vegetables, Lactaid Cottage Cheese, Cantaloupe. Snacks/Other: Mann's Sunny Shores Rainbow Salad, Whole Foods Market Avocado Vinaigrette Dressing, Ralphs Whole Raw Almonds, Evolve Greek Kefir. more...
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1738 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Resting - 15 hours, Sleeping - 8 hours, Calisthenics (heavy, e.g. pushups) - 1 hour. more...
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