A Good Day

Yesterday was a perfect day. Being Thursday, it was supposed to be my day off (but still on-call, have not yet finalized off-call plans with my colleague), but I am still catching up from being gone for the month. But even with some work, I did such a good job of taking care of myself, that I need to brag, and to give myself a pat on the back and reminder to keep doing this.

I slept in, and when I awoke at 8:30, I finished my book along with my "1st breakfast": tea, royal jelly and wheat grass juice (taking time between each item so I could get the full benefit of these egg quality-enhancing wonders). When my book was finished, I spent a little time doing a focused meditation about my future baby coming to me. Then I started on paperwork, phone calls and paying bills. I kept a relaxed attitude and just did what was in front of me to do. I had my 2nd breakfast of real food in the late morning and snacked on fruit and my chinese herb tea all day.

Around 3:00 there was of course more that could be done, but the pressing items had been taken care of, so I put work away, and laid my yoga mat out in the sun. I spent about an hour doing yoga, finishing it up with relaxation, Mayan Abdominal Massage and femarol massage. Then I took my dogs out for a walk. What I had intended to be a short walk in the woods became an hour long hike up to the big trees behind my house. The forest back there is a gorgeous mix of younger trees (50 years old), mature trees (100-200 years old), with the occassional 400 or 600 year old giant thrown in. I haven't been up there since last fall, and our harsh winter created a lot of "mess" -- trees and branches down everywhere. I had to do a lot of scrambling, but it was worth it when I discovered a large tree lay over the small waterfall, and I could sit at the top of the waterfall on the 200 year old beauty. I paid my respects to the largest tree in the area, giving it a big kiss and hug (yes, I am literally a tree-hugger, but you would be too if you met this giant). On my way out of the woods, I was stung by something too fast for me to see, but I didn't pay much mind to it. I removed my wedding ring (it got me on that finger), which turned out to be a good idea, as this morning I have a 2+ inch diameter welt from the sting.

Returning home, I thinned my fall crop of carrots and beets, while more beets boiled on the stove. S came home and we had a nice dinner of left-overs and beet salad. I then made my way into the bath, and began a new book. When it was time for bed, S helped me finish off the day with some fun fooling around.

Oh, and I took my first dose of Femera and slept great all night with NO hot flashes!

The irony is that I was supposed to fill my month of August with days like this, but I was so busy doing things I wanted to do because I was off-call, that my schedule was packed. But I showed myself I can have a lovely day like that even when I am on-call, and even when I work 1/2 the day. I put so much of my energy into other people (at work, caring for others, but also worrying about what others think or not letting go of situations and emotions from the past), and it is a true joy to put that energy back into myself.

At the end of a couple of blogs I read, the writers list what they are grateful that day. I would like to begin that too, but also add what I have done to take care of myself that day. Thank you for indulging me.

Today I am grateful for:
* My life, which is full of potential.
* The sun, which is out today and had been sorely missed this raining cold summer.

Today I took care of myself by:
* Interrupting my envious and jealous thoughts when I found out a friend was pregnant after just starting trying. I breathed out envy and breathed in self-love.