Month: March 2016

DianaK

Appreciations 4.223

The delicious meal from Shish that Sara delivered! My progress is more up and down than I expected, making it a truly welcome gift last night!!

Lovely phone call with David. He always makes me laugh. 😀

Watching the rain pour down from partly cloudy skies. Fun to see the raindrops against a light sky in the background. 🙂

Comforting distractions for a day on the couch. I like having books to listen to, shows to watch, sweet sounds like the cats playing, birds, rain. I am also looking forward to the effects of this med dissipating so I can be up and at it again soon!

DianaK

Appreciations 4.221 – all the love

Cards and toysThe stunning and funny cards and gifts that have been appearing in my mailbox. I feel so loved and supported. Thank you!

Yesterday’s team of chauffeurs, Cina and Laura, and today’s driver, Alison. I am so fortunate to have willing and able drivers who are terrific company to boot. 😀

gf df pot pie from SarahThe beautiful, tasty gluten- and dairy-free pot pie Sarah made for us. It had a heart in the middle!! ❤

DianaK

Appreciations 4.219

Easter basketYou guys! The Easter Bunny brought me an Easter basket. I had to hunt for it! 😀

This video, which Katie shared with me on 3/27 last year. It still makes me giggle.

Looking forward to coloring eggs with the kids today. We always have so much fun!

DianaK

Appreciations 4.218

IMG_4191Mckenzie made me some gluten-free apple fritters! Yum.

The lovely people in my household who tolerated my Day of Grumpiness and didn’t take it personally.

Rain.

DianaK

Appreciations 4.217

Tin man 2016My new Tin Man and his awesome heart. 😀 Thank you for the funny, sweet gift, Debb. It made me giggle. I love him!

Unbelievable love, comfort, and support from the kids last night when a dizzy spell that felt like the beginning of a faint (which is how last week’s events began) triggered my first ever panic attack. It is a strange and scary thing to have your body doing fight or flight things even after you’ve calmed your thoughts. We got my dizziness, chills and violent shaking under control after about an hour or so, thanks to their good suggestions and all the blankets and all the pillows and all the heating pads. Since I’d never experienced anything like this, even after everything settled down, I was a little scared of having another one… so we decided to play catch with a cat toy that was nearby as a way to keep me distracted…and both of the cats joined in. Everybody was helping me! For any of you who deal with this kind of thing on a regular basis, I am sending you so much love. So much love.

Monet Mar 2016Getting my Monet poster framed and hung at last. I love it so much.

DianaK

Appreciations 4.216 – all the feelings

All the feelings. Wow. I guessed it must be coming after last weekend’s excitement. Through the fog of those 36 hours without sleep and feeling just So. Not. Right. while my heart was in a-fib, I somehow felt surprisingly calm and happy to joke with the nurses and staff. My smart little brain gave me a buffer so I could deal with what was happening at the moment. It let me detach from everything until I got home and started to feel a little better — and then whoosh…ALL the feelings! I’m so grateful Katie and Cina were here for all the crying and the way-after-the-fact anxiety and fear. Those were some VERY good hugs they gave me. ❤❤❤ It’s a good thing to feel all the feelings. The contrast makes for such a rich experience of the world. I will say, however, that I don’t MIND long stretches of monotonous joy. 😉

My apparently badass appearance now that the bruise on my forehead is changing colors. Ha!

Sunshine outside my window and time for healing and recovering.

appetite-1239161_640Cina’s silliness! Looking over my shoulder at my appreciation spreadsheet, she pointed out that I went from being grateful for raw asparagus to being grateful for being alive. It’s true. I am glad to be alive. I also still like raw asparagus, though.

 

DianaK

Appreciations 4.215 – Home, sweet home

Sleeping in my own bed – no IVs, no oxygen tubes, no BP cuff, nobody waking me up to draw blood at 3 am. Woohoo! I mean, I am totally grateful they had all those hoses and medications and that they did all the tests….I just don’t miss it. 😉

IMG_41673 am snuggles with Luna kitty. She seems to be glad I’m home. ❤ I’m glad, too! 😀

Sweet little visit with Alison, who brought grilled veggies and fruit salad to round out the week’s meals. So nice to catch up with my funny friend!! 🙂

DianaK

Appreciations 4.214

(today!) Waking up in my own bed. Such luxury!

Sitting on the couch watching birds flit from branch to branch on the tree outside the window. Listening to bird songs and looking out at a beautiful and sunny day.

Katie and Cina, for staying with me for a few days while I get back on my feet. Literally… 😛

flowers 2016Pretty flowers and plants and cards, oh my! Thank you Laura & Jeff, Sarah, Ruby, and my wonderful Cheezeball friends!

Nap nap nap nappity-naps. How funny to be waking and sleeping in this off-kilter way.

My mom & dad for dropping off a shower chair this morning.

Taking. A. Shower!!!!!!!!!!!!! Srsly. So good. 😀