Mary Oliver

"Tell me, what is it you plan to do

with your one wild and precious life?"









Sunday, June 26, 2016

Self Care Summer

This week has been stressful even though it seems as if everything turned out okay; my mom had an "episode" on Tuesday wherein she lost the vision in one eye for about ten minutes. Despite my being available due to summer break, she didn't feel the need to tell me anything about it until Tuesday evening, after she had already been to a couple of doctors. This meant I only got partial information, as she can't always hear everything and my dad can't remember everything. And neither of them write anything down. She had a CT scan on Wednesday as well as an artery ultrasound, and both of those were favorable. I am going with her to see her GP on Monday and the ophthalmologist on Tuesday, so hopefully will get caught up as to what's going on. I did talk to a nurse friend who said it's entirely possible this was a very small clot that has already broken up and won't happen again, so that's what I'm hoping. My mom, despite being 76 years old, has low blood pressure and isn't on any medication other than thyroid, which she's been on since her twenties. She is as healthy as the proverbial horse, and still exercises regularly.

 

I've decided to take it easy and have been treating myself generously and with great care. I've been to the beach on lovely days, spent some time at the library, which has led to lots of reading, and saw Love and Friendship at the Naro with a friend. I wound this gorgeous skein of Yowza from Miss Babs that I bought at Rhinebeck in 2014, and cast on for Brickless.

 

I ate a frozen yogurt by myself on the sidewalk outside of the movie theater.

I also ate a fabulous sweet potato biscuit loaded with peanut butter and fresh strawberry jam from a place called Handsome Biscuit, again by myself. Why is it that eating out alone feels decadent?

I treated myself to a mani-pedi and chose sparkly purple polish.


And as always, there is Gracie.

 

 

 


Sweet, sweet girl. Have a lovely week.

 

9 comments:

  1. I hope your mom will be OK.

    The brickless is gonna be gorgeous. I always feel like mani/pedis are decadent, so adding in being on your own to eat, and you had an especially decadent weekend. ;-)

    Gracie is the best.

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    1. My mom seems to be doing fine and we have confidence in her doctor, who is being very thorough.

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    2. Thank you so much for your kind words!

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  2. Brickless is such a great pattern. I have a half-finished one in my closet that I really should get to.
    I hope your mom's incident is just a passing thing. It's great that she lets you go to the doctor with her.
    Good for you for treating yourself. If we are going to be ready to teach in the fall, we have to pamper ourselves in the summer!

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    1. Thank you, I hope you are enjoying your time off too. I think that's why I posted about self-care; as a way of reminding us all that it's vital to our well-being.

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  3. I don't know which I sighed over loudest, that yarn or that biscuit. SIGH!

    Fingers crossed for your mother. I hope you can have a gentle but firm talk with her about communication and priorities. (I've done this already with my 86-year old mother. It went far better than I thought it would.)

    Have a Gracie-Inspired Summer!

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    1. I don't know why that biscuit combo is so good and why I don't make it at home! My mom has me on her medical release forms, which was news to me, so I feel a lot better. Her doctor is being very thorough and it seems as if she will be fine, but thank you for your comment!

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  4. Hope your Mom continues to do well Rose, that is very scary. Tat yarn is perfect for that pattern. Pet Gracie for me,
    Meredith

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    1. Thank you, Meredith! Hope your summer has some relaxation and fun on the schedule!

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