The road to health?

Some 4 weeks or so ago I was diagnosed and medicated for type 2 diabetes.  I shouldn't have been as rocked about it as I was, given that it has been hanging around threatening for 5 or more years.  I suppose I had hoped that it would never eventuate.

Two weeks later after having started my medication and eating all the right things and in smaller quantities I went back for a check up and I was given a gold star and a reward of two squares of chocolate.  My blood sugar level was well down.  Yahoo. 

However, the blood pressure was up to somewhere bordering dangerous and given this was the third time in a row of higher than normal blood pressure readings - More medication.  This really sent me down.  But I picked up again in a few days.  

Now another two weeks later, having continued on the good eating path and started the exercise of 20-30 minutes in the pool 5 of the last 7 days and all intentions to continue I sit here contemplating what changes have occurred.

Feet and leg swelling - DOWN
Feet and leg pain - Much better
Feet and leg redness - the same.
Ability to wear closed in shoes - able but with discomfort and pressure marks/sore areas
Joint pain - slightly better - the knees aren't waking me in the middle of the night now...just the hips.
Energy levels - slightly more even
Weight loss - none
Ability to walk any distance - no
Feeling better within myself?  Probably not. 

So why am I writing all this?  Cos I can and I need to vent it somewhere.

2nd Bedroom

The 2nd bedroom had a 'lick' of paint put on it when my darling daughter moved home for a while a year or so ago.  I let her pick her colour.  If I remember correctly it was called Pomp and is a very deep strong purple.  I must say that I don't really mind the colour although it is a tad on the strong side and since right now finances don't allow for me to race out and buy more paint I have decided to try and work with it.

I was in Vinnies the other day; I went there with the intention of finding some curtains for the bare windows in the 2nd bedroom that would tie in with the strong purple colour but soften the overall effect.  I don't know that I really expected to find anything the first time I went in but I was lucky.  I found a pair of heavy cotton curtains that have a really soft cream/lemon background with butterflies and bluey/purple flowers.  It was the colour of the flowers that caught my eye.  It matches the dark purple and so ties in with the wall nicely.

I think this is an ok result for the moment.

Catgoyles Again

The catgoyles are at it again; only this time it's not the dressing table its the lounge chair.  They are guarding it against the dog who will take any and every opportunity she can to settle herself comfortably on the human furniture.

 Mind you, having just finished chasing the vacuum cleaner around she seems to have decided that the freshly cleaned carpet is a good place to relax.

When it rains... it pours

We had a discussion the other night about the rain and the storms in our lives.  The discussion was basically that they do and will continue to happen and although it is a time of pain and difficulty and fear and worry if we put our trust in the Lord, He will bring us through it.  In my life right now there is a pretty huge storm around losing my business and now my job and having huge debts etc.  I'm trusting and I'm knowing that everything will be fine no matter which way it goes. However, the storm has just intensified.....

That which I have feared most for the last six years has finally happened.  After my husband left the one nagging thought that I have kept trying to ignore is that one day I will be completely on my own.  That has happened today.  My youngest son who had 'moved' next door with his older brother was due to come home today, but instead he decided to move in with mates.

This is a wonderful time for him and I'm excited and happy for him but I have to admit some anger and disappointment about it over a few issues.  One he didn't even bother to tell me or discuss it with me until I asked him directly what he was doing and two which I am aware is completely selfish, is that at this time I was counting on his being here to help pay the bills and feed myself while I'm unemployed and he know that.  His living here would have meant that two very important bills would have been paid but now?...I'd say not.

I know that sounds very selfish of me and although it is a huge issue for me right now I know that even more than all that I am going to miss him.

I think I'll go have a little cry, hand it over to the Lord and start looking forward to the next season of my life.

You know, doing this is quite healing.  As I've typed this out and added to it and re-worded it so that reflected best how I was feeling I am now realising that I don't need a little cry at all.  This is an exciting time for my baby and I pray that I've prepared him enough for the big world out there and it is an exciting time for me to discover life on my own.

Week End Projects

Now that I can move myself back into my bedroom, I can also start setting up my crafting space.  I'm so looking forward to that so that I can start making my card kits for sale.

The last week end I went to a friends place for a week end crafting.  I took another friend with me and we had a great time.  The three of us sitting around doing things we love and spending quality time with each other.  I got four cards completed for myself along with creating three designs for L and showing her some new techniques.  It was a wonderfully relaxing time.

Finish floors and Furniture Catgoyles

The floors have been finished.  They look great.  Here.is a photo of one of the floors.

I've walked out from the other room to see some additions to the dressing table that is living in the middle of my lounge room at the moment.......

When the dust settles

I have been waiting for quite some time now to finish the sanding of my timber floors.  The job was started about 14 years ago with the first bit of carpet coming up.  The majority being the stairs, hallway, lounge and dining rooms were done almost 10 years ago.  The 40 year old carpet finally came up in the three bedrooms about 8 months ago.

Today, the sanding has started.  #1 son has been working at it all day long along with a young friend of mine from church.  A has just gone home after 7 hours working with #1 son.  He's coming back tomorrow to help some more.  He is such a blessing, as is #1 son.

It would seem that one room is almost completely done.  That is the room that will be my craft room.  I had a look in there this morning  before the dust started flying and thought, "I should cover those."  That is as long as the thought stayed in my head too.  Until I went in there later to start sweeping the dust off the floor and walls and windows and..... turning around I remembered my thought as I saw this.......

 and this......

 

and this.......

I think I'll be spending quite some time in that room in the next day or so.  *Sigh*