It's all good

I saw my kickass healer yesterday for some laying on of the hands.  To answer his query of how are you?  I replied stressed...but not unhappy.

I am grateful for the joy I feel despite the obstacles of overwhelmed which blot out swaths of my mental landscape every day these days.

I keep moving forward, latch onto one thing to do and do it, get distracted, then find some other one thing to do and do that.  Then I get tired.

The stress --> eating crappily (for comfort, for convenience, without mindfulness) --> plummeting energy -->  not practicing Qigong -->  more plummeting energy -->  watching a lot of tv (for comfort, without much mindfulness) --> sleep deprivation --> more plummeting energy -->  all adding more stress.  The cycle is in full force.

But, unlike years past, I am not unhappy.  I break out of the cycle for bracing moments of clarity that are restorative enough to keep me from getting depressed.

I am loved.

I have good friends.

I have a wonderful family.

I have good ideas/think good thoughts.

I love and care.

Some visuals...

Puppies are super cute.  And hot like a hot water bottle!  She was so so sweet.  I get to puppysit her for awhile this afternoon.  Lucky me!

After about a week of being microwave-free, we decided to get a toaster oven.  We had nearly $20 in rewards "cash" from Sears and picked up this nifty convection toaster oven for under $100 (it was on sale).  Gem declared this morning's reheated turkey meatloaf perfect.  Joy.  It's the little things.

As Cap's days-before-departure dwindle fast, it's becoming more apparent that my belated Mother's Day Paleo meal may not be happening.  Which I am absolutely okay with.  I have been enjoying Melissa's Paleo blog and  decided this afternoon to give myself (another) Mother's Day treat.  I ordered her cookbook and look forward to making some yummy Paleo dishes.

Peace and love.