Clarity is everything.

Keeping track brings clarity.

One of the best things we can do for ourselves is to step back.

While I had good intentions to share daily journals with my personal inner circle, it is too much.  I’m going to consolidate it here.

10000 steps today

water aerobics

Ezekial toast

10 ounces mind alert coffee

80 ounces water with alkaline/calcium-magnesium

protein smoothie

Green juice

Supplements

Vit K2/D3, Vit B12, Probiotic, enzymes, neuro-mag

Clarity is everything.

Keeping track brings clarity.

I’m upping my game today!  I’m going to track my protein.  I’m ready to move from physical therapy to muscle building.  Here I need a line of laughing emojis.  So, I’m going to track my food better, and while I won’t commit to listing my food later at night here, I will commit to planning it and then confirming the next day if I hit my mark.  To build muscle, I have to be consistent with my strength training and a little more diligent, and eat more protein.  I don’t like fish at all and i don’t like meat and I’m allergic to eggs, and can’t eat dairy, so it will take some planning to get enough protein.  And, what is enough protein?  Approx 120 grams per day.  Hello hemp seeds.  Haha, my allowance of protein in hemp seeds would be 1944 calories.  I’d probably gain 2 lbs a week.  This will take some thought.

I put this short list together for people who were stuck at home in 2020:

1. EAT MORE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
2. MINIMIZE STRESS
3. WASH YOUR HANDS
4. GET ENOUGH SLEEP
5. DRINK IN MODERATION
6. EXERCISE EVERY DAY
7. EAT AT HOME
8. LIST YOUR GRATITUDE
9. KEEP IT CLEAN
10. A GOOD BOOK IS YOUR FRIEND
11. PLANT YOUR GARDEN
12. FORGIVE OTHERS
13. SHARE GENEROUSLY
14. LEARN SOMETHING NEW

I made a coloring book to go along with it and gave it to people stuck in their nursing home rooms.  Then, I gave it in digital form to anyone who wanted it.  It was good for me to do something creative, and then it felt good to share it.  I’m not like Oprah, where I can give away cars, but I can give Walmart crayons and coloring pages.  It was fun.  If we could all just incorporate this short list, it would take us far.  None of it is huge, but it all adds up.

10000 steps today

Shoulders/back/ and arms (REALLY good one)

Exekial toast and earth balance 8 gms protein

10 ounces mind alert coffee

80 ounces water with alkaline/calcium-magnesium

protein smoothie  32 grams

Lemon water with cayenne (watch out sinuses)

Ultra Inflamx Plus 360 13 gms

Green juice

stuffed pepper w/hemp and lentils 18 gms

Supplements

Vit K2/D3, Vit B12, Probiotic, enzymes, neuro-mag

Clarity is everything.

Keeping track brings clarity.

Music changes everything.  I just want to say, my hair doesn’t get wet when I’m in charge of water aerobics. 

I also like to be in charge of music.  Wouldn’t you like to go crazy moving to the music rather than “and left and right, front and back….” 

Remember the meme with the messy haired girl hanging upside down from the ballet bar while all the other little girls have perfect plies?  Well I’ll let you visualize this one.  I’m doing my own thing for water aerobics from now on, but I do love them!  Today I listened to 2010 pop – I giggled at the thought that 2010 was oldies!

I’m hooking the Sonos back up.  Do you all do music with everything.  Music makes life better.

 How many books do you read?  I’ve been getting a lot of questions about what I read.  I had someone say they can tell everything about people by what they read – but not me.  I read everything.  I’m a book vaccuum.

I read at least a book a day.  Sometimes 2 or 3 if they’re nonfiction.   I read a good book that I highly recommend by Dr. Mark Hyman Forever Young. 

I read a lot of fiction too.  A lot of the non fiction motivational books have a tendency to sound the same.  Over and over, they even quote each other.  Listen to music for a while.  I read a non fiction account of four women spies on both sides of the civil war.  That was inspiring.  I’m not sure I would do that.  I read books for business, wellness, and coaching.  I also read books for entertainment, mostly historical fiction.

10000 steps today

water aerobics

oatmeal w/ pecans and cinnamon/and 1/5 apple

10 ounces mind alert coffee

80 ounces water with alkaline/calcium-magnesium

protein smoothie

Green juice

stuffed pepper

Supplements

Vit K2/D3, Vit B12, Probiotic, enzymes, neuro-mag

Clarity is everything.

Keeping track brings clarity.

I’m a creature of habit.  Only because I don’t forget that way.  Book club on the first Tuesday morning of every month and I get a massage for migraines on the first Tuesday afternoon of every month.  So, I’m looking forward to that while Gary is golfing.  I went through about 40 emails in the last two hours and spiced them up.  I’ve been putting that off for a few weeks and feel pretty good having that fininshed.

Today is the anniversary of my dad’s death.  It’s a sad day.  It’s also a happy day because I’m a lucky girly to have had a great dad.  I started doing that Storyworth so, I’m aware he wasn’t a touchy feely, lovey dad when I was little, but he was a great example and said the right things that bolstered my self confidence as a grownup..  I miss him.  I know my mom does.  I respect my mom for how strong she’s been since he’s been gone.  That has to be hard.

10,000 steps –

massage/ hot tub

strawberry/protein smoothie

10 ounces mind alert coffee

80 ounces water with alkaline/calcium-magnesium

2 piece of Ezekiel bread

Green juice

Supplements

Vit K2/D3, Vit B12, Probiotic, enzymes

Clarity is everything.

Keeping track brings clarity.

I was sore.  I’m testing Amanda’s Demon Strength Battle Balm against my Peppermint Oil and Deep Blue.  I did two days of water aerobics this week and tried to be smart in form, but over accomodated for my bad arm and my rotator cuff is very sore.  So is my upper thigh…that’s a good sore though.

10000 minimum steps

strawberry/protein smoothie

10 ounces mind alert coffee

80 ounces water with alkaline/calcium-magnesium

2 piece of Ezekiel bread

Green juice

salad

Supplements

Vit K2/D3, Vit B12, Probiotic, enzymes