Horror stretch

The last 6 weeks have been my worst time since hubby was in hospital last March.
Last Sunday I hit the wall and splat to the floor....

Work had us working extra shifts, packing and preparing to move..... plus our normal jobs.
I had to relieve four shifts extra in the city surgery while the other RN was away. These are long 10 hour days...
We then had the physical move of the contents of the workplace to the new workplace by physically pushing contents in shopping trolleys. At least this day we closed for the day. Worked all day Sunday .
Then the major unpacking and open for business on the Monday.

In the middle of all this I attended a 60th wedding aniversary on the central coast, went on a day outing as a volunteer with hubby's work to the Easter show, have attended two workshops to update my nursing skills in wound care & taking Pap smears and yesterday a 21st at Bowral.
Had a guest stay for 3 nights and need to complete an assignment for my diploma.

During this time I commenced a new drug to lower my cholesterol and have put on weight since then. On the doctor's scales I had gained 5kg in 6weeks.
We have stopped the drug for two months to see if my body normalizes ....

Just to top it off I woke on Monday morning with a swollen red face..... some reaction to something....

I have now been on drugs to ease this and it has slowly become more itchy and gone up into my scalp and round my ears...

I'm falling apart... But have come to terms will the loss of my side of the family as far as head space goes. They are not worth my energy right now so are back away in the too hard to bother with basket....

I have an extension on my assignment... and am now off to help younger son move house.

Hope you all are fairing better than I am... This latest WW magazine has been full of positive stuff that I hope will motivate me to keep going.

Thanks for all the positive comments from you fellow travellers...

I'll be back after weight morning on Tuesday....

Another Gain

What a shock.... Jumped on the scales today expecting to have lost or stayed the same at least....
To my horror I had gained 1.5kg....
Where did that come from???
I have no idea....
I am just so annoyed with myself....
My body needs a good shake up....

I am so sore and ache so much from the extra shifts and 10 to 15 thousand extra steps each day.
that doesn't include the bends & stretches.
I am at a loss to explain the gains..
I just know that my motivation is now somewhere in my boots and I am stomping on it every extra day I work.

The weight gain has been occurring for about 5 weeks & that is how long I have been on the new medication. I had fasting bloods done today so will know by Friday if they are working.
I will check with the chemist re- side effects as well.
Maybe I have not been eating enough for the extra work???
I started religiously tracking everything again today...
I'll keep you posted..

Lost the Plot ?? I'm not sure??

Weighed in on Wednesday.
Gained 1 kg

This means I have gained a total of 2.1kg in the past 4 weeks.

That all happened 2 days ago......

Boy....
Time flies when one is busy.

At work we are currently moving.
This means moving everything about 8 shops away...
If we were changing suburbs then removalists would be arranged.

This has not occurred so consequentially we have loaded shopping trolleys again & moved all but the awkward stuff ourselves...

Yes...... we have done this B4.....
& yes medals are not in the post..

It is just expected...

Don't ask B'cos currently I do not know if I am Arthur or Martha.

I am hoping to just keep my job like every hard working Aussie....

When the revolution comes I will know how to live in a home no bigger than a post box & run a business on nothing but a shoestring...

I am exhausted...

Why should it amaze me that problems occur at work always when one is struggling to fit into what is expected by our natural family.

Easter Saturday

This year April the 7th is a celebration of the birth of my dear husband. We plan to have a lovely family time at home enjoying each others company with our eldest son.
My extended family is witnessing the celebration of the wedding of my niece in Vic. Due to my fractured relationships with my extended family, I decided I was better of not attending.
This has caused the rift to widen. It is a sad consequence of past evil that has not resolved.
I will hold my head up high and have backing of my decision from my nuclear family and close friends.
This Easter is a move on. The chains are broken to the past. It is a great sadness that my both nieces are desperately unhappy with my decision. I only hope time will heal their hurt.
I have been told not to make contact so have not sent expressions of love and joy I feel for the lovely couple. I have abided by this request so as to cause no further upset. I will post this after their honeymoon and then they can decide as a couple if they will stay in contact with us or not.

Good Friday

This is a time to not reflect on me but to remember what Christ has done for me.
God loves humanity so much that he does not want humans to perish but to turn to him and become part of His family.
Today is the day I join with all Christians on earth to remember;

In God's plan of salvation God's own son Jesus Christ went to the cross and freed us from the power of the evil one.

"At the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth. Because God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, let every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." Philippians:2.9-11

Have a time of reflection and use this long weekend to decide what controls your life.
Is it selfishness? pride? money?other people?

For me it is the Son of God.
I am not perfect only He is perfect. I am a work in progress.
I received the gift of life and choose to live by faith In Jesus who lives and reigns with God and the Holy Spirit as one God for ever and ever.