How cute is this damn cat! He goes in for xrays on Monday and we have all our fingers crossed his cast comes off very soon!!
I cannot tell you how thrilled I am that this week is wrapping up! Not that I am wishing time away, it was just so damn cold out and the days were jam-packed with hustling here and there.
Bring on the weekend and some down time!
I think the aspect of changing your thinking for a more positive, fulfilled life is a constant, ongoing practice, especially when it may not come naturally.
My husband is constantly a glass-half full, overly optimistic, let-the-little things slide off his back type of guy. Whereas I am heavy on the emotions and sometimes get too wrapped up in my own thoughts.
I had a few moments where grief came back into my world.
As you know, grief never goes away completely. It showed its face a couple times in the last few weeks, and, having been down this road many, many times in the past, I knew that I needed to define it, realize it is grief, and sit and talk with it for a while.
I still carry my grief every day, but these days it's in a very manageable fanny pack as opposed to the oppressing wet blanket it used to be.
I am constantly practicing gratitude and alternative thinking to help make life that much sweeter.
Because it really is so, so good, right?
Even in the bad, there are lessons to be learned and progress to make to better ourselves.
I am reminded of this almost daily.
Like when I pulled my back out a bit from over-doing it with rowing at Orangetheory.
I used it as an opportunity to give myself a little more TLC in the stretching department and scaled back the intensity in my workouts. I won't be getting a gold metal any time soon, so I really do need to chill a bit.
Or when I invited my Dad over to spend some quality time with me this weekend...no strings attached. Unfortunately, he is in a bit of a mental slump right now and although my efforts were to try and help him be a bit more productive, when he said no, I immediately felt hurt because my gut reaction was he didn't want to see me.
But I know his mental state is off right now, and I am well-versed in anxiety and mental issues these days since I deal with it myself.
I then realized, okay...not this week. It's him, not me.
It's okay to fail, and him saying no isn't a reflection of him not loving me or not wanting to be around me. He has some mental issues to work through and isn't ready to tackle life in a normal-fashion yet.
Maybe next week.
What I can do in return is continue to love him and accept that he isn't being intentional.
Mental issues will do that to a person and it honestly takes another person with mental issues to understand that. Most people with normal chemical balances in their brains can't even comprehend some of the weird shit we do.
And that's okay too.
We're all trying our best here.
There will always be a super excited puppy that acts like every time I walk in the door is the first time we have ever met and that fills my heart with joy!
What HAS been consuming my brain recently is the fun little details of our bathroom. I know I keep hinting about it but not showing you anything. I am so far from one of those HGTV weekend over-haul renovations, it's insane.
I like to take my time with updates, get a feel for the space, decide if I like how it's arranged, and tweak things here and there until it's exactly how I like it.
I ordered a few more things and I promise, as soon as it's done I will do a whole blog post and a Youtube video about it! I love the breath of fresh air this room gives me now.
We have been using the bathroom again for nearly a week and it has been glorious!!
Speaking of Youtube, Episode 7 aired early this week. Here it is if you missed it!
If you haven't subscribed yet, I highly suggest you do.
How do you subscribe, you ask?
There are two ways. At the end of every episode, my face pops up, click my face and it'll let you subscribe that way!
OR!
Simply click the link HERE, and push the red SUBSCRIBE button.
This will give you the first look at new episodes as they appear, straight to you email inbox!
I always try to link new episode's, but there will be some fun ones that only subscribers will know about! So make sure you're on the list!!
And finally, in case you were wondering what was slathered all me and my dog's face in my last post, I made us face masks with bentonite clay and activated charcoal.
The combination of the two ingredients helps with bulldog face folds and skins issues related to their obsessive licking and drooling problems.
To make a batch, stir up the following: (ps - a little goes a LOOOONG way)
1/8 cup Bentonite Clay
3 tbsp Activated Charcoal
water to make into a soupy paste
Plastic or Wood fork (no metal, per the clay instructions)
This is messy to work with, so I highly suggest adding water and mixing in a utility sink.
I applied to the dog's face and paws using a 1" paint brush and made him sit in the tub for 15 minutes. He was not thrilled and did jump out at one point and run around my newly renovated bathroom until I was able to pin him down and throw him back in the tub.
I would also suggest lining the entire room with towels if putting this on a dog, in case things get out of hand.
Don't say I didn't warn you. :)
I plan to apply this to Burn's face and paws twice a month until summer. I have noticed that when the season's change is when his skin acts up the most.
Oh, and by the way, Mark and I have been obsessed with Orange is the New Black on Netflix.
I know we are like....five years behind. But it is SO. GOOD.
That's it for my week! Have a good weekend! XO
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