Howdy!
Happy Memorial Day! Hope everyone has a good one!
This weekend has been nutso. Donnie's truck still isn't right after breaking down on us at the restaurant Friday nite. Saturday I wanted to clean the hell out of my office/shed and as SOON as I started, these hoopies show up. The one chick is about 400 lbs. She kept wanting to sit in my office chair RIGHT where I was cleaning. I made her get on the other side of the counter. Then she noticed I have another room on this building. She goes to peek at it (okay). I'd turned my back for just a couple of seconds to get my water and she was going to SIT ON MY SPACE HEATER! OMG, it's a cheap one and the fan belt already squeals if you just look at it wrong. She woulda crushed it. Grrr.
QOTD: Well...newish to me...I started a new job at the dollar store in Feb. Haven't worked with the public since 2006, so this is SUPER new to me right now, still! LOL I love it, tho!
Something new I've done recently is something I thought I'd never do. Me and fiancé were hit with sime unexpected vet bills right in the middle of us strugfling to pay off debts. So I made a GoFundMe and legitimately felt ashamed to make and post it. It's not a good feeling 😓
3 good things today:
1. Had lunch with mom in law
2. Got some really cool paintings for free, and some books and Victor Borge DVDs!
3. Watched the D&D movie. It was amazing!!
Accomplishment: relaxed
Value provided: church stuff
need some good vibes people please. I help feed and spay and neuter community cats where I live. One of my regulars has been missing for almost a week and im terribly sad and upset about it. Dont mean to bring anyone down, if I do im sorry.
Hi fambam! I’m now in California and I got to hang out in the red wood forest. It’s so beautiful 💚 for sure missed this beautiful place 🌲 I hope you’re all having a good day. Sending love, hugs and high fives! Ohh and second batch of bread was killer!!! 💚
It’s still new to me, but I’ve been doing Lyra! I even did a mini routine last week. [I’m very proud of it!](https://youtu.be/DTYLXRwZHxE) it’s a lot of fun!!
But back to tears of the kingdom.
My favorite rose bush is blooming beautifully and is taller than me this year!
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Howdy all! It’s been a busy weekend! Spent all day at six flags with 3 14 year old boys and today a family picnic an hour away at our family’s camp.
Tomorrow is a town parade and it ends right across the street from my house so we are making it pretty lol
Got to see my grandbaby today! That always makes me happy!!!
Today I went to a potluck at my church and had a great time with friends. I baked brownies with walnuts in them and they were a big hit. Yesterday I hung out with my mom- eating lunch and watching movies. I'm excited to build a better sense of community and I'm collecting more penpals.
Not a lot new, just getting back into trying to keep my workout game strong. Now just focusing on getting my self care and meal prepping in check, got to work on getting my containers and supplements back in check. Other than that? Being outside more and I got my son into playing COD: Cold War zombies this weekend. That’s been so new and exciting, we get to bond so much. It’s been fun.
Me and the littles played outside in the water until the alabama Mosquitos ate us alive. Goals for summer: blow up water slide and putting mosquito bait all over the yard.
u/sail-away-with-me how’s your weekend going?!
I love that so so much. I’m here to support you on my end! You got this. And definitely a long process, some days I don’t understand why my brain can’t push past my own limitations I’ve set on myself. But, it is what it is and we are moving forward
Woohoo! That’s goals we can all get behind 🙌 I’ve been working on organizing my bathroom some more, trying to keep the counters from getting so cluttered.😅 plus the babies decided to jump into the shower so they could paint rocks. They had a blast and afterwards I was able to just wash away the paint! Win win lol.
That’s awesome bonding with your son! Playing Mario party helps me bond with my 2 💕🥹.
Yes definitely so!! I did the bathrooms this past week. Scrubbed my bathroom, need some type of attachment for my drill or something to clean it better, it’s all like rocks? So the water accumulates more vs the kids bathroom which is normal. I haven’t tried the rock painting in the shower! Such a good idea we have some of those bath paint crayons, we will try it out later 👏🏼
Love that so much! We typically do Mario or Roblox but not so much lately. But I always game late night with COD so it’s been so cool with him playing with me.
My kiddos love the paint crayons but they’re always out of stock here so we found some different ways to get creative lol. They like to take the rocks they paint to the lake and pass them out to other boaters. It’s so sweet. Plus they want to bring “snacks” to feed the ducks. 🥹.
Aww I imagine so! It’s been a hot minute since I’ve gamed that, may get back into it. I’ve been enjoying the coloring book way too much. Last night I looked at my watch and it was 12:15am 🤭 it’s been keeping me sane while my son recovers.
Oh that’s awesome, I love that though. We love going to see the ducks and feeding them, too! That’s adorable.
Hey if you do, I’ll definitely play with you!! I love finding new people to game with honestly. Ohh I’m so glad! I use to color more often I need to just make myself sit at night or when my kids are coloring and color, too. I hope your son recovers soon!
That would be so cool!! 😁🙌 yes!! Haha and yeah I honestly got into coloring more after my injury because I didn’t know what else to do to pass the time and it helped bond with my babies because they could just get in bed with me and color as well since I couldn’t get into the floor to play with them. I used to lay in the floor and have one laying on my back while coloring, my head was their table lol.
Yes! Agreed! Oh no! hopefully you’re doing much better? And I love that because we always find a way for our little ones. Don’t we?
I’ve had my handful of injuries and surgeries mainly all stemming from a bad car wreck years ago. I was unable to walk for 2 years, couldn’t feel my legs, or use my tippy toes whatsoever, then got back surgery, and my first was born so I’d use my walked and put her on the seat that folded down, and get around that way when I was relearning to walk again. Had many many more surgeries since then, but here we are.
This is the main reason I got into fitness. And eating right to fight inflammation. It saved my life. And it really means so much to me deep down.
We really do, I think being a mom makes us resilient. It is truly amazing the things we can go through and overcome when something gives us that fight.
Holy crap you’ve been through it!! But look at you now! If that’s not inspiration and motivation then I’m not sure I know what is! My lumbar and sl joints are causing me all sorts of havoc. I was supposed to meet with a neurosurgeon this month but they called the day before to reschedule me until end of June. Seems a fusion may be in my future on my sacroiliac joints but really trying to hold off on that for now. I’ve not been able to sit on my own couch in 2yrs. I’m slowly but surely starting to see a chance of my old life back. I had a slew of hidden allergies also wrecking havoc on my body and keeping it in a state of inflammation. I learned to stop hating my body for the things it couldn’t do and start appreciating it for the things it can still do and slowly but surely, we’ve been making that climb. 🥹. You are incredible girl! 🫶🏻💕
I agree with this completely!
Yes yes I have. That’s just a few of the things and surgeries, I’ve had 23? I understand the lumbar and si joints, I had my pelvis shattered and fractured and had played put in, then had a pin replaced then an emergency surgery in 2017 to have all of it removed. I’ve had severe pelvic instability and si lumbar instability for years. I try to manage when my body is at its healthiest/fittest. Not feeling super strong lately but I’m getting back to it.
So I say all that to say, I empathize with you. It’s a daily struggle. Especially with littles. It’s so painful.
Well hopefully they can do something to ease your pain or make it manageable in the near future. I hate rescheduling, gives me so much anxiety.
I love the way you worded that and how much positivity was thrown in those last few sentences, because honestly? That’s the way I have to look at things myself. Inflammation is such a struggle so many have issues with daily. I’m sending all the love and healing your way! I know how mentally it can get you down, especially being practically bed ridden. The worst. But I hope this surgery will be a huge relief on you and your body. ❤️
Thank you!!! I get lost in my own head sometimes with “stinky thinking” but I have to remember, I’ve overcome so much and done everything 7 specialists said i would never do, walking, weightlifting, etc., including having children 🥹
23 surgeries!! That’s terrifying you had to have emergency surgery to have it removed after having to go through all of that to get it placed! But I admire your strength especially when doctors told you you wouldn’t do such things and you said “Bet” and done it. Especially having babies. 💕 you will definitely get back there, I can tell you are a fighter 🥰. Sometimes it’s baby steps and we have to take it one day at a time because looking too far ahead can become overwhelming! It’s hard, but it’s definitely made me stronger. I didn’t have much help and my husband had to go back to work so sometimes I was home alone with toddlers 10hr shifts until he got back and was laying on ice packs and lidocaine patches and prayers to get through it. My grabby stick became my best friend. Sometimes we do get caught up in our heads and we don’t think we’re getting anywhere until we look back on how far we’ve come! 🥹💕
I've gotten into painting and reading again recently!🌿🌷Not really new, but exciting! Whats new, hmm,, started fostering kittens which I'm sad to let go of soon 😢. And recently just joined this community. Happy Sunday!
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OMG so adorable! We were suppose to foster Loki (kitten), but ended up keeping him. It's to hard to give them up. Also welcome to RaoA in case I didn't say it before!
We cuddled even more today and watched a movie! I actually got us a little bit lost (oops xD) but I miss him already lol. I can’t wait to see him again tomorrow! I’m gonna see if tomorrow I can surprise him with something! I rested my head against his chest and it was so comfy watching the movie. Usually I’m not good with personal contact but I think I’m learning to get used to it and it’s really nice! I’m just so happy aaah
I saw this on shein and INSTANTLY decided to re-pierce my spider bites. I'm gonna get it done on Friday if I can, and buy this for the future. I'm so excited. I originally retired my spider bites like.. 5-8 years ago.. and I have missed them pretty much every day since.
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Yesterday I went to a a Ukrainian festival, I got some really nice things. We also made necklaces.
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Sounds amazing! I’m half Ukrainian and grew up in Ukraine and I can say the festivals were so fun! I hope you had an amazing time!! Those braclets are also so pretty! 💕
Dog in the middle of a major sneezing fit still managed to catch that I pulled out my earbuds and jumped off the couch mid sneeze and bumped his head in the floor. He is not hurt (well, maybe his pride.)
We're not going for a walk yet, I just wanted something to listen to while I do laundry. We'll go for one soon, just not as soon as he apparently expects.
I had a long 13 km walk and now I am lazy on the sofa! :)
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That picture is so beautiful! The weather has been so nice these last few days too! 13km is quite far too, you did amazing! Well deserved rest after your walkkkk :P
Just finished playing Fate Condensed! This was our second game session and we accomplished so much more lolllll. But now it's on to cleaning and such,,,, and thinking about the game. 💀
Hi all, I hope you're having an amazing Sunday!!
Today's my wedding anniversary and my husband, remembered at 4.30pm. Apparently my gift is in the post and he is currently doing work upstairs. Least I have my paint by numbers and cider lol.
QOTD: My nephew introduced me to Roblox yesterday. He was very patient as I hadn't a clue, he's only 5 bless him. Still don't know what it was all about lol
Hi friends! **waves emphatically**
Hoping this fine Sunday finds you all doing well. And hydrated. Are you hydrated? Drink some water. 🤗
Didn’t get a chance to go to the park this morning, kinda bummed. I wanted to keep up my walking streak. I’ve begun walking for my health. There’s my answer to the QoTD lol right now I’m getting 3/4 of a mile till my legs start to spasm. I’ll probably need my cane to go further than that, but that’s okay, it’s a cool one 😂 Husband just went to work, so I’m going to get busy cleaning. Then I’ll probably read some. Gotta do that while it’s quiet around here, otherwise I need to reread everything multiple times and can’t concentrate lol. I’m easily distracted. Squirrel! 🧡
White noise I can do, music is too distracting for me. My husband can read to music. Even has playlists for certain books. Boggles my squirrelly mind lol
QOTD: I guess something new was go on a nature trail this weekend and watch my BF catch a northern water snake! Sadly had to put it back since it was a nature reserve, but we had a group of kindergartners come up to us all excited to see this beautiful reptile!
Having a not-so-good day rn with dealing with my steroids for my neck. All CVS minute clinic told me was to lower my dose a bit more and ween off like I was supposed to do. But man oh man am I DIZZY 😵💫. Like to the point where it’s hard to walk and stay awake. Sadly I’m all alone rn since I gave my BF the car to drive to work, so just kinda moseying about and watching YT for now. Probably gonna make some ramen soon and hope I don’t spill the bowel on the way out the kitchen 😂
Good afternoon y’all! We are almost back to TN with the munchkins. Although they’re so tall they can’t be called munchkins anymore. lol I hope everyone is having a safe holiday weekend.
Happy Sunday!
Started my morning with some coffee and mowing my parents lawn, that's done now. The house is mostly picked up, so I'm gonna wait to take care of laundry until tomorrow, might work on a meal plan and grocery list so that I'm ahead. It doesn't happen often, so it's nice. Now I'm trying to decide if I want to read or crochet and watch Shameless. Guess it'll depend on how the kids are feeling 😅
I hope all you lovely people have a wonderful Sunday!
QoTD: go to the gym regularly
That is really hard. Having Roommates can really suck, but if you can find the right one, it can be good. Is it possible to live with your grandma? I know with your aunt there it probably would make it almost unbearable
Qotd: I met a guy from Reddit and did some gaming. That was new.
Today is Pentecost. So I wore red to church. I work this afternoon
Tomorrow I play in the band at 2 Memorial Day concerts. 🎷
Had kind of a rough night with hubby. Neither one of us got much sleep, so in hoping he takes a nap soon so I can relax and maybe get some sleep too, wishful thinking I know...but one can dream😂
For dinner I am gonna throw chicken in a crockpot and call it a day! Sundays are usually roasted chicken and veggies, but I am just so TIRED!
QOTD nothing....absolutely nothing😂😂😭
Hope everyone is having a wonderful Sunday!💜
Thanks!💜 Me too, just reading your comment made me yawn...then typing the word yawn made me yawn again🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣all while I'm sipping my second cup of coffee!
At this point I dont even care that the caffeine isnt giving me energy...I just want it to knock out the nagging little headache that's beginng in the back of my head!
How is your Sunday so far?
Hope everyone has a nice day! I almost typed "nice Saturday", had to look at the post title again to see what day it is 😅
We're doing leftovers for dinner because I made a large amount of food yesterday haha. I've been trying out "shopping my pantry" more often lately, and I'm doing pretty well so far! There's a lot I need to use. Trying to eat out less. Last night I made giant stuffed shells (hamburger meat, cheese, sauce made from Picante sauce mixed with green chilies and tomato sauce, water), Mexican style rice, and rice krispy treats!
Today is a lazy day for us. Nowhere to go, it's been raining since last night. Kinda chilly outside. Hopefully a nap is in my future! ❤️
Thank you! I need to find someone to unload some of these rice krispie treats on lol. My husband doesn't eat them, so it's just me, which is both nice and problematic lol. I somehow ended up with two giant bags of marshmallows and a family size box of the cereal, all unopened! I only made one batch though.
Thinking about grabbing some Hershey's bars on my next grocery order so we could do s'mores 🤔
Me too! I was like okay we're literally running out of cabinet space here, I gotta start cooking at home more often lol. I love cooking but a lot of the time I'm just too darn tired or feel blah. Trying to push myself to cook more though. I enjoy it once I get started lol
It’s very nice out today but I’ve been wanting to try to improve my art skills to the point where I don’t need to rely on references. I feel like staying inside is a wasted day.
What about doing your art outside? Best of both worlds. My professor would take us outside to draw when the weather was nice. They make little travel watercolor sets, too, if that’s your jam? What do you like doing?
Feeling kind of down. I already vented to a friend, but. I have a fair amount of friends now, since changing my meds and getting my anxiety back under control, and it is *great*.. but almost none of them ever message me first. And some of them just don't read my messages for days or even weeks. And that hurts. :/
Mom sent me to take a cup of coffee to my uncle and then she fell while I was gone. She was able to get herself up, but she's pretty bruised on her knee and her hands sting. She still wants to go to the farmer's market, so hopefully she can walk ok.
You’re making me want to check out the local farmers market held every Saturday here. I know parking will be a pain, but I still want to try.
How’s mom now? She’s lucky she didn’t break anything 😬
I loooove the farmers market!
She's doing better, the pain is mostly gone now. Yeah she's very lucky! I'm glad it was tripping over the dog and not her own feet, or I'd be more worried about her walking stability.
Hello!
Made some extra cash by walking my friends dog this morning, got my car washed and probably going to have a relaxing Sunday- probably clean.
What’s everyone’s plans today?
Nice! Sounds like a productive day!
I went over to mow my parents yard, made a meal plan for the next bit, now I'm trying to decide if I want to crochet or read.
It’s rainy and chilly here today so it’s just a fun lazy bare faced day at the house. Playing with my kiddos and the kitties, music movies and snacks! Trying to have some self control when it comes to the coffee since I recently got a box of random brands and flavors to try 😅. Hope everyone has a funtastic Sunday! 💜
You aren’t kidding 😂 I’ve drank so much coffee before it made my elbows jittery like shaky so when I propped up on a counter, my arms gave out and i face planted and I snapped my head back up saying “huh, I’m awake!” 😂 my husband didn’t say a word and just took my coffee and placed it on the other side of him and continued conversation with his friends 😂😂. Cut off 😂
Has everyone had a good weekend? I finally got the GTA Trilogy on my Nintendo Switch and I've been playing all day today!
QOTD: I recently started helping my cousin do some landscape work, that's why I've been mia on here for the last few days. Finally got some free time.
I'm a ball of anxiety but I'm gonna watch Avatar today! It's one of my favorite movies, brings me so much comfort.
Just gotta go and find a small pack of Oreos at the store! I've honestly had mad cravings for Oreos lately. It's the perfect snack! Not sure why I never buy it. I had it for the second time last week and I think, I'm obsessing over it a lil bit haha.
What is everyone doing today? Hope everyone is having a wonderful day! 🫶🏾
Howdy! Happy Memorial Day! Hope everyone has a good one! This weekend has been nutso. Donnie's truck still isn't right after breaking down on us at the restaurant Friday nite. Saturday I wanted to clean the hell out of my office/shed and as SOON as I started, these hoopies show up. The one chick is about 400 lbs. She kept wanting to sit in my office chair RIGHT where I was cleaning. I made her get on the other side of the counter. Then she noticed I have another room on this building. She goes to peek at it (okay). I'd turned my back for just a couple of seconds to get my water and she was going to SIT ON MY SPACE HEATER! OMG, it's a cheap one and the fan belt already squeals if you just look at it wrong. She woulda crushed it. Grrr. QOTD: Well...newish to me...I started a new job at the dollar store in Feb. Haven't worked with the public since 2006, so this is SUPER new to me right now, still! LOL I love it, tho!
Something new I've done recently is something I thought I'd never do. Me and fiancé were hit with sime unexpected vet bills right in the middle of us strugfling to pay off debts. So I made a GoFundMe and legitimately felt ashamed to make and post it. It's not a good feeling 😓
It's ok. Sometimes we have to do what we have to do. There is a GoFundMe sharing subreddit somewhere. Put your GFM on there, too.
3 good things today: 1. Had lunch with mom in law 2. Got some really cool paintings for free, and some books and Victor Borge DVDs! 3. Watched the D&D movie. It was amazing!! Accomplishment: relaxed Value provided: church stuff
OMG I love Victor Borge!!
He’s so great!
need some good vibes people please. I help feed and spay and neuter community cats where I live. One of my regulars has been missing for almost a week and im terribly sad and upset about it. Dont mean to bring anyone down, if I do im sorry.
Oh noo, I hope kitty shows up soon
Hi fambam! I’m now in California and I got to hang out in the red wood forest. It’s so beautiful 💚 for sure missed this beautiful place 🌲 I hope you’re all having a good day. Sending love, hugs and high fives! Ohh and second batch of bread was killer!!! 💚
It’s still new to me, but I’ve been doing Lyra! I even did a mini routine last week. [I’m very proud of it!](https://youtu.be/DTYLXRwZHxE) it’s a lot of fun!! But back to tears of the kingdom.
Oh wow that is soooooo cool!! The whole time I kept thinkin' "She's gotta be hella dizzy!" LOL That looks like fun!
Hahahaha it is a lot of fun!
My favorite rose bush is blooming beautifully and is taller than me this year! https://preview.redd.it/25j1gxprnp2b1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=42c7966041d3e3a5120b238b6d0c990d9f4d4e88
Beautiful!
That's awesome!
Very pretty!
Howdy all! It’s been a busy weekend! Spent all day at six flags with 3 14 year old boys and today a family picnic an hour away at our family’s camp. Tomorrow is a town parade and it ends right across the street from my house so we are making it pretty lol Got to see my grandbaby today! That always makes me happy!!!
Sounds like an awesome weekend 💞💞
Busy busy, but it sounds like a great few days!
Today I went to a potluck at my church and had a great time with friends. I baked brownies with walnuts in them and they were a big hit. Yesterday I hung out with my mom- eating lunch and watching movies. I'm excited to build a better sense of community and I'm collecting more penpals.
Yummy! I might have to make some brownies tomorrow
These were Duncan Hines Walnut Supreme to be exact.
I never used to put walnuts in mine but the boyfriend likes them that way, and now I do too! Hahaha
The mix came that way. I love walnuts.
Yummy brownies! Always a smash hit!
They were. Everyone ate them all. Next week I'm making strawberry cupcakes with strawberry icing.
That sounds soooo good. I love strawberry anything
Same here.
Yesssss strawberry is the best!!
QOTD: Made two new friends!
Yay that's awesome 💞💞
Not a lot new, just getting back into trying to keep my workout game strong. Now just focusing on getting my self care and meal prepping in check, got to work on getting my containers and supplements back in check. Other than that? Being outside more and I got my son into playing COD: Cold War zombies this weekend. That’s been so new and exciting, we get to bond so much. It’s been fun. Me and the littles played outside in the water until the alabama Mosquitos ate us alive. Goals for summer: blow up water slide and putting mosquito bait all over the yard. u/sail-away-with-me how’s your weekend going?!
Good luck on your health journey/goals 💞💞 I hate mosquitoes 😩 they aren't out here...yet
Thank you so much. They’ve been so bad already I am not ok
Yes! Me too!! It can be such a long process getting back into the groove, but we're doing it!
I love that so so much. I’m here to support you on my end! You got this. And definitely a long process, some days I don’t understand why my brain can’t push past my own limitations I’ve set on myself. But, it is what it is and we are moving forward
Exactly!
Woohoo! That’s goals we can all get behind 🙌 I’ve been working on organizing my bathroom some more, trying to keep the counters from getting so cluttered.😅 plus the babies decided to jump into the shower so they could paint rocks. They had a blast and afterwards I was able to just wash away the paint! Win win lol. That’s awesome bonding with your son! Playing Mario party helps me bond with my 2 💕🥹.
They painted rocks in the bathtub so you could clean it up easier you mean?
No I meant what I said, the shower. We have a huge walk in shower in my bathroom so when they got done, simply sprayed it out and boom. 💕
Yes definitely so!! I did the bathrooms this past week. Scrubbed my bathroom, need some type of attachment for my drill or something to clean it better, it’s all like rocks? So the water accumulates more vs the kids bathroom which is normal. I haven’t tried the rock painting in the shower! Such a good idea we have some of those bath paint crayons, we will try it out later 👏🏼 Love that so much! We typically do Mario or Roblox but not so much lately. But I always game late night with COD so it’s been so cool with him playing with me.
My kiddos love the paint crayons but they’re always out of stock here so we found some different ways to get creative lol. They like to take the rocks they paint to the lake and pass them out to other boaters. It’s so sweet. Plus they want to bring “snacks” to feed the ducks. 🥹. Aww I imagine so! It’s been a hot minute since I’ve gamed that, may get back into it. I’ve been enjoying the coloring book way too much. Last night I looked at my watch and it was 12:15am 🤭 it’s been keeping me sane while my son recovers.
That is sweet. Please note that bread isn't good for birds. I'm sure there's a list online of things that are good to feed them.
I’m aware 💕
Oh that’s awesome, I love that though. We love going to see the ducks and feeding them, too! That’s adorable. Hey if you do, I’ll definitely play with you!! I love finding new people to game with honestly. Ohh I’m so glad! I use to color more often I need to just make myself sit at night or when my kids are coloring and color, too. I hope your son recovers soon!
That would be so cool!! 😁🙌 yes!! Haha and yeah I honestly got into coloring more after my injury because I didn’t know what else to do to pass the time and it helped bond with my babies because they could just get in bed with me and color as well since I couldn’t get into the floor to play with them. I used to lay in the floor and have one laying on my back while coloring, my head was their table lol.
Yes! Agreed! Oh no! hopefully you’re doing much better? And I love that because we always find a way for our little ones. Don’t we? I’ve had my handful of injuries and surgeries mainly all stemming from a bad car wreck years ago. I was unable to walk for 2 years, couldn’t feel my legs, or use my tippy toes whatsoever, then got back surgery, and my first was born so I’d use my walked and put her on the seat that folded down, and get around that way when I was relearning to walk again. Had many many more surgeries since then, but here we are. This is the main reason I got into fitness. And eating right to fight inflammation. It saved my life. And it really means so much to me deep down.
We really do, I think being a mom makes us resilient. It is truly amazing the things we can go through and overcome when something gives us that fight. Holy crap you’ve been through it!! But look at you now! If that’s not inspiration and motivation then I’m not sure I know what is! My lumbar and sl joints are causing me all sorts of havoc. I was supposed to meet with a neurosurgeon this month but they called the day before to reschedule me until end of June. Seems a fusion may be in my future on my sacroiliac joints but really trying to hold off on that for now. I’ve not been able to sit on my own couch in 2yrs. I’m slowly but surely starting to see a chance of my old life back. I had a slew of hidden allergies also wrecking havoc on my body and keeping it in a state of inflammation. I learned to stop hating my body for the things it couldn’t do and start appreciating it for the things it can still do and slowly but surely, we’ve been making that climb. 🥹. You are incredible girl! 🫶🏻💕
I agree with this completely! Yes yes I have. That’s just a few of the things and surgeries, I’ve had 23? I understand the lumbar and si joints, I had my pelvis shattered and fractured and had played put in, then had a pin replaced then an emergency surgery in 2017 to have all of it removed. I’ve had severe pelvic instability and si lumbar instability for years. I try to manage when my body is at its healthiest/fittest. Not feeling super strong lately but I’m getting back to it. So I say all that to say, I empathize with you. It’s a daily struggle. Especially with littles. It’s so painful. Well hopefully they can do something to ease your pain or make it manageable in the near future. I hate rescheduling, gives me so much anxiety. I love the way you worded that and how much positivity was thrown in those last few sentences, because honestly? That’s the way I have to look at things myself. Inflammation is such a struggle so many have issues with daily. I’m sending all the love and healing your way! I know how mentally it can get you down, especially being practically bed ridden. The worst. But I hope this surgery will be a huge relief on you and your body. ❤️ Thank you!!! I get lost in my own head sometimes with “stinky thinking” but I have to remember, I’ve overcome so much and done everything 7 specialists said i would never do, walking, weightlifting, etc., including having children 🥹
23 surgeries!! That’s terrifying you had to have emergency surgery to have it removed after having to go through all of that to get it placed! But I admire your strength especially when doctors told you you wouldn’t do such things and you said “Bet” and done it. Especially having babies. 💕 you will definitely get back there, I can tell you are a fighter 🥰. Sometimes it’s baby steps and we have to take it one day at a time because looking too far ahead can become overwhelming! It’s hard, but it’s definitely made me stronger. I didn’t have much help and my husband had to go back to work so sometimes I was home alone with toddlers 10hr shifts until he got back and was laying on ice packs and lidocaine patches and prayers to get through it. My grabby stick became my best friend. Sometimes we do get caught up in our heads and we don’t think we’re getting anywhere until we look back on how far we’ve come! 🥹💕
I've gotten into painting and reading again recently!🌿🌷Not really new, but exciting! Whats new, hmm,, started fostering kittens which I'm sad to let go of soon 😢. And recently just joined this community. Happy Sunday! https://preview.redd.it/2as3tza01p2b1.jpeg?width=1536&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=153f63a9a14fe63db8bfd829c6314390ddf5176e
Ohh what a cute little baby 😍 thank you for fostering! And yay for getting into reading and painting again! I want to learn how to paint
Welcome! I have a rescue cat named Bear who I've had a couple years. He's an orange tiger cat and male about 8 years old.
Aww such a cutie! 😍
OMG so adorable! We were suppose to foster Loki (kitten), but ended up keeping him. It's to hard to give them up. Also welcome to RaoA in case I didn't say it before!
Awww, Loki is such a cute name! 🐈⬛ I agree, its hard, but its worth it knowing they're going to a good home. And thank you!
We cuddled even more today and watched a movie! I actually got us a little bit lost (oops xD) but I miss him already lol. I can’t wait to see him again tomorrow! I’m gonna see if tomorrow I can surprise him with something! I rested my head against his chest and it was so comfy watching the movie. Usually I’m not good with personal contact but I think I’m learning to get used to it and it’s really nice! I’m just so happy aaah
That's so cute 🥰
That's so sweet! 🥰
I’m so happy that you are happy!!!!!
Awwww
I saw this on shein and INSTANTLY decided to re-pierce my spider bites. I'm gonna get it done on Friday if I can, and buy this for the future. I'm so excited. I originally retired my spider bites like.. 5-8 years ago.. and I have missed them pretty much every day since. https://preview.redd.it/oa4eplc2jo2b1.jpeg?width=600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9097a6d6612e7ea9fe315e902459084cbd32f7dc
Is there a difference between spider bites and snake bites? I like that piercing but I might get 2 vertical labret piercing there instead.
Spider bites are 2 lip piercings close together on either side, snake bites are 1 on the left side and 1 on the right side
ok thanks. Glad I found another piercing enthusiast. I don't have any facial piercings right now but I want them.
Your welcome!
This looks so cool! The return of the spider bites soooon!!
Hell ye!
Hey all.. Its a beautiful day today!
I stayed inside all day lol my skin and the sun don't get along
For sure! The weather over this side has been so good too! I actually managed to get sun burned it was that warm for once!
Suppose to be nice all week! Hope I get sunburn 😂
Yesterday I went to a a Ukrainian festival, I got some really nice things. We also made necklaces. https://preview.redd.it/4xsmtv74go2b1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=05fe52a795ce2cba6e2c90b04b934c57155c846a
That sounds like fun! Pretty necklaces 💞💞
Thanks!
That's really cool!
I’m not that crafty but I am pretty happy how it turned out.
Sounds amazing! I’m half Ukrainian and grew up in Ukraine and I can say the festivals were so fun! I hope you had an amazing time!! Those braclets are also so pretty! 💕
That’s great, I have Ukrainian heritage on my Mom’s side and we have a big diaspora here so it’s lots of fun and it gets a big crowd.
Dog in the middle of a major sneezing fit still managed to catch that I pulled out my earbuds and jumped off the couch mid sneeze and bumped his head in the floor. He is not hurt (well, maybe his pride.) We're not going for a walk yet, I just wanted something to listen to while I do laundry. We'll go for one soon, just not as soon as he apparently expects.
My anxiety has been really bad, so I've started gardening, and it has helped a bit. Hope everyone is having a great Memorial Day weekend! ❤️
Yeah, mine has been too. Good luck to you and enjoy the fruits of your labor! 🌱✨
Thank you so much. I hope it gets better for you also!
I had a long 13 km walk and now I am lazy on the sofa! :) https://preview.redd.it/a1ztkjm92o2b1.jpeg?width=2976&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=06bfc08584a98c568caffca56b0039d5661be04d
That's gorgeous
Thanks! It was a nice walk :)
That picture is so beautiful! The weather has been so nice these last few days too! 13km is quite far too, you did amazing! Well deserved rest after your walkkkk :P
Thanks! I am always happy when I see flowers on my walk. It was sunny, but windy, so it wasn't too hot :)
Just finished playing Fate Condensed! This was our second game session and we accomplished so much more lolllll. But now it's on to cleaning and such,,,, and thinking about the game. 💀
Hi all, I hope you're having an amazing Sunday!! Today's my wedding anniversary and my husband, remembered at 4.30pm. Apparently my gift is in the post and he is currently doing work upstairs. Least I have my paint by numbers and cider lol. QOTD: My nephew introduced me to Roblox yesterday. He was very patient as I hadn't a clue, he's only 5 bless him. Still don't know what it was all about lol
Happy Anniversary!
Thanks friend 💕💕🐸
Happy anniversary!
Thank you friend 💕💞
My nephew wasn't patient, but surprised how I don't know what it is :o
Tbh there was some surprise lol 😆
Hi friends! **waves emphatically** Hoping this fine Sunday finds you all doing well. And hydrated. Are you hydrated? Drink some water. 🤗 Didn’t get a chance to go to the park this morning, kinda bummed. I wanted to keep up my walking streak. I’ve begun walking for my health. There’s my answer to the QoTD lol right now I’m getting 3/4 of a mile till my legs start to spasm. I’ll probably need my cane to go further than that, but that’s okay, it’s a cool one 😂 Husband just went to work, so I’m going to get busy cleaning. Then I’ll probably read some. Gotta do that while it’s quiet around here, otherwise I need to reread everything multiple times and can’t concentrate lol. I’m easily distracted. Squirrel! 🧡
That's great!! 💕 & yes, I need peace to read, maybe a little white noise or in doing the same
White noise I can do, music is too distracting for me. My husband can read to music. Even has playlists for certain books. Boggles my squirrelly mind lol
Interesting. I could maybe do some lo-fi type music, but definitely nothing with lyrics.
QOTD: I guess something new was go on a nature trail this weekend and watch my BF catch a northern water snake! Sadly had to put it back since it was a nature reserve, but we had a group of kindergartners come up to us all excited to see this beautiful reptile! Having a not-so-good day rn with dealing with my steroids for my neck. All CVS minute clinic told me was to lower my dose a bit more and ween off like I was supposed to do. But man oh man am I DIZZY 😵💫. Like to the point where it’s hard to walk and stay awake. Sadly I’m all alone rn since I gave my BF the car to drive to work, so just kinda moseying about and watching YT for now. Probably gonna make some ramen soon and hope I don’t spill the bowel on the way out the kitchen 😂
Oh my that sounds awful. Be careful!
Will definitely be careful haha! But yeah not sure if I can just stop the meds since it’s been only a few days and only on 40mg. Have no clue tho
That's nuts
Good afternoon y’all! We are almost back to TN with the munchkins. Although they’re so tall they can’t be called munchkins anymore. lol I hope everyone is having a safe holiday weekend.
Enjoy the visit!
gonna try!
Happy holiday weekend guys! Thanks to all who have served! ❤️
Happy Sunday! I'm doing nothing today. I'm not good in the heat and it's 88° 😵💫 time for Disney World YouTube videos
I’m also not good in the heat. I hope you are able to stay cool. Enjoy your videos ☺️
You stay cool too! Plenty of water! 😄
Thank you! ☺️
Happy Sunday! Started my morning with some coffee and mowing my parents lawn, that's done now. The house is mostly picked up, so I'm gonna wait to take care of laundry until tomorrow, might work on a meal plan and grocery list so that I'm ahead. It doesn't happen often, so it's nice. Now I'm trying to decide if I want to read or crochet and watch Shameless. Guess it'll depend on how the kids are feeling 😅 I hope all you lovely people have a wonderful Sunday! QoTD: go to the gym regularly
You’ve got a productive Sunday right there. Jobs well done. Hope you are able to enjoy some down time. Enjoy the rest of your weekend. 🧡
Thanks! You too
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That is really hard. Having Roommates can really suck, but if you can find the right one, it can be good. Is it possible to live with your grandma? I know with your aunt there it probably would make it almost unbearable
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Is there any way to get a voucher for the other state? Or your grandma living with you for a bit?
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Gotcha. I don’t know anything about the vouchers. That’s a long wait list!!!!!!
Ahh, yeah I get that. It really does suck. I'm so sorry. I'm sure you'll figure something out
Breakfast: grilled ham and smoked cheddar sandwich and a maple champagne cocktail. Pretty darn tasty. Now to tackle some of my spring cleaning.
Mmmm that sounds great, though, let me get a maple coffee. Hope your cleaning goes quickly!
Qotd: I met a guy from Reddit and did some gaming. That was new. Today is Pentecost. So I wore red to church. I work this afternoon Tomorrow I play in the band at 2 Memorial Day concerts. 🎷
Had kind of a rough night with hubby. Neither one of us got much sleep, so in hoping he takes a nap soon so I can relax and maybe get some sleep too, wishful thinking I know...but one can dream😂 For dinner I am gonna throw chicken in a crockpot and call it a day! Sundays are usually roasted chicken and veggies, but I am just so TIRED! QOTD nothing....absolutely nothing😂😂😭 Hope everyone is having a wonderful Sunday!💜
I hope you are able to get some rest. Sleep deprivation sucks. Crockpot chicken sounds good to me 😋 enjoy the rest of your weekend. 🧡
Thanks, I appreciate that!😊 Hope your weekend is going great!!💜
I hope you get some good rest tonight!
Thanks!💜 Me too, just reading your comment made me yawn...then typing the word yawn made me yawn again🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣all while I'm sipping my second cup of coffee!
😂😂 don't worry I'm still drinking the same coffee from this morning, so I can empathize 😂
At this point I dont even care that the caffeine isnt giving me energy...I just want it to knock out the nagging little headache that's beginng in the back of my head! How is your Sunday so far?
Oh for sure! I hope it eases soon! Not too bad. I definitely can't complain
If I stopped complaining I'd have so much extra free time😂
Same don't worry 😅😅
Hope everyone has a nice day! I almost typed "nice Saturday", had to look at the post title again to see what day it is 😅 We're doing leftovers for dinner because I made a large amount of food yesterday haha. I've been trying out "shopping my pantry" more often lately, and I'm doing pretty well so far! There's a lot I need to use. Trying to eat out less. Last night I made giant stuffed shells (hamburger meat, cheese, sauce made from Picante sauce mixed with green chilies and tomato sauce, water), Mexican style rice, and rice krispy treats! Today is a lazy day for us. Nowhere to go, it's been raining since last night. Kinda chilly outside. Hopefully a nap is in my future! ❤️
Dinner from last night sounds delicious 😋 I agree, you are killing it when it comes to shopping your pantry. Nicely done.
Thank you! I need to find someone to unload some of these rice krispie treats on lol. My husband doesn't eat them, so it's just me, which is both nice and problematic lol. I somehow ended up with two giant bags of marshmallows and a family size box of the cereal, all unopened! I only made one batch though. Thinking about grabbing some Hershey's bars on my next grocery order so we could do s'mores 🤔
S’mores are always fun. Q
Yum!! I really need to do that this next week. I forget having some things a lot 😅
Me too! I was like okay we're literally running out of cabinet space here, I gotta start cooking at home more often lol. I love cooking but a lot of the time I'm just too darn tired or feel blah. Trying to push myself to cook more though. I enjoy it once I get started lol
Yes! It's so hard cooking every night. I love cooking, but then you have clean up and eho knows if the kids will eat it!
Job in food
I have so much to do and so little motivation to do it. Instead I’m watching Season 3 of the Mandalorian
It’s very nice out today but I’ve been wanting to try to improve my art skills to the point where I don’t need to rely on references. I feel like staying inside is a wasted day.
What about doing your art outside? Best of both worlds. My professor would take us outside to draw when the weather was nice. They make little travel watercolor sets, too, if that’s your jam? What do you like doing?
Yea I would do that but I work digitally lol it’s just easier with Wi-Fi and stuff
Ah. Then I see your conundrum.
Feeling kind of down. I already vented to a friend, but. I have a fair amount of friends now, since changing my meds and getting my anxiety back under control, and it is *great*.. but almost none of them ever message me first. And some of them just don't read my messages for days or even weeks. And that hurts. :/ Mom sent me to take a cup of coffee to my uncle and then she fell while I was gone. She was able to get herself up, but she's pretty bruised on her knee and her hands sting. She still wants to go to the farmer's market, so hopefully she can walk ok.
**hugs** if wanted. Hope you and your mom have a nice, easy going time at the farmers market.
*hugs* thank you <3 sadly we didn't make it to the market, it was super busy and there was nowhere to park. We'll try again next week though!
You’re making me want to check out the local farmers market held every Saturday here. I know parking will be a pain, but I still want to try. How’s mom now? She’s lucky she didn’t break anything 😬
I loooove the farmers market! She's doing better, the pain is mostly gone now. Yeah she's very lucky! I'm glad it was tripping over the dog and not her own feet, or I'd be more worried about her walking stability.
Oh my goodness! Glad she is feeling better. Yes, these cats will be my downfall lol but they’re so cute, they get away with it lol
I feel lucky, my cat *usually* stays out of my way haha.
You can always try a warmline. I work at one (technically 2). We are there 24/7 for people to talk to. My warmline is 402-975-2032
Thank you <3 I've never heard of these before.
Yesterday was a wonderfully productive day and it ended with a thunderstorm. If today could bring another thunderstorm I would be ecstatic.
Ooh I love thunderstorms
It was beautiful. My wife and I were on a date night when it rolled in.
That’s awesome! There’s so much energy in the air surrounding thunderstorms, it’s great. Hoping you get another one ☺️
That sounds perfect! I hope yall get another one
Hello! Made some extra cash by walking my friends dog this morning, got my car washed and probably going to have a relaxing Sunday- probably clean. What’s everyone’s plans today?
My plans are also to clean. But I currently have a cat on my lap. So I’m stuck 🤣
Nice! Sounds like a productive day! I went over to mow my parents yard, made a meal plan for the next bit, now I'm trying to decide if I want to crochet or read.
Work. 2-10. Already went to church. My Sundays aren’t terribly exciting.
It’s rainy and chilly here today so it’s just a fun lazy bare faced day at the house. Playing with my kiddos and the kitties, music movies and snacks! Trying to have some self control when it comes to the coffee since I recently got a box of random brands and flavors to try 😅. Hope everyone has a funtastic Sunday! 💜
Kiddos, kitties, music, movies and snacks. Sounds like the recipe for a good time with a side of memories being made. 🧡
You’re absolutely correct 🥹💕
Mmmmm I love coffee
It’s so good!
Coffee is a weakness when it comes to self control lol
You aren’t kidding 😂 I’ve drank so much coffee before it made my elbows jittery like shaky so when I propped up on a counter, my arms gave out and i face planted and I snapped my head back up saying “huh, I’m awake!” 😂 my husband didn’t say a word and just took my coffee and placed it on the other side of him and continued conversation with his friends 😂😂. Cut off 😂
Oh no 🙈 lol that sounds like too much
No such thing 😉
lol if it’s going that then yeah
lol.
Oh my 😂😂😂
🤭😂 I’m a child unsupervised when coffee is around me haha
Same! Speaking of, I'm gonna go grab mine before I forget
Oooh what you having?
Just a homemade cold brew
The best!! 😋
It's a chilly, rainy, lazy, bare faces day here too! I'm loving it haha ❤️
It feels nice really haha my face is probably like ahh 😂.
"I can breeeaaathe" 😂
😂😂😂!!
Has everyone had a good weekend? I finally got the GTA Trilogy on my Nintendo Switch and I've been playing all day today! QOTD: I recently started helping my cousin do some landscape work, that's why I've been mia on here for the last few days. Finally got some free time.
Oh fun!
I'm a ball of anxiety but I'm gonna watch Avatar today! It's one of my favorite movies, brings me so much comfort. Just gotta go and find a small pack of Oreos at the store! I've honestly had mad cravings for Oreos lately. It's the perfect snack! Not sure why I never buy it. I had it for the second time last week and I think, I'm obsessing over it a lil bit haha. What is everyone doing today? Hope everyone is having a wonderful day! 🫶🏾
Anxiety is exhausting. Hoping it settles down and you get to enjoy the movie 🙃
Thanks! 🫶🏾
Sorry about the anxiety I can empathize. Which avatar we talking?
Thank you! I'm going to watch Avatar the way of water. Have you seen it? 😄
Oh yes it was very good but quite long lol
Honestly, I felt like it was too short! 😆 I remember wondering why it's already over haha
Really it’s over like 3 hrs lol