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Gratitude – It’s A Great Time Of Year To Be Greatful

Some times poems come easy

The words just flow from my lips

But other times it’s tougher

And my tong just ties and slips

Life too has ups and downs

It rarely stays nice and steady

There’s often unexpected turns

It’s hard to always be ready

When life is good and going smooth

Don’t forget to offer thanks

As gratitude is often overlooked 

And it’s important for when life tanks

When surrounded by your problems

And seemingly everything’s got you down

Being greatful for who and what you have

Reminds you that things can turn around

Gratitude is just so important 

It shows appreciation for what others do

It cheers friends and family and even you 

Saying, “I see all you do and I love you too…”

JKC

So…say THANK YOU!!! It’s never too late to just use our words to thank those who, perhaps should have been told sooner…  It’s a great time to be greatful.  Just look back over the past year at all you’ve done and all you have and the family and friends who support you; maybe thanks is in order!!

And THANK YOU everyone for all the support and encouragement over the past year. I’m so lucky and thankful for my family and friends. I am blessed!!

To help with research and treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia please go to http://www.tnnme.com (Trigeminal Neuralgia and Me) to sign a petition to have the World Health Organization (WHO) add Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) to their “Health topic list.
“Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!

2015 In Review

First things first…my little man is growing up so fast. Already shaving!! Don’t believe me, take a look:

   
 

So, you see, he’s getting bigger and bigger by the second, well, at least that’s how it feels. Our good friends gave him the Avengers shaving kit for Christmas and he really likes it!

Today WordPress sent me an annual review of my blog. It’s pretty cool. Also, since it’s so damn late and I’m so tired, it’ll help me write a very short post, so that I can go to bed!! (Lol!! The following pictures are my post for today!!)

   

  
    

  
 
  So, there you have it folks!! A couple days early, but I’m too tired tonight, so this was fairly easy for me. Had a quiet day, but for some reason I’m insanely tired!! Night all!!

To help with research and treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia please go to http://www.tnnme.com (Trigeminal Neuralgia and Me) to sign a petition to have the World Health Organization (WHO) add Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) to their “Health topic list.

“Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!

Woohoo!!!

 We had another quiet day today. I was actually pretty productive too! I spent quite a bit of time on my website today. Replied to all the new comments, watched 2 training videos and finished the tasks that accompany the videos. I wanted to “launch” my new site on New Years Day, but yikes that’s soon!! It’s not actually a big launch that has everyone on pins and needles or anything. It’s part of my new promise to myself for 2016, since in only a couple of days I will have reached my goal for 2015. I can hardly believe I did it, a post a day every single day of the year! Yay me!!! All kidding aside, I’m actually pretty proud of myself. When I decided to commit to writing daily last year I wasn’t sure, because of the awful face days, whether or not I would be able to do it. But, here I am, 3 days away from succeeding and, you know what, it feels really good. Again I say, “Yay me!!!” My challenge for next year is similar, maybe more difficult, it will involve both my blog and my website and I feel really good about it. A few people have asked me and/or told me that I should combine all of my posts from this past year and have them made into a book…the idea scares and excites me at the same time. I wouldn’t even know where to start…hmmm…if anyone has any good ideas about this, please let me know!! I have dreamed about writing books, but I have no idea how to go about that. Anyway, book or not, I’m super proud that I’ve followed through and, despite the pain, I’ve reached my goal. Woohoo!!!

I fought through the pain that my damn Trigeminal nerve likes to dish out all over the place, actually more like all over my face…

  
(From the Trigeminal Neuralgia Association of Canada TNAC)

To help with research and treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia please go to http://www.tnnme.com (Trigeminal Neuralgia and Me) to sign a petition to have the World Health Organization (WHO) add Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) to their “Health topic list.

“Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!

All That You Invest…

Do you grow as a person everyday?

Do you make damn-sure to laugh?

Do you believe in yourself and all you can do?

Or do others tend to speak on your behalf?

I’ve been there, down and dragging my feet,

Unsure whether I deserved more.

I know the feelings of unworthiness and shame,

Of questioning what I’m here for. 

Finding direction and a strong sense of self,

Is difficult, that’s for sure!

But if you keep getting back up and trying again,

You’ll discover, for yourself, what has allure.

You don’t have to be perfect, no-one is;

Just be yourself, it’s what you do best! 

With time and effort, success will come,

And it’ll be worth all that you invest…

JKC

To help with research and treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia please go to http://www.tnnme.com (Trigeminal Neuralgia and Me) to sign a petition to have the World Health Organization (WHO) add Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) to their “Health topic list.
“Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!

Merry Boxing Day

Having a nice quiet Boxing Day. My Mom and Dad came over for a while. We forgot a couple things at their house yesterday, including one of my son’s favourite gifts this year. My parents bought him remote control “bumper cars”. There are two cars and each car has a “person” in it. The cars have big bumpers and the goal of the game is to bump into the other car hard enough to knock their person out of the car. It’s actually pretty neat, he (and almost all of the rest of us) had fun playing it yesterday. So, of course, that’s one of the things we forgot to bring home last night! Other than that,  we did not really do anything all day! Which is good because it was one of those days where I need a quiet/nothing day – period. No maybes allowed. I just feel too tired for anything. My face is burning and I’m having a difficult time keeping my eyes open, I’m just so sleepy (last nights turkey?? lol) So it’s one of those days that my body chooses what I will or will not be doing. Today, for once, I agree with my body though. Because, my brain feels tired and fuzzy, like I can’t focus or think too hard about anything. It’s like there’s a light film surrounding my mind, making my thoughts seem fuzzy or foggy, which does not help when you’re trying to focus on writing something or even thinking about what to write. My brain would much prefer to shutdown for the day. If I went to bed right now, I’d probably sleep right through, until tomorrow. Just the thought about going to bed feels as if it’s drawing me closer to my bedroom – lol! So I’m sorry to say that I need to get going, I’m too tired for anything more today. So until tomorrow, I’ll say, “Merry Boxing Day!!”

To help with research and treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia please go to http://www.tnnme.com (Trigeminal Neuralgia and Me) to sign a petition to have the World Health Organization (WHO) add Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) to their “Health topic list.

“Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!”

“HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A 💋GOOD NIGHT!💋”

⛄️❄️🎁🎄☃Merry Christmas☃🎄🎁❄️⛄️

On our way home from my parent’s house. We had a good day. The girls came in to wake us up at 7:00am. We did our presents at our house. When we were done we went to my mom & dad’s house for “breakfast” (we didn’t even get there until 11:30!). We exchanged gifts with my parents. I was feeling super tired, so I had a nap in my parent’s bed-ahhhh… Then my sister and her family came. We did more gifts (for the kids). We had a nice visit, an amazing meal (I’m still feeling too full) and played some games. It was a good day. Nice to see my sister and her family, we haven’t seen each other since the summer. Once we get home I’m going  right in and getting my little man and I straight to bed… Oh. We’re home…

Arizona sprang from the van,

Then to us, gave a whistle, 

Out of the van we all flew

Like we stepped on a thistle.

And inside I exclaimed,

Ere I went upstairs out of sight, 

“HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL 

AND TO ALL

A 💋GOOD NIGHT!💋”

To help with research and treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia please go to http://www.tnnme.com (Trigeminal Neuralgia and Me) to sign a petition to have the World Health Organization (WHO) add Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) to their “Health topic list.

“Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!”

The Wonder On Their Faces…

It’s Christmas Eve and of course I’m not in bed yet…my goal was midnight. Close, but no cigar (does anyone know where that expression comes from??). We spent the majority of our day finishing the wrapping. The kiddos were decorating gingerbread on the main floor. My hubby was in the basement wrapping gifts and I was up in our bedroom wrapping. It’s kind-of crazy if you think about it, all of the hours that goes into wrapping gifts, only to be torn off and tossed away. I know that many appreciate the time and energy put into gift-wrapping, but somehow I don’t think the kids get it. Well, I think Tay is starting to see, but most kids are more excited to find out what’s inside rather than focusing on how it’s wrapped. So, why do we put so much time into the wrapping?? Maybe it’s for that very reason – to see the wonder and excitement in their eyes. I love to catch that sleepy first look on their faces when they walk into the living room and see that the stockings were filled and that Santa left all the gifts under (& around) the tree. It’s a beautiful sight. To see that sparkle in their eyes. You can tell they just want to jump right in, but they learn young to follow whatever traditions that have been passed down onto them. My girls are obviously old enough to know what is “normal” for us. And, even my little man now knows that we don’t just dive into the gifts, he knows to grab the stockings first. He’ll want to give me mine and Arizona his, before he sits down with his (little sweetie…). He will, of course, still be learning our traditions too. He watches us and learns from us, not just my husband and I, but his sisters and grandparents, his aunt and uncle and even his cousins. Our traditions also evolve to include him, the youngest of our small family.

But the one thing that doesn’t change over the ages, the one constant each and every year is the joy and wonder on their faces, in their eyes, in their smiles. They just feel happy and loved, they just know that they are adored – they just believe.  Period. They believe…

LOVE.SANTA.CHRISTMAS.JOY.MAGIC….BELIEVE 

To help with research and treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia please go to http://www.tnnme.com (Trigeminal Neuralgia and Me) to sign a petition to have the World Health Organization (WHO) add Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) to their “Health topic list.
“Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!”

Tired Oh So Tired…

My eyes are drifting shut

My mouth is open in a yawn

My breath is coming slowly 

I need to sleep ’till way past dawn

I’m trying hard to stay awake

But my brain is shutting down

I can’t think a coherent thought

Seeing the time just makes me frown

My thoughts aren’t making sense

This is a waste of time 

I’m going to go to bed now

Saying goodnight just doesn’t rhyme…

To help with research and treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia please go to http://www.tnnme.com (Trigeminal Neuralgia and Me) to sign a petition to have the World Health Organization (WHO) add Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) to their “Health topic list.

“Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!”

Happy Anniversary To Us!!!

Today was busy busy! I got two new beautiful white gold Pandora charms for my bracelets (I have a silver one and a green leather one. They actually just replaced my original gr en leather one because it started to wear out in spots and the different places all we turning black. They told my hubby (I couldn’t go that day…don’t remember why) that it looks like water damage. They said it was in part of the warnings. I would always push the band up high on my wrist. They can’t really expect people to remove their bracelet every time you wash your hands. If they’re for everyday wear you’d expect them to be tougher and, for a leather band, they weren’t cheap…seriously, a bracelet that I have to take off and on. So, what about in restaurants when you’re out for dinner? Do you take your pandora bracelet off to wash your hands. And, to top it all off, the leather original band wasn’t even 2 months old yet!!! Now I feel worried about not wrecking it, so I wear it less! 

Anyway, what I started to say is that I got two new white gold charms for my pandora bracelet!! One says “I love you” and the other is I love you on a cube. They’re beautiful and I love my hubby so so much! I’m so lucky to find someone who loves me so much that regardless how bad things get from colon surgery to brain surgery…and more!! He is so special to me. Part of the reason I’m doing my new website and I am also selling Avon is to find a way to generate a bit of an income, I’ll take what I can get – so far nothing, zilch, zippo, nada – because anything will help us and make life easier on him. He spends so so so much time worrying and stressing about finances. Woohoo! Thanx my hubby for the charms and all you do for me on a daily basis.  I love you too, so so much!!!
💝💚❣💛💞❤️💓💙🎇🍾🎆☄🍻🌹💋💍💏HAPPY 15th ANNIVERSARY 💏💍💋🌹🍻☄🎆🍾🎇💙💓❤️💞💛❣💚💝
To help with research and treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia please go to http://www.tnnme.com (Trigeminal Neuralgia and Me) to sign a petition to have the World Health Organization (WHO) add Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) to their “Health topic list.

“Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!”

Fa La La La La, La La La Laaaaa!!

Stuck around home today. My face was bad and I still have a ton of wrapping to get done!  I did more organizing what goes to who, who wants to give the what’s to the who’s – lol!! It gets so crazy and overwhelming, and things pile up. When you get things gradually and hide them once you bring them home it feels like just another thing or two. Then, when you’re pulling all of the gifts out from various hiding places, to sort it. Well, suddenly it is a heck of a lot more stuff!! (Could just be me…I’m not as organized as some!! Hee Hee!) Then you feel like you have that dilemma about who got what and how much did we spend on her gifts compared to his, does it at least appear semi- even..etc etc. Does it really even matter? Nope!! My 5 year old son isn’t going to care or even notice or understand about who got more etc.  Actually, if my kids (the older ones) did make a complaint about so and so having Korea etc, I’d be damn tempted to take all of their gifts to a charity somewhere!! No, if my kids even did think about that, I think they’re smart enough to know that they should keep that information to themselves – lol!

So, this year I bought the majority of my gifts online. This is really nice because I don’t have to go out and deal with busy shopping centres, malls, the crowds and the line-ups. I can be sitting in bed, feeling awful and still go on my iPad or Laptop and shop online. The flip-side of online shopping is that you are picking something based on a photo, you don’t know for sure what it will be like. The wrong thing may be sent to you, they may miss something or make a mistake when getting it packed up to ship. When you buy online, you cannot control how long it will take the package to arrive. I can’t make things get here faster (believe me, I’m still waiting on a few things and it’s totally stressing me out!!). I can’t do anything to ensure that it arrives in one piece (😢😓like my mini glass, fairy, green-house that has the glass completely shattered all on one side😢😓). Also, if it is broken or missing something or not what you expected from the picture, too bad!! It’s yours now! Unless you decided to send it back, but that’s a big pain in the butt!! So, I guess you choose how to buy gifts, online in the comfort of your own home, or buy shopping the traditional way – go to the store and buy it!! I did do a bit of both, but mainly online. Much more than ever before actually. I’m still feeling exhausted and I have too much to do and only 2 days to do it all. Also, another bad thing, if the gift you ordered online isn’t here on time, how long do you give it before heading out and shopping in a store to replace the yet to arrive gift. Then, when it gets here, do you send it back? Keep it for yourself?? Keep it for the persons birthday, or just give it to the intended person late?? 

Sigh…2 days…do I still wait??

To help with research and treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia please go to http://www.tnnme.com (Trigeminal Neuralgia and Me) to sign a petition to have the World Health Organization (WHO) add Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) to their “Health topic list.

“Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!”