Evening everyone,
Lauren and Clare, I hope you are both having a nice day and relaxing as needed. As always, sending you both lots of positivity and support. Lauren, so great to hear that the counselling is having a positive impact. Tulip, I can totally imagine how frustrating that must be that you aren’t getting the medical support that you feel would best provide you with positive outcomes. The advice to just ‘do what you can’ and focus on your priorities at the moment is all valid, but if it isn’t really what you need/want at the moment, maybe you could find that somewhere else? Maybe on this forum? Or by joining a community that logs a weekly weigh-in if you really feel like that would be in your best interest? (Or maybe I have misunderstood your post, and it wasn’t the weight tracking that you would like)…either way, know we all are here to support you xx
Sunshine-girl, do you happen to know the name of the new MM documentary? I would love to try to access it online – we haven’t even had the other documentary aired in Australia yet as far as I know. How lucky you are heading towards the warmer weather – we are heading into winter, but I am definitely a sun-lover 🙂
Quetzal – great job on your progress!!! Don’t forget to add a bit of sea salt each day to your water or food – it will assist with the headaches. I absolutely love walking too – chicken soup for the soul!
Wendy – I totally agree about the impact the weather plays on our state of mind. I have always found that when I am low for any period of time, it is most likely to be in the depths of winter. It is, I’m sure, partly about the lack of Vitamin D, but largely also based on the fact that the daylight hours are so short outside of work that I get so little time outside and in nature in comparison to the other months. Being cooped up is never good for the soul. I’m actually based in South Australia, not Melbourne, but thankfully at the moment given that Melbourne is facing another Covid cluster and restrictions started there again today. They have had a hard time. Thank you for your lovely message, Wendy – it is a great opportunity for me to return the warm wishes to you – your inspiring messages and positivity always lift my spirits, and give me determination to continue despite the challenges. You take so much time to write personal responses to so many, and this forum would never be the same without you 🙂 Also, I have never had too much need for physio, but when I did my physi put me through about 6 weeks of ‘dry-needling’. I don’t know much about it other than it unlocked the locked up muscles. A strange experience for sure, but it was definitely effective.
Merry, I hope you are doing okay and this Covid cluster is short lived – hopefully they will get on top of the contract tracing really quickly. I have family in Victoria, and whilst I know everybody’s experience has been different, you have all had a really tough time of it. Sending lots of positivity your way.
Dawn and Jordana, hope all is going well with you both.
All good here. Progress is slow but steady at the moment. I have a wonderful day off work tomorrow, and kids will be at school,and OH having a rare day in the office (he has been working from home for over a year now, so having the house to myself for a day is very rare indeed). I am planning my own at-home-spa date – have bought some lovely bath products, face mask and creams and a new nail polish, so plan to relax right into it…..if I can manage to stop the dog from trying to jump in the bath with me!!!!
Have a great day / evening.
Donna. x