Day 32 #600DayDiary : Looking forward to meeting …

It’s Saturday … How do you choose to spend your Saturday?
I guess it can be influenced by how you have spent your Friday night 😉
Are you an early bird? A night owl? A party animal? 😀

Last night was a friends leaving do. He’s a great guy & I really see him achieving professional success as well as enjoying life experiences – I wanted to join the gathering to wish him well 😀

I headed out late (10pmish – so British late, not European late 🙂 ) and we joined the group – I was quite impressed by how coherent they all were, given they’d been out since 4:30pm 😀

How does this relate to my theme today?
Well, I wanted to go out … However I was exhausted & in a bit of pain and discomfort. I guess I had overdone it and needed a quiet night in & rest … But I wanted to join Tom’s send off before he moved to London!

So … I tried on a few outfits. Some favourites, some ‘ole faithfuls’ and even a dress I’d only bought a few months ago, which at the time was pushing my boundaries!

As I tried these clothes on, I realised a lot of them no longer suited me or fitted me in the same way.

As part of my approach to getting better, I’ve been taking better care of myself holistically and well … I’ve lost weight 🙂 And, I guess a nice side effect of regularly doing my physio is that
I am still exercising in some form, every day! Ok maybe not high intensity – however – very regularly & with determination.

My shape is changing and last night I realised, my face shape is changing too.

So, in amongst the perennial question of “what to wear?” 😀 a thought crept into my mind …. I wonder what I will look like as this journey progresses and I continue & build up the levels of exercise – alongside my own nutritional beliefs & preferences?
Hence the heading ….. Looking forward to meeting …ME !

Gentle, gradual, fun evolution internally & externally …. I like that 😀

In the end I chose a dress I felt relaxed & feminine in. My intention was to join a celebration – mix with the crowd & wish Tom well.
So I chose more muted olives,browns & a hint of orange and a slight sparkle with a bracelet. I’ll save my fab purple dress for another time 😉

So Saturday? Well, I required to rest. I didn’t want to – I had ideas & plans … However (thankfully) I listened to my body. I rested. Caught up on a few things, did a GREAT physio workout 😀
At 5pm it was suddenly so bright & sunny, that I decided to go for a short walk … Bumping into a fab friend I haven’t seen for ages & meeting her lovely boyfriend for the first time.

Listening to your body, going with the flow …. Nice when we remember to do that instead of pressing on regardless! 🙂 xx

Day 8 – Yaaaaay!!! Happy!! Sunshine, scents & fantastic news!

What a day! 😀

This morning I felt uneasy & restless, knowing I had a specialist appointment this evening. I also had a work related assignment to complete – I could have asked for an extension, given my circumstances, however I’d told myself I’d manage little bits each day ( ❓ not quite sure what I was thinking there, when I struggle to spend long periods in any suitable typing position ❓ ) Anyway!

I chose to focus on my assignment today, in order to distract my mind from swirling around the looming topic of surgery at my 6pm appt.

Easier said than done at the best of times! However I kept reminding myself of the mantra from my university & CIMA studying days : “ATQ” – Answer The Question (also “ATFQ”!)
I worked with focus (occasional tangents, but mostly pretty good!) as I knew the real purpose here was to keep my mind occupied.
ATQ is just such a good thing to remember in general though – how often are we asked one thing and offer a response that answers and then also goes on to try to demonstrate we know more or something new!

Digressing again 🙂

I went to my appointment, with the specialist who’d told me on my last visit that I would def require surgery and that I had a surgery date booked.
Tonight he said he was really impressed & surprised by my improvement and was happy to admit that in this case, he was wrong. It looked like I do not need the surgery and should continue what I’ve been doing, to heal naturally. 😀 He said that I’d been gifted a lucky escape and (my favourite part 😉 ) that a ‘lesser mortal’ may not have been so lucky 😀 ❤
I have a way to go, however this is still fabulous news and I feel very grateful xxx

It was a sheer delight to get back from the appointment in the sunshine and do my physio exercises outside on the grass again, in the sunshine, smelling the scents of the grass and the gorgeous lavender growing nearby.

Day 5 – What supports you? Or …. How do you support yourself?

Depending on what time you choose to get up on a Sunday morning 😉 and how you choose to spend your day, depends on how you approach it!

I woke up this morning a little later than intended, however still determined to accomplish everything I wanted to. The word “structured” floated into my mind.

That didn’t feel a very relaxed word for a Sunday 🙂 however I decided it’s my choice and perhaps I could go about “structured” in a fairly relaxed way.

I wanted to ensure I completed my physio, however I knew I required support and a discipline boost today 🙂

So I used an app that my sister shared with me for her abs workout.
8 Minute Abs (iTunes) & here on Google Play
I used the rhythm & discipline of the app to support me in the repetitions I needed to do of my physio exercises and that worked great.

I’d love to know how you support you (whatever example, doesn’t have to be physio related!) ?

I have 3 other key things I want to achieve today – 1 is learn more of my lines for TEATROand 2 others that I’ll share when ready 🙂

So for my physio, I had used the App to support me – how was I going to support myself in the best way possible to achieve my goals for the rest of the day, in a structured/relaxed way?

Nutrition …..

I prepped my evening meal early on, so I was then free to focus on my other goals for the day.

I ❤ variety and I am reminding myself that nutrition & exercise are my foundation support blocks at the moment – so I felt much more set up for a "structured relaxed" Sunday 😀

As it turned out, I dropped 1 of my plans – as I realised I was pushing myself & was getting tired – so I chose a 10 min meditation and relaxing in the sunshine …. Flexibility & adaptability are important too 🙂

Hope you had a great Sunday, however you chose to spend it
Xx