Glass-by Meg Myler

Glass

            Golden sand sparkles and kingdoms grow and fall, in the land of glass. Crabs whisper sweet secrets and bottles line the shore, in the land of glass.

Rows of rock reach out to touch the sea, in the land of glass. Shells smooth as silk and soft as wool dance in the sun, in the land of glass.

Water rolls and falls and the sun warms the air, in the land of glass. The breeze is soft and slow and the birds soar high in the sky, in the land of glass.

Boats sail on the glass, still as stone, I hear the ocean calling me, beconing me into the water, in the land of glass.

The taste of salt touches my lips and a cold mist washes over me, pushing me over.  I smell fresh cooked hot dogs and cold lemonade, in the land of glass.

A thought for today

Flu bug

We have all been bitten by the flu bug.  Ugh.  It has been 4 days, so we should be doing better any time now.  We have done a lot of laying around, watching movies, playing board games, drinking water and eating soup.  Not much else going on.  This is actually the first time I have been sick with something other than chemo sickness, since last May.  We have been using our essential oils and they do help us feel a little better.  Especially the lemon and peppermint.  Roman has had a headache and we have been putting peppermint on the back of his neck.  At first he was wondering what on earth we were doing, but the next day he asked me to do it again.  It must have helped!  Hope to be feeling better soon!

Roman loves cub scouts!

DoTerra essential oils

Quick update today.  I have started using essential oils.  The company that I have chosen to use is DoTerra.  So far we are using Frankincense, which is supposed to be a cancer fighter, Peppermint, Lavender and Lemon.  I am loving the smell of them!  They have all sorts of health benefits. I put 2 drops of lemon in my water everyday and it tastes so good. Darryl has also been using them and he really can tell a difference in his mood and energy level.

My mom and I went to a DoTerra class a few nights ago and we had a "scan" done.  Really you just put your hand/palm on this machine and it scans you somehow (don't ask me??)  It then tells you what essential oil your body needs and how it could help you.  There were around 70 possible markers that it was checking.  Before I did it, I was absolutely sure that when my report came up, it would show 70/70 were messed up.  But, to my surprise, my number was 16.  Out of those 16, 14 of them would be fixed by using the Deep Blue oil.  The other 2 would benefit from the Basil oil.  Pretty interesting.  We have started using a diffuser in the house.  Everyone loves it so much that we have to take turns getting to choose what room it is in.  It is easy to do and smells great.  Plus the added health benefits! 

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Insomnia
• Cuts and wounds
• Cold and flu
• Insect repellent
• Fever
• Memory loss
• Cancer
• Multiple sclerosis
• Headache
• Fatigue
• Hot flashes

the list goes on and on.....

Happy birthday mom!

Today is a very special day!  My sweet mom was born 74 years ago today!  I don't know what I would have done without her this past year.  She has taken me to doctor appointments, sat with me during chemo, watched the kids, brought us many meals, prayed for us, went grocery shopping and really was just always there for us during this very difficult past year.  I know it was probably hard for her to watch me through those tough days, but she was always right there.  For that, I want to say thank you a million times over.  Thanks mom!  I LOVE YOU!!
 (I wanted to put in a photo, but I am having trouble loading pics right now.  I will try again in a few days.)

Feeling good

Well, it has been one week since we started eating vegetarian.  Our meals are very delicious!  It does take some planning ahead.  I am trying to get better at making up a meal plan for the week.  I have not missed the meat at all actually.  Well, maybe it is because I have never been very good at cooking and preparing meat, so now that I don't have to, I feel like the pressure is off!  Now I can just have fun cooking!
   I hit a milestone this past week, I am going to let you know what it is, albeit very pathetic!  I was able to jog for 30 seconds on the treadmill without wanting to lie down on the floor and pass out!!  I am not even kidding.  Before my diagnosis, I was running on the treadmill just fine.  Then during treatment I could not even walk across the street to the mailbox without feeling faint.  I gained about 20 pounds during treatment.  It is so weird.  During the first 2-3 treatments I lost weight, after that I started gaining and never stopped.  Ugh.  So now that I am feeling better, I am working on getting back in control of my body!  Yesterday I had my Herceptin therapy again and I had lost 2 pounds.  I have been exercising 3-4 times a week.  I am feeling stronger and healthier each day.  I have read that exercise also lowers your estrogen level, so that is another GREAT reason for me to get out of bed in the morning and go work out!