Day 17 appreciation challenge

1. A nice relaxing Sunday morning.

2. Watching a clip of the broadway play Motown on TV. It gave me the chills.

3. How beautiful my mom looked today.

4. How excited mom was when she opened her gift.

5. A delicious  Easter dinner.

6. How my sister re -arranged her house so we could all eat dinner in the same room.

7. Skyping with my niece and her daughter.

8. Mom and I singing In Your Easter Bonet together.

9. My sister sent left overs home with us.

10. How we were able to get off the highway and take the back roads to avoid the traffic backup!

Day 16 Appreciation blog

1. Remembering we had a gift card which we could use for dinner tonight!

2. Finding a pair of lost earings and the match for two other pairs in the bottom of a basket  buried in my closet. ( I never even realized that they were lost.)

3.  My husband made the dessert for tomorrow.

4. Finding my wig and hats and deciding to donate them to the American Cancer Society.

5. My sister is hosting Easter.

6. My son and his fiance are coming down to join us for Easter dinner.

7. We earned a free turkey breast from our grocery store. 

8. Getting the letter in the mail today from radiology.

9. Scheduling my hair appointment for Monday. 

10. The following quote I just found and the website from where I found it:

 

 Give yourself a hug. Right now. Really. Stop what you're doing. Wrap your arms around yourself and hug yourself. Tightly. Appreciate all that you're doing and all who you love and all which you have.
           ( www.notsalmon.com)

 

 

 

Day 15 appreciation challenge

1. Crocuses are up in front of the house.

2. How the sun shines through the red curtains in my room in the morning!

3. I passed my oncologist on the road and he beeped at me.

4. A few hours get away today.

5. I bought the cutest little sunflower that dances when activated by light.

6. Baked cod for lunch.

7. Loving comments on my Facebook last night.

8. Speaking up.

9. My indoor cat goes outside and does not need a litter box.

10. Finding a quaint ice cream shop on the way home.

Day 14 appreciation challenge

1. A visit to Gallery 53. It is an uplifting and inspiring little gallery tucked away in a very depressed area of our city.

2. The mini painting I bought at the Gallery.

3. The great discussion we had tonight at art therapy about the body and mind connection.

4. I felt so much lighter today. ( Reminds me of the song Tonight and the Rest of my Life)

5. My practitioner said my body felt lighter today. She could feel it, too.

6. Burt's Bee lip gloss.

7. The hug from Cathy in art therapy.

8. Making plans for a get a way next week.

9. Finding the perfect Easter gift for my mom.

10. Daylight savings time.

Day 13 appreciation challenge

1. Fresh sheets on the bed last night.

2. How much easier the new prep was for my colonoscopy than the one I had last year!

3. They took me in first for the procedure today because we got there early and the woman who was supposed to go first came in late.

4. A nurse I had today by the name of Cheryl.  First for her skill in getting my I.V. in after the other nurse failed.Second, when she was wheeling me into the procedure she said she wished me luck and prayers and told me that God is good. And lastly, after the procedure she came over to me and kissed my forehead when  I was told that everything went well and no evidence of cancer!

5. And because it deserves a line of it's own.. no evidence of cancer today!!!

6. How fast the procedure was and how I got home so early.

7. The look of relief and happiness on my husband's face.

8. The sound of relief and happiness in my mother's voice.

9. My comfortable lounge chair in my den. Perfect for post procedure napping.

10. My Grooveshark music site. I love that I can search for anything I want and have it in seconds. And I love my feel good music today!

Day 12 appreciation challenge

1. Sitting outside in the sun for awhile reading.

2. Finding my good tweezers.

3. A reassuring  phone call today.

4. Getting halfway through drinking my prep for tomorrow.

5. Kim re-faxing the report a second time.

6. Quick reply from the bank to straighten out a problem. All set!

7. Guilty pleasure TV. Sometimes a girl just has to zone out!

8. Figuring out what I needed today for comfort.

9. Easter cards from friends.

10. Wearing my husband 's hat like a security blanket today. l looked like the grandmother (Shelly Winters) from the Roseanne Show. It made me laugh, so I  kept it on.

Day 11 appreciation challenge

1. The cashier at Stop and Shop for encouraging me to take the time to get a new scan card. I have been putting it off for about a year.

2. Spending the afternoon with my mother.

3. Kris Carr's health information. I am armed with knowledge and will contact my doctor.

4. My son for consoling me when I was upset.

5. As much as it was hard to hear, feedback I received that made me realize I crossed a boundary.

6. The realization that I hyper focus on certain things. It stinks and I have to stop.

7. My 91 year old relative's smile today. She is having a tough run of it, but she is handling it with grace.

8. I was able to catch the glass measuring cup as it was falling and it did not break!

9. Being on the same page about an event as my friends.

10. Getting the bills paid tonight.