Day 1

I made it! Last night when I went to bed I was determined that today would be day 1. When I came home today  everything hurt and I was so exhausted I didn't think I could make it up the stairs. I told myself I can start tomorrow, there is no way I can do one more thing today. I knew if I did not start today I would be really disappointed in myself.

I decided to start with something I love the most. Music ! I took piano lessons 30 years ago and I was starting to get it down pretty good and then I quit. Sitting inside with an old lady playing the piano and eating cookies when you are 12 is really hard when it is sunny outside and you know your friends are going swimming. It felt like torture because I absolutely love to swim, but as I got older I always regretted not finishing my lessons. So today practicing the piano was the first of my 10 things.

Completing ten things was a little challenging, but it was very rewarding. I actually feel better now than when I started and I found quite a few interesting things I forgot I had. I found a box of tea that a customer bought me in Egypt and brought back to me . It is still unopened. I couldn't find an expiration date. I wonder if it is still good. I was afraid to try it. I have trouble sleeping and she told me to be very careful and not to put too much in my cup because it was very potent and I would be cleaning the house for three days straight. It is still sealed in the box, but I am thinking my house could use a pretty good cleaning. I am looking forward to my next 10 things tomorrow .


I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me . Philippians 4:13

100 Day Experiment

After looking over my medical history I had written down to give to my new Doctor I realized I had been diagnosed with more things than I remembered. I have had many medical issues for a long time and I began to wonder where did it all really begin? What were things I created due to poor choices and unhealthy habits over the years? What things were genetic and beyond my control? 


As I looked back over my list I felt overwhelmed and I started thinking about all the things I let my health keep me from doing, and how many things I regretted not finishing. I felt like my list of unfinished things kept getting longer. When I would feel well I would work hard and put many hours into a new project I was excited about until I started feeling unwell again, and then I would feel down and lose interest in what I was working on. This became a vicious cycle that made me feel like a failure which only added to my stress and caused further anxiety. 


Stress as I have found can be very detrimental to one’s health. I have always been a do it all or nothing kind of individual. Doing it all would take a toll on me which lead to me doing nothing for a while. So I have decided to embark on a small personal journey for 100 days and see where it takes me. After all what do I have to lose?


 I am going to do 10 positive things for ten minutes each day, ( practicing my Spanish, finishing where I left off on the piano, photography, working on my cookbook, calling a loved one, organizing a closet, exercise , etc, etc.) in addition to my normal daily tasks. That will be 100 minutes a day. I chose 100 because it makes me think of 100% when that number comes to mind.  I am going to journal at the end of each day, and see how much of a difference it will make and what things have become new habits. I am going to see how much it will reduce my stress and improve my health after just 100 days of small positive changes.