PadawanOfHappiness

Saturday night I made my first attempt at making a mask for when I have to venture out to the grocery store, and it was easier than I thought.  I made a second one on Sunday that looks better than the first and will be the one I use for the next grocery shopping run I have to do. We also had a driveway party on Sunday, my in-laws needed to get out for a bit so they drove over and parked at the end of the driveway and got out and we stayed at the other end of our driveway.  We were social distance but it was a nice way to get some people interaction, and yes even introverts like me need people interaction, we just need our alone time too.  On Sunday I noticed our neighbors were doing their own driveway party as well, I would guess that as the weather gets nicer this may be more of a thing, at least here in the suburbs where we have a smaller population density than a city does.  It makes me glad that I don't live in a city, I would imagine that I would be climbing ...

I was cleaning out some notes on my phone and I found one that made me stop and realize how far my journey in 2019 has brought me.  I had just celebrated some achievements my son has mad and I need to celebrate mine too.  So here it is. In January 2019 my PCP had me see a cardiologist because my blood pressure (BP) was out of control.  He put me on a third medication and gave me a target range for my BP and said he would check in with me in 3 months.  I remember being fearful but determined.  The goal he gave me still seemed high but I wrote it down so I could remember it.  Here is what I wrote out. Seeing this note I realized two things: I need to take my BP more consistently.  I fell off the wagon At that 3 month check-in I was well below that. And I have continued to do amazing work.  I am not convinced it is all due to the medicine I think it was multiple things.  Since January I have worked to reduce my stress ...