FIRST WEEK OF MAY FAVES

 

I love the month of May and I can't believe we are at the end of the first week of this lovely Spring month.   It's Friday, too, which is the day I share FIVE of my FAVE blessings from the past week.  Learn more about this gratitude writing exercise by clicking here. 

image  courtesy of diner's FB page

• BREAKFAST OUT! Saturday morning, we woke up to pouring rain.  We both had slept in a little bit and Dave went down and made coffee for me, bringing me a nice large mug while I was still in bed. He does intermittent fasting so doesn't eat breakfast: he drinks a glass of water and then a mug of coffee and doesn't eat until 11 AM when he has a protein snack.  Because I was meeting my friend Gerri out for breakfast, I just had one mug of coffee.  The rain was fierce but we both arrived at this place and had a very enjoyable 1.5 hours just chatting, catching up on family news, and eating delicious scrambled eggs, rye toast and hot coffee. What made me thankful:  time with a hiker friend and real maple syrup to put in my coffee. (a lot of diners only have the fake stuff). 

kitchen counter beauty

• SIMPLE PLEASURES:  This past week I cut 2 tulips from my front flower bed and put them in a small vase I had for the kitchen counter. Next to the new wooden painted spring flower sign I bought at a local dollar store,  the beauty of these simple pleasures made me smile.  I'm thankful for creation and the gift of art. 

image courtesy of St*rbucks

image courtesy of diner website

• AFTERNOON TEA AND SPONTANEOUS DINNER DATE: My friend Lynn and I had tea at my home late Tuesday afternoon. It had been awhile since we got together and she wanted to tell me some things about her life.  We enjoyed the above tea that I just found at my fave coffee shop and the tea and fellowship were very nice for a chilly afternoon. I'm thankful for delicious caffeine free tea and my church friend.  Then Dave arrived home and said he wanted to go out for dinner at our fave local diner for a beef burger.  Since I don't eat beef, and haven't since 2014, I opted for the bison burger.  I had it minus the bacon.  Just cheddar, lettuce and tomato.  Everything was delicious and I'm thankful for spontaneous work week dates that include not cooking dinner!

Apple Spice Candle in our dining room

• CHEERY CANDLES:  This past weekend and most of this week, we have seen rainy, chilly days.  We needed the rain since we didn't get a lot of snow this winter to supply the watershed. I lit an apple spiced candle once I was home from work, and it made the house smell good and was very cheerful.  Sadly though, Dave and I are a little bit allergic to it so I can't have it lit for more than an hour or two. I'm thankful for candles that light up a dark corner. 

• GOOD REPORT:  I had some chest tightness and coughing since last weekend, so after work one day this week, I stopped at this walk-in clinic to get my lungs listened to. I was so impressed (my first time there) because the receptionist took me right into an exam room and within 10 min a nurse and doc appeared. That's the quickest urgent care I've ever been in.  There were 2 other people in the waiting room and I noticed they were called in quickly as well.  I was told it's most likely either viral or allergies (I do have an allergy in Spring....birch trees and some grasses) and praise God the lungs were clear!  She ordered me an inhaler which I picked up later that evening and I used it as needed for 3 days. I'm much better now. AND huge news:  I was headache free (for those of you who don't know I was having daily painful headaches all last year from end of March 2022 until mid-January of this new year).  Long story short: neurologist said it's most likely what I suspected: cervicogenic headaches due to spine/neck issues  and nothing OTC gets rid of them.  So the chiropractor has done wonders in getting me pain free and I take a muscle relaxant as needed and haven't needed one in over 2 weeks. Anyways, from last Tuesday to this past Wednesday I was completely cervicogenic headache free and NO neck pain! BUT...the neck pain and headache came back yesterday and was an issue all day. I have hope though that continued treatment will again ease them.  I'm thankful for at least one headache free week since over a year ago!  

That wraps up my faves.

I hope whatever you have planned for this first weekend of May, that it's something you totally enjoy and can relax before the start of the next work week.