I'm still alive!

For those following, I'm still here! I had a bad cold two weeks ago and then spent four days at my mom's this past weekend. I've been busy and tired but hanging in there, it was good to get away this weekend and get a change of scenery. I'm still trying hard to take care of myself, rest when I'm tired and do things that energize me. I also got a little bit of alone time over the weekend to journal and jot down some ideas for the two things I've been trying to think about (and blogged about) these last few weeks. I'll share those soon but tonight: cleaning up in preparation for watching my friends son here tomorrow and making some food for Ava!

Side note: Today I made chicken salad and it made me happy! I had a beautiful lunch of chicken salad atop lettuce leaves and tomatoes. It was delicious. One of my ideas for how to energize myself more during the day is to take the time and energy to plan for and prepare good lunches, dinners (when I'm alone for dinner) and snacks so that I have a meal to look forward to and have plenty of fuel for the day. Plus, I love to cook so that time prepping is an added bonus. It's hard, today I didn't eat lunch until maybe 1:30 but it was worth the wait to get a really good meal in instead of a quick sandwich or leftovers. Victory!