My Journey With Health And Fitness – It’s Been A Tough Week

OK, so rumour has it that once we get through this weekend the weather is going to start to improve. They forecast it may actually reach 20 degrees by the end of the week. This of course figures since we are heading to Mexico for the month of May next Saturday. Oh well, at least I should be able to get my garden planted this week.

This has been a tough week. It started off with me learning that a former co-worker had passed away. He was a very kind man who was so passionate about his work. Then on Tuesday our microwave died on us. Of course it had to be one of those over the range ones so it wasn’t like we could pop out and buy a cheap one. Moreover, we had to wait until yesterday for the replacement to be ready for pick up. Finally on Thursday we learned a long time friend had opted for MAID (for those of you not in Canada that stands for Medical Assistance in Dying). He had been sick for a number of years and I understand that he had gotten to the point that not only was he struggling to breath but he was also in a lot of pain. Of course all of this is on top of checking in on my friend I mentioned in the last post. Boy, not exactly a happy week.

Sometimes when you have weeks like this you have to stop and find some positives. I focus on the fact that my husband and I are healthy and happy. We have some pretty amazing pets one of whom this week decided that he just wanted cuddles all the time. It is hard to be sad when you are cuddling with a pet. We have great friends all around us including ones in Mexico. Yesterday one of our friends sent a message asking what time he should be at the Cancun airport next Sunday to pick us up. I replied that since our flight arrives at 6:45am that we didn’t want to impose and would be taking a cab. This morning I received another message that since he would be up anyways he might as well pick us up. And on a very positive note, the microwave has been installed and is up and running.

Yes, it was a heavy week but I realize that’s just life and it is all about how you handle it. For me it is looking for the good things and I think I found them.