Fatigue, Fitness, and furry people.

Hello friends


It is starting to look a lot like Autumn here in Tn!!!  I do love this time of year, warm days and cool nights.  Wearing warmer clothes, and gearing up for the holiday season.  So much fun ahead.  Right now I have been focusing on the current season of Fall.  I have been doing some house decorating.  Nothing too over the top.  Just a bit here and there. In this video I show you around the house so you can see a few of the decorations.

Recently we were able to get a treadmill.  So, I decided to try and get myself moving a bit more.  When you have a chronic terminal illness, the motivation to get moving can feel like such a mountain to climb.  You tend to feel fatigued 99% of the time.  That can be pretty difficult to push through.  But I am here to tell you it can be done.  If you have been feeling like you need to get a little more activity in your life, but feel that "getting there" is overwhelming, I want to encourage you.  YOU can do it.  Take a few minutes and set some goals.  Then take your goal and break it down into 5-10 chunks that you can do a little at time.  Before you know it, you will reach your goal.  I share a bit about that in the video.  I hope that this is helpful to you and that you can feel some encouragement.

Thanks for stopping by,

Leslie

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Sharing an important info

Hello friends,

Below I am linking back to an article written on but doctor I hate pink. If you or anyone you know has breast cancer or mets, this is important info for you to hear about.

I am sharing this because it is something I need to bring AWARENESS to. As we are all so focused on breast cancer awareness, let us begin to see what we truly should be aware of and focusing on. That being the whole sale warehousing and sale of human suffering in order to line the pockets of corporations that align themselves with pinktober, by promoting and creating products supposedly to help those of us with breast cancer. Please read this article and please share it. It may be the most important thing, aside from self breast exams, that you do to bring light to breast cancer.

http://www.butdoctorihatepink.com/

Thanks for stopping by,

Leslie

Xeloda, cycle 14

Hello my friends,

It is so nice to see you here again. I hope that this post finds all of you doing well. Things are good here. Everyone is full swing back into being busy. Mo has had some changes at work that are keeping him nicely busy. Anna is back into another semester of college. One more to go and she is done with this degree and moves on to the next one. I am managing the house, and keeping myself busy with books, household projects, and day dreams. One of those day dreams is to find a way to turn blogging into a job. Not just a hobby or a way of keeping in touch with all you friends. It would be a great thing, if this could generate a bit of income for me. Sooooo, I keep dreaming about that and trying to turn that day dream into a reality.

Otherwise, I am spending time doing chemo and general family management. It all keeps my days very full. I would love to hear how YOU are doing. Please take a moment to update me, or leave questions or comments.

Thanks for stopping by,

Leslie

Leslie Isms

Friends,

we all have mannerisms that make us who we are. Some call them pet peeves or habits, or unique ways that you do things. I am sharing a few of mine with you. I am sure that there are soooooo many more than I am mentioning. What are yours? Let me know in the comments below!

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Leslie

How would you answer this question

Hello my friends,

How are these last lazy days of Summer treating you? I have found myself filled with energy. I've been getting a lot of extra little projects done. Some paper work, some organizing. But right now I am sitting on the sun porch with the pups listing to a late afternoon thunder storm. The rain is coming down hard, and the birds are flying out of the woods in a panic. I'm seeing the lovely flashes of red from the cardinals, and blue streaks zipping by the windows from the blue jays, and blue birds. We have a couple of snow white doves living in our pear tree, and they are just hanging out till the storm is over. I just love it here! It is so so so pretty. How is the weather where You are?

Life has been busy around here. Last Saturday we took a train ride to see where the Manhattan project was dreamed up, where the atomic bomb was created and a section of the rail line that the movie October sky was filmed. That was in Oak Ridge TN. ( hidden city) Here are a few photos of that

Also, Last week was the week of appliance deliveries, and re deliveries. We had to replace our 20 something year old fridge and dish washer. I couldn't be happier with what we chose. Mo ended up doing the installation. It was a bit frustrating, but the products are great. I am so thankful that my fella can do all that sort of thing. Here is what Mo looked like putting the appliances in.

So, now I am getting ready to go off and meet new people. I'm trying to prepare myself for how to answer the inevitable question of what I "do". Watch my video and let me know in the comments how you think I should respond.

Thanks for stopping by,

Leslie

Ever have one of those days......

Hello my friends,

Have you ever had one of those days where you just had to force yourself to do everything? Today was one of those for me. I had my Dearest wake me early so that I could walk on the tread mill. It was a huuuuuuuuge effort to drag my sorry tired butt from the bed. Coffee did little to perk me. (get it? Coffee....Perk..) But alas, my poor tired butt did get on the tread mill and I did my mile. I figure that it a good place to start for a milestone to try and build back up to my previous 3.1 miles a day. A twenty minute mile is pretty good for a start. Anyway, after getting all sweaty and gross, I cooled down, showered, rushed into my day of dental appointments, groceries, getting prescriptions. Ugggg, all before 10 am. Once I got home, I forced myself to make lunch. ( salmon patty recipe from the portion control cookbook Carrie Latte Wiatt) Then tackled some laundry, cleaned the kitchen and did some book keeping. It was at this point that I realized that it is Tuesday and I should be filming a video for you guys. My friends, I am wiped! I simply haven't got any topic prepared, and I doubt you would be interested in a day in the life of....type video. ( or would you?) So, I humbly apologize for my lack of video today. Perhaps a gust of energy will burst forth and I will produce an impromptu video for you towards the end of this week.

In the mean time, I leave you with this image of Sadie. She is the first one to use our new tread mill.

Isn't she adorable! If you have any ideas for videos you would like to see on this blog, or topics you wish to see covered. Leave them in the comments section.

Thanks for stopping by,

Body confidence as your body is changed by cancer

Hello my friends!

How are you doing today? I am doing pretty well. I feel like I am on a roll! I had a lengthy to do list this morning when I woke up and I have accomplished every item and thrown in a few extras. What a busy woman I am. I do have a wounded finger from slamming it in the truck tailgate while camping this weekend. It huuuuuurts. My finger is cut in two places, the cuticle is ripped up, and my nail has a blood blister under it. Ewwwww, right? Otherwise, I am doing well.

As I just mentioned, we went camping this past weekend. The plan was to go for two days, but due to rain, bears, and not wanting to listen to noisy campground neighbors a second night, we came back a day early. But I had a great time. We had a great camp fire (thanks to Anna) that Mo kept going all night. We told ghost stories and weird stories we had heard on youtube. It rained in the middle of the night and we had to put the cover over the top of the tent. When we woke our coffee post didn't work so we went into Gatlinberg for an incredibly delicious breakfast! I will have great memories of that breakfast, and this past weekend for years to come.

Sooo, this video covers a few topics that make people uncomfortable. It goes over a good chunk of the things we feel self conscious about under normal conditions, and things that are magnified by the process of cancer treatment, as well as things that are specifically cancer/chemo related. It is my hope that you find some or all of this video helpful to you as you or someone you love goes through life with cancer.

Thanks for stopping by! See you next week on Tuesday or Wednesday!

Leslie