GiST #11

1. It was pretty nasty and gloomy all day today but we didn't really have to go out very far or for very long. There were no doctor visits requiring 90 minutes in the car round trip! Today I gave myself permission to just sleep as long and as many times as I needed. It felt good!

2. Crockpot cooking is a wonderful thing! I took a pork picnic shoulder and put it in the crockpot with chopped onions, garlic and a bottle of Sweet Baby Ray's barbecue sauce. Ten hours later: dinner! No muss, no fuss. It was perfect food for a nasty day.

3. I was going to go write down my goal and affirmation for the day and then upload it, maybe answer some memes on my other blog. It seemed like it would be a chore today so I decided I didn't have to if I didn't want to and there was no reason to feel guilty about it. I keep my goal in the front of my brain and repeated my affirmation when I needed. Pressure off!

4. I went to pick up my daughter from bowling practice. I am so happy she has a nice group of friends and isn't socially isolated. It's important to have friends!

5. On Obesity Help, sometimes there are surgery wars which can get downright nasty. There are other people who've had the duodenal switch, like my hubby and me, but they are so bitter and hateful to other people who haven't had the same surgery or are considering a different surgery. It makes me cringe. They'll say nasty things like oh yeah, you'll come over to us when your surgery fails you and wish bad health on these people. I don't like it and don't participate in that kind of bashing. Today I posted that I didn't agree with what they were doing. There's other DSers that feel like me and that's good to know. What's better is that people who've had other surgery and newbies want to be friends because they all can see past this kind of behavior too. It's nice to know not all DSers are rabid!

Today's goal was to take it easy. My affirmation: I can be patient with my growth. This way I have more opportunities to learn about myself.

My goals and affirmations have been somewhat repetitive but that's okay too. One thing I've learned is not to try and work on too much at one time!