Accountability Wellness Huddle Support Thread
Need some support achieving your wellness huddle goal?
Share here what type of support you need.
It could be ieas for breaking down your goal into a smaller step, ideas for reducing a barrier, help with figuring out the SMART structure for your goal or you need some extra encouragement after a setback, etc!
We can then offer the support you're seeking.
This is a supplement to the group chat - sometimes a slower pace allows for new ideas to pop up, and it sticks around for all timezones.
Group tag:
@AffyAvo @Hotaru419 @floatingLeaf4973 @stormieandpaws @EternalHero77 @pamharley003 @PatienceImpatiens @justmiles @NobleSeeker @BecauseImBatman22 @Moonlight52 @sonnieeee @FallenStarss @MoonlightMittens7125 @mana90 @FreakishAtlantic @DarcyMallows @DustOfSnow @JasGab200519970 @passionateSea2002 @TovaCares76 @ThatBlueBetweenUs @HappySpecter @Allania @ButtercupDaisy @Bryghton
I was going to set up a pen & paper chart today to use in my basement for PT exercises. With PT tonight though, I'm going to wait so I don't have to chat before I even use it!
I want to be accountable that I actually set it up fairly soon so I can do all the different exercises more consistently - I know thd past couple weeks a few of the exercises weren't include frequently enough. I can't get through them all every set but I should get through all of them in a week.
So end of the day tomorrow I want the chart set up!
Done!
It's definitely the end of the day but it's made and sitting downstairs with a pen ready for tomorrow!
Today has been a strange one for me. I started with a doctor's appointment -- one I have been looking forward to. Enough so that I didn't sleep well. I am starting the process to get back on my hormones and I am sooo excited!
When I got home, I ate some food and took a nap because I was tired. When I got up again, I got distracted and started organizing some files on an external hard drive. Just as the shame was setting in about not doing what I needed to do, I stumbled on some pictures and videos from the last 5 years or so.
I saw my kids. I saw me the way I used to be. I saw my past pets.
It all made me sad. I miss being with my kids and cats every day. I also feel disappointment for the boy I used to pretend to be. I even found a picture of me as I was starting to transition, and I felt envious of the joy she felt!
I hate nostalgia.
Getting my hormones back is a big deal, and I am the one that started that process! But at the same time, I feel paralyzed because I'm remembering how easy things seemed to be back then. I miss those moments. I'm tired and I'm lonely, and I just --
At this moment, I want things to be back the way they were. Sure I was miserable, and I hated being in a household with my ex; however, I also miss all of those things that made that time so brilliant!
@HappySpecter
Nostalgia is often quite tinted rose-coloured! I know what you you mean about wanting to go back.
It's not an option though.
You have good things to look forward to!
It's ok to grieve the past. It means you have some good memories. Some of what was good can also help guide our decisions today, help figure out what we do want to include now.
@HappySpecter
we understand how feel to lose kids we lost our kids to the government at times like you stated wnt to go back to the past we think about that to we found grieving lost of kids to be hard but helpful too
our ex was abusive and a jerk sounds like you ex might be same
we here for you
Being away from your kids is tough! I wish there was some thing I could do to just magically fix it all, but I know that's not how it works.
Thank you for sharing! I'm here for you too 🤟
@FallenStarss I'm wondering if you'd like a bit of extra support here. If you're uncomfortable with this post, please feel free to flag it to have it deleted.
@AffyAvo
hey Affy, thanks for the tag, how are you doing?
things have been on a downhill lately. Don’t want bother anyone with my stuff here for you💜🫶
@FallenStarss You're not a bother!
I'm doing alright besides missing the outdoors. Even my husband who doesn't have all the allergies is just doing the bare minimum outdoors.
What's going on for you?
@AffyAvo
it’s been sooooo hot lately! Sorry to hear your allergies have been rough and not able to go outside like you like to.
Been having tough time here with anxiety and depression and having flashbacks and just overworking. Been taking a toll on mental heath, feel very close to relapsing. Wish I wasn’t like this. Need to get it together, it’s just been so hard
@FallenStarss It’s ok to reach out for help 💙
I'm so the anxiety and depression has been so high lately. Are there any healthy activities or distractions that help get you out of the flashbacks and allow you to rest? I hope you can find some peace soon!
@AffyAvo
lately been doing very badly with wellness over all it partly due to the hot weather here that been way hotter then normal for us
but also due to i been really down a lot so i end up eating unhealthy and other unhealthy things too
@stormieandpaws
Sorry you've been affected by the heat! The weather is making it difficult to spend time outside here, but at least I'm ok inside.
Can you make some good, healthy foods that are nice to eat in the heat?
Some things I've done for hot days - blend fruit, freeze and then partially thawing in the microwave so it's like a sorbet. Little effort - frozen berries (blueberries and haskaps especially). Cold pasta salad with veggies. Poke bowl. Popsicles made from herbal tea and fruit.
The low time will pass, hang in there and do what you can to make things a but better 💙
@AffyAvo
thank you got sick due to heat again but atlest did not pass out this time
i end up with 2 big bags of freeze strawberries like 3lb each so been making kinda like a slush with them adding protein powder to that also found a Aldi protein pudding already made also got a watermelon i been also doing things in the intentpot that helps a lot did BBQ pork ribs other day been drinking pop i normally do not but when hot like this i have to keep blood sugar from going to low so that can help when i not feel like eating
thinking about making some pasta in the intentpot then adding the shrimp i got at food bank so be like tuna fish pasta salad but with no tuna in it think that would be good
@stormieandpaws Watermelon is great when it's hot!
Sounds like you have some good options, I hope you feel somewhat better soon and the heat eases!
@AffyAvo
thank you not been on in last few days tueday we started getting smoke from the firers in Canada so was under air pollution it was not to bad at first but Wednesday they moved it to bad air leval 3 and then to was at the highs one so had to stay in that even was not enough even with window closed so had asthma attacks and then was very tired from them today better still can smell and see the smoke in the air but much better Wednesday and until early this morning was awful so with the weather still being hot for us and the smoke coming into whole state of Michigan been a awful week
@stormieandpaws I really struggle when it's smoky. All the rain here has at least kept that away most days.
Hopefully clear cooler air is coming your way soon!
@AffyAvo
thanks still unhealthy air outside they saying so i not been out i not risking it with my asthma it jusy not worth going out right now tomorrow i have appointment with therapist i to go to office but id it still bad i either try to get her to do it online or cancel the appointment as not going out if air listed as unhealthy still
yes sound like you get it too
@stormieandpaws Yeah, thd air quality got bad here today. I was hoping with all the rain it would be ok here, but it's from the territories. Hopefully the winds will shift!
Despite being at the most extreme (10+) on the AQHI scale visually it just looks overcast, not orange right now so I'm hoping it doesn't hang around!
Hoping for clean air for both of us!
@AffyAvo
today air was clear but they saying it going to blow our way again i was just glad to be able to get out and not have asthma attacks went got laundry done and had McDonald' for lunch was nice as home aid was with me she did most the work but that her job too
a friend i not seen in long time called asked if i was home she said the Lord told her i needed a hug it kinda funny as that what i prayed for few nights ago when was bad night i not have much human connected in person so a hug means a lot use to hate hugs now ok with them if i know and trust the person even a little
