Update on Hearing Aid

I will be getting my hearing aid within the next 2 weeks. I am so excited and having a hard time waiting... Everything else is going well. I have 2 tests tomorrow and am not really prepared for them so I am going to make this short. 

I will post more after the tests....

Hear, Hear!

I received wonderful news yesterday that I just had to share! Many do not know that I am hearing impaired. Due to a growth and surgeries, I am deaf in one ear and have lost about 43% in my other. Most insurance companies do not cover the cost of hearing aids because they are considered a "luxury" item. These same insurance companies do however, cover Viagra!! Go figure. But, I digress.. I have been trying to obtain a hearing aid because I still have what they call nerve hearing and certain hearing aids can help. I just found out yesterday that I may be able to get one of these hearing aids!!!!! I am so ecstatic! I can not imagine what it will be like to go in a restaurant and actually be able to hear, to be able to follow along in class.... Needless to say, I feel truly blessed right now.

I have been walking every evening again but I'm not losing any weight. I would like to join WW again, I seem to do well with it and like the accountability. We will need to see how money goes.

I just really wanted to share my good news!

Saturday

Went to a local coffee house to study, we decided to try a new one. I didn't get much done on my paper and we learned that specific coffee house is a little to loud for studying but it was fun to visit.

I haven't gotten back into my exercising other than walking but I am doing well at watching what I am eating and sticking to healthier options.

My daughter did come for a 2 week visit. It went well and we enjoyed being together. I have to say that her smoking did bother me a little. I was either tempted or coughing because the smoke came in through the patoi door! Next month I will be celebrating my 1 year anniversary for quitting smoking. Now to lose the weight I gained from quitting....

Hopefully the nice weather holds out for the rest of the weekend.

uncluttered life, uncluttered mind

I have been going through my house and de-cluttering. I have done this in the past when my children moved out and when I moved to a smaller place but clutter seems to be like gremlins, it multiplies!

I sold my large dining room table and bought a smaller, more modern one. I was also able to get a really nice "new to me" desk and got rid of my old desk. This desk has a larger work space and I love it. I was able to purchase all of these with the money from selling my dining room table, so I am pleased.

I have gone through all my rooms except my bedroom, I am tackling that this weekend. I also need to go through my storage closet and the closets in my bedroom. This feels so good and refreshing, like a weight has been lifted.

I have also started writing down what I am eating, another step in getting back on track. I am struggling with late night snacking.

Kodi and I are going back out for walks, which also feels good. I recently found "meetup" online and have joined a hiking group and a 50+ group. I am hoping to meet people in Fort Wayne, something I haven't really gone out of my way to do. Since I've just joined I don't have an opinion yet but am going into it with an open mind.

Learning about ADHD has been interesting and sad. I am learning how to be more organized since I know the medication is only the beginning. Eventually I will try to learn more about food and how other things effect me. Right now, I just want to learn to be me again and to enjoy some of the things I have never been able to. I don't what it to define me but it is amazing the things I am learning....

It's a beautiful day and I am getting my hair done today...going with a perm for a new look and less work. For those who know me, you know that I don't like high maintenance.

Have a wonderful weekend!!!

I'MMMMMMM BAAAAACCCKKKK!!!!!

It's been a busy, hectic, wild month. I went to a new DR last week (this has been a long and ongoing) and after going through a lot of my health history and letting him know how frustrated I am and how bad I still feel. We talked for quite some time before he brought up ADHD. I told him that 3 of my professors in the last year have mentioned this. Anyway,  I decided to try the medication. To say that I was shocked and surprised is an understatement. I feel so much better, I am able to concentrate, my thinking is clearer, I'm less irritable, my thoughts are less jumbled... I could go on and on.

I am keeping a journal so I can keep track of how I feel. I am making sure I am eating (have to with my thyroid) and sleeping. I go back to the DR in just under two weeks. I know there are a lot of different views on this subject matter, heck I have had them myself, but, I am making decisions based on my health and how I feel. Right now I feel like I may be on the right path...