I have a small heart defect caused by repressing too much stress over a long period of time. I found out on Wednesday. While this is treatable I still have to be very careful. I have to find an outlet so I don't cause any more problems to my heart and I may have to have surgery on it within a couple of years if it doesn't improve.
While this may be dangerous I'm still going to try and get a positive out of this. I have to change some of my work, social, and personal habits. The doctor told me that since I have been excersizing for an hour five times a week this time it wasn't really bad but it could have been worse. So I'm going to keep up my excersize routine but adde other things too it rather. Before I was doing 30 minutes of cardio and then I would do some abdominal excersizes and weight training for 30 minutes followed by 15 minutes of more cardio. Now I'm going to keep the abdominal and weight training and 30 minutes of cardio but I'm adding another 30 minutes of yoga. This will help me to clear my mind and relax and get ready for the day (this is all done at 4 am monday through friday). On Saturdays and Sundays I will be doing 30 minutes to an hour of yoga. I am also going to be walking more; but at a desirable pace to stop and enjoy nature. I'm going to get out my bike and since the new bike path is ready I have a nice visit with nature while going on it.
Its not just my excersize routine thats changing its my eating habits too. My doctor said that I needed to hold a little bit of the proccessed sugar and so I decided to quit all proccessed sugars. Its hard but I want to be able to fulfill my dreams and plans you know. Since I'm a vegetarian I have to make sure that I'm getting all the protein and other nutrients that I need on a daily basis. My work habits are going to be hardest to change because I need to keep up my hours so that I can pay all my bills but I have to either switch jobs or switch departments where I work because the Chinese Kitchen is just wrecking havic on me more than anything else. I still baby sit all my nieces and nephews because that isn't stressfull to me; quite the opposite really. I feel more relalxed whenever I babysit actually.
I have to change the way I think of thigs too. I like to do and then think but now I need to think before I do somethings, like if I want to go sky diving. I can do it but I have to make sure it won't be at a stressfull time like there's a major family thing happening (yes I love sky diving, I have gone several times).
While I'm making these changes I know I'll have trouble but I know that I will have Heavenly Father there to help me and I know I have the support of my family and my friends.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
All I Ask
Hey guys.
So for a few weeks now, as some of you already might know, I've been really sick and haven't known what is wrong with me. I've been rushed to the ER twice last week alone. I've gone to the doctor almost every single day last week and I've been poked and prodded by so many needles that my arms, hands and feet are permanently brusied, so they seem anyway. However in all that they still don't know whats wrong with me. I have been given medicine for the symptoms but they cause the other symptoms to get worse and new ones arrive. I'm not contagious so I do work but its really hard to. Last week I passed out at work and that was one of the times that I was rushed to the ER. On Friday, I went to a specialist. An oncologist. Tomorrow I'm supposed to get the results back. I'm really scared. I don't know what to expect and I don't know what I'm going to do should something really serious happen.
So all I ask is that, when you say your prayers, would you spare one line for me? I'm really scared and could use all the prayers that I can right now.
Thank you in advance.
-Elizabeth
So for a few weeks now, as some of you already might know, I've been really sick and haven't known what is wrong with me. I've been rushed to the ER twice last week alone. I've gone to the doctor almost every single day last week and I've been poked and prodded by so many needles that my arms, hands and feet are permanently brusied, so they seem anyway. However in all that they still don't know whats wrong with me. I have been given medicine for the symptoms but they cause the other symptoms to get worse and new ones arrive. I'm not contagious so I do work but its really hard to. Last week I passed out at work and that was one of the times that I was rushed to the ER. On Friday, I went to a specialist. An oncologist. Tomorrow I'm supposed to get the results back. I'm really scared. I don't know what to expect and I don't know what I'm going to do should something really serious happen.
So all I ask is that, when you say your prayers, would you spare one line for me? I'm really scared and could use all the prayers that I can right now.
Thank you in advance.
-Elizabeth
Monday, January 18, 2010
Interesting Conversation
Sometimes I am just amazed at what people will tell me when I serve them at work. I work in the Chinese deli at Dillon's. Sometimes people will tell me about their day, others will complain to me about their kids or something they can't find in the store. During some of these times I wish I had a video camera to capture these moments.
Take for example today. It was really REALLY slow today. I believe that we had a total of 50 people all day. There were a couple people who just really cracked me up. The first customer that I served today was was the funniest that I have met in a long time. She was really busy and her phone kept on ringing but she kept trying to have a serious conversation with me about the horrible weather and how the dense fog is such a bad thing for the environment and the how its messing up her cat's digestive cycle. It was hilarious!
Another person I talked to today was a regular of ours. He's deaf and I've learned some basics of sign language and I tend to mess up some of the signs sesame chicken and anything that has chicken in it. I don't know I just mess up signing "chicken". It comes out meaning something totally different. Like today it came out "cleaning". I don't know where that came from it just happened. All I know is that this guy just totally busted up laughing and I felt foolish. Ah well we figured it out in the end. We had a good laugh about it though.
However, I really wish that I had a video camera on Thursday night. It was winding down after the dinner rush and this one older gentleman came in in a motorized wheelchair and he had on a breathing tank and he was in a talkative mood. After I finished serving him and rang him up he started talking to me about college and what I was planning on doing with my life. I told him about my filmming and how I loved making documentaries. I told him that I'd like to do a documentary on the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and everywhere else and how this affects the women who serve while they're there and after. Well anyway, he thought that was a great idea nd he started talking about his time when he was stationed in Germany in WWII. I learned so much from him in a span of about 30 minutes and I know that if I could talk to him longer I would get a lot of good stories out of him and learn so much about the stuff that we didn't see in the press. It was amazing. He told me of some of the families that he helped and the people who served with him. He told me in particular about this one family. They didn;t speak a word of english but they were so greatful to him and the unit that all they could do was cry and hug them. In 1984 he recieved a letter from the youngest child in the family. He had grown up and he had moved to America. He was living in New York and he had found this man who saved his family and he wanted to thank him. Last year he came to visit this gentleman. This was awesome to me. I got to talk to a real hero. A man who sacrificed 5 years to help these families in Germany and Austria. He gave up 5 years of seeing his family. He gave up seeing his first daughter born and the first few years of her life. This man is a true hero. I would love to talk to him again and I can't wait for him to come in again so I can talk to him some more.
I learn so much from some of these people and other people I just want to laugh at. Although there are days when I just want to yell at some of these people and tell them to grow up!. Oh well, people are people and everyone is different. I guess we just have to put up with everyone else because they put up with us right? Before I close I just have to ask of you parents and guardians this, "Please don't allow your kids to put their hands and faces on the glass case because it is horrible to clean up. Also please don't put your hands on top of it either, I have to clean that and I can't totally reach the top with out a step stool." Anyway, I look forward to Wednesday and the new people to make me laugh and the new lessons to learn, and the interesting people to meet.
I'll catch ya on the flip side!-p
Take for example today. It was really REALLY slow today. I believe that we had a total of 50 people all day. There were a couple people who just really cracked me up. The first customer that I served today was was the funniest that I have met in a long time. She was really busy and her phone kept on ringing but she kept trying to have a serious conversation with me about the horrible weather and how the dense fog is such a bad thing for the environment and the how its messing up her cat's digestive cycle. It was hilarious!
Another person I talked to today was a regular of ours. He's deaf and I've learned some basics of sign language and I tend to mess up some of the signs sesame chicken and anything that has chicken in it. I don't know I just mess up signing "chicken". It comes out meaning something totally different. Like today it came out "cleaning". I don't know where that came from it just happened. All I know is that this guy just totally busted up laughing and I felt foolish. Ah well we figured it out in the end. We had a good laugh about it though.
However, I really wish that I had a video camera on Thursday night. It was winding down after the dinner rush and this one older gentleman came in in a motorized wheelchair and he had on a breathing tank and he was in a talkative mood. After I finished serving him and rang him up he started talking to me about college and what I was planning on doing with my life. I told him about my filmming and how I loved making documentaries. I told him that I'd like to do a documentary on the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and everywhere else and how this affects the women who serve while they're there and after. Well anyway, he thought that was a great idea nd he started talking about his time when he was stationed in Germany in WWII. I learned so much from him in a span of about 30 minutes and I know that if I could talk to him longer I would get a lot of good stories out of him and learn so much about the stuff that we didn't see in the press. It was amazing. He told me of some of the families that he helped and the people who served with him. He told me in particular about this one family. They didn;t speak a word of english but they were so greatful to him and the unit that all they could do was cry and hug them. In 1984 he recieved a letter from the youngest child in the family. He had grown up and he had moved to America. He was living in New York and he had found this man who saved his family and he wanted to thank him. Last year he came to visit this gentleman. This was awesome to me. I got to talk to a real hero. A man who sacrificed 5 years to help these families in Germany and Austria. He gave up 5 years of seeing his family. He gave up seeing his first daughter born and the first few years of her life. This man is a true hero. I would love to talk to him again and I can't wait for him to come in again so I can talk to him some more.
I learn so much from some of these people and other people I just want to laugh at. Although there are days when I just want to yell at some of these people and tell them to grow up!. Oh well, people are people and everyone is different. I guess we just have to put up with everyone else because they put up with us right? Before I close I just have to ask of you parents and guardians this, "Please don't allow your kids to put their hands and faces on the glass case because it is horrible to clean up. Also please don't put your hands on top of it either, I have to clean that and I can't totally reach the top with out a step stool." Anyway, I look forward to Wednesday and the new people to make me laugh and the new lessons to learn, and the interesting people to meet.
I'll catch ya on the flip side!-p
Thursday, December 24, 2009
What Christmas Means To Me
As I sit here taking a break from the preperations for Christmas dinner tomorrow I have to watch one of my personal favorite shows; Tin Man (a continuation of The Wizard of OZ.) I love this mini series. It talks of family, friends, strength, courage, love, commitment, and of course, home. I can't help but think how much I miss home and my family.
This is not my frist Christmas away from my parents and it definately won't be the last. However when I start to feel homesick I start to think of the things that I have that others do not. I have a place to live, food to eat, a job to support me, friends, parents just a phone call away, brothers who'd do anything for me, sisters who, while sometimes annoying, make me laugh, family living close by (my roommate is my cousin after all), God who loves me even when I forget, and people who listen as I vent. I have this when others don't. Of course if this doesn't work I call my mom who I can trust to make me feel better.
If everyone did this when they were feeling bad or sad or something along those lines the world might just be a little bit brighter; even on these cold and blizzardy days. So as I finish this post I think of the things that I have to finish for tomorrow's dinner I think of the things I'm thankful for this Christmas and take comfort in that. This is what Christmas is to me: to be thankful and grateful for what we have, not dwell on the past but use it for reference to the future and look forward to what is yet to come, whether it be good or bad. That's why Christ gave his life for us so we celebrate his birth. That is what Christmas means to me.
Merry Christmas!
This is not my frist Christmas away from my parents and it definately won't be the last. However when I start to feel homesick I start to think of the things that I have that others do not. I have a place to live, food to eat, a job to support me, friends, parents just a phone call away, brothers who'd do anything for me, sisters who, while sometimes annoying, make me laugh, family living close by (my roommate is my cousin after all), God who loves me even when I forget, and people who listen as I vent. I have this when others don't. Of course if this doesn't work I call my mom who I can trust to make me feel better.
If everyone did this when they were feeling bad or sad or something along those lines the world might just be a little bit brighter; even on these cold and blizzardy days. So as I finish this post I think of the things that I have to finish for tomorrow's dinner I think of the things I'm thankful for this Christmas and take comfort in that. This is what Christmas is to me: to be thankful and grateful for what we have, not dwell on the past but use it for reference to the future and look forward to what is yet to come, whether it be good or bad. That's why Christ gave his life for us so we celebrate his birth. That is what Christmas means to me.
Merry Christmas!
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Developements
So I am pretty excited. I am finally going to put my skills with the camera to the test. Today at work we were shooting a commercial and I was the one shooting it. It's pretty awesom because I get to use this state of the art equipment that is only reserved for the ones in charge of our commercials. Its a big deal because they never allow anyone to shoot these commercials unless they've been there a few years. So about this commercial. I had to shoot it about the department that I work in. Since i work in the Chinese kitchen in the store I had to shoot the 3 people who were working there today Trang (the assistant manager), Karen and myself (yes I got to be in my own commercial.
It was pretty awesome. I got to write, direct and act in it. That is my dream career; write, direct and act in my own films. We were pretty excited about it. Unfortunately I couldn't put it up here but if you live in any area that has a Dillon's Store you will be able to see it in a couple of weeks. I'm going to try and put it up on YouTube once it comes out and then put it up here so here's hoping.
So keep reading to get developements.
Catch Ya on the Flip Side!-P
It was pretty awesome. I got to write, direct and act in it. That is my dream career; write, direct and act in my own films. We were pretty excited about it. Unfortunately I couldn't put it up here but if you live in any area that has a Dillon's Store you will be able to see it in a couple of weeks. I'm going to try and put it up on YouTube once it comes out and then put it up here so here's hoping.
So keep reading to get developements.
Catch Ya on the Flip Side!-P
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Veteren's Day Tribute
So I know that Veteren's Day was yesterday but I wasn't able to post anything because of being so busy. I wanted to thank the men and women who serve this country in the past the present and those who will yet serve. I want to give a shout out to some very close friends of mine who are serving in Iraq and Afganistan. While I won't reveal their names for their saftey, I will say that I more than appreciate what they do everyday. May God bless them with safety and a safe return home.
Friday, October 16, 2009
LIFE..
Who knew that the game of LIFE was so correct sometimes? I sure didn't think so untilo today. Today started out a fairly decent day; I woke up and got my check (it was pay day),I went to my brother's, since ti was his day off, and we went to go see about getting new tires for the front of my car. Now my car is not the most reliable; I mean its an '83 T-Bird, its old, but it gets me from point A to point B (in town) which is what I need right now. Well, no one, no matter where we go, has tires that will fit it. That's fine, I had been thinking about gettinjg another car because this one was making strange noises and I get into a lot of arguments with it; plus I have the money saved up and I can afford it at the moment. Well that was when the day started going downhill. No one had a car in my price range until we went to a dealership on the edge of town. I found an excellent car and I tested it out, drove it and I fell in love. I was ready to sign the paper work and buy it. it was perfect, how could I turn this down? Well, when you only work at a place for less than 6 months you can't take out a car loan to make monthly payments without a co-signer. Well the only person able to co-sign at the moment would be one of my brothers but its not going to work out. So I am stuck with a car that needs new front tires because I fill them up with air once a day.
Well I had to be at work at 4 and I got there on time and I find out I get to clean the grill tonight. The grill and I are no longer on speaking terms, so to speak. my hands are all tore up from the scrubbers and the cleaner. I got off an hour late, and now I'm sitting here waiting for a call about a potential job even though I should be sleeping because I have to be up at 4 am to get to work at 5 am to work the salad bar.
Like I started with, "who knew LIFE was so acurate sometimes?"
Well I had to be at work at 4 and I got there on time and I find out I get to clean the grill tonight. The grill and I are no longer on speaking terms, so to speak. my hands are all tore up from the scrubbers and the cleaner. I got off an hour late, and now I'm sitting here waiting for a call about a potential job even though I should be sleeping because I have to be up at 4 am to get to work at 5 am to work the salad bar.
Like I started with, "who knew LIFE was so acurate sometimes?"
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