This break or amplification or whatever you want to call it is not bothering me anymore. I’m over it. In fact, I’ve been feeling rather normal and like my old self except that I’m most definitely not my old self.
I had a friend ask me the other day, “How do you cope in the midst of extreme difficulty?” My reply was something funny and not really true and I’ve been thinking about her question ever since she asked it.
What I’ve been doing to cope this week is exercising. Actually, I’ve been doing it all through this “cave period”. It started out with me just going outside and finding things to do in our yard. I turned part of our back yard into a garden one day just for the hell of it. And for several days in a row I raked the front yard of the Live Oak leaves that fell in March. This week I’ve been doing cardio routines off YouTube. Today’s really kicked my butt.
If I’m not exercising then I’m doing yoga or cleaning house or, my favorite, baking and cooking. Yum! I made quiche on a whim yesterday and homemade bread just a couple of days before that. I’ve even got an entire week’s worth of meals planned (unlike me really).
When my mind goes into overdrive I usually get moving. The harder I work my body, the less I am in my mind. In fact, I get so focused on my physical body that I literally go out of my mind (not in the crazy way). Then for the remainder of the day my energy surges until it plateaus around bedtime. I call it moving meditation and it is my absolute favorite kind of meditation. Yeah, I know, I’m nuts. lol
So basically, I guess I should have told my friend, “When things get tough, then I get moving.”
Now that is not always true. Sometimes I turn into sloth woman. That is rare, though. Usually, despite being sloth-like, I still make myself move and then the heaviness peels off little by little and my energy returns. And at times I’ve gotten out the wine. But again, this is very, very rare.
Exercise really is a cure-all. Even for ascension.
Oh and I’ve cried while working out. Yep. lol Not because the workout is hard, either, but the healing/cleansing kind of crying. 🙂
**Smile**
Shifting gears a little here…..(yeah I’m in that kind of mood). Here is a picture I took with my son today. He was being squirmy and trying to take the camera instead of sitting still.
If you look closely, you will see my braces (barely – they’re ceramic). I am already very pleased with the results and I’ve only had them a week. Normally, with this kind of picture, I would have deleted it because one tooth would have poked out and looked ugly. Now that tooth is non-existent. How that is even possible in a little over 1 week, I don’t know, but I’m happy about it. 🙂
The List
Shifting gears again…..lol My husband has me researching where we will move. I refuse to move to states with state income tax, so that leaves very, very few places for us to relocate to. Here are our choices:
Alaska
Florida 🙂
Nevada
South Dakota
Texas
Washington
Wyoming
Tennessee
New Hampshire
My choices, with the first being my top pick and the last being never, ever will it happen:
Florida
Tennessee
Washington
Wyoming
Nevada
New Hampshire
South Dakota
Alaska
I don’t know exactly where he stands on this but I do know he is very keen on Wyoming and any place with snow (ugh). He also said he likes Wyoming because it’s one of the least populated states. Honestly, I did not tell him no on Wyoming, but really I can’t imagine living there after living in Montana and Alaska for as long as I did. I’m all snowed out. Plus, I’ve done the hermit thing long enough. So, I suggested we just move to East Texas. He’s dead set against it and my daughter started crying (dramatic). She has her heart set on Florida and the beach. lol I told her Texas has beaches but that didn’t help.
My husband is getting very antsy about the move. He told me yesterday, “Hurry up and pick somewhere because we have to be out in a month.” Huh? I told him, “Um. No. We have to wait until school’s out.” And no matter how often I tell him Florida, he keeps asking me, “Where are we moving?” Sigh. Geminis!
Living Life in Between 
I’ve been working out a lot lately too. Florida beaches are really nice but the summers are brutal ( at least in Orlando ). I know it’s really hot in Texas, been there, but the Florida humid heat for 6 months gets grueling if you’re not from there. Not trying to discourage, just sayin ;))) You want humid hot and he wants cold snow, LOL. Not sure where the middle ground is. Tennessee?
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Guess this cave time is getting us in shape then. 😉
I’ve been to Florida, specifically Orlando, many times. I don’t remember the heat being especially brutal but then again I am originally from East Texas which is horribly humid. My husband has never been there so he has no idea what to expect. I don’t know which is worse really – humid heat or dry heat. When it gets to the triple digits it all sucks.
Tennessee is likely a no-go. Not because of me, though. 😦
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BTW the braces look great, hardly noticeable. You look beautiful Dayna!
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Thank you. ❤
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I like Tennessee, I own land in Dayton (SE) and it’s a very pleasant family place.
When I was a realtor, one of my clients was a Texan looking to get away from the heat… Florida is not bad on the coasts, East coast gets a constant breeze, but I really love the Gulf coast. the sunsets are gorgeous, usually the wave action is much calmer, being a gulf, and loads of seashells for kids to collect! Orlando is far too commercial and crowded. it takes so long to get “across town”! It reminds me of Atlanta. ugh NO state income tax!
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I’ve only ever been to Tennessee a couple of times and it was beautiful.
If we move to Florida it will likely be near Clearwater.
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If you are concerned about returning to work, there are amazing private schools in Pinellas County (Clearwater and St. Pete are neighboring, Tampa across the bay which is inconvenient for driving.) I believe our public school system would frustrate you.
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Probably so! I am only concerned that I will have to work if we move. However, this morning my husband told me that his boss offered him a big promotion so now the move may not happen at all.
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Washington is pretty amazing!
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You’re biased. 😉 Good to hear from you! ❤
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To be honest, I’ll always be a Texan at heart. WA really is nice though. Lots of varied climates to choose from. If you really leave, talk to me about some of the areas up this way. We head back to Houston next week for work. Have a great weekend.
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My husband is still back and forth on the decision to leave TX. Who knows how long it will take. He like WA a lot and has worked/traveled there. I have been there, too, but don’t like the cold and snow and up there you really can’t escape that. I will make sure we talk to you first if we are serious about WA. 🙂
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Florida is more than beaches and such, and perhaps my opinion is meaningless, but that state is crazy… I have friends there and the stories they tell of schools and the police are just off the wall… go visit and stay some …feel that one out if you are considering it, you will know!!, plus it is sinking.
Washington is beautiful and full of sustainable living people. it is a wet place and they have lovely ferns growing in their forest. I could definitly live there.
yuppers Tennesee seems nice, traveled through there many times. Nice mix of climates, just finding the right town?
Alaska & Nevada would be a no-go for me. Other than Las Vegas, there is nothing in Nevada, not even many trees! LOL
Wyoming? go visit and see, I do not remember it. I have been to all states except Alaska which is really too freakin cold…. I cannot do cold too long, that is why I settled in the south.
Ya’ll need to take a road trip and check places out, make it fun!
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your son is so cute!!!
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I have been to Florida but not lived there. Only been to TN a few times, Chattanooga and Nashville mainly. Very pretty, but it was long ago and I can’t recall the energy. Florida’s energy reminds me of TX, though.
Wyoming is beautiful but very much like MT and I wouldn’t live there. Great place to visit.
My husband likes the roadtrip idea, too.
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